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Robert Hunter | |||
Birth Date | |||
1535 | |||
Birth Place | |||
Hunterston_Castle, Ayrshire | |||
Death Date | |||
August 29, 1600 | (aged 64–65)|||
Death Place | |||
Hunterston_Castle, Ayrshire | |||
Nationality | |||
Scottish | |||
Predecessor | |||
Kentigern (Mungo) Huntar | |||
Successor | |||
Robert Hunter | |||
Spouse | |||
Lady Margaret Crawford | |||
Children | |||
9 | |||
Mother | |||
Lady Janet Marion Hamilton of Torence Castle | |||
Father | |||
Kentigern (Mungo) Huntar |
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."
Eglingtowne. Glencairne. Robt. Lord Boyde. Mathew Campbell of Lowdoun. Allane Lord Cathcart.
ROBERT HUNTER OF HUNTERSTOWN.
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<references /> Template:Clan Hunter Chiefs