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Sir John Dunbar 1570 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1657

Death Location: County Fermaugh, Ireland

Father: George Asliesk

Mother: Janet Thomson

Spouse(s): Katherine Dunbar

Children(s): Major Dunbar

The story of Sir John Dunbar began in 1570 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir John Dunbar married Katherine Dunbar, and had children including Major John Dunbar. Sir John Dunbar passed away in 1657 in County Fermaugh, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Dunbar began in 1570 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir John Dunbar married Katherine Dunbar, and had children including Major John Dunbar.
  • Sir John Dunbar passed away in 1657 in County Fermaugh, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Asliesk
1529 – 1607
Birth Location: Kilboyack, Moray, Scotland
GA
Janet Thomson
1535 – 1591
Birth Location: Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JT

Spouses(s)

Katherine Dunbar
1580 – 1680
Birth Location: Killermogh, County Laois, Ireland
KD

Children(s)

Major Dunbar
1600 – 1657
Birth Location: Dunbar, Co Fermanagh, Ireland
MD

Sir Dunbar's Ancestors

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Sir Dunbar
1570 – 1657
Birth Place: Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Dunbar of Asliesk
1529 – 1607
Kilboyack, Moray, Scotland
Janet Thomson
1535 – 1591
Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
JAMES (William DUNBAR BURGESS of FORRES( See) Nm259624)
1500 – 1590
Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
James (Thomson, Sept of Clan) MacTavish
1510 – 1535
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katherine (Thomson) Smith
1509 – 1538
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dunbar's Descendants

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Sir (John) Dunbar (1570 – 1657) m. Katherine Dunbar (1580 – bef 1680)
  1. 1. Major (John) Dunbar (abt 1600 – 1657) m. Mary Harmon (Abt. 1610 – 18 May 1686)
    1. 1. Major (John) Dunbar (1650 – 13 August 1712) m. Catherine Wynne (1655 – 1764)
      1. 1. Major (John) Dunbar (About 21 Feb 1686 – 27 May 1734) m. Anne ((Ayme)) Killigrew (7 December 1687 – 1 December 1736)
        1. 1. George Dunbar (14 Mar 1721 – Apr 1803) m. Martha (St) Aubyn (1744 – 1767)

Sir Dunbar's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Sir John Dunbar in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1657
1657
Age 87
Death of Sir John Dunbar in County Fermaugh, Ireland
County Fermaugh, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: County Fermaugh, Ireland
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