DUNBAR, Ludovick 17th of Westfield, Sheriff of Moray ^{1 3}

   Another name for Ludovick was DUNBAR, Lodovick.²

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  General Notes:

"(8) Robert Dunbar of Westfield, Sheriff of Moray, who, by Barbara, daughter of Sir Robert Innes of Innes, had two sons, Robert, his heir, whose grandson, Robert Dunbar of Westfield, Sheriff of Moray, dying anno 1711 without issue, was succeeded by his cousin, Ludovick, son and heir of (9) Alexander Dunbar of Moy"

"(9) Alexander Dunbar of Moy, second son of Robert Dunbar of Westfield (No. 8 of this account) ; which Alexander married Lucia, daughter of Sir Ludovick Gordon of Gordonstoun, by whom he had the above-mentioned (10) Ludovick, 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 ³

Ludovick married Margaret ROSS 'of Braelangwell' on 15 November 1716 in Dyke parish, Moray, Scotland.^{1 2} (Margaret ROSS 'of Braelangwell' was born about 1685.)

  Marriage Notes:

"DUNBAR
LODOVICK
MARGARET ROSS/
15/11/1716
133 20 / 327
DYKE"

from Index of Marriages




"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 ^{1 2}