Robert Hunter 
Robert was born about 1495 in Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert's father was John Hunter and his mother is Margaret Cathcart. His paternal grandfather was Archibald Hunter and his paternal grandmother is Margaret Kerr; his maternal grandfather is John Cathcart and his maternal grandmother was Margaret Douglas. He was an only child. He died in 1546.General Notes
REFN: 6296AN
Alias:<ALIA> Robert /Huntar/
Robert Huntar of Huntarstoune
A minor when his father fell, he inherited on 6th May 1515. He married Jan
et, (known as Lady Huntarstoune), daughter of John Montgomerie. Robert so
ld a large amount of Hunter Land in Forfar and other distant parts of Scot
land and bought more land in Ayrshire, near to the main Estate. In 15
42 he was granted a license by King James 5th permitting his absence fr
om the Wars, 'he being' weak and tender of complexion and troubled with si
ckness and infirmity.' He died in 1546. There are a large number of pape
rs in the possession of the family, in connection with the land transfers.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.< 1350 in Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.< 1390 in Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1425 in Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland d.1454
- b.~ 1450 in Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland d.< 1487
- b.~ 1474 in Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland d.09 Sep 1513 in Flodden, Northumberland, England
- b.< 1430
- b.~ 1450 in Kersland, Scotland
- b.~ 1495 in Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland d.1546
- b.~ 1362 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland d.>02 Nov 1406
- b.~ 1392
- b.~ 1424 in Scotland
- b.~ 1450 in Cathcart Renfrewshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1366 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.<16 Oct 1421 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1404 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.22 Jul 1484
- b.~ 1366 in Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1424 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1378 in Linlithgow, Scotland d.Aug 1454
- b.~ 1415 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.1384 in Lochorwart Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1478 in Cathcart Renfrewshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1375 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.1427 in France
- b.~ 1395 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.1458 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1378 in Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1430 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.1464 in Lochmaben, Scotland
- b.~ 1366 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.<16 Oct 1421 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.< 1412 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1366 in Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1458 in Drumlanrig, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.Dec 1535
- b.~ 1388 in Sanquhar Castle, Drumfrieshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1409 in Sanquhar Castle, Drumfrieshire, Scotland d.>17 Oct 1478
- b.~ 1387 in Synton, Selkirkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1457 in Sanquhar Castle, Drumfrieshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1380
- b.~ 1407 in Kinnoull, Sanquhar, Drumfriesshire, Scotland d.< 1478
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‌Robert and Janet were married in a religious ceremony about 1513 in Scotland. They had two sons named John and Kentigern.
Family Notes
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Children
Kentigern Hunter
Kentigern was born about 1515 in Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland. He died on September 10th, 1547.
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