A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

OF FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS.
THOMAS DUNBAR, son and heir of JOHN Earl of MURRAY, carried, quarterly, first
and fourth Dunbar, second and third or ; three cushions pendent by the corners,
within a double tressure flowered and counter-flowered gules, for Randolph Earl
of Murray.
There were three or four of this family successively Earls of Murray. The last
of whom, James Dunbar Earl of Murray, is said to have been affianced to a near
kinswoman of his own, Isabel, daughter of Innes of that Ilk. She died, bearing
to him a son Alexander, before dispensation could be obtained from the Pope, as
was requisite, by reason of consanguinity betwixt them. Afterwards he married
Katharine Gordon, daughter to the Earl of Huntly ; she bore to him two daughters,
Marion Dunbar, the eldest, wife to James Crichton, who got with her the
land^s of Frendraught ; of whom the Viscounts of Frendraught. Anne, the second
daughter, was married to Archibald, a younger son of William Earl of Douglas,
who was made Earl of Murray by King James II. and shortly after forfeited for
his rebellion.
The above-mentioned Alexander, upon the account his mother was not legally
married to his father, was disappointed of the earldom, but got the lands of Westfield,
and the office of the sheriflfdom of Murray heritably, which continues in the
family at this day. He married a daughter of Sutherland of Duffus. Their son
and ht;ir, James Dunbar, married Euphame, the eldest daughter and co-heir of
Dunbar of Cumnock, and got with her these lands, which his successors enjoyed
under the designation of Barons of Cumnock, for an hundred years, till they sold
it, and then the family returned to their old designation of Westfield ; of whom
is descended the present James, laird of Westfield, Sheriff of Murray, whose
achievement is quarterly, first and fourth gules, a lion rampant argent, within a
bordure of the last, charged with eight roses of the first, for Dunbar ; second and
third, or, three cushions within a double tressure, flowered and counter-flowered
Cities, for Randolph ; crest, a right hand palme proper, reaching to two Earl's
coronets tied together ; with the motto, Sub spe ; supporters, two lions argent,
standing on a compartment, whereon are these words, Pracipitatus attarnen tutus.
See Plate of Achievements.
DUNBAR of Mochrum carries the arms of Randolph, with a mullet for his difference
;
as in Font's Manuscript.
This family got the lands of Mochrum by marrying the second daughter and
co-heir of Patrick Dunbar of Cumnock, who was probably, says Sir James Dal-
rymple, a brother of Patrick Earl of March ; because, in the Register of King
David II. there is a charter of George Dunbar of Cumnock, in the Sheriffdom of
Ayr, and of Blantyre,
in the shire of Lanark. Which last-mentioned lands went
with the third daughter of Patrick Dunbar of Cumnock, who married one of the
name. Of whom were the Dunbars of Enterkin.
GAVIN DUNBAR, Archdean of St Andrews, and Clerk Register, being thirteen
years Bishop of Aberdeen, died the gth of March 1531. He was of the House of
Westfield, and carried the arms of the family.
Mr GAVIN DUNBAR, Tutor to King James V. is said to be a brother of Mochrum.
He was Archbishop of Glasgow, and Chancellor of Scotland.
ALEXANDER DUNBAR, Dean of Murray, a younger son of Westfield, embracing
the reformed religion, became one of the Senators of the College of Justice ; and
was progenitor of the Dunbars of Grange, who carry, quarterly, Dunbar and
Randolph, and, for his difference, all within a bordure argent, charged with eight
frascs gules ; crest, a wreath of laurel proper : motto, Sub spe. As in the Lyon
Register.
WILLIAM DUNBAR of Hemprigs, descended of Kilbuiak, who was the eldest
cadet of Westfield, Sheriff of Murray, quarterly, Dunbar and Randolph, all with-
in a bordure, vair, gules and or ; crest, a lion naissant out of a wreath, holding in
the dexter paw a rose
slipped gules, leaved and barbed vert : motto, Ornat fortem
pnidcnl'ut. Lyon Register.
SIR. DAVID DUNBAR of Baldoon, Bart, gules, a lion rampant argent, with a
bordure of the second, charged with ten roses of the first ; crest, a horse-head
argent, bridled gules ; supporters, two lions gardant argent, each
of their fore paws, a rose slipped .yvfer ; motto, Firmior quo patior.
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in one