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David Wemyss 1610–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 September 1610

Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 July 1679

Death Location: Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Wemyss

Mother: Lady Wemyss

Spouse(s): Anna Balfour

Children(s): Jean Wemyss

The story of David Wemyss began in 1610 in Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. David Wemyss married Anna Balfour, and had children including Jean Wemyss. David Wemyss passed away in 1679 in Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of David Wemyss began in 1610 in Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • David Wemyss married Anna Balfour, and had children including Jean Wemyss.
  • David Wemyss passed away in 1679 in Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wemyss
1586–1649
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Lady Wemyss
1589–1640
Birth Location: Grey House, Angus, Angusshire, Scotland
LW

Spouses(s)

Anna Balfour
1611–1649
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jean Wemyss
1629–1715
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
JW

David Wemyss's Ancestors

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David Wemyss
1610–1679
Birth Place: Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Wemyss Earl of Wemyss
1586–1649
Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Jane\Jean Gray, Countess of) Wemyss
1589–1640
Grey House, Angus, Angusshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Wemyss's Descendants

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David Wemyss (6 September 1610–6 July 1679) m. Anna Balfour (1611–10 November 1649)
  1. 1. Jean Wemyss 1629–1715 m. George (Earl of Sutherland) Sutherland 1633–1703 m. Archibald Douglas 1609–1655
    1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1651–1697 m. Alexander Seton 1620–1691
      1. 1. Sir (Archibald) Seton 1677–1714
      2. 2. Barbara Seton 1675–1679
      3. 3. Sir (Alexander) Seton 1673–1742
      4. 4. James (Seton, 3rd Viscount of) Kingston 1679–1726
    2. 2. Archibald Douglas 1653–1712 m. Robina Lockhart 1662–
      1. 1. Archibald Douglas 1693–1715
    3. 3. John (Gordon Sixteenth Earl of) Sutherland 1660–1733

David Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1610
6 September 1610
Birth of David Wemyss in Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1679
6 July 1679
Age 69
Death of David Wemyss in Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 September 1610
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Scotland, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1679
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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