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Countess of Wemyss 1658–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JAN 1658

Birth Location: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 11 MAR 1704

Death Location: Whitehall, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

Father: Edward Buccleuch

Mother: Margaret Leslie

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In 1658, Countess of Wemyss entered the world in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to Edward Francis Scott 2Nd Earl Buccleuch And Margaret Leslie. Countess of Wemyss passed away in 1704 in Whitehall, Sussex, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1658, Countess of Wemyss entered the world in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to Edward Francis Scott 2Nd Earl Buccleuch And Margaret Leslie.
  • Countess of Wemyss passed away in 1704 in Whitehall, Sussex, New Jersey, United States.

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Countess Wemyss's Ancestors

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Countess Wemyss
1658–1704
Birth Place: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Edward Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch
1626–1651
Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Margaret Leslie
1620–1688
Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter ("Auld Wat" of Harden) Scott
1540–1629
Harden, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Mary Hay
1592–1631
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
John Leslie
1600–1641
Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Anne Erskine
1595–1640
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Scott
1475–1504
Elizabeth Ker
1468–1548
Francis Hay
1564–1631
Elizabeth Douglas
1570–1631
James Leslie
1580–1607
Katherine Drummond
1573–
John Erskine
1558–1634
Mary Stewart
1576–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Scott
1456–1492
Jane Douglas
1452–1494
Walter Kerr
1445–1501
Isabel Hay
1448–1487
Andrew Hay
1545–1585
Jean Hay
1540–1570
William Douglas
1540–1606
Agnes Leslie
1539–1593
Andrew Leslie
1534–1611
Grizel Hamilton
1531–1575
Patrick Drummond
1550–1611
Elizabeth Lindsay
1552–1585
John Erskine
1522–1572
Annabella Murray
1535–1602
Esme Stuart
1542–1583
Catherine Balsac
1547–1631

Countess Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1658
1 JAN 1658
Birth of Countess of Wemyss in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1704
11 MAR 1704
Age 46
Death of Countess of Wemyss in Whitehall, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Whitehall, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1658
    Event Place: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1704
    Event Place: Whitehall, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

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