Adding a father to Jonet Cunningam-5151

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There are no sources for Jonet, and many other geneology sites have James Galbraith of Gartconnel as her father. I have found several secondary sources that indicate this to be true, therefore can James be added to Jonet's family tree as her father?

1. She is the heiress of Galbraith lands in Gartconnel- Killearn, Banmore and Auchinreoch, therefore a direct descendent of the family Chiefs of Galbraith of Gartconnel. (''Historical and geneological essay upon the family and surname of Buchanan'' p33. ''The Buchanan Book p182)

2.The lands to which Jonet was heiress passed out of the Galbraiths into the hands of Patrick Buchanan of that ilk, upon their marriage. The Galbraiths fought against this, but lost. (''Up and Down The Lennox , p51 Michael Dun)

3. Jonet's approx birth date of 1415/1420 sits well with James Galbraith of Gartconnel approx birth of 1380.

The URL below relates to James's father, William Galbraith of Gartconnel, and states that he had a son John, although the date given for Johns death, 1381 differs greatly from other sources. He was born c1380 , and married a Kincaid, born c1390 and had a daughter born c1420
in Genealogy Help by Ian Fotheringham G2G1 (1.5k points)
retagged by John Atkinson
Please add a tag for Pre-1500 for this question.
And a tag for scotland.

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Sorry Ian, but I'm a bit confused as to why James Galbraith of Gartconnel would be the father of a Jonet Cunninghame, given totally different surnames?

I'd also add that neither of the two Buchanan books you mention, see here and here cite any sources or even have a bibliography, and would not now be considered as reliable sources to create or connect pre-1500 profiles.

Unfortunately the William Galbraith VIII of Gartconnel profile also doesn't have reliable sources at the moment, which doesn't help.

by John Atkinson G2G6 Pilot (626k points)
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