DUNBAR, Mariot ^{2 3}

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Mariot married David FALCONER 4th of Halkerton, son of Sir George FALCONER 3rd of Halkerton and Elizabeth ERSKINE.^{1 2 3} (David FALCONER 4th of Halkerton was born about 1487 and died about 1548 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"David Falconer of Halkerton, was seised in the barony of Halkerton 10 March 1515-16, and in the lands of Leithen 2 May 1516. He had a charter of confirmation of the lands of Easter Kilravock on disposition by Hugh Rose of Kilravock 4 October 1525, a charter of the lands of Easter Middleton, in Kincardineshire, to himself and Mariot Dunbar, his wife, from John Middleton of that Ilk, in excambion for the lands of Netherside of Halkerton, etc., 19 January 1539-40, and a further charter of part of same lands 8 October 1546. He married Mariot Dunbar, said to have been of the family of Conzie and Kilboyack, and niece of Bishop Gavin Dunbar, and had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 5)




"The last above named Hugh (Rose) dying, he was succeeded by his eldest son Hugh, eighth of that name, and tenth person succeeding in the familie, infeft in the lands holden of the king, upon the penult of December 1544. He married Katharen Falconer, daughter to David Falconer of Halkertoune, and Dunbar, of the familie of Conzie and Kilboyack, his spouse. He was contracted in his fathers tyme, in the year 1523, January 31, with Janet Falconer, daughter to the said David ; and by ane after condescendence it was agreed, that either he should mary Janet or Katharen Falconers, which of the two should be most expedient or speedfull ; and he did mary Katharen."

from The Family of Rose




"He (David Falconer) married Mariot Dunbar, said to be the daughter of the brother of Gavin Dunbar, Bishop of Aberdeen, and thus probably the daughter of Alexander Dunbar of Conzie, by his wife Janet, daughter of John, 7th Earl of Sutherland. The marriage probably took place not long before 8 August 1520, when David and Mariot (or Marjorie) received a charter under the Great Seal of the lands of ......"

from Falconers of Halkerton ^{1 2 3}