James (Dunbar) Dunbar of Durn 2nd Bt (bef. 1665 - 1737)

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Died Nov 1737 after age 72 in Morayshire, Scotland

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Biography

James (Dunbar) Dunbar of Durn 2nd Bt is a member of Clan Dunbar.

Birth and Early Life

James Dunbar was born in January 1665. He was the son of Sir William Dunbar of Durn and Janet Brodie and was christened on 9th January 1665 at Kintessack in Morayshire ^[1][2]

Marriage and Children

Married in 1692 to Mary (Margaret) Baird daughter of James Baird younger of Auchmedden.^[3] They had two sons:

• William Dunbar; married Clementina Grant, daughter of Sir James Grant 6th Bt Grant;^[4] inherited his father's title and became Sir William Dunbar 3rd Bt of Durn in 1737.

• James Dunbar: shown as a son in the death record of his father James Dunbar, 2nd bt of Durn^[5]

Occupation and Lifestyle

Sir James Dunbar was the 2nd Baronet of Durn. He succeeded to the hereditary title on his father's death in 1710.^[6] The baronetage carries the entitlement to wear the arms of Nova Scotia.^[7] James Dunbar is listed among the North East Scotland Jacobites of 1715.^[8]

Death

James Dunbar, 2nd baronet of Durn died in November 1737 in Moray, Scotland.^[9]The County of Moray lies on the south coast of the Moray firth in the north East of Scotland. The Jacobite risings in 1715 and 1745 did little to affect the loyalty of Morayshire to the House of Hanover. ^[10]The Probate Records for Sir James Durbar were lodged on 23 December 1737 in The Commissariot Record of Aberdeen,^[11] Sir James was succeeded by his son Sir William Dunbar 3rd Bt of Durn.^[12]

Research Notes

The Barionetage of Ireland was erected in 1619 by James I who planned to erect a further Baronetage to help finance the colonization of Nova Scotia. The plan was not initiated prior to the death of James I but in 1625 Charles I followed the plan and established the Baronetage of Scotland and Nova Scotia. ^[13] Each new Baronet was to support six colonists for two years, or pay 2000 marks, and also to pay a further 1000 marks to Sir William Alexander, who had been granted the province by charter in 1621. From1638 the creation of a new baronet ceased to carry with it the grant of land in Nova Scotia. ^[14]

Just who were the Jacobites? 1688 onwards was a period of civil war that covered areas of Scotland, Ireland and England. Eventually King James VII of Scotland and II of England, who was both a catholic and a Stuart, fled to France. The Jacobites were his supporters. Jacobus is Latin for James. William of Orange and his wife Mary were invited to take the throne.^[15] King William died in 1703. As he was dying, he recommended a union between the parliaments of England and Scotland. Under pressure, Scotland accepted the Act of Union in 1707.^[16] Scrimmages continued but the Jacobite battles of 1715 were unsuccessful and further uprisings didn’t occur until 1745 when Bonnie Prince Charlie landed in the Hebrides. The Jacobites fought on, almost reached London but led by Lord George Murray they turned back. In April 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite army went into battle against the Duke of Cumberland and his redcoats at Culloden, near Inverness. In less than an hour around 1,600 men were killed, 1,500 of them Jacobites. This would be the last major battle ever fought on the British mainland.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland, Parish Deaths & Burials 1564-2017, shows both death and baptism dates, https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=SCOT%2FMORAYPEOPLE%2F195879
2. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Baronetage. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd (1900), vol. 4, p. 378.
3. ↑ "Jacobites of 1715 North East Scotland and Jacobites of 1745 North East Scotland" D: image 16 of 115Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 4 May 2022)
4. ↑ "Jacobites of 1715 North East Scotland and Jacobites of 1745 North East Scotland" A: image 68 of 115 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 4 May 2022)
5. ↑ The Moray Council’s Local Heritage Centre, Libindx online genealogical search, Ref No NM004722, James Dunbar 2nd Bt of durn,http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/people/people_report_view.asp?REF_ID=NM004722
6. ↑ Galles, Treasurer General Duane L.C.M.The Founders & Patriots of America, The Baronets of New England,https://www.founderspatriots.org/articles/baronets.php
7. ↑ Mackay, Janet, contribution, Scots around the world, History of the Scots in New Scotland (Nova Scotia)https://electricscotland.com/history/world/scotsns.htm#:~:text=In%201621%2C%20King%20James%20granted,each%20sub%2Ddivided%20into%20dioceses.
8. ↑ McDonnel Frances, Jacobites of 1715 North East Scotland, St. Andrews Scotland, 1996, p.10
9. ↑ Scotland, Parish Deaths & Burials 1564-2017, shows both death and baptism dates, https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=SCOT%2FMORAYPEOPLE%2F195879
10. ↑ The Morayshire website of the County of Moray includes the geography and early history of the area. https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/morayshire
11. ↑ UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975, http://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/1944303:1610?tid=&pid=#queryld=74536be74f7746559871c5f3c97f90f0&_phsrc=qVM105
12. ↑ Welles, Albert American Family Antiquity, NY Society Lib. 1880 p.251,https://archive.org/details/dunbarfamily00well/page/n85/mode/2up
13. ↑ Fraser, Marie, Baronets of Nova Scotia, https://www.electricscotland.com/canada/fraser/baronets_novascotia.htm
14. ↑ Academic Kids encyclopedia gives a simple explanation of the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Baronetage_of_Nova_Scotia.
15. ↑ Morrill, John S.. "Jacobite". Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Dec. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jacobite-British-history. Accessed 16 May 2022.
16. ↑ Scottish Archives for Schools, "The Union Achieved."https://www.scottisharchivesforschools.org/union1707/chapter7.asp
17. ↑ The National Trust for Scotland reveals the history of the Jacobites.https://www.nts.org.uk/learning/adult-learning/jacobites

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