Anne Cuninghame

ANNE CUNNINGHAM (aka ANNA CUNNINGHAME)

Spurious Pedigree

Anna Cuninghame is the daughter of Colonel Robert Cuninghame and his wife Anne Scot. Darryl Lundy's Peerage According to Darryl Lundy, she died without issue. Lundy cites volume two of the 1965 edition of Burke's Landed Gentry but this is quite wrong. Darryl Lundy's Peerage

Marriage

Anna Cunningham married John McIlvane of Grimmet. NRS: GD39/5/152 Her husband died before 20 September 1739. NRS: GD25/8/1086

Children

1. John McIlvane of Grimmett
2. Anna McIlvane

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

                    1

27 March 1678: Bond by Sir John Cunningham of Lambrughton, in favour of Colonel Robert Cunningham, for 2,000 merks, with clause of substitution in favour of Anna Cunningham, his daughter. [Signature cancelled]. In dorso: Note, dated 6 Jan. 1682, that said Sir John Cunningham granted bond for £500 to Bailie Hamiltoune. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/5/149

                   2

11 September 1679: Extract Registered Assignation by Colonel Robert Cunninghame, brother to deceased William, Earl of Glencairn, in favour of Quintin McIlvaine, elder, of Grimet, of (1) bond, dated 9 & 23 June and 10 Nov. 1675, by John, Earl of Tweeddale, John, Lord Yester, his eldest son, as principals and Sir James Hay of Linplum, as cautioner, in favour of said Robert Cunninghame, Anna Scott, his spouse, and William Cunninghame their only son, for 3,000 merks; (2) bond, dated 22 Nov. 1676, by Sir John Cheislie of Kerswell, deceased, and William Demholm of Westsheill, as principals, and Thomas Stewart of Coltness, as cautioner, in favour of said Robert Cunninghame, and Anna Cunninghame, his only daughter, for 3,000 merks; (3) bond, dated 27 Mar. 1678, by Sir John Cunninghame of Lambrughton, in favour of said Robert Cunninghame, and Anna, his daughter, for 2,000 merks; and (4) bond, dated 2 Aug. 1679, by George Home and William Johnston, merchants in Edinburgh, and Mr David Home, tutor to Sir John Home of Blackadder, in favour of said Robert Cunninghame and Anna Cunninghame, his daughter, for 2,000 merks which bonds were assigned by said Robert Cunninghame in satisfaction of £6,000 tocher given to John McIlvaine, son of said Quintin, with said Anna Cunninghame, his daughter. Registered Burgh Court Books, Edinburgh, 1 Feb. 1681. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/5/152

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20 September 1739: Letters of Assignation by Anna Cunninghame, relict of John McIlvain of Grimett, to (1) John McI. of Grimett, her son, and (2) John McI., merchant, Thomastoun, of (1) 200 merks Scots, and (2) £100 Scots, being part of annuity of 800 merks payable to her by William Cunningham of Auchinskeith during her lifetime. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Kennedy Family, Earls of Cassillis (Ailsa Muniments), reference GD25/8/1086

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