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John wemyss 1557–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1622

Death Location: Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: david wemyss

Mother: Cecilia Ruthven

Spouse(s): Mary Stewart, Margaret Douglas, Elizabeth Stuart

Children(s): Cecilia Wemyss, Catherine Wemyss, David Wemyss, Janet Wemyss, john wemyss, isabel wemyss

In 1557, John wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to David Wemyss And Cecilia Ruthven. John wemyss married Elizabeth Stuart, Maragret Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Mary Stewart, and had children including Catherine Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, Isabel Wemyss, Janet Wemyss, John Wemyss. John wemyss passed away in 1622 in Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1557, John wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to David Wemyss And Cecilia Ruthven.
  • John wemyss married Elizabeth Stuart, Maragret Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Mary Stewart, and had children including Catherine Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, Isabel Wemyss, Janet Wemyss, John Wemyss.
  • John wemyss passed away in 1622 in Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

david wemyss
1535–1595
Birth Location: Rhynd, Perth, Scotland
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Cecilia Ruthven
1546–1589
Birth Location: Wemyss Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stewart
1565–1622
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Margaret Douglas
1558–1624
Birth Location: Lochleven, Kinross-Shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Stuart
1565–
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Cecilia Wemyss
1582–1604
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Catherine Wemyss
1592–1630
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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David Wemyss
1586–1608
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Wemyss
1590–1655
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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john wemyss
1586–1649
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
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isabel wemyss
1588–1636
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
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John wemyss's Ancestors

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John wemyss
1557–1622
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
david wemyss
1535–1595
Rhynd, Perth, Scotland
Cecilia Ruthven
1546–1589
Wemyss Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John wemyss's Descendants

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John wemyss (1557–1622) m. Mary Stewart (1565–1622) m. Margaret Douglas (1558–1624) m. Elizabeth Stuart (1565–)
  1. 1. Cecilia Wemyss 1582–1604
  2. 2. Catherine Wemyss 1592–1630
  3. 3. David Wemyss 1586–1608
  4. 4. Janet Wemyss 1590–1655
  5. 5. john wemyss 1586–1649 m. jane gray 1589–1640
    1. 1. David Wemyss 1610–1679 m. anne balfour 1611–1649
      1. 1. Margaret Wemyss 1659–1705 m. James Wemyss 1645–1715
        1. 1. James Wemyss 1673–1715 m. Elizabeth Loch 1682–1706 m. Anna (Janet) Aytoun 1683–
      2. 2. John Wemyss 1627–1636
    2. 2. Mary Wemyss 1612–1647
  6. 6. isabel wemyss 1588–1636 m. Simon Fraser 1598–1621
    1. 1. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699 m. Sibella Macleod 1635–1682
      1. 1. Hugh Fraser 1676–
      2. 2. Isabel Fraser 1666–
      3. 3. Catherine Fraser 1672–
      4. 4. Thomas Fraser 1678–
      5. 5. Simon Fraser 1667–1747
      6. 6. Alexander Fraser 1666–1689
      7. 7. John Fraser 1674–1716
      8. 8. James Fraser 1679–1679
    2. 2. Mary Fraser 1617–1646
    3. 3. Hugh Fraser 1624–1649
    4. 4. Anne Fraser 1619–1658
    5. 5. Catharine Fraser 1622–1663
    6. 6. Simon Fraser 1621–1640
    7. 7. Alexander Fraser 1626–1671 m. Sibylla Mackenzie 1612–1635
    8. 8. James Fraser 1633–1657
    9. 9. William Fraser 1635–1639
    10. 10. Isabel Fraser 1628–

John wemyss's Timeline

3 Records

1557
1557
Birth of John wemyss in Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1557
1557
Birth of John wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
1622
1622
Age 65
Death of John wemyss in Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.
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