William Douglas

Murdered his godfather, Sir William Douglas of Liddesdale, William became the undisputed head of the House of Douglas. He was created Earl of Douglas in 1358.It is not clear how Douglas came to possess Tantallon,[9] but in correspondence of 1374, he refers to "our castle of Temptaloun"  Tantallon Castle was recently reported haunted. Mar 2009.

His wife, Elizabeth was b 1819 Campbell Co, VA, d 16 Dec 1879 Chamois, Osage, MO. Her parents were James McKinney and Rebecca Walker. She is buried at Dallas Cemetery, Chamois, Osage, MO. Findagrave 58527762. Maiden name of Scott?

His line as follows:

Marmaduke's father John Dallas b 1772 Bedford, VA, m Sarah White 19 Feb 1795 Bedford, d 1852 Montgomery, KY. Sarah was b abt 1780

John's father Joseph White Dallas b abt 1750 VA, m Elizabeth 26 Mar 1844 Beford, m 1844 Bedford.

Joseph's father Marmaduke Dallas b bef 17 May 1696 Midlothian/Edinburough, Scotland, m Elizabeth Veitch 12 Dec 1736, d 1783 Prince William Co, VA

Marmaduke's father Alexander Dallas b abt 1663, m Agnes Pollock 07 Aug 1684 in North Newton, Scotland

per ancestry.com

Archibald Douglas (1390–26 June 1439), was a Scottish nobleman, son of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray. He was Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale, Lauderdale, and Annandale in Scotland, and de jure Duke of Touraine, Count of Longueville, and Seigneur of Dun-le-roi in France.

He fought with the French at Baugé in 1421, and was made count of Longueville in Normandy. He succeeded to his father's English and Scottish titles in 1424, though he never drew on his father's French estates of the Duchy of Touraine. Douglas served as ambassador to England in 1424, during the ransoming of James I. He held the office of Regent of the Kingdom, during the minority of James II from 1437 to 1439. Douglas died from a fever in Restalrig, Midlothian, and was buried at Douglas.

Between 1423 and 1425 he married Eupheme Graham (before 1413–1468), daughter of Patrick Graham, de jure Earl of Strathearn. They had three children.

* William Douglas (c.1424–24 November 1440), who briefly succeeded as 6th Earl

* Margaret Douglas (before 1435–1475) the 'Fair Maid of Galloway', who married first William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, second James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, third John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl

* David Douglas (before 1439–24 November 1440)

Both sons were summarily beheaded at Edinburgh Castle on trumped up charges, in the presence of the young King James II. The so-called 'Black Dinner' thus broke the power of the 'Black' Douglases. The lordships of Annandale and Bothwell fell to the crown, Galloway to Margaret Douglas, and the Douglas lands and earldom passed to William's great-uncle James Douglas, Earl of Avondale, who was himself implicated, with Sir William Crichton, in the murder of the young earl.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Douglas,_5th_Earl_of_Douglas

28 Aug 1753 - petitioned South Carolina council for 200 acres of land at Bush River

by Barry Mason (bma630@airmail.net..............I am descended from John Mason of Indian Creek who died with will proven 8 Nov 1783 in Abbeville District (now Laurens Co. S.C.) executors Eleanor (Lewis) Mason and Joshua Teague. Feb 1 1763, this John Mason obtained precept for the survey of 150 acre tract of land in Berkley County, SC on Indian Creek bounded on the SE by land granted to David Lewis (surveyed 11 Nov 1754, granted 17 april 1764 )believed to be the father of Eleanor Mason. On 21 April 1767, Thomas Dalrymple( believed the eldest son of George Dalrymple and Rose Mason) obtained grant on Indian Creek adjoining John Mason. On 28 August 1753, George Dalrymple petitioned the SC Council for 200 acres of land on Bush River " having four children for whom not any grant for land has been assigned to him." George's daughter Eleanor Dalrymple was married to Benjamin Lewis, son of David Lewis and bother of Eleanor (Lewis) Mason. John Mason of Indian creek had son Job, who married Anna Cole, daughter of Rev John Cole Sr, pastor of Bush River Baptist Church, Newberry Co from 1782 until his death in 1809. Job had son John, who married Frances

Blackerby, they had son Job who married second, Malissa Ratcliff, and they had son Eugene Elmo who married Venora White, and they had son, Vernon who was my father. Rather long winded but number of us have been trying to find the father and mother of John Mason of Indian Creek as well as his birth place. This has led to study of George Dalrymple and his marriage to Rose Mason in Philadelphia Pa and the Quaker family of John Mason and Mary (Hobbs) Mason who arrived in Philadelphia 1682 from Farrington Monthly Meeting, Berkshire, England. Some thought has been given to the possibility that their son, was the John Mason who died February 1728 in Philadelphia for which widow Rose was given Letters of Administration. While not proven most assume that this is the same Rose Mason who married George Dalrymple. Unfortunately, we have not been able to find proof or any clues that John Mason of Indian Creek was related to the John and Mary (Hobbs) Mason of England. However, one can speculate that maybe John and Rose Mason had son John who traveled with George and Rose Dalrymple to SC in 1753!!!! Hope that you have been in touch with Juanita Dalrymple who has been researching and writing about the Dalrymple family for years. Again thanks for response.

Family line in Wilson family tree at http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=7632806&pid=-1059291878

George de Dunbar, 10th Earl of Dunbar and March[1][2] (1338 – 1420),[3] 12th Lord of Annandale and Lord of the Isle of Man,[4] was "one of the most powerful nobles in Scotland of his time, and the rival of the Douglases."[5]

Pitscottie states that this George is a son of John de Dunbar of Derchester & Birkynside, by his spouse Geiles (or Isabella), daughter of Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray (d. 1332).[6] John was the brother of Sir Patrick de Dunbar, 9th Earl of March. George succeeded his uncle Sir Patrick in his honours and estates, and appears in a charter dated June 28, 1363; and is second witness, styled 'cousin' of Sir Patrick and his wife 'black' Agnes, in another charter signed at Dunbar Castle on May 24, 1367.[7] "Robetus de Lawedre, consanguineus noster" (a cousin) witnessed a charter of "Georgii comitis Marchie" relating to Sorrowlessfield, a still extant property on the (A68) road south of Earlston, Berwickshire, in the reign (1390-1406) of Robert III,[8] indicating both his extended family and that he was active in the management of the Dunbar family estates during Robert's reign.

March accompanied the James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas in his incursion into England, and after the battle of Otterburn (1388) he took command of the Scots, whom he conducted safely home. His daughter Elizabeth was betrothed by contract to David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, son of King Robert III and heir to the throne, but Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, 'The Grim', protested against the match, and through the influence of the Duke of Albany had the contract annulled, and the prince as married to his own daughter Marjory, instead.[5]

In consequence of this slight upon his family's honour, George renounced his allegiance to Robert III and retired into England, placing himself under the protection of King Henry IV. On June 28, 1401, Henry granted, by Letters Patent, to "George de Dunbarre earl of the March of Scotland and Cristiana his wife" the lordship of Somerton in Lincolnshire, and the heirs male of their bodies, to be held by homage and military service. On the same day Henry gave "George de Dunbarre earl of the March of Scotland" £100 sterling per annum "of his special favour" and in October granted him 'costs' of £25/9s/7d; and granted his wife "Cristiana countess of Dunbarre" £40/19s/3d "for her charges and expenses coming from the North at his command, to prosecute certain matters touching her husband, herself, and their heirs".[9]

In 1401 he made a wasteful inroad into Scotland, and in June 1402 he was victorious against a small Scottish force at the Battle of Nesbit Moor. At the subsequent Battle of Homildon Hill he again fought on the English side. [5]

In the summer of 1403 the Percies declared open revolt again King Henry IV and raised their Standard of revolt at Chester. A plan was hatched to seize the King's son, the young Prince of Wales, at Shrewsbury. The plan was foiled by the extreme speed with which Henry IV moved once he heard details of the revolt. "Egged on by his very competent and energetic ally, the renegade Scotsman, George Dunbar", he drove his men across the Midlands towards Shrewsbury, raising more troops as he went.[10] The Battle of Shrewsbury took place on July 21, 1403, with Dunbar fighting on the side of Henry IV.[11] It was a Royal victory and the revolt was, for the moment, over.

Thereafter in the same year "George de Dunbar earl of the March of Scotland" petitioned (Parliamentary Petitions, No.961) Henry IV stating that he had lost all his castles, lordships, goods and chattels in Scotland on account of his being his liegeman, and asked the King to "ordain in this parliament that if any conquest is made in the realm of Scotland, the petitioner may have restoration of his castles, &c., and also his special protection for all dwelling in the earldom of March who come to his allegiance hereafter". This was endorsed by the King.[12]

On January 21, 1403/4 "George de Dunbarre earl of the March of Scotland" received a £100 annuity from Henry IV.[13]

Between August 14 - 18, 1403, King Henry granted George de Dunbar, Earl of March, the ward of the manors and lordships of Kyme and Croftes in Lincolnshire, and a house and chattels in Bishopsgate, City of London, for life, which had previously belonged to the late Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, and was forfeited by his rebellion.[14]

Under a Letters Patent, "the King's cousin, George de Dunbarre, Earl of March of Scotland", for "his daily service and great costs" was given the manor of Clippeston in Shirewood by King Genry IV on June 10, 1405. In addition, on 14th of the following month, the King gave him the ward of the lands of the late Thomas Umfraville in Haysille on Humber in York, till the majority of Gilber his heir, or his heirs in succession if he dies in minority.[15]

In addition he shared in the forfeited estates of the attainted Thomas Bardolf, 5th Lord Bardolf (who later fell with Percy at the Battle of Bramham Moor in February 1408).However, as the following decree shows, George did not retain them all: "27th April 1407. The King to the sheriff of Lincoln. Referring to the late plea in Chancery between Amicia wife of Thomas, late lord of Bardolf, and George de Dunbarre regarding certain lands in Ruskynton forfeited by Thomas, which had been granted by the King to George, with the manor of Calthorpe, the half of Ancaster (and many others), wherein it was adjudged that Rusynton should be excepted from the grant and restored to her with the rents, etc., from 27th November 1405, drawn by George, - the King orders him to restore the same to Amicia. Westminster. [Close, 9 Henry IV. m.17.]".[16]

Through the mediation of Sir Walter Haliburton of Dirleton[17] reconciliation with the Douglases was affected in 1408, and he was allowed to return to Scotland the following year, taking possession of his earldom of March, but said to be deprived of the lordship of Annandale.[18]

In 1411 he was one of the Scottish Commissioners for negotiating a truce with England, but died of a contageous fever, in 1420, at the age of 82.[5]

He married Christine, daughter of Sir William Seton[19], and had at least eight children, including:

* Sir George, 11th Earl of Dunbar & March

* Columba de Dunbar, Bishop of Moray [20][21]

* Sir Gavin de Dunbar of Cumnock [22]

* Janet, who married as her first husband, Sir John Seton of Seton, Knt.,(d. 1441)[23] [24]

* Marjory, who married Sir John Swinton, 15th of that Ilk, killed at the battle of Verneuil, France, in 1424 [25]

1. ^ Brown, Peter, publisher, The Peerage of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1834: 145, where he is stated to be the 10th earl.

2. ^ Anderson, William, The Scottish Nation, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.iv, p.74, where he is given as the 10th earl

3. ^ Anderson (1867), vol.iv:74, where it is stated "he died of a contagious fever in 1420, aged 82

4. ^ Angus, William, 'Miscellaneous Charters 1315-1401' in Miscellany of The Scottish History Society volume five, Edinburgh, 1933:27 where he is described as "Georgius de Dumbarr comes Marchie et dominus vallis Annandie et Mannie" in a charter dated 30th July 1372

5. ^ a b c d Anderson (1867), vol.iv:74

6. ^ Bain, Joseph, FSA (Scot), editor, Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland 1357 - 1509, Edinburgh, 1888, vol.iv: xx - xxv

7. ^ Bain (1888),pps: xx - xxv

8. ^ Young, James, Historical References to the Scottish Family of Lauder, Glasgow, 1884, p.19

9. ^ Bain (1888), vol.iv, pps:125 & 130, nos.602 & 623.

10. ^ Earle, Peter, The Life and Times of Henry V, London, 1972, p.56-7, ISBN 0297 994828-X

11. ^ Dunbar, Sir Alexander H., Bt., Scottish Kings, Edinburgh, 1899, p.177

12. ^ Bain (1888), vol.iv, p.132-3, no.634.

13. ^ Bain (1888), vol.iv, p.137, no.650.

14. ^ Bain (1888), vol.iv, p.133, nos.637, 639.

15. ^ Bain (1888), vol. iv, p.142-3, nos.681/685.

16. ^ Bain (1888), vol.iv. p.150, no.732

17. ^ Rogers, Charles,LL.D., Genealogical Memoirs of the family of Sir Walter Scott, Bt., with his Memorials of the Halibirtons, London, 1877: xxx

18. ^ Brown (1834), Peerage, 145

19. ^ Douglas, in his Baronage, gives him as Sir Alexander Seton

20. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, Ulster King of Arms, Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, London, 1883:606

21. ^ Lindsay, The Rev., & Hon., E.R., and Cameron, A.I.,Calendar of Scottish Supplications to Rome 1418 - 1422, Scottish History Society, Edinburgh, 1934:37-8, where he is described as "a son of George, 10th Earl of Dunbar and Earl of March" and "of a race of earls of Royal stock", the Supplication being dated at Florence,May 1, 1419.

22. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, Ulster King of Arms, Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, London, 1883:606

23. ^ Anderson (1867), vol.viii:437

24. ^ Burke (1883),Dormant :606, where he is called Lord John Seton (presumably after Sir Richard Maitland's House of Setoun where he is also called Lord John)

25. ^ Burke, Messrs. John & John Bernard, The Royal Families of England Scotland and Wales, with their Descendants, London, 1851, volume 2, pedigree XXV

* Townend, Peter, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 105th edition, London, 1970, p. 913.

* Cockayne, G.E.,et al, The Complete Peerage, under 'Dirletoun'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I,_Earl_of_March

"Memoir of Sir James Dalrymple - 1st Viscount Stairs" by E J G Mackay 1873, Printed by Thomasd and Archiblad Constable for Emundstone and Douglas. " William Dalrymple - a cadet of the Dalrymples of Dalrymple - acquired a small estate of Stair in Ayrshire by marriage with Agnes Kennedy during the reign of James II.  Their son William married Marion Chalmers of Gadagirth, one of the Lollards of Klye - The great-grandson of Marion Chalmers great grandfather of Lord Stair, James Dalrymple of Stair belonged to the party of the Assured Lords, and was adherent of the Reformed Faith. His son James, also a Protestant, joined the association of 1567 in favor of james IV. Neither the grandfather nor father of Stair notable - His mother, Janet Kennedy, sprang from a family which had taken the side of the Reformers. Stair born in 1619 at Drummurchie  - His father died when he was five years old - Soon after which he was sent to Mauchline Grammar School by his mother - Groundless tradition of his father's murder - Stair went to Glasglow Universirty in 1633 and graduated in Arts in 1637."

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"The Scottish Nation: or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours and Biographical History of the People of Scotland." by William Anderson, Vol II.  A. Fullerton & Co. London 1862.

Adam de Dalrymple, living during the reign of Alexander III, died 1300.
His son Gilchrist de Dalrymple, contemporary of Robert the Bruce.
Malcolm de Dalrymple, living during the reign of David II, divided his lands between his sons John and Roland.

"On the 30th of May, 1371, John Kennedy of Dunure who owned half of Dalrymple, obtained from Robert II a charter of confirmation of half the barony of Dalrimpill upon resignation of Malcolm, the son of Gilchrist, the son of Adam de Dalrimpill. 13 Sept 1377 the same John Kennedy obtained another charter from the same monarch of the other half of the barony upon resignation of Hugh, the son of Roland de Dalrymple."

"The above mentioned John, the elder son of Malcolm appears to have been the father of William de Dalrymple, who in 1450 acquired the lands of Stair-Montgomery, in the same county, onhis marriage to Agnes Kennedy, heiress of that estate and grand daughter of Malcolm de Carrick de Stair. He was the first of the Dalrymples of Stair."

"Their son William Dalrymple of Stair married Marion, daughter of Sir John Chalmers of Gadgirth in Ayrshire. This lady was one of the Lollards of Kyle who were summoned in 1494 before the king's council."

"They had a son William who predeceased his parent, leaving a son William Dalrymple of Stair. By his wife Margaret, daughter of Wallace of Cairnhill, the latter was one of the first who made open profession of the reformed doctrines. In 1544 he joined the earls of Lennox (Mathew) and Glencairn (William) against the earl of Arran. By his wife Isabel, daughter of George Crawford of Lochnorris, he had a son James Dalrymple of Stair. "

No longer quoting: the last James signed confession of faith in 1562, died 1586. His son John had a son James who appears on the list of Barons in 1600 indicted for abiding from the raid of Dunfries. He married Janet Kennedy, daughter of Fergus Kennedy and died in 1624. His son James, an eminient lawyer and stateman was the first Viscount of Stair.

http://books.google.com/books

Also published at http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/dalrymple.htm

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1619-1695 James Dalrymple studied at the University of Glasgow and was a signatory of the National Covenant. From 1641-47 he was Regent of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts at Glasgow, before being called to the Bar as an advocate in 1648. During Cromwell's occupation he served as one of the commissioners for the administration of justice (basically a judge) and, after the Restoration in 1660, as a Lord of Session. He became Lord President in 1671 but resigned in 1681 due to his refusal to take the Test Oath. This oath established in law the supremacy of the king over the church. This was unacceptable to James and went against all his religious and political convictions. As the political climate changed James felt it expedient to remove to Leiden in the Netherlands. After the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-9, when William of Orange was invited to take the British throne, James was re-appointed Lord President. He replaced the murdered George Lockhart. In 1690 he was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Stair. Stair was the family seat in Kyle, Ayrshire. Viscount Stair's Institutions of the Law of Scotland (1681) was one of the first attempts to codify Scots law and remains one of the most important legal publications. James is buried in the high kirk of St Giles. The language of the testament is interesting. It reveals James religious convictions, trusting in God for 'pardoun of all my sines and acceptance of my persoune in the Covnenant of his grace'.

Further reading: A.J.G Mackay, Memoir of Sir James Dalrymple, First Viscount Stair (1873)

D.M. Walker (ed.), Stair Tercentenary Studies, Stair Society vol 33 (1981)

K. Luig, "The institutes of national law in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries", (1972) 17 Juridical Review 193

D.M. Walker, The Scottish Jurists (1985), ch. 8

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The first records of a Dalrymple are in a charter of Robert II in 1371, in which three generations of Dalrymples are named. The marriage of William de Dalrymple to Agnes Kennedy, granddaughter of Malcolm de Carrick de Stair, in 1540, led to the acquisition of the lands of Stair Montgomery and thedevelopment of the name of Dalrymple of Stair. The family fought for the Protestant cause with Mary Queen of Scots at Langside in 1568. James Dalrymple of Stair, born in 1619 led an illlustrious life, attending Glasgow Univeristy at the age of Fourteen and graduating as a Master of Arts in 1637. In 1638 he commanded a company in the Earl of Glencairn's regiment, while still serving he accpeted the post of Professor of Philosophy at Glasgow in 1641, resigning six years later to become a lawyer. He ws sent to Breda to bring Charles II home to assume his father's throne. Dalrymple was appointed a parliamentary commissioner for the administration of justice in Scotalnd while he was there, and this appointment was approved by the administrator Oliver Cromwell. At the Rstoration, he was made a Lord of Session and a knight by Charles II, and became President of the Court of Session in 1671. He fled to the Netherlands, following a conflict with James VII, then the Duke of York, but returned with William of Orange, and reappointed Lord President. He died in 1695, after being named Viscount Stair in 1690, but his text on Scottish law, 'Institutions of the Law of Scotland', has become a major work in the study of civil law in Scotland, and is often referred to in modern court cases. The second Viscount Stair, was also a lawyer, and was raised the title of Earl of Stair having become Lord Advocate. The second Earl followed a military career, attaining the rank of Field Marshal and ambassador to the court of Louis XIV in France. The present Earl is captain general of the scottish royal bodygaurd, the Royal Company of Archers, and Gold Stick-in-Waiting to HM Queen Elizabeth.

Major conflicts in just whose father belongs to George and Patrick, fathers and wives and children differ and confused, but all lead to William I the Lionheart, King of Scotland and most to Gospatrick.

Peerage: (with Cokayne and Mosley as sources except for Patrick 5th)
Patrick 4th Earl 1152 - 31 Dec 1232, m Ada dtr of William I, children Ada and Patrick
Patrick 5th Earl d 1248, m Euphemia FitzAlan, children Patrick
Patrick 6th Earl 1213 - 24 Aug 1289, m Cecil Fraser, child Patrick
Patrick 7th Earl 1242 - 10 Oct 1308, m Marjorie Comyn, child Alexander & Cecilia
Alerxander d abt 1331, son Patrick
Patrick d 1356 in Greece, son George Dunbar 10th Earl

Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie (via Wikapedia who says his chronicles can be unreliable)
Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar d 1182
Patrick I, 5th Earl d 1232, m Ada, sons Patrick, William, Robert, Fergus
Patrick II 6th Earl 185 - 1249 m Euphemia, children Patrick, Isabel
Patrick III 7th Earl 1213 - 24 Aug 1289, m Cecily FitzRobert, children Patrick, John, Alexander, Cecilia
Patrick IV 8th Earl 1242 - 10 Oct 1308 m Marjorie Comyn, children Patrick, John (father George Dunbar 10th Earl), George
Patrick V 9th Earl 1285 - 1369 in Greece, m Marjorie Comyn as well, and Black Agnes, no children.

dcs hull says:
Gospatric, son of Maldred of infamous fame, long line to :
Waltheof de Dunbar d 1182, son Patrick
Patrick 1152 - Dec 1232, children Patrick & Cecilia
Patrick 1232 - 1248, m Euphemia de Brus, child Patrick
Patrick 6th Earl 1213 - 24 Aug 1289, m Cecil Fraser, child Patrick
Patrick 7th Earl 1242 - 10 Oct 1308, m Marjory Comyn, children Patrick, Alexander, Agnes
Patrick 8th Earl 1285 - 11 Nov 1368, m Emmengarde, children Patrick & John, m Agnes Randolph, no children
End of the line, neither son has a child listed.

"History of Dunbar" (1852):  19 (fascinating reading of the constant turmoil of their day)
King Ethelred to Crinan, Gospatric to Waltheof.
Patrick 5th Earl d 1232, m Ada 1184, during which John (English King?) burned Dunbar but could not take castle.
Patrick 6th Earl d 1248 m Euphemia, dtr of Walter, High Steward (Stewart)
Patrick 7th Earl m dtr of Henry III? then Christian, dtr of Robert Bruce, children Patrick, John, Alexander
Patrick 8th Earl d 1309 "Blackbeard" m Marjory Comyn, one son
Patrick 9th Earl b 1285 m Black Agnes Randolph, children George, John, Margaret, Elizabeth
George 10th Earl, first of that name, b 1339, m Christina Seton, children George, Gawin, Colin, Patrick, John, David, Elizabeth, Janet. pg 56 -72

Other Dunbar history:

The lands were granted by King Malcolm III to the Earl Gospatric who had lived further south in Northumberland in the 11th century but had been forced to flee by William the Conqueror. Earl Gospatric in turn was descended from Crinan, the thane of Dunkeld whose grandfather was probably Duncan, lay-abbot of Dunkeld who died in 965.

Patrick of Dunbar married a daughter of King William the Lion in 1184. A later Patrick "Black Beard", 8th Earl of Dunbar, was one of those who competed for the crown of Scotland in 1291 when King Edward I of England volunteered to mediate in the argument. Later, the 9th Earl of Dunbar sheltered King Edward II at Dunbar after the flight of the English king from the field of Bannockburn in 1314.

During the 14th century, the 10th Earl enlarged his estates and became one of the most important nobles in Scotland. He accompanied the Earl of Douglas in his raids into England and fought at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 in which the Scots defeated Henry Percy, (Hotspur) but with the loss of the Earl of Douglas. But he fell out with the Douglas family when they disrupted his plans for his daughter to marry the son of King Robert III.

In the early 15th century, the 11th Earl of Dunbar became so powerful that he became perceived as a threat to King James I and he was imprisoned on a trumped up charge of treason so that the king could take over the large Dunbar estates. The last Earl died in exile in England in 1455.

dcs hull and peerage fairly agree. Peerage has William Hardi listed once, #109493, yet to come up from James, (listed twice as 108050 and 109499) he skips Archibald m to Beatrice Linday on one branch and includes it on another.

William b 1330-1384 #109487 goes to father Archibald 109489 and then to William Harrdi, where William 1330-1384 #109493 goes directly to William Hardi #109493.

I have chosen to include Arch m to Beatrice Lindsay, opposed to same Arch being a child of William Hardi as some versions claim.

In a nutshell:
William 1174-1213, child Archibald, peerage 109496
Archibald 1213-1240, children William, Andrew , peerage 109495
William Longleg 1240-1274, children William Hardi, Hugh , peerage 109494
William Hardi d 1298, m Eliz Stewart, children Archibald, James, Hugh , peerage 109493
Archibald d 1333, m Beatrice Lindsay, children William, Eleanor , peerage 109489
William 1330-1384, m Margaret of Mar, children James, Isabel, George , peerage 109493 & 109487
James 1358- 1388, m Isabella Stewart dtr of Robert 2, children William, Archibald, Catherine, peerage 109499 & 108050
Archibald the Grim 1328-1400, m Joan Moray, children Archibald, James, Marjory, William, Helen , peerage 107988 & 109502
Archibald 1372-1424, m Margaret Stewart dtr of Robert 3, children Archibald, Elizabeth, William, James, Mary , peerage 107997
Archibald 1410-1486, m Euphemia Graham, children Margaret, William, David, peerage 108096
Margaret peerage 108249