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James Wemyss 1700–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Aug 1781

Death Location: Billingsley, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

Father: James Wemyss

Mother: Anna Aytoun

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In 1700, James Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to James Wemyss And Anna Janet Aytoun. James Wemyss passed away in 1781 in Billingsley, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1700, James Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to James Wemyss And Anna Janet Aytoun.
  • James Wemyss passed away in 1781 in Billingsley, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA.

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James Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
James Wemyss
1700–1781
Birth Place: Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Wemyss
1673–1715
Fifeshire, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Anna (Janet) Aytoun
1683–
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
James Wemyss
1645–1715
Burntisland, Scotland
Margaret Wemyss
1659–1705
Wemyss, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
1615–1679
Mary Wemyss
1615–
David Wemyss
1610–1679
anne balfour
1611–1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wemyss
1340–1428
Margaret Kinninmonth
1590–
john wemyss
1586–1649
jane gray
1589–1640
robert balfour
1574–1663
margaret balfour
1585–1639

James Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of James Wemyss in Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1781
13 Aug 1781
Age 81
Death of James Wemyss in Billingsley, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Billingsley, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1781
    Event Place: Billingsley, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

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