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He died in the said month of May 1616 as shewn by his testament "faithfully made and given by Patrick Hunter now of Hunterston". His widow Margaret Peibles Lady Huntarstoun survived him. She is mentioned in the testament of John Tempiltoun in Hilhouse (one of the Hunterston farms) in the parish of Kilbride May 1617 as a "Creditor of ferme the said yeir 1617, vii. firlots beir ete mair to hir ane mas of herring pryce lib vis viiid", and again Margaret Peblis Lady Hunterstone for wairs appears in the list of debts awand to the deid in the testament of Alexander Cunyng hame elder merchant burgess of Irvine 1611.
The deceased Laird was succeeded by Patrick Hunter who was the son of the above mentioned William Hunter by his wife Mareoun Hamilton as appears by "testament ete vmqle Mareoun Hamiltoun in Hunterstoun qua deceist in the moneth of May 1616 zeirs, ffayth fullie maid and gevin up be Williame Hunter in Binberrie Zairds hir spous in name and behalf of Patrick Hunter onlie lauchful sone to the defunct executour datiUe", etc. "James Hunter sonne o Robert Hunter in Air George Hunter in Hunter stoun Alexander Hunter in Hunterstoun and Johne Hunter burgess of Air", are mentioned in this testament.
He was born about ad 1591 and consequently could not have been of age when he married Jean Cunninghame, the heiress of Hunterston, about 1611
He was served heir on the 11th July 1616 in a Precept of that date by Charles as Prince and Stewart of Scotland In June 1630 he sold the lands of South Cames in Cum brae to Sir Robert Montgomerie elder of Skelmorlie. After this sale the small islets called "The Allans", which formed a part and pertinent of this estate continued to be possessed by the proprietors of Hunterston, although they are not specially reserved or mentioned in the conveyance to the purchaser. In 1634 he repurchased the lands of Annanhill from Robert Ferguson or Fergushill of that Ilk and obtained a Crown charter from Charles I on 25th January of that year. His name occurs among those of other gentlemen in the Committee of War for Ayrshire in the troublous times of 1647.
In 1662 we find the Laird of Hunterston fined £600 by one of Middleton's arbitrary acts
He was present at the nuptials of his grandson Patrick Hunter with Marion Cunninghame on 15th August 1662 signed the marriage contract and lived to see their children He died about 1665 aged 74 as appears by two epitaphs one in Latin and the other in English which are still preserved The former is of considerable literary merit and contains a clever play on the name Venator or Hunter the latter is quaint and curious but is too long to allow of aught but a few statistical extracts The poet laments that:-
"Loe heir a cedare lys that seventie four years stood By Neptune's strande spreading his blossoms fair Feiding and sheltering Hunters in the Wood Bravely out darringe the cold winter's air "
Then apostrophising "subtile Tyme", who in "Scaventio four years"
"Hath chased to death this worthie man"
he tells him trinmphantly, "
Tea in dispyt your long continued chAse, He saw his children's children's children's face"
But he adds mournfully, "But can we cease to sighe when we doe mynd How thou repaired our Huntar's ancient townc How Judgement Witt and Righteousness combined To make thy grate old age a glorious Crowne"
Patrick Hunter left issue:-
1 Robert entered Glasgow College on 27th July 1627 who succeeded
2 Henry a minister of tho Church of Scotland He was Laurcated in the University of Glasgow in 1650 entered the ministry and settled at Dromore in Ireland He was ejected by Jeremy Taylor Bishop of Down in 1661 along with sixty co presbyters for non conformity He visited Scotland occasionally during the persecutions which followed but kept up a connection with his flock at Dromore to whom ho was ultimately restored in 1670 and he died amongst them unmarried in November 1678 He was an accomplished scholar and was doubtless the author of the Latin epitaph above alluded to
3 Francis from whom it is supposed that tho Hunters of Long Calderwood were descended and of which family was the eminent physician Dr Wm Hunter who was the son of John Hunter of Long Calderwood by Agnes Paul his wifo daughter of Mr Paul sometime Treasurer of Glasgow who was born 23d May 1718 at Easter Kilbride in Lanarkshire Ho died at London 80th March 1783 and he bequeathed his valuable museum to the University of Glasgow at which College he had been educated His brother the celebrated John Hunter who will ever hold a foremost place in the history of science as a surgeon an anatomist and a philosophor was born on the 13th February 1728 Ho married Anne Home daughter of Mr Home Burgeon of Burgoyne's Regiment of Light Horse a sister of Sir Everard Home and tho authoress of the words of all the canzonets of Haydn He died at London where he had long practised with unrivalled reputation 16th October 1793 Their sister Dorothy married to Dr James Baillie professor of divinity in the University of Glasgow was mother of Dr Baillic physician to the King and of Joanna Baillie the authoress of several works of great merit .
He died in the said month of May 1616 as shewn by his testament "faithfully made and given by Patrick Hunter now of Hunterston". His widow Margaret Peibles Lady Huntarstoun survived him. She is mentioned in the testament of John Tempiltoun in Hilhouse (one of the Hunterston farms) in the parish of Kilbride May 1617 as a "Creditor of ferme the said yeir 1617, vii. firlots beir ete mair to hir ane mas of herring pryce lib vis viiid", and again Margaret Peblis Lady Hunterstone for wairs appears in the list of debts awand to the deid in the testament of Alexander Cunyng hame elder merchant burgess of Irvine 1611.
The deceased Laird was succeeded by Patrick Hunter who was the son of the above mentioned William Hunter by his wife Mareoun Hamilton as appears by "testament ete vmqle Mareoun Hamiltoun in Hunterstoun qua deceist in the moneth of May 1616 zeirs, ffayth fullie maid and gevin up be Williame Hunter in Binberrie Zairds hir spous in name and behalf of Patrick Hunter onlie lauchful sone to the defunct executour datiUe", etc. "James Hunter sonne o Robert Hunter in Air George Hunter in Hunter stoun Alexander Hunter in Hunterstoun and Johne Hunter burgess of Air", are mentioned in this testament.
He was born about ad 1591 and consequently could not have been of age when he married Jean Cunninghame, the heiress of Hunterston, about 1611
He was served heir on the 11th July 1616 in a Precept of that date by Charles as Prince and Stewart of Scotland In June 1630 he sold the lands of South Cames in Cum brae to Sir Robert Montgomerie elder of Skelmorlie. After this sale the small islets called "The Allans", which formed a part and pertinent of this estate continued to be possessed by the proprietors of Hunterston, although they are not specially reserved or mentioned in the conveyance to the purchaser. In 1634 he repurchased the lands of Annanhill from Robert Ferguson or Fergushill of that Ilk and obtained a Crown charter from Charles I on 25th January of that year. His name occurs among those of other gentlemen in the Committee of War for Ayrshire in the troublous times of 1647.
In 1662 we find the Laird of Hunterston fined £600 by one of Middleton's arbitrary acts
He was present at the nuptials of his grandson Patrick Hunter with Marion Cunninghame on 15th August 1662 signed the marriage contract and lived to see their children He died about 1665 aged 74 as appears by two epitaphs one in Latin and the other in English which are still preserved The former is of considerable literary merit and contains a clever play on the name Venator or Hunter the latter is quaint and curious but is too long to allow of aught but a few statistical extracts The poet laments that:-
"Loe heir a cedare lys that seventie four years stood By Neptune's strande spreading his blossoms fair Feiding and sheltering Hunters in the Wood Bravely out darringe the cold winter's air "
Then apostrophising "subtile Tyme", who in "Scaventio four years"
"Hath chased to death this worthie man"
he tells him trinmphantly, "
Tea in dispyt your long continued chAse, He saw his children's children's children's face"
But he adds mournfully, "But can we cease to sighe when we doe mynd How thou repaired our Huntar's ancient townc How Judgement Witt and Righteousness combined To make thy grate old age a glorious Crowne"
Patrick Hunter left issue:-
1 Robert entered Glasgow College on 27th July 1627 who succeeded
2 Henry a minister of tho Church of Scotland He was Laurcated in the University of Glasgow in 1650 entered the ministry and settled at Dromore in Ireland He was ejected by Jeremy Taylor Bishop of Down in 1661 along with sixty co presbyters for non conformity He visited Scotland occasionally during the persecutions which followed but kept up a connection with his flock at Dromore to whom ho was ultimately restored in 1670 and he died amongst them unmarried in November 1678 He was an accomplished scholar and was doubtless the author of the Latin epitaph above alluded to
3 Francis from whom it is supposed that tho Hunters of Long Calderwood were descended and of which family was the eminent physician Dr Wm Hunter who was the son of John Hunter of Long Calderwood by Agnes Paul his wifo daughter of Mr Paul sometime Treasurer of Glasgow who was born 23d May 1718 at Easter Kilbride in Lanarkshire Ho died at London 80th March 1783 and he bequeathed his valuable museum to the University of Glasgow at which College he had been educated His brother the celebrated John Hunter who will ever hold a foremost place in the history of science as a surgeon an anatomist and a philosophor was born on the 13th February 1728 Ho married Anne Home daughter of Mr Home Burgeon of Burgoyne's Regiment of Light Horse a sister of Sir Everard Home and tho authoress of the words of all the canzonets of Haydn He died at London where he had long practised with unrivalled reputation 16th October 1793 Their sister Dorothy married to Dr James Baillie professor of divinity in the University of Glasgow was mother of Dr Baillic physician to the King and of Joanna Baillie the authoress of several works of great merit .
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