Robert Hunter (17th Laird)

Robert Hunter was born in 1535 <ref name=":0" /> and was the 17th chief of Clan Hunter.<ref name=":1">Scottish Clan Family Encyclopedia. Collins. pp. 172–173.</ref> Born in Ayrshire at Hunterston Castle,

He married Lady Margaret Crawford<ref name=":0" /> daughter of Thomas Crawford and had 9 children.

• Nicholas John Hunter (b. 1555) (d. 1620)<ref name=":0">"FamilySearch".</ref>
• Robert Hunter (b. 1564) (d. 1616)<ref name=":0" />
• Elizabeth Hunter (b. 1565) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
• Jean Hunter (b. 1565) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
• Francis Hunter (b. 1571) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
• Hugh Hunter (b. 1573) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
• Marion Hunter (b. 1575) (d. 1605)<ref name=":0" />
• Elizabeth Hunter (b. 1575) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />
• Katherine Hunter (b. 1575) (d. ?)<ref name=":0" />

An infant at his father's death, Robert inherited in 1548. He was one of the Ayrshire gentlemen who signed a bond to defend the reformed religion in September 1562. In these troubled times of religious conflict this could have been the signing of his death warrant and the expulsion of the family as it was considered treason against the Ruling Monarch.<ref name=":2">Family Papers of the Hunters of Hunterston. Scottish Records Society. 1898. p. 29.</ref>

(1562) Bond in defence of the Reformed religion.<ref name=":2" />

A copy of the Principal Bond subscrivet be the Noblemen and Gentrie of Kyll Caricke and Cuninghame, for mentinance of relligion, 1562, is in the Charter Chest of the Earl of Eglinton and is given as follows in " Memorials of the Montgomeries<ref>"Memorials of the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglinton". National Library of Scotland.</ref>, Earls of Eglinton."

Original Latin as written on Bond

Wee quhais names are underwreaten doe promise, in the presence of God, and in the presence of his Sone, our Lord Jesus Christ, that we and evric one of us will mentain and assist the preatching of this holy evangel], now of his free mercie offred unto this realme ; and also will maintaine the ministers of the samin against all persones, power and authoritie that will oppone thair- selves unto the doctrine now proponet, and be us receavet : And farder, withe the said solemnitie, we protest and promise, that we, and evrie one of us, schall assist, hazard, yea, and the quhole bodie of the Protestants within this realme, in all Iaufull and just action against all persones ; so that quhatsumever schall hurt, molest or trowble any of our bodies sail be reputed done to the quhole, except that the offender will be content to submitt himselfe to the judgment of the kirke now establisched among us : and this we doe as we desyre to be accepted in favour of the Lord Jesus, and reckonet worthie of credite and honestie in the presence of the godiie : at the bruche of Air, the fourt of September, the year of God ane thousand five hundreth thriscore and tua yeares. Sic subscribitur

Eglingtowne. Glencairne. Robt. Lord Boyde. Mathew Campbell of Lowdoun. Allane Lord Cathcart.

ROBERT HUNTER OF HUNTERSTOWN.

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