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Hunter of Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland

And of Croyland Abbey, Lincolnshire.

• References:
  • HUNTER OF HUNTERSTON in [Burkes LG, 2001] (Scotland)
  • HUNTER in [Burkes Peerage]

  • Hunter Family Records, J. Montgomery Seaver, 1929.
    • Formerly at accessgenealogy.com. See contents and conventions and Hunter of Hunterston and references.

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • CATHCART in [Burkes Peerage]

  • Record of Hunter of Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1902.
  • Some family papers of the Hunters of Hunterston, J. Skinner, Edinburgh, 1925 (Scottish Record Society Series, v.58).
  • Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, Ayrshire: the historic fifteenth century strong-hold of the Hunters of Hunterston, guidebook, 1975, classification 914.1461, [TCD] Santry (use call slip) P 50162

Hunter arms over fireplace, Hunterston Castle, Ayrshire.
Photo 2006 by Marian Aelick. Used with permission.
See full size.

Hunterston Castle, Ayrshire, was built in 13th century by Hunter, Laird of Hunterston.

We start with:

John Huntar, 14th Laird of Hunterston.
He succ 1487.
He built the Great Hall at Hunterston 1500.
He mar 1505 to Margaret Cathcart [dau of John Cathcart, 2nd Baron Cathcart].
He was killed in the Battle of Flodden 1513.
Note that Sir William Sidney fought on the English side.
14th Laird and Margaret had issue:

Robert Huntar, 15th Laird of Hunterston,
mar Janet Montgomerie [dau of John Montgomerie of Giffen, Ayrshire],
died 1546,
had issue (apparently father of rather than brother of):

Kentigern (or Mungo) Huntar, 16th Laird of Hunterston.
He mar Marion Hamilton [dau of James Hamilton, of Torrance, Lanarkshire].
Fought in the Siege of Dumbarton 1545.
He succ 1546.
Killed in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh 1547.
Marion lived at Hunterston until 1595.
16th Laird and Marion had issue:

1. Robert Huntar, 17th Laird of Hunterston,
   born c.1545, succ 1547.

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