Henry (Balfour) Balfour of Dunboyne, Balfour of Dunbog MP (abt. 1690 - 1765)

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Biography

Henry Balfour of Donbog was the third and youngest son of John Balfour and Isabell Balfour. He was Major of the Dragoons and an MP for Fife.

Although Major Balfour had been a rebel and had his lands confiscated these were granted to his children in 1720 and 1728.

On 4 July 1730, Henry Balfour had inherited the lands and title of Dunbog, and he in turn was succeeded by his son Henry as on 11 September 1765, Henry Balfour of Dunbog was served heir to his father Henry Balfour of Dunbog, and on 10 December 1765 he was granted a charter of Dunboig. This Henry Balfour sold Dunboig to the family of Dundas in 1766.^[1]

Family

He married Katherine Porterfield.^[1][2]

They were the parent of multiple children including:

• David^[1]
• Henry^[1]
• Robert^[1]
• Major General Nisbet Balfour of Dunbog (1743-1823) fought in the American war of Independence and in the Napoleonic Wars^[1][3]
• Ann , married Robert Stewart of Castle Stewart.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} "Barony of Denboig/Dunbog", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barony_of_Denboig/Dunbog, accessed 15 April 2020
2. ↑ L.G Pine, ed., Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 102nd edition (London: Burke’s Peerage Ltd., 1959), 141, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$c148190&view=1up&seq=247.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} R. G. Thorne, The House of Commons: 1790-1820, Part 1 (London: Boydell & Brewer, 1986), 126, https://books.google.com/books?id=j0AsmWc5zYwC&pg=RA2-PA126.
4. ↑ John Burke, ed., A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours - Volume 4, (London: Henry Colburn, 1838), 41, https://books.google.com/books?id=KikAAAAAQAAJ&vq=balfour&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q=st%20fort&f=false

See also:

• Heraldic Media Limited, “Cracroft’s Peerage, The Complete Guide to the British Peerage & Baronetage,” Cracroft’s Peerage, The Complete Guide to the British Peerage & Baronetage, http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, accessed 4 April 2020.