The Martin Family of Dublin & Virginia

THE MARTIN FAMILY OF DUBLIN & VIRGINIA In 1735, 30-year-old Thomas Bunbury, High Sheriff of Carlow, married Catherine Campbell, third daughter of Colonel Josias Campbell and his wife Lettice. SCOTTISH ROOTS Lettice Campbell (1682-1757) was the youngest daughter of...
Hugh Mill Bunbury & the Guyana Connection

Hugh Mill Bunbury & the Guyana Connection

Plantation owner Hugh Mill Bunbury of Guyana (Demerara) was born in Devon and moved to the West Indies as a young man. His daughter Lydia was disinherited for marrying the French Romantic poet Count Alfred de Vigny. His son Charles commanded the Rifle Brigade and...