'Dunbar03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Dunbar of Aldcash, Dunbar of Baldoon, Dunbar of Bogall, Dunbar of Conzie, Dunbar of Kilbuyack, Dunbar of Mochrum, Dunbar of Moray, Dunbar of Westfield

                               
John Dunbar, 1st Earl of Moray (d before 15.02.1391-2)
m. Marjorie Stewart (dau of Robert Stewart, King Robert II of Scots, by Elizabeth Mure)
1. Thomas Dunbar, 2nd Earl of Moray (d before 08.1422)
  m. (before 02.1391/2) Margaret (probably d before 01.1421/2, possibly dau of Fraser of Frendraught)
  A. Thomas Dunbar, 3rd Earl of Moray (dspl c1427)
  m. Margaret Seton (dau of William Seton)
  partner unknown
  i. Janet Dunbar
  m. Hugh Fraser of Lovat
2. Alexander Dunbar
m. Matilda Fraser (dau of James Fraser of Frendraught)
  A. James Dunbar, 4th Earl of Moray (d 10.08.1429)
  BP1999 (Dunbar of Mochrum) & TCP (Moray) report that James was brother rather than cousin of the 3rd Earl. Provisionally, we follow TSP in showing him as cousin but we may review this in due course.
  m. Katherine (Janet) de Seton (dau of Sir Alexander de Seton, Lord Gordon)
  i. Janet Dunbar (d before 1506) --
  m1. (c1443) James Crichton, 2nd Lord (d c1454/9) --
  m2. John Sutherland
  ii. Elizabeth (Mary/Agnes) Dunbar (d before 17.02.1485-6)
  m1. (before 26.04.1442) Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray (d 01.05.1455)
  m2. (mcrt 20.05.1445/1455, div) George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly (d c08.06.1501, Chancellor of Scotland)
m3. (before 1463) John Colquhoun of Luss (d 1479)
  p. Isabel of Innes (dau of the laird of Innes, possibly Sir Alexander de Innes, 9th of that ilk)
  iii. Sir Alexander Dunbar of Westfield (d 10.03.1497/8)
  m. (mcrt 03.01.1451-2) Isobel Sutherland (dau of Alexander Sutherland of Duffus)
  a. Sir James Dunbar of Westfield, Sheriff of Moray (d 20.04.1504)
m. (before 21.06.1474) Euphemia Dunbar (dau of Patrick Dunbar of Cumnock & Mochrum)
  The following is supported by 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 1, 1847, p354+).
  (1) Sir James Dunbar of Cumnock & Westfield, Sheriff of Murray (a 1509, d by 1535)
  m. Elizabeth Ogilvie (dau of Sir James Ogilvie of Deshford)
(A) Sir Alexander Dunbar of Cumnock & Westfield, Sheriff of Murray (d c1576)
  m1. ??
  (i) Sir Patrick Dunbar of Cumnock & Westfield, Sheriff (d 1577)
  m. (c1557) Jean (Gordon) (dau of Alexander, Master of Sutherland, sister of John, 14th Earl)
  (a) Sir James Dunbar of Cumnock & Westfield, Sheriff of Murray (d 1588)
  m. Janet Carmichael
  ((1)) Sir Alexander Dunbar of Cumnock & Westfield (dsp 1603)
  ((2)) Dorothea Dunbar
  m. Alexander Dunbar of Boghall @1@ just below
  ((3)) Janet Dunbar
  m. William Dunbar (brother of James of Tarbat)
  ((4)) Marjory Dunbar
m. Robert Dunbar (son of John of Moynes) @2@ just below
  (b) Patrick Dunbar of Bogall
  ((1)) Alexander Dunbar of Bogall, later of Westfield, Sheriff of Murray (dsp 06.1611)
  m. Dorothea Dunbar (dau/coheir of Sir James) @1@ just above
  ((2)) John Dunbar of Westfield, Sheriff of Murray (d 1622)
  m. (07.1618) Elizabeth (Fraser) (dau of Hugh, 6th Lord Lovat)
  ((A)) Alexander Dunbar of Westfield
Paterson reports that Alexander "carried on the line of the family until it ended in a female". We speculate that this was through ...
  ((i)) Alexander Dunbar of Westfield
  m. Margaret Calder (dau of Sir James Calder of Muirtoun)
  ((a)) Elizabeth Dunbar (d 03.06.1746)
  m. (06.01.1729) Sir William Dunbar, 2nd Bart of Hempriggs
  (ii) Norman Dunbar (dsp)
m2. Janet Leslie (dau of John Leslie of Parkhill)
  (iii) John Dunbar of Moyness
  (a) Robert Dunbar probably of this generation
  m. Marjory Dunbar (dau/coheir of Sir James) @2@ just above
  (b) Isabel Dunbar probably of this generation
  m1. George Gray of Skibo & Swordell (d 11.07.1629)
  m2. Kenneth Mackenzie of Kilchrist
(iv) Margaret Dunbar
  m. Robert Munro of Foulis (d Pinkie 08.09.1547)
  (B) James Dunbar (dsp)
  (C) Euphemia Dunbar ("dau of James Dunbar of Tarbat & Ballone Castle, son of Sir James of Westfield") possibly fits here
m. Andrew Monro of Milntown (d before 1522)
  (2) Janet Dunbar --
  m. (before 31.03.1476) Sir William Keith of Innerrugie (d 1521) --
  (3) Christian Dunbar
  m. (1493) Alexander Innes of that Ilk (d 1537)
  (4) Elizabeth Dunbar
m. John Ogilvie of Strathern
  b. Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum
  m1. (before 21.06.1474) Margaret Dunbar (dau of Patrick Dunbar of Cumnock and Mochrum)
  (1) Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum (d Flodden 1513)
  Assumed to be of this generation but could be one later. Identified only through his daughter.
  m. Catherine Maclellan
(A) ?? Dunbar of Mochrum
  (i) Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum
  (a) Grizel Dunbar
  m. (mcrt 17.11.1564) Alexander Dunbar of Conzie and Mochrum @@ below
  (b) Eupheme Dunbar
  m. Uchtred Macdowall, 13th of Garthland (d by 1600)
  (B) Janet Dunbar
m. (before 05.12.1528, sp?) Ninian Glendonwyn of Glendonwyn & Parton (d 1541)
  The following information was kindly provided by a contributor (HNk 20.11.03).
  (2) George Dunbar (parson of Cumnock)
  (3) Patrick Dunbar of Clugton or Clugstone
  m. Margaret Vans (of Barnbarroch)
  (A) Margaret Dunbar (d by 13.04.1552)
  m. Alexander Stewart, 5th of Garlies (b c1507, d c1594)
  The following comes from BP1934 (Hope-Dunbar).
  m2. Janet Stewart (dau of Sir Alexander Stewart, 3rd of Garlies)
  (4) Archibald Dunbar of Baldoon, Blackcraig, etc, Provost of Glasgow
  m. Janet Mure (dau of _ Mure of Rowallon)
(A) Gavin Dunbar of Baldoon (d 18.04.1618)
  m. Janet Cunningham
  (i) David Dunbar of Baldoon (b 25.01.1582, dsp before 1641)
  m. (09.02.1615) Janet Charteris of Armsfield
(ii) Archibald Dunbar in Orchardton (b 25.07.1583, d before 1641)
  m. Mary
  (a) Sir David Dunbar,1st Bart of Baldoon (b c1610, d 12.12.1686)
  m1. (05.1641) Elizabeth McCulloch (dau of John McCulloch of Myrtletown)
  ((1)) David Dunbar (dvp 20.03.1682)
  m1. (12.08.1669) Janet Dalrymple (d 12.09.1669, dau of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair)
  m2. (1674) Helenor Montgomerie (d 09.1687, dau of Hugh, 7th Earl of Eglintoun)
  ((A)) David Dunbar (d 1685)
  ((B)) Mary Dunbar of Baldoon (b 1677, d 151.05.1760)
  m. (1691) Basil Hamilton (bpt 16.12.1671, d 27.08.1701)
  According to BP1934, Mary's grandfather's baronetcy was inheritable not just by the heirs male 'of his body' but also by 'his heirs of tailzie succeeding him in his lands'. This led to a successful claim to the baronetcy in 1916 by one of his descendants.
  m2. (1666, sp) Anna Sydserf (dau of Sir Archibald Sydserf of Lowden)
  (iii) Agnes Dunbar probably of this generation
  m. Patrick Hannay of Kirkdale (d 1640)
  (B) John Dunbar (3rd son)
  m. (1568) Margaret Vans (dau of Sir Patrick Vans of Barnbarrock)
(C)+ other issue - Archibald, Alexander
  (5) Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow, Chancellor of Scotland
  (6) James Dunbar of Glassnock or Glasnock (dsp)
  (7) Marjory Dunbar
  m. Sir William Maclellan of Bomby ## see here ##
(8) Marion Dunbar --
  m. Alexander Kennedy of Bargany --
  (9) Catherine Dunbar
  m. Alexander Maclellan of Galston
  c. Alexander Dunbar of Conzie, Kilbuyack & Aldcash (d c31.03.1493)
  The following is partly supported by 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, 'The Dunbars of Hempriggs', p219+) .
m. (10.1480) Janet Sutherland (dau of John Sutherland, 7th Earl of Sutherland)
  (1) James Dunbar of Conzie, Aldcash, Kilbuyack (Kilboyash) & Kilcalmkill (b c1480)
  m1. Ellen Innes
  (A) Alexander Dunbar of Conzie and Kilbuyack (d 27.02.1578/9)
  m. (c1554) Elizabeth Forbes (d 12.1570, dau of John Forbes, 6th Lord)
  (i) Alexander Dunbar of Conzie and Mochrum
  m. (mcrt 17.11.1564) Grizel Dunbar (dau of Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum) @@ above
  (a) Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum
Input here from the Vans Family Archive (see under Agnew01).
  m. (1587) Elizabeth Kennedy (dau of John Kennedy of Blairquhan)
  ((1)) Alexander Dunbar of Mochrum
  ((A)) Alexander (or Sir John) Dunbar (d 1656)
((2)) Sarah Elizabeth Dunbar
  m. Alexander Agnew of Lochryan (d 1680)
  (b) Alexander Dunbar of Pankill
  m. Nicola Stewart (dau of Sir Alexander Stewart, 6th of Garlies)
  ((1)) John Dunbar of Mochrum (d 1661)
  m. Marjory Urquhart (dau of Thomas Urquhart of Burdsyards)
  (ii) William Dunbar of Struthers, 1st of Hempriggs (d 25.11.1624 (before 30.10.1636), 4th/5th son)
m. Margaret or Catherine Anderson (dau of John Anderson of Struthers by Janet Gibson)
  (iii)+ other issue - David of Kinstairie, Patrick of Eastergrange, Gavin (Archdeacon of Moray)
  (B) Marjory Dunbar
  m. (c1520) John Rose of Ballivat
  m2. Isabel Brody or Brodie
  (2) daughter probably of this generation
  m1. Allan Mackenzie of Hilton & Loggie
  m2. Kenneth Mackenzie of Meikle Allan (Allangrange), son of Hector Roy of Gairloch
  (3) Mariot Dunbar probably of this family
  m. David Falconer of Halkerton (a 10.1546)
  d. David Dunbar of Durris (d 23.02.1522, 5th son) --
  e. Isabella Dunbar
  m. Sir William Keith
  g.+ other issue - Gavin (d 09.03.1531-2, Bishop of Aberdeen), Patrick (d 08.09.1525, Chancellor of Aberdeen)
3. James Dunbar (b c1390)
4. Euphemia Dunbar
  m. (mcrt 28.05.1408) Alexander Cumming

Main source(s): TSP (Moray), BP1934 (Dunbar of Mochrum) with input as reported above
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