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David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss 1678–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 April 1678

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 Mar 1720

Death Location: Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland

Father: David Balfarge

Mother: Margaret Wemyss

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wemyss, Katharine Baillie, Mary Robinson

Children(s): Lady Blair, Margaret, Wemyss, Jean Wemyss, Katherine Wemyss, John Army), David Wemyss, James Wemyss, Robert Wemyss, Annabella Weymes

In 1678, David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Wemyss De Balfarge And Margaret 3Rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss. David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss married Anne Douglas, Elizabeth Wemyss, Katharine Baillie, Mary Robinson, and had children including Annabella Weymes, David Wemyss, James Wemyss, Jean Wemyss, John Wemyss Capt In British Army, Katherine Wemyss, Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair, Margaret Countess Of Moray Wemyss, Robert Wemyss. David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1720 in Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1678, David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Wemyss De Balfarge And Margaret 3Rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss.
  • David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss married Anne Douglas, Elizabeth Wemyss, Katharine Baillie, Mary Robinson, and had children including Annabella Weymes, David Wemyss, James Wemyss, Jean Wemyss, John Wemyss Capt In British Army, Katherine Wemyss, Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair, Margaret Countess Of Moray Wemyss, Robert Wemyss.
  • David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1720 in Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Balfarge
1615–1672
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Wemyss
1659–1705
Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
MW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wemyss
1693–1721
Birth Location: Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EW
Katharine Baillie
1682–1731
Birth Location: Hardington, Fifeshire, Scotland
KB
Mary Robinson
1686–
Birth Location: –
MR

Children(s)

Lady Blair
1718–1747
Birth Location: Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland
LB
Margaret, Wemyss
1708–1779
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
MW
Jean Wemyss
1705–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JW
Katherine Wemyss
1707–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
KW
John Army)
1709–1771
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JA
David Wemyss
1711–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Wemyss
1712–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JW
Robert Wemyss
1713–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
RW
Annabella Weymes
1714–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AW

David Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
David Wemyss
1678–1720
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Wemyss de Balfarge
1615–1672
Scotland
Margaret (3rd Countess Wemyss) Wemyss
1659–1705
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David, (2nd Earl of Wemyss,) Wemyss
1610–1679
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (Mary Michie Leslie) Lady
1620–1688
Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Wemyss's Descendants

1.
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David (Wemyss Earl of) Wemyss (29 April 1678–15 Mar 1720) m. Elizabeth Wemyss (5 December 1693–1721) m. Katharine Baillie (Abt. 1682–12 Nov 1731) m. Mary Robinson (1686–)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Wemyss Austin) Blair 1718–1747 m. Robert ((Grassich)) Sutherland 1708– m. William ((17th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon \) Sutherland 1708–1750
    1. 1. John Sutherland 1739–1810 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1739–
      1. 1. Angus Sutherland 1775–1841 m. Isabella Gordon 1784–1884
        1. 1. Robert Sutherland 1825–1898 m. Mary (Ann) Walker 1831–1909
    2. 2. William ((18th Earl Of Sutherland) Gordon) Sutherland 1735–1766
    3. 3. Elizabeth Gordon 1738–1803
  2. 2. Margaret, (Countess of Moray) Wemyss 1708–1779
  3. 3. Jean Wemyss 1705–
  4. 4. Katherine Wemyss 1707–
  5. 5. John (WEMYSS (Capt in British) Army) 1709–1771
  6. 6. David Wemyss 1711–
  7. 7. James Wemyss 1712–
  8. 8. Robert Wemyss 1713–
  9. 9. Annabella Weymes 1714–

David Wemyss's Timeline

11 Records

1678
29 April 1678
Birth of David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1678
29 Apr 1678
Birth of David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss in Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland
Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland
1678
29 April 1678
Birth of David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1697
1697
Age 19
David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss was married in Wemyss, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1708
05 Jan 1708
Age 30
David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss was married in Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
1708
5 Jan 1708
Age 30
David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss was married in Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England
Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England
1716
1716
Age 38
David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss was married in Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1716
5 July 1716
Age 38
David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1720
15 Mar 1720
Age 42
Death of David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss in Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland
Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland
1730
bef 12 Aug 1730
Age 52
Death of David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1876
April 1876
Age 198
David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss was married in Ormskirk, Lancashire
Ormskirk, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 April 1678
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1678
    Event Place: Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 April 1678
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Wemyss, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1708
    Event Place: Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1708
    Event Place: Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 July 1716
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1876
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Burntisland, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1701-1750
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 12 Aug 1730
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1720
    Event Place: Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland
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