Patrick Hunter (22nd Laird)
Clan Chief Patrick Hunter | |
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| Born | 1689 |
| Died | 9 November 1738 (aged 48–49) |
| Burial place | Barony Cemetery Main Street, West Kilbride 55°41′44″N 4°51′19″W / 55.6954555°N 4.855319°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Craufurd (m. 1705) |
| Children | 10 |
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Patrick Hunter (b. 1689)<ref name=":0">"FamilySearch".</ref> was a chief of Clan Hunter.<ref name=":1" /> Born in 1689, he eventually became the 22nd Chief.<ref>Shaw, M.S (1925). Some Family Papers of the Hunters of Hunterston. Scottish Records Office. p. 74.</ref>
He married Marion Crawford, in West Greenock in 1705,<ref name=":0" /> and had 10 children.
- Patrick Hunter (b. March 1705) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
- Rebecca Hunter (b. 12 December 1706) (d. 9 April 1738)<ref name=":0" />
- Elizabeth Hunter (b. June 1709) (d. 1792)<ref name=":0" />
- Robert Hunter (b. 6 September 1710) (d. 28 April 1796)<ref name=":0" />
- Thomas Hunter (b. 1711) (d. 1738)<ref name=":0" />
- Marion Hunter (b. 1712) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
- Henry Clay Hunter (b. April 1715) (d. 1738)<ref name=":0" />
- David Hunter (b. 1716) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
- Dorothea Hunter (b. 27 March 1720) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
- Margaret Hunter (b. 2 December 1723) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
Patrick alienated a considerable portion of the Estate. It is thought to have been caused by gambling debts and from the family records that Patrick was forced by his sons to hand over the remains of the estate to them before his death in 1738.
His eldest son, Patrick, was legally conveyed the income from the lands on 3 January 1729, and on his premature death, in 1732, his brother, Robert, succeeded to become the 23rd Laird.<ref name=":1">Scottish Clan Family Encyclopedia. Collins. pp. 172–173.</ref>
