DUNBAR, Elizabeth heiress of line of Dunbar of Westfield 1 2 3 4
- Born: About 1705
- Marriage (1): DUNBAR, William Baronet of Hempriggs, Sir on 6 January 1729 in New Spynie parish, Moray, Scotland 1 2
- Died: 3 June 1746 1
User ID: E476.
General Notes:
"From the above Sir James Dunbar, eldest son of Sir Alexander, first of Westfield, the estate descended in the male line to Ludovick Dunbar, who succeeded in 1721. He married Margaret, daughter of Ross of Braelangwell. He sold the heritable Sheriffship of Moray, which had been nearly 300 years in the family, to Charles Earl of Moray, and conveyed the estate to Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Dunbar, fifteenth laird of Westfield, by his wife, Margaret Calder, daughter of Sir James Calder of Muirton. He himself died without issue in the year 1744, and in him ended the whole male line of Sir James Dunbar of Westfield, eldest son of the first Sir Alexander Dunbar, Sheriff of Moray, who was only son of James Dunbar, fifth and last Earl of Moray of the name of Dunbar."
from the Parish of Spynie 4
Elizabeth married Sir William DUNBAR Baronet of Hempriggs, son of James SUTHERLAND THEN DUNBAR Baronet of Hempriggs and Elizabeth DUNBAR heiress of Hempriggs, on 6 January 1729 in New Spynie parish, Moray, Scotland.1 2 (Sir William DUNBAR Baronet of Hempriggs was born about 1705 and died in 1792 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"DUNBAR
WILLIAM
ELIZABETH DUNBAR/
06/01/1729
136 10 / 446
NEW SPYNIE OR SPYNIE"
from Index of Marriages
"(10) Ludovick (Dunbar), who succeeded to the estate of Westfield and heritable Sheriffship of Moray, which last, that had been nearly 300 years in the possession of his family, he sold to Charles, Earl of Moray, and disponed his estate to his cousin, Elizabeth, heir of line of the family, grand-daughter of Robert Dunbar of Westfield, his father's brother ; which (11) Elizabeth succeeded him anno 1744, and married Sir William Dunbar of Hempriggs"
from History of Moray
"Sir William Dunbar, Baronet, of Hempriggs, who succeeded. He married, first, 6 January 1729, Elizabeth, only daughter and heiress of Alexander Dunbar of Westfield. She died 3 June 1746, with issue"
from Scots Peerage (vol 3) 1 2 3
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