Robert Dunbar lived in Pennsylvania about 1800 when his oldest children were born. He was married to Magdalena Bretz and she was the mother of several of his ten known children. The names of his other spouses are unknown. Information on many of his descendants who gradually moved west is given in these volumes. Descendants now live in Washington, Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, and elsewhere.

Genealogical history and origin of the family name of Dunbar. Includes genealogical data on the first Dunbar families immigrating to America, as well as significant pioneer families in some states, Dunbars in the Revolutionary War, in federal census records, etc. Also includes Dunbar ancestry and family history in Scotland, and England.

Records of births, marriages and deaths, 1783-1928, of the Dunbar family of Barnwell County (S.C.) and related lines; transcribed from a famiyl Bible formerly owned by George Robison Dunbar (1835-1908).