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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 November 1649

Death Location: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Wemyss

Mother: Lady Buttergask

Spouse(s): Lady Wemyss

Children(s): Lady (Fraser)

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 Stewart 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 Lady Jane Jean Gray Countess Of Wemyss, and had children including Lady Beatrice Beatrix Wemyss Fraser. 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 Castle, East Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • 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 Stewart 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 Lady Jane Jean Gray Countess Of Wemyss, and had children including Lady Beatrice Beatrix Wemyss Fraser.
  • 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 Castle, East Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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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 Stewart, Earl of Wemyss
1557–1624
Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Marie "Mary" Stewart, Lady of Kirkwall, Baroness Gray of) Buttergask
1565–1624
Beath, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John VII Wemyss,) ++
1513–1571
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1490–1544
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 November 1649) m. Lady (Jane\Jean Gray, Countess of) Wemyss (April 1589–17 August 1640)
  1. 1. Lady (Beatrice (Beatrix) Wemyss) (Fraser) 1614–1663 m. Sir (James, Governor of Inverness,) Fraser 1612–1649
    1. 1. James (Fraser of) Brae 1639–1699
      1. 1. James (Fraser of) Brae 1656–1714 m. Kirstiane Paterssone 1660–1730
        1. 1. Elspet Fraser 1683–1740 m. Alexander MCINTOSH 1682–1735

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 November 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 Castle, East Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1649
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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