Capt. Robert MacNab, 2nd of Dundurn and Forester of Glen Artney
Abt 1740 - Abt 1785 (~ 45 years)
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Name Robert MacNab Title Capt. Suffix 2nd of Dundurn and Forester of Glen Artney Born Abt 1740 Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Occupation Royal Forester of Glenartney Died Abt 1785 Buried Inch Buie, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland Person ID I9376 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Allan MacNab, 1st of Dundurn, b. Abt 1715, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Mother Daughter MacNab, of Kinnell, b. Abt 1715, Kinnell, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F7830 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jean Stewart, of Ardvorlich, b. Abt 8 May 1748, Balimeanach, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Married 15 Nov 1771 Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Children 1. Lt. Allan MacNab, b. 1768, England , d. 6 Jun 1830, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years) [natural]2. Margaret McNab, b. 31 Aug 1772, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1784 (Age < 11 years) [natural]3. Archibald McNab, b. 2 Jan 1774, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]4. Ann McNab, b. 9 Jul 1775, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]5. Elizabeth McNab, b. 16 May 1779, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]6. James McNab, b. 4 Oct 1780, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]7. Margaret McNab, b. 2 Feb 1784, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F2575 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - According to Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions, Robert McNab of Dundurn was Capt in the 42nd Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch) and died at age 45, but no dates are given. However, as his last child was born in 1784 then his earliest possible birth would be 1739 which would have made him about 29 at the birth of his first child which is chronologically consistent.
Other (unsourced) on-line trees record Robert as being a Major in the 42nd Regiment and also a medical doctor.
Robert was Royal Forester in Glen Artney.
Robert was the cousin-german (first cousin) of John MacNab of MacNab. According to http://www.wargs.com/royal/camilla.html, citing Burkes LG19 I:951, Robert's wife was "Mary Stuart", however this is contradicted by Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions and the Comrie OPR which both show Robert's wife as Jean Stewart of Ardvorlich.
However, since Robert's eldest son, Allan, was born three years prior to Robert's marriage to Jean Stewart of Ardvorlich, it's possible that Jean was not the mother of Allan. However, the fact that Allan's son, Sir Allan Napier MacNab, visited Ardvorlich in person in 1842, suggests that he viewed her as his grandmother.
According to http://www.wargs.com/royal/camilla.html citing Burke's LG19 I:951, Capt. Robert MacNab, of Dundurn, Forester of Glenartney, was the son of Robert MacNab, in turn a younger son of Robert MacNab, 14th of that Ilk.
Marion MacRae's MacNab of Dundurn (1971), says "John, fifteenth Chief of MacNab, supported the House of Hanover, but an old Clan history states that many MacNabs fought for Prince Charles Edward under the leadership of cadet cheiftains, one of whom was Allan MacNab of Dundurn. The same history records that at this time, one of the MacNab ladies of Kinnell, that is of the chielfly family -- married MacNab of Dundurn."
MacRae later states that this Allan MacNab was the father of Capt. Robert MacNab of Dundurn, who "was writing letters to Colonel Archibald MacNab, brother of John, fifteenth Chief, whom he addressed as his uncle, and informing him that he had sent money to "the boy" in Canada.
- According to Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions, Robert McNab of Dundurn was Capt in the 42nd Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch) and died at age 45, but no dates are given. However, as his last child was born in 1784 then his earliest possible birth would be 1739 which would have made him about 29 at the birth of his first child which is chronologically consistent.