Major David King of Warbuster, younger

DAVID KING OF WARBUSTER younger (aka MAJOR DAVID KING)

David King of Warbuster, younger, is the son of David King of Warbuster, elder. On 16 October 1629, identified as the lawful son of David King and Marie Stewart, he took possession of his father's nine penny land of Warbuster beneath the Hill on the Orkney island of Hoy. [Orkney Archives, Kirkwall, reference D23/6/45]

Military Service in Sweden

David King was a captain in Sir John Ruthven's Regiment in the Swedish service. He distinguished himself in the battle before Donavert on 24 March 1632 and was 'slayne at Nerling' or Nordlinger in 1634, being then a major. The Scots Peerage, iii, p. 590

David King was the brother of James, Lord Eythin. He predeceased his brother, and, consequently, he is not mentioned by name in his last will and testament, but he is probably one of the deceased brothers who is referred to there. Speaking about his regrets, James Lord Eythin says this about Christina, Queen of Sweden: "I have not been so fortunate as to show any sumpton of gratitude to hir Sacred Maj. the Queen of Sweden for all hir M.'s gracious and royall favours showed me, yet in tocken of my desyres to have done Hir services I wish all that appertains to me may die in and for Hir Maj.'s services, not douthing of Hir M.'s gracious protection to my brother's childreing in respect I and twa of my Brethrein dyed in Hir M.'s service." The Last Will and Testament of James, Lord Eythin

The Last Will and Testament of James, Lord Eythin

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Evidence from the Orkney Archives

16 October 1629: Sasine in favour of "David King, yor of Warbuster" lawfull son of David King, elder of Warbuster, and his wife Marie Stewart. The sasine follows from a charter by which David King, elder of Warbuster confirms that he has given the "nine penny land of Warbuster beneth the hill" to his son David [Orkney Archives, Kirkwall, reference D23/6/45]

Biographical and Genealogical Accounts

1. Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage etc. Volume III (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1906), pp. 588-94 for the family of King of Barra and pp. 591-93 for Lord Eythin
2. Th. A. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Otto Shulze, Edinburgh, 1907), 278 pp. including index