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David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss 1678–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1678

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: March 15 1720

Death Location: Scotland

Father: James Burntisland

Mother: MARGARET Wemyss

Spouse(s): Margaret Smart

Children(s): John Wemyss

The story of David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss began in 1678 in Scotland. David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss married Margaret Smart, and had children including John Wemyss. David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1720 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss began in 1678 in Scotland.
  • David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss married Margaret Smart, and had children including John Wemyss.
  • David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1720 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
David Wemyss
1678–1720
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James Wemyss Lord Burntisland
1650–1682
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
MARGARET Wemyss
1659–1705
Scotland
Grandparents
James (Wemyss Of) Caskieberry
1600–1666
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Katherine Rayment
1616–
St Botolph, Bishopsgate, London, England
David (Wemyss 2nd Earl of) Wemyss
1610–1679
Margaret Leslie
1620–1688
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Wemyss
1570–1608
Elizabeth Durie
1574–1653
Thomas Rayment
1590–
John Wemyss
1586–1649
Lady Wemyss
1589–1640
John Leslie
1600–1641
Anne Erskine
1595–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catherine (Durie)
1530–1596
John Wemyss
1557–1624
James Leslie
1551–1607
Catherine Drummond
1573–1608
Lady Mar
1576–1644

David Wemyss's Descendants

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David (Wemyss 4th Earl of) Wemyss (29 Apr 1678–March 15 1720) m. Margaret Smart (1685–29 Mar 1763)
  1. 1. John Wemyss 1719–1762 m. Cecilia (Sizal) Durie 1719–1762
    1. 1. Robert Wemyss 1762–1837 m. Barbara Donaldson 1764–1858
      1. 1. Christian (Wemyss (also spelt) Weams) 1787–
        1. 1. Christina WELSH 1813–1902 m. George HADDOW 1811–1865
        2. 2. Thomas Welsh 1818–1889 m. Mary Summers 1825–1904

David Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1678
29 Apr 1678
Birth of David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss in Scotland
Scotland
1720
March 15 1720
Age 42
Death of David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1678
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1157
    [2] England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Burntisland, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 15 1720
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1157
    [2] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

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