| Clan Chief John Huntar | |
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| Born |
1200 Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Other names |
John Deo Venator, John De Huntar |
| Title | 4th Laird of Hunterston |
| Predecessor | Venator (The Hunter) |
| Successor | Ardneil (Arnele) Hunter |
| Children | 1 |
John Huntar (born 1200) [1][2] was the 4th chief of Clan Hunter.[3] Born in Ayrshire (possibly Hunterston Castle).
There is no records at this time if he was married, however he did have one child.
- Ardneil Huntar (born 1220) (d. 1280)[2]
Ventor in Latin means "The Hunter"
Witness to a deed of 1233. (Glasgow Church Records: John Deo Venator)[4]
John De Huntar is named in charters of King Alexander II[5]
Ancestral research is still being done by historians on this clan chief.
References[]
- ^ Bernard, Burke (1879). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. pp. 835.
- ^ a b "FamilySearch". https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6QR-7D8.
- ^ Scottish Clan Family Encyclopedia. Collins. pp. 172–173.
- ^ "Pre-Reformation Church and the Secularisation of Church Property". https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/church-records.
- ^ "People of Medieval Scotland (1093-1371)". https://www.poms.ac.uk/help/social-network-analysis/royal-charters-co-witnessing-visualizations/king-alexander-ii-charter-witnesses/.
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