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John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) 1586–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1586

Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Nov 1649

Death Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Wemyss)

Mother: Lady Buttergask

Spouse(s): Lady Wemyss

Children(s): Katharen Carnegie, John Earl, Lady Brae, Lady Wemyss, Beatrice Wemyss, Mary Wemyss, SIR WEMYSS, Christian Wemyss, Elizabeth Aytoun, Jean Wemyss, Sir Wemyss, David Wemyss

In 1586, John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) entered the world in Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Wemyss Weems Earl Of Wemyss And Lady Marie Mary Stewart Lady Of Kirkwall Baroness Gray Of Buttergask. John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) married Jean Gray, Lady Jane Jean Gray Countess Of Wemyss, and had children including Beatrice Wemyss, Christian Wemyss, David Earl Of Wemyss Wemyss, Elizabeth Inglis Wemyss Aytoun, Jean Wemyss, John Earl, Katharen Wemyss, Katharen Wemyss Carnegie, Lady Anne Wemyss, Lady Beatrice Beatrix Wemyss Of Brae, Mary Wemyss, Sir John Of Bogie Wemyss, Sir Patrick Wemyss. John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) passed away in 1649 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1586, John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) entered the world in Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Wemyss Weems Earl Of Wemyss And Lady Marie Mary Stewart Lady Of Kirkwall Baroness Gray Of Buttergask.
  • John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) married Jean Gray, Lady Jane Jean Gray Countess Of Wemyss, and had children including Beatrice Wemyss, Christian Wemyss, David Earl Of Wemyss Wemyss, Elizabeth Inglis Wemyss Aytoun, Jean Wemyss, John Earl, Katharen Wemyss, Katharen Wemyss Carnegie, Lady Anne Wemyss, Lady Beatrice Beatrix Wemyss Of Brae, Mary Wemyss, Sir John Of Bogie Wemyss, Sir Patrick Wemyss.
  • John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) passed away in 1649 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wemyss)
1557–1624
Birth Location: Wemyss,Fifeshire,,Scotland
SW
Lady Buttergask
1565–1644
Birth Location: Orknay, Island, Scotland
LB

Spouses(s)

Lady Wemyss
1589–1640
Birth Location: Grey House, Angus, Scotland
LW

Children(s)

Katharen Carnegie
1620–1667
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
KC
John Earl
1616–1662
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
JE
Lady Brae
1614–1663
Birth Location: Kirkhill, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
LB
Lady Wemyss
1614–1643
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
LW
Beatrice Wemyss
1622–1647
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
BW
Mary Wemyss
1612–1643
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
MW
SIR WEMYSS
1634–1679
Birth Location: Wymess Castle, Firth Of Forth, Fife, Scotland.
SW
Christian Wemyss
1618–1670
Birth Location: St Andrew and St Leonard, Fife, Scotland
CW
Elizabeth Aytoun
1618–1643
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
EA
Jean Wemyss
1616–1667
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
JW
Sir Wemyss
1604–1661
Birth Location: Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde, Scotland
SW
David Wemyss
1610–1679
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Firth Of Forth, Fife, Scotland.
DW

John (Baronet)'s Ancestors

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John (Baronet)
1586–1649
Birth Place: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Wemyss Weems (Earl of Wemyss)
1557–1624
Wemyss,Fifeshire,,Scotland
Lady (Marie "Mary" Stewart, Lady of Kirkwall, Baroness Gray of) Buttergask
1565–1644
Orknay, Island, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Stewart of) Schillinglaw
1550–1623
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John (Baronet)'s Descendants

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John (Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) ,) (Baronet) (1586–22 Nov 1649) m. Lady (Jane\Jean Gray, Countess of) Wemyss (Apr 1589–17 AUG 1640)
  1. 1. Katharen (Wemyss) Carnegie 1620–1667
  2. 2. John Earl 1616–1662
  3. 3. Lady (Beatrice 'Beatrix' Wemyss of) Brae 1614–1663
  4. 4. Lady (Anne) Wemyss 1614–1643
  5. 5. Beatrice Wemyss 1622–1647
  6. 6. Mary Wemyss 1612–1643
  7. 7. SIR (JOHN OF BOGIE) WEMYSS 1634–1679
  8. 8. Christian Wemyss 1618–1670
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Inglis WEMYSS) Aytoun 1618–1643
  10. 10. Jean Wemyss 1616–1667
  11. 11. Sir (Patrick) Wemyss 1604–1661
  12. 12. David (Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss 1610–1679 m. Anna Balfour 1618–1649
    1. 1. Jean Wemyss 1634–1715 m. Earl (Of Angus Archibald) Douglas 1609–1655

John (Baronet)'s Timeline

2 Records

1586
1586
Birth of John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) in Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
1649
22 Nov 1649
Age 63
Death of John Earl of Wemyss Wemyss (1st., Earl Wemyss) , (Lord of Elcho & Methel) , (Lord High Commissioner Church of Scotland) , (Baronet) in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1649
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
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