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David Barclay of Ury (1610 – October 12, 1686) was a Scottish professional soldier, courtier and the first Laird of Ury. A soldier of fortune, Barclay fought for Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden during the
"Barclay, Robert (1611/12–1682)"
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed December 3, 2007.
Genealogical Account of the Barclays of Urie
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David Barclay of Ury (1610 – October 12, 1686) was a Scottish professional soldier, courtier and the first Laird of Ury. A soldier of fortune, Barclay fought for Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War
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, and with the Earl of Middleton during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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Background
Barclay was the son of David Barclay (1580–1660), 11th of Mathers, of Kincardineshire, Scotland and Elizabeth Livingstone, daughter of John Livingston ofDunipace
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Career
In 1626, he ventured to France to become a soldier of fortune. In 1630, he rose to the rank of a major underGustavus Adolphus
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, King of Sweden, during the Thirty Years War
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.Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, under Robert Barclay. He returned to Scotland in 1636 to serve in the covenanting
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army, becoming colonel of a cavalry regiment under General John Middleton.Oxford DNB
In 1648, he purchased the lands and barony of Ury in Kincardineshire
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(modern-day Aberdeenshire
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) from William Keith, 7th Earl of Marischal. As a known associate of the Earl Marischal
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History
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he was subsequently confined in Edinburgh Castle
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where he met the John Swinton, who was confined in the same prison.
In 1660, the Restoration
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ended the Civil War. Barclay served at the court of Charles II and he became an influential figure at Whitehall
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and Edinburgh
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Family
Barclay married French noblewoman Katherine Petau de Maulette (1621–1663) on the 24th of December 1647. Katherine was a cousin of Genevieve Petau de Maulette, French tutor of Elizabeth Stuart 'the Winter Queen', and was also a third cousin of Charles II. Barclay and Katherine had the following issue: * Jean Barclay (1663–1720), marriedSir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel
Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (Scottish Gaelic: ''Eòghain Camshròn Mac Dhòmhnaill Dubh''; February 1629 – 12 June 1719) was a Scottish highland chief, soldier and courtier. He was the Chief of Clan Cameron – the 17th Lochiel, and was renow ...
, to whom she bore eight children
* Lucille Barclay (born 1657) who died unmarried.
* Robert Barclay (born 1648) the eldest son, who became celebrated as the apologist for the Quakers
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* John Barclay (born 1650) the second son, settled in East Jersey
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in America, where he married and left children.
* David Barclay (born 1653) who died unmarried.
References
Further reading
*ODNB
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article by Brian M. Halloran"Barclay, Robert (1611/12–1682)"
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed December 3, 2007.
External links
Genealogical Account of the Barclays of Urie
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David
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People from Kincardine and Mearns
Lairds
Scottish soldiers
Scottish people of the Thirty Years' War
Covenanters