Sir David Cuninghame, 3rd Baronet ( – 4 July 1770) was a Scottish landowner and aristocrat.
Early life
Cuninghame was born in Scotland in . He was the only son and heir of
Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 2nd Baronet (died 1730) and the former Margaret Boyle. His sister, Jean Cuninghame, married William Newall (a son of Adam Newall). His father was only a minor when his father, the 1st Baronet, died, and "was, ill-advisedly, served heir general to his father" and "heir special in the
Barony of Robertland. By this service not only his estate but what of his wife was given up to his father's creditors, and he had to subsist 'by the effects of his industry.'"
His paternal grandparents were
Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 1st Baronet,
[ Paterson, James (1863–66). ''History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton Vol. V, Part II. Cunningham'' Edinburgh: J. Stillie, p. 590.] and Mary Stewart (sister of
Sir Archibald Stewart, 1st Baronet, of Blackhall). Through his paternal line, he was separately a descendant of the
4th Earl of Glencairn through the Earl's second son, Hon. Andrew Cunningham,
and the
7th Earl of Glencairn, through the Earl's daughter, Lady Mary Cuninghame.
His maternal grandparents were John Boyle of
Kelburn, MP for
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, and Marion Steuart (the daughter of Sir Walter Steuart of Allanton). His maternal uncle was
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Early life
David Boyle was born circa 1666 at Kelburn Castle, Fairlie, in No ...
.
Career
Upon the death of his father in 1730, he succeeded as the 3rd
Baronet Cuninghame of
Corsehill in the
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Personal life
Sir David married Penelope Montgomery (d. ), daughter of Margaret Montgomery (a daughter of Alexander Montgomery of Kirktonholm,
Lanarkshire
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) and Alexander Montgomery of Assloss,
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Penelope was the niece and heiress of Sir Walter Montgomery, Baronet, of Kirktonholm (descended from the
Montgomeries of Skelmorly).
Together, they were the parents of:
* Alexander Montgomery-Cuninghame (died 1770), a captain in the army who served in the wars in
Flanders
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; he married Elizabeth Montgomery, eldest daughter and heiress of David Montgomery of
Lainshaw, Ayrshire.
* David Cuninghame, who died in Jamaica.
* Walter Cuninghame.
* Margaret Cuninghame, who married a Craig.
[Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.'' ]Wilmington, Delaware
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: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd
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, 2003, volume 1, page 995.
Sir David died at
Corsehill in July 1770.
As his eldest son predeceased him by about six months, he was succeeded in his title by grandson,
Walter Montgomery-Cuninghame.
Descendants
Through his son Alexander, he was a grandfather of
Sir Walter Montgomery-Cuninghame, 4th Baronet,
Sir David Montgomery-Cuninghame, 5th Baronet and
Sir James Montgomery-Cuninghame, 6th Baronet.
Notes
References
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1690s births
Cuninghame, David
Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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Clan Cunningham
Nobility from South Ayrshire