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Jean Gray 1589–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1589

Birth Location: Grey House, Angus, , Scotland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1640

Death Location: East Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland

Father: Sir VI

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): John Wemyss

Children(s): David Wemyss, Beatrice Lady, Catherine Wemyss, Elizabeth Wemyss, Anne Wemyss, John Earl, Mary Wemyss, Beatrice Wemyss, Mary Wemyss

Jean Gray was born in 1589 in Grey House, Angus, , Scotland, the child of Sir Patrick Gray Vi And Lady Mary Stewart. Jean Gray married John Wemyss 1St Earl Of Wemyss, and had children including Anne Wemyss, Beatrice Wemyss, Beatrice Wemyss Lady, Catherine Wemyss, David Wemyss 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss, Elizabeth Wemyss, John Earl, Mary Wemyss. Jean Gray passed away in 1640 in East Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • Jean Gray was born in 1589 in Grey House, Angus, , Scotland, the child of Sir Patrick Gray Vi And Lady Mary Stewart.
  • Jean Gray married John Wemyss 1St Earl Of Wemyss, and had children including Anne Wemyss, Beatrice Wemyss, Beatrice Wemyss Lady, Catherine Wemyss, David Wemyss 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss, Elizabeth Wemyss, John Earl, Mary Wemyss.
  • Jean Gray passed away in 1640 in East Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir VI
1555–1611
Birth Location: Grey House, Angusshire, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1563–1644
Birth Location: Orknay Island Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

John Wemyss
1586–1649
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
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Children(s)

David Wemyss
1610–1679
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Firth Of Forth, Fife, Scotland.
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Beatrice Lady
1614–1663
Birth Location: Kirkhill, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
BL
Catherine Wemyss
1620–1667
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
CW
Elizabeth Wemyss
1618–1643
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
EW
Anne Wemyss
1614–1643
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
AW
John Earl
1616–1662
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Mary Wemyss
1612–1647
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
MW
Beatrice Wemyss
1622–1647
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
BW
Mary Wemyss
1612–1643
Birth Location: –
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Jean Gray's Ancestors

Self
Jean Gray
1589–1640
Birth Place: Grey House, Angus, , Scotland
Parents
Sir Patrick Gray VI
1555–1611
Grey House, Angusshire, Scotland
Lady (Mary) Stewart
1563–1644
Orknay Island Scotland
Grandparents
Barbara, (Lady, Baroness Grey) Ruthven
1535–1594
Ruthven, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland Earl of) Orkney
1533–1593
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (between February 14, 1533 and June 04, 1533)
Janet ((Lady, Countess of Atholl) Kennedy Baroness) Campbell)
1537–1598
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland)
1512–1542
HRH V
1509–1564
Sir Cassillis
1515–1558
Dame Cassillis
1517–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mariot Wallis)
1500–1595

Jean Gray's Descendants

1.
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Jean Gray (Apr 1589–17 Aug 1640) m. John (Wemyss 1st Earl of) Wemyss (1586–22 Nov 1649)
  1. 1. David (Wemyss 2nd Earl of) Wemyss 1610–1679 m. Lady (Anna Jean Balfour* Countess) Balfour 1611–1649 m. Margaret Leslie 1620–1688
    1. 1. Sir (James) Wemyss 1600–1666 m. Elizabeth Simpson 1629–1688
      1. 1. James (Lord Burntisland) Wemyss 1649–1682
    2. 2. Lady (Jean Wemyss*, Countess) Wemyss 1629–1715
    3. 3. Alexander ((child death)) Wemyss 1647–1649
    4. 4. Lady (Mary (child death)) Wemyss 1642–1648
    5. 5. David Wemyss 1632–1649
    6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Wemyss 1630–1648
    7. 7. Sir (John Wemyss, 3rd Laird) Wemyss 1627–1636
    8. 8. John ((child death) Wemyss, Master of) Elcho 1639–1649
    9. 9. Anna ((child death)) Wemyss 1643–1649
    10. 10. Mary Wemyss 1638–1654
    11. 11. Margaret (Countess of Wemyss) Wemyss 1659–1705
    12. 12. David Wemyss 1655–1671
    13. 13. Hew ((child death)) Wemyss 1656–1659
    14. 14. John ((child death)) Wemyss 1653–1656
  2. 2. Beatrice (Wemyss) Lady 1614–1663
  3. 3. Catherine Wemyss 1620–1667
  4. 4. Elizabeth Wemyss 1618–1643
  5. 5. Anne Wemyss 1614–1643
  6. 6. John Earl 1616–1662
  7. 7. Mary Wemyss 1612–1647
  8. 8. Beatrice Wemyss 1622–1647
  9. 9. Mary Wemyss 1612–1643

Jean Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1589
Apr 1589
Birth of Jean Gray in Grey House, Angus, , Scotland
Grey House, Angus, , Scotland
1640
17 Aug 1640
Age 51
Death of Jean Gray in East Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
East Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1589
    Event Place: Grey House, Angus, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1640
    Event Place: East Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
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