'Hunter01'
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Families covered: Hunter of Crichton Dean, Hunter (Huntar) of Hunterston (Arnele Huntar), Hunter of Kirkland, Orby-Hunter of Croyland Abbey
| Possibly descended from Norman Venator or Huntar (a c1100) was ... | |||||||||||||||
| Aylmer le Hunter of Arnele Hunter (a 1295) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? Hunter or Huntar | ||||||||||||||
| A. | William Huntar of Arnele Huntar (a 1374) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | ?? Huntar | ||||||||||||||
| "The next laird on record"after William, so it is a presumption that he was William's grandson, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Huntar of Arnele Huntar (d c1454) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Archibald Huntar of Arnele Huntar or Hunterston (d before1487) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG identifies Archibald as the 13th Laird. Paterson identifies Archibald's wife as Jean Craufurd, of the family of Corseby, but BLG1952 names her ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Kerr (dau of William Kerr of Kersland) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Hunter 'of that ilk' of Hunterston (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 continues to spell the family name with an A (Huntar) for a few more generations. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Cathcart (dau of John Cathcart, 2nd Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| Paterson inserts an additional generation here, a Robert (a 1517) who was father of the following Robert by Margaret Craufurd, "another of the ladies of Corseby". | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Robert Hunter 'of that ilk' of Hunterston (d c1546) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Montgomerie (dau of John Montgomerie of Giffen) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Kentigern or Mungo Hunter 'of that ilk' of Hunterston (d Pinkie 10.09.1547) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton of Torrance (sb of Piell)) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Robert Hunter of Hunterston (d 1580) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Craufurd (dau of Thomas Craufurd of Auchenames by Marion Montgomerie) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Robert Hunter of Hunterston (dsp 1616) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Peibles (dau of Patrick Peibles of Broomlands by Marion Montgomerie) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Jean Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Robert Cunninghame (minister of Bamwell) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Jean Cunninghame | ||||||||||||||
| m. Patrick Hunter, later of Hunterston (d 1665) @1@ below | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Catherine Cunninghame | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.05.1616) Robert Cuninghame of Auchenharvie | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Alexander Scrimgeour (minister of Irvine) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Marion Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Peibles of Broomlands (Bailie of Irvine) | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Katherine Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Hugh Garven of Irvine | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Robert Cuninghame of Auchenharvie | |||||||||||||||
| ((E))+ | other issue - Francis (d young), Hugh, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| Identified in BLG1886 (Hunter-Arundell of Barjarg) as "a younger son of Hunter of Hunterston" and in BP1934 (Hunter Blair) as "a scion of Hunter, of Hunterston" and so possibly fitting here was ... | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | James Hunter of Abbotshill (a 1569) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Neil | |||||||||||||||
| IPaterson (p134) identifies the undermentioned Patrick, son of William, as a great-grandson of Mungo. Provisionally, we show William as son of a younger son but it is possible that he was a son of Robert or James above. | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | ?? Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | William Hunter in Binberry Yards - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Isabel Hunter possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Craufurd of Giffordland (d Pinkie 1547) | |||||||||||||||
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| Reported by BLG1952 to have been identified in 1611 as heir-male of the above-mentioned Robert Hunter of Hunterston who dsp 1616 was ... | |||||||||||||||
| William Hunter in Beneberrie Yairds - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Hamilton | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Patrick Hunter, later of Hunterston (d 1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Cunninghame (dau of Rev. Robert Cunninghame by Jean, dau of Robert Hunter of Hunterston) @1@ above | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Hunter of Hunterston (d 12.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Craufurd (dau of Patrick Craufurd of Auchenames) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Hunter of Hunterston (d 1699) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Cuninghame (dau of John Cuninghame of Langmuir) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Patrick Hunter of Hunterston (d 09.11.1738/9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Crawfurd (dau of Thomas Crawfurd of Crawfurdburn or Cartsburn) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Hunter of Hunterston (d 1796, 2nd son) 23rd laird of Hunterston | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1762) Janet Aitcheson (dau of Matthew Aitcheson by Eleanor McGilchrist) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Eleanora Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Caldwell, later Hunter of Hunterston (d 22.08.1826) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue (d unm) - Thomas Orby (d young), Patrick John (d young), Marion, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | David Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Milliken of Port Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Patrick Hunter 'of Hunterstoun' | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rebecca Fleming (dau of Charles Fleming of Irvine by Mary Montgomery) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Charles Fleming Hunter (d 1832, captain, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1827) Jane Napier Kellett (dau of Capt. William Augustus Kellett) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - Charles Fleming (dsp 06.08.1882, Major), Jane Napier (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Milliken Hunter (dsp 1837, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Walker (dau of Dr. _ Walker of Irvine) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Elizabeth Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hyndman of Lunderston | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Marion Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Muir | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Dorothea Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Kelso of Hullerhirst | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Hugh Weir of Kirkhall (Kirkhill) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Margaret Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Caldwell in Greenock | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Robert Caldwell, later Hunter of Hunterston (d 22.08.1826) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanora Hunter (dau of Robert Hunter of Hunterston) @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Robert Hunter of Hunterston (b 01.10.1799, d 14.03.1880) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.11.1836) Christian MacKnight Crawfurd (dau of William MacKnight Crawfurd of Cartsburn by Jane Crawford) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue (d unm) - Patrick (d 1826), Norman (d 1836), Eleonora (d 1823), Marion Crawford (d1833), Margaret (d 1884), Janet (d 1869) | ||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | other issue - David (d unm 1846) , Patrick (d unm), Robert (dsp), Rebecca (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue (dsp) - Patrick (dvp 1732), Henry, Thomas, Rebecca (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Henry Hunter (b 1681, d 29.11.1731, minister of Mearns) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.09.1715) Margaret Stewart (d 13.01.1742, dau of James Stewart of Lumloch) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Marion Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Lyle of Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Patrick, Annabella | ||||||||||||||
| c. | John Hunter of Crichton Dean and East Gordon (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.12.1716) Magdalen Burd (dau of Capt. Edward Burd, younger of Foord) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Hunter of Crichton Dean and East Gordon (b 04.01.1718) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.01.1745) Jean Nisbett (d 1762, dau of James Nisbett of Palacecraig) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Hunter of Crichton Dean (b 18.11.1746, d 1813) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.1783) Elanor Mure (dau of John Mure son of Hugh of Auchendrane) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Hunter of Crichton Dean (b 04.05.1787, d unm 23.02.1878, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Adam Hunter of Edinburgh (b 20.06.1771, d 24.06.1853, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.10.1820) Elizabeth Kirkaldy (dau of John Kirkaldy of Kirkaldy by Amelia Gardyne) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Hugh Hunter of London and Mauritius (b 20.02.1794, d 16.04.1867, Cmdr. RN) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.01.1823) Elizabeth Mather (d 05.03.1867, dau of Thomas Mather of Charlton) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue (d unm) - John Mure (b 06.07.1785, d infant), George Nisbet (b 01.08.1789, d c1840), Jean Eleanor (b 19.12.1783, d 1872) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir John Hunter of St. Lucar (b 13.02.1751,d 03.01.1816) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (27.12.1787) Margaret Congalton (d 29.05.1791, dau of Francis Congalton of Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Hunter (b 17.01.1789, d 05.10.1834) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.02.1811) Charles Reynolds (d 17.06.1819, Lt. General) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Agnes Hunter (b 10.10.1791, d unm 18.04.1862) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (06.1793) Elizabeth Barbara Arbuthnot (d 28.10.1841, dau of Robert Arbuthnot of Hadde-Rattray, sister of Sir William, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Robert John Hunter (b 09.08.1798, dsps 1824) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Thomas (d1824, dau of George Wilbraham Thomas) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Jane Campbell Hunter (d 31.10.1859) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.06.1820) David Charles Guthrie of Cragie (d 27.06.1859) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Margaret Congalton Hunter (d 08.02.1876) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.03.1825) Basil Hall (d 11.09.1852, son of Sir James, Bart of Dunglass, Captain RN) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue (d unmn) - William (b 23.01.1748, d c1770), Euphemia (b 30.09.1745) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Dorothea Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Cunninghame of Carlung | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Marion Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1694) John Peeblis of Crawfield | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Margaret Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Hunter (d c1710, minister of West Kilbride) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p145+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (29.07.1675) Margaret Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton of Grange) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Hunter of Kirkland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Munro (dau of Bailie Munro of Irvine) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Hunter of Kirkland | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Dorothea Boyd (dau of John Boyd of the Pitcon family) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Hunter of Kirkland | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1791) Jean Boyd (d 24.03.1825, dau of John Boyd of Carlung) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Marion or Jane Hunter (d 13.01.1855) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.02.1825) John Allen Woodrop of Dalmarnock & Elsrickle | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - George, Robert, Jean | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Cuninghame (dau of _ Cuninghame of Monktonhill) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - Dorothea, others (mostly d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Margaret Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Cuninghame (of family of Monktonhill) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1720) John Boyd of Carlung | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Margaret Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1713) William Castlelaw (probably son of Rev. William of Stewarton) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Rebecca Hunter (d 22.06.1749) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Cameron (d 16.12.1735, minister of Beith) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Elizabeth Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1720) John Montgomerie of Barradger | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | James Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Spalding (sister of John Spalding, minister of Dreghorn) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Hunter of Croyland Abbey, Lt. Governor of Virginia, Capt. General of Jamiaca (d 31.03.1734, Major General) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Orby (dau of Sir Thomas Orby, 1st Bart of Croyland Abbey) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Hunter, later Orby-Hunter of Croyland Abbey (d 20.10.1768-9) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jacomina Caroline Bullenden (bur 02.06.1756, dau of Col. William Bullenden) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Charles Orby-Hunter (d 15.09.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Howard (d 06.06.1830, dau of George Howard of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Thomas Orby-Hunter had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.09.1796) Fanny or Henrietta Heywood (d 23.01.1834, dau of John Modyford Heywood of Maristow House) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - James (bur 27.05.1756), George (bur 02.06.1756) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Marion Cunninghame (dau of James Cunninghame of Ailet) | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - John (b 06.1769, d 30.12.1769), Charlotte Letitia (b 1757, d 07.02.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Catherine Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1737) William Sloper | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue (a 1737) - Henrietta, Charlotte | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Hugh Hunter in Kilmarnock | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Jean Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1658) John Spalding (minister of Dreghorn) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Marion Cunninghame (dau of James Cunninghame of Aiket) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Henry Hunter (a 05.1674, dsp, minister of Dromore) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Francis Hunter possibly ancestor of Hunters of Long Calderwood | ||||||||||||||
| D. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Cunninghame of Carlung | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Jean Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| (m. (1653) David Kennedy of Barclouoquhan (Balmaclanachan) & Craig | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Hunter-Weston of Hunterston') with some input/support from BLG1952 ('Hunter of Baltonsborough formerly of Crichton Dean'), 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p133+)
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