John Dalrymple of Stair

JOHN DALRYMPLE OF STAIR

John Dalrymple of Stair, here treated, is the eldest son of James Dalrymple of Stair and his wife Isabella Kennedy. The Scots Peerage VIII: 117

Death

John Dalrymple of Stair, here treated, died before June 1614, the date upon which his widow, Margaret Dunbar, married Alexander Cunningham of Powtoun. NRS: GD138/1/304

Marriage

John Dalrymple of Stair, here treated, married Margaret Dunbar. She was the daughter of William Dunbar of Blantyre. NRS: GD138/1/304

Children

1. James Dalrymple of Stair

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

June 1614: Alexander Cunyngham of Powtoun married in June 1614 Margaret daughter of William Dunbar of Blantyre and relict of John Dalrymple of Stair. (Scots Peerage). National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Stewart family, Earls of Galloway (Galloway Charters), Legal Documents, reference GD138/1/304

Genealogy

The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, CVO., LL.D., Lord Lyon King of Arms. Volume VIII. (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1911), 606 pp.