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Jean Wemyss 1629–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1629

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 5 Jan 1715

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Anna Balfour

Spouse(s): George Sutherland, Archibald Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Douglas, Archibald Douglas, John Sutherland

In 1629, Jean Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland, born to David Wemyss And Anna Balfour. Jean Wemyss married Archibald Douglas, George Earl Of Sutherland Sutherland, and had children including Archibald Douglas, John Gordon Sixteenth Earl Of Sutherland, Margaret Douglas. Jean Wemyss passed away in 1715 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1629, Jean Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland, born to David Wemyss And Anna Balfour.
  • Jean Wemyss married Archibald Douglas, George Earl Of Sutherland Sutherland, and had children including Archibald Douglas, John Gordon Sixteenth Earl Of Sutherland, Margaret Douglas.
  • Jean Wemyss passed away in 1715 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
Jean Wemyss
1629–1715
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss
1610–1679
Wemyss Castle, Firth of Forth, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Anna Balfour
1611–1649
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
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
Robert (Arnot) Balfour
1574–1663
Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Margaret Balfour
–1639
Great-Grandparents
Margarett Averie
1555–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Averie
1530–1612
Margaret Wellington
1526–1610

Jean Wemyss's Descendants

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Jean Wemyss (19 Jun 1629–5 Jan 1715) m. George (Earl of Sutherland) Sutherland (2 November 1633–4 March 1703) m. Archibald Douglas (1609–15 January 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

Jean Wemyss's Timeline

3 Records

1629
19 Jun 1629
Birth of Jean Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
1646
1646
Age 17
Jean Wemyss was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1715
5 Jan 1715
Age 86
Death of Jean Wemyss in Trossachs, Perthshire, Scotland
Trossachs, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1629
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Scotland, Select Marriages
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Trossachs, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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