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John Wemyss 1513–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland

Death Date: 1 Oct 1571

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: David None

Mother: Margaret Scotland

Spouse(s): Margaret Weems

Children(s): Euphemia None, Mary None, Agnes Jackson, Elizabeth Wemyss, Sir Wemyss, David Wemyss, John Stewart, Margaret Barclay, Lord Darnley

John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland, the child of David And Margaret Scotland. John Wemyss married Margaret Weems, and had children including Agnes Hillocks Jackson, David Of That Ilk Wemyss, Elizabeth Robert Janet Wemyss, Euphemia, John Stewart, Lord Henry Stewart Lord Of Darnley, Margaret Barclay, Mary, Sir David Wemyss. John Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland, the child of David And Margaret Scotland.
  • John Wemyss married Margaret Weems, and had children including Agnes Hillocks Jackson, David Of That Ilk Wemyss, Elizabeth Robert Janet Wemyss, Euphemia, John Stewart, Lord Henry Stewart Lord Of Darnley, Margaret Barclay, Mary, Sir David Wemyss.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

David None
1512–1542
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mdlthn, Scottland
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Margaret Scotland
–1526
Birth Location: Caithnessshire, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Weems
1515–1572
Birth Location: Bar-le-Duc, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
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Children(s)

Euphemia None
1547–1593
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary None
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Jackson
1542–1593
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AJ
Elizabeth Wemyss
1540–1593
Birth Location: Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
EW
Sir Wemyss
1536–1596
Birth Location: Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
SW
David Wemyss
1535–1556
Birth Location: Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
DW
John Stewart
1538–1572
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Margaret Barclay
1535–1609
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
MB
Lord Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Location: –
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John Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
John Wemyss
1513–1571
Birth Place: Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Parents
David
1512–1542
Edinburgh, Mdlthn, Scottland
Margaret Scotland
–1526
Caithnessshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James IV
1455–1513
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret
1455–1541
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wemyss's Descendants

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John Wemyss (1513–1 Oct 1571) m. Margaret Weems (1515–1572)
  1. 1. Euphemia 1547–1593 m. David Carnegie 1545–1594
    1. 1. David (Lord) Carnegie 1575–1658 m. Margaret Pilmor 1577–1614
      1. 1. Madeline Carnegie 1610–1675 m. James (I Graham Markgraaf van) Montrose 1615–1652 m. James Graham 1612–1650 m. John Graham 1612–1650
        1. 1. James Graham 1631–1669 m. Lady (Isobel Auchinlich) Douglas 1630–1672
        2. 2. Magdalene Grahame 1646–
        3. 3. John Graham 1630–1645
        4. 4. David Graham 1647–1700
        5. 5. David Graham 1636–1641
        6. 6. James Graham 1670–1758
        7. 7. John (Graham 1st Viscount of) Dundee 1648–1689
        8. 8. John (Kincardine) Graham 1632–1698
        9. 9. John (Kincardine) Graham 1630–1645
        10. 10. Lilias (Lady Lilias) Graham –1650
        11. 11. Sir (John Capt) Graham 1631–1668 m. Isabel Douglas 1622–1672
        12. 12. William Graham 1648–
        13. 13. Barthalmy Montarras 1638–1674
        14. 14. Margaret Fergusone 1650–1680 m. John Crawford 1669–1681 m. John Fergusone 1646–1731
    2. 2. Agnes Carnegie 1572–1634 m. Alexander (Falconer of) Halkerton 1575–1645
      1. 1. Margaret Falconer –1659
      2. 2. John Falconer 1600–1670
      3. 3. David (Falconer of) Glenfarquhar 1598–1683
      4. 4. Alexander (Falconer, 1st Lord of) Halkerton 1595–1671
    3. 3. Alexander Carnegie 1582–1657 m. Margaretha Lindsay 1578–1614
    4. 4. David (Carnegie Earl van) Southesk 1575–1657 m. Nellie (Edith) Carnegie 1884– m. Margaret Lindsay –1614
    5. 5. Euphame Carnegie 1574–
    6. 6. Jean Carnegie 1578–
    7. 7. Southesk 1569–1667
    8. 8. Katherine Carnegie 1570–
    9. 9. Robert Carnegy 1579–1632
    10. 10. Margarett Carnegie 1697–
    11. 11. Francis (Crow) Richmond 1812–
  2. 2. Mary 1542–1587
  3. 3. Agnes (Hillocks) Jackson 1542–1593
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Robert Janet) Wemyss 1540–1593
  5. 5. Sir (David) Wemyss 1536–1596
  6. 6. David (of that Ilk) Wemyss 1535–1556
  7. 7. John Stewart 1538–1572
  8. 8. Margaret Barclay 1535–1609
  9. 9. Lord (Henry Stewart, Lord of) Darnley 1545–1567

John Wemyss's Timeline

6 Records

1512
Nov 1512
Birth of John Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1513
1513
Birth of John Wemyss in Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
1513
1513
Birth of John Wemyss in Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
1571
25 Jan 1571
Age 58
Death of John Wemyss in Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
1 Oct 1571
Age 58
Burial of John Wemyss in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1644
20 Apr 1644
Age 131
John Wemyss was baptized in Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1512
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Craig-fudy, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coldingham
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1571
    Event Place: Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1571
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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