This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Sally_Wilkins Surnames: Dunbar Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunbar/716.2.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ninian's son Robert died in 1659 in Scotland. Ninian's grandson/Robert's son Robert was knighted in 1660, He married Grizzel Brodie in 1654. Our Robert ("of Hingham") was in Massachusetts in the 1650s, his wife's name was Rose. Many American genealogists have tried to chase down Robert's parentage without success. A good summary is right here on rootsweb: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~legends/dunbar.html The original source of the misinformation is apparently "The Genealogy of the Dunbar Family," by the Rev. Melzar Dunbar (1886). The Dunbar DNA project has some lineage information up at http://www.dunbardna.org/dnadunbarlineage.htm Unfortunately "Robert" is a very common name in the Dunbar family, and "Dunbar" was a very common name among the POWs transported to the North American colonies in the 1600s. As it was common practice for families to take the name of their location/district as their surname, there is no basis for concluding that all those Dunbars were related to one another. Hope this helps, even though it is not helpful! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.