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Anna Wemyss 1675–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1675

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jan 1702

Death Location: Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica

Father: Sir (9GGF)

Mother: Margaret( (9GGM)

Spouse(s): David Melville

Children(s): James Melville

The story of Anna Wemyss began in 1675 in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland. Anna Wemyss married David 3Rd Earl Of Leven Leslie Melville, and had children including James Leslie Melville. Anna Wemyss passed away in 1702 in Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica.

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Biography

  • The story of Anna Wemyss began in 1675 in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland.
  • Anna Wemyss married David 3Rd Earl Of Leven Leslie Melville, and had children including James Leslie Melville.
  • Anna Wemyss passed away in 1702 in Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica.

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Children(s)

Anna Wemyss's Ancestors

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Anna Wemyss
1675–1702
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
Sir James (Lord Burntisland) Wemyss (9GGF)
1641–1682
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Margaret( (Countess) Wemyss) (9GGM)
1650–1705
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Bogie, Sir. General, of Bogie, Weems,) Sr.
1625–1666
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Lady ((Elspet) Elizabeth) Simpson
1629–1688
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David, Wemyss
1610–1679
Johne Simsone
1570–1640
Janet Parkhill
1607–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Parkhill
1590–1636
Elizabeth Watson\Watsoun
1590–1623

Anna Wemyss's Descendants

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Anna Wemyss (18 Oct 1675–9 Jan 1702) m. David (3rd Earl Of Leven Leslie) Melville (5 May 1660–6 June 1728)
  1. 1. James (Leslie) Melville 1700–1738 m. Jannet Finley 1696–
    1. 1. Janet Melvil 1727–1826 m. Thomas Robb 1729–1810
      1. 1. John Robb 1762–1810 m. Mary Thomson 1758–1847
        1. 1. Jean Robb 1794–1877 m. John Bond 1792–

Anna Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1675
18 Oct 1675
Birth of Anna Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
1702
9 Jan 1702
Age 27
Death of Anna Wemyss in Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica
Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1675
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1702
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica

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