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John Wemyss 1557–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Apr 1624

Death Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Wemyss

Mother: Lady Redhall

Spouse(s): Mary Stewart

Children(s): Isabel Wemyss, John Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, Catherine Wemyss, Janet Wemyss

John Wemyss was born in 1557 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord John Wemyss Kight Of Wemyss Lord Of Wemyss 1St Earl Of Wemyss And Lady Dame Margaret Otterburn Of Redhall. John Wemyss married Mary Stewart, and had children including Catherine Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, Isabel Wemyss, Janet Wemyss, John Wemyss. John Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Wemyss was born in 1557 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord John Wemyss Kight Of Wemyss Lord Of Wemyss 1St Earl Of Wemyss And Lady Dame Margaret Otterburn Of Redhall.
  • John Wemyss married Mary Stewart, and had children including Catherine Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, Isabel Wemyss, Janet Wemyss, John Wemyss.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wemyss
1513–1575
Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
SW
Lady Redhall
1515–1567
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stewart
1565–1622
Birth Location: Beath, Fifeshire, Scotland
MS

Children(s)

Isabel Wemyss
1588–1636
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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John Wemyss
1586–1649
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Cecilia Wemyss
1582–1604
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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David Wemyss
1586–1608
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Catherine Wemyss
1592–1630
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
CW
Janet Wemyss
–1655
Birth Location: –
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John Wemyss's Ancestors

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John Wemyss
1557–1624
Birth Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord John Wemyss, Kight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss
1513–1575
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Lady (Dame Margaret Otterburn of) Redhall
1515–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David Laird of) Wemyss
1496–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Lady (Katherine "Kate") Sinclair
1492–1526
Wick, Caithnessshire, Scotland
Sir (Adam Otterburn, King's Advocate, Provost of) Edinburgh
1496–1548
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Euphemia, (Lady Otterburn) Mowbray
1496–1543
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wemyss
1470–1513
Euphemia Lundie
1480–1511
Baron Orkney
1459–1513
Baroness Hepburn
1465–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wemyss's Descendants

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John Wemyss (1557–27 Apr 1624) m. Mary Stewart (1565–15 Jul 1622)
  1. 1. Isabel Wemyss 1588–1636 m. Thomas Fraser 1595–1644
    1. 1. Hugh Fraser 1624–1649
      1. 1. Hugh Fraser 1792–1867
      2. 2. Catherine Fraser 1785–
      3. 3. Thomas Fraser 1783–
      4. 4. Donald Fraser 1788–
      5. 5. Robert Fraser 1790–
    2. 2. Simon Fraser 1621–1640
    3. 3. Catharine Fraser 1622–1663
    4. 4. William Fraser 1635–1639
    5. 5. James Fraser 1633–1657
    6. 6. Alexander Fraser 1626–1671
    7. 7. Isabel Fraser 1628–
    8. 8. Thomas Fraser 1631–
    9. 9. Anne Fraser 1617–1646
  2. 2. John Wemyss 1586–1649
  3. 3. Cecilia Wemyss 1582–1604
  4. 4. David Wemyss 1586–1608
  5. 5. Catherine Wemyss 1592–1630
  6. 6. Janet Wemyss –1655

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of John Wemyss in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
1624
27 Apr 1624
Age 67
Death of John Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Craigtoun, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1624
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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