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John Wemyss 1513–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Jan 1572

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Katherine Sinclair

Spouse(s): Margaret Otteburn

Children(s): David Wemyss

John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the child of David Wemyss And Katherine Sinclair. John Wemyss married Margaret Otteburn, and had children including David Wemyss. John Wemyss passed away in 1572 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the child of David Wemyss And Katherine Sinclair.
  • John Wemyss married Margaret Otteburn, and had children including David Wemyss.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1572 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Children(s)

John Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
John Wemyss
1513–1572
Birth Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss
1496–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Katherine Sinclair
1492–1526
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
John Wemyss
1448–1508
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Henry Sinclair
1480–1513
Great-Grandparents
John Wemyss
1425–1502
Margaret Livingston
–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
1394–1430
Christian Douglas
1395–1465

John Wemyss's Descendants

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John Wemyss (1513–Jan 1572) m. Margaret Otteburn (1515–1567)
  1. 1. David Wemyss 1535–1597 m. Cecilia Ruthven 1537–1589
    1. 1. Jean Wemyss 1568–1636 m. James (Makgill of) Rankeillour 1565–1602
      1. 1. Robert (Makgill) I 1600–1651 m. Margaret Purvese 1600–1653
        1. 1. Sir (Robert Makgill) II 1627–1701 m. Margaret Ramsay 1625–
      2. 2. Lilias Makgill 1602–
    2. 2. Sir (James of Bogie) Wemyss 1560–1640
    3. 3. Cecilia WEMYSS 1562–1598
    4. 4. Margaret Wemyss 1560–1636

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of John Wemyss in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1572
Jan 1572
Age 59
Death of John Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1572
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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