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Bellenden

NOT Bellanden.

• References:
  • BELLENDEN in [Burkes Extinct]
  • ROXBURGHE in [Burkes Peerage]

William Bellenden, born c.1702,
descendant of Kerr,
descendant of Edward III,
Lieutenant-Colonel in 3rd Dragoon Guards,
mar Jacomina Farmer,
had issue:

1. William Bellenden, later Bellenden-Ker,
   bapt 1728,
   7th Lord Bellenden of Broughton, succ 1794,
   4th Duke of Roxburghe, succ 1804,
   died 1805.

2. Jacomina Bellenden,
   Jacomina Caroline, or Carolina,
   born c.1730, Broughton, Edinburgh, Scotland,
   mar 4th Apr 1749, Inkpen, Berkshire [LDS IGI] or Broughton [LDS Ancestral File],
   to Thomas Orby Hunter [born c.1714] and had issue.
   Note that Inkpen is right beside Thomas Orby Hunter's sister's house at West Woodhay (see map).

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• Ker (Bellenden) by Peter Barns-Graham

• Earls and Dukes of Roxburghe
• Their seat is at Floors Castle.