Arabella Campbell Adair was born circa 1370 in Wigtownshire, Scotland and died circa 1450 Scotland of unspecified causes. She married Robert FitzGerald (1366-1445) 1384 JL in Scotland.
Marriage
Being now invested with a coat of arms, Robert FitzGerald (1366-1445) was ready to begin a family and legacy all of his own. While his own ancestry contained much Celtic Irish blood, and even Welsh-Norman, the Adair line over the next few generations would mingle with some of the finest families in Scotland.
In the year of the Battle of Otterburn, 1388, he married wisely -- Arabella Campbell (1370-1450) of Galloway, daughter of John Campbell, Lord of Argyle. The ancient clan of Campbell had been highly prominent in Argyle and western Scotland for centuries. The surname is one of the oldest in the Highlands, and was likely derived from the Gaelic cam-beul (twisted mouth).
In the previous century, Archibald Campbell had married the daughter of the king’s treasurer. This strategic alliance brought into the clan the title Lord of Lochow. With the knighting of Sir Colin Campbell in 1280, the Campbell chiefs of Argyle were designated MacCailean Mor, the official Scottish term for a clan chief. More recently, a crown charter was given to the Campbell’s in 1368, granting official clan status.
Arabella Campbell, who was born about 1370, settled down with Robert Adair in Kinhilt, County Wigton, Scotland. It is here that the Adairs of Scotland flourished for several centuries. In his later years, the original Robert Adair became known as Adare of Portree. Portree means ‘the king’s port.’
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Niegel Adair (1392-1475) | 1392 Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | 1475 Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | Marrietta Vans (1395-1476) |
| Robert Adair (c1393-) | 1393 Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
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Residences
See Also
- Arabella Campbell
- Campbell Family
- Campbell in Wigtownshire
- Adair in Wigtownshire