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John Wemyss 1513–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Perth, Scotland

Death Date: 25 JAN 1572

Death Location: Elcho, Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Catherine Sinclair

Spouse(s): Margaret Otterburn

Children(s): David Wemyss, Eupheme Wemyss

John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Perth, Scotland, the child of David Wemyss And Catherine Sinclair. John Wemyss married Margaret Otterburn, and had children including David Wemyss, Eupheme Wemyss. John Wemyss passed away in 1572 in Elcho, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Perth, Scotland, the child of David Wemyss And Catherine Sinclair.
  • John Wemyss married Margaret Otterburn, and had children including David Wemyss, Eupheme Wemyss.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1572 in Elcho, Scotland.

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John Wemyss's Ancestors

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John Wemyss
1513–1572
Birth Place: Perth, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss
1490–1544
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Catherine Sinclair
1492–1526
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
David, (of Wemyss) Wemyss
1473–1513
Euphemia Lundie
1482–1511
Henry, (4th Lord) Sinclair
1459–1513
Caithnessshire, Scotland
Margaret, (Baroness of Hailes) Hepburn
1456–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John, Wemyss
1425–1502
Christian Abernethy
1454–1494
John, Lundie
1458–1520
Elizabeth Forrester
1457–1478
William, Sinclair
1436–1487
Christian, Leslie
1432–1493
Adam, Hepburn
1435–1479
Elyne Home
1436–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David, Wemyss
1393–1430
Christian Lindsay
1404–1466
John Lundie
1443–1496
Elizabeth Lindsay
1434–1540
William, Sinclair
1404–1484
Elizabeth, Douglas
1394–1451
George, Leslie
1417–1489
Christina, Haliburton
1420–1508
Patrick, Hepburn
1412–1482
Alexander, Home
1407–1491
Marion Lauder
1407–1443

John Wemyss's Descendants

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John Wemyss (1513–25 JAN 1572) m. Margaret Otterburn (1517–BEF 1560)
  1. 1. David Wemyss –1596 m. Cecilia Ruthven 1537–1589
    1. 1. John Wemyss 1558–1622 m. Mary Stewart 1563–1622
      1. 1. Isobel, (Baroness Lovat) Wemyss 1588–1636 m. Hugh, (7th Lord Lovat) Fraser 1591–1646
        1. 1. Katherine, (of Lovat, Countess Arbuthnot) Fraser 1619–1663 m. Robert, (1st Viscount of) Arbuthnot 1617–1655 m. John, (of Geanies and Dunbeath) Sinclair 1615– m. Andrew, (3rd Lord) Fraser –1674
        2. 2. Mary (( Marie ), of Lovat) Fraser 1617–1646 m. Andrew, (1st Laird of Balblair) Ross 1619–1678 m. David, (12th of Balnagowan, 16th Chief of Clan) Ross 1619–1653
        3. 3. Anne, (of Lovat, Countess of Sutherland) Fraser 1619–1658 m. John, (14th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon 1608–1663
        4. 4. Simon, (of Lovat) Fraser 1621–1640
        5. 5. Hugh, (8th Lord Lovat) Fraser 1643–1672 m. Anne MacKenzie –1670
        6. 6. Alexander, (of Lovat) Fraser 1626–1671
        7. 7. Isabel Fraser 1628–
        8. 8. Thomas, (of Beaufort, 10th Lord Lovat) Fraser 1631–1699 m. Sibylla, (of Raasay) McLeod 1635–1682
        9. 9. William Fraser 1632–1639
        10. 10. James Fraser 1633–1657
      2. 2. Cecilia Wemyss 1582–1604 m. William, (2nd Earl of Tullibardine) Murray 1574–1627
      3. 3. John (Charteris, 1st Earl) Wemyss 1586–1649 m. Jean Gray 1588–1640
        1. 1. David, (2nd Earl) Wemyss 1610–1679 m. Anna (Jean) Balfour 1611–1649 m. Eleanor Fleming 1616–1652 m. Margaret, (Countess of Eglinton) Leslie 1620–1688
  2. 2. Eupheme Wemyss 1545–1593

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of John Wemyss in Perth, Scotland
Perth, Scotland
1572
25 JAN 1572
Age 59
Death of John Wemyss in Elcho, Scotland
Elcho, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1572
    Event Place: Elcho, Scotland

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