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John Wemyss 1558–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: BEF JUN 1622

Death Location: Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Cecilia Ruthven

Spouse(s): Mary Stewart

Children(s): Isobel, Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, John Wemyss

The story of John Wemyss began in 1558 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. John Wemyss married Margaret Douglas, Mary Stewart, and had children including Cecilia Wemyss, Isobel Baroness Lovat Wemyss, John Charteris 1St Earl Wemyss. John Wemyss passed away in 1622 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wemyss began in 1558 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Wemyss married Margaret Douglas, Mary Stewart, and had children including Cecilia Wemyss, Isobel Baroness Lovat Wemyss, John Charteris 1St Earl Wemyss.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1622 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wemyss
–1596
Birth Location: –
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Cecilia Ruthven
1537–1589
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stewart
1563–1622
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Isobel, Wemyss
1588–1636
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Cecilia Wemyss
1582–1604
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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John Wemyss
1586–1649
Birth Location: West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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John Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
John Wemyss
1558–1622
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss
–1596
Cecilia Ruthven
1537–1589
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Wemyss
1513–1572
Perth, Scotland
Margaret Otterburn
1517–1560
Redhall, Scotland
William, (Sheriff of Perthshire, 2nd Lord) Ruthven
1500–1552
Perthshire, Scotland
Janet, (7th Lady Dirleton) Haliburton
1503–1548
Kynard, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
1490–1544
Catherine Sinclair
1492–1526
William, Ruthven
1440–1513
Christian Forbes
1473–1553
Patrick, Haliburton
1475–1506
Margaret, Douglas
1482–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David, Wemyss
1473–1513
Euphemia Lundie
1482–1511
Henry, Sinclair
1459–1513
Margaret, Hepburn
1456–1542
Patrick, Ruthven
1431–1480
Alice Cranstoun
1438–1454
William, Forbes
1445–1483
Christian Seton/
1443–1500
George, Haliburton
1438–1492
Helen Shaw
1460–1503
Robert, Douglas
1445–1526
Margaret Hay
1453–1500

John Wemyss's Descendants

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John Wemyss (1558–BEF JUN 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
      1. 1. Margaret Arbuthnot 1642–
      2. 2. Anna Arbuthnot 1654–
      3. 3. Alexander, (of Knox) Arbuthnot 1654–1705
      4. 4. Robert, (2nd Viscount of) Arbuthnott 1638–1682 m. Elizabeth Keith 1640–1664 m. Katherine Gordon 1644–1692
        1. 1. Robert, (3rd Viscount of) Arbuthnott 1661–1694
        2. 2. Margaret Arbuthnott 1662–1745 m. Thomas, (of Leys, 3rd Baronet) Burnett 1653–1714
        3. 3. Elizabeth Arbuthnot 1669–
        4. 4. Agnus (Anne) Arbuthnot 1672–1742
        5. 5. John, (of Fordoun) Arbuthnot 1673–1737
        6. 6. Catherine Arbuthnot 1675–1746
        7. 7. Helen Arbuthnot 1675–1741 m. John, (the Younger of that ilk, Fiar of Arrochar & Ardess) McFarlane 1664–1705 m. John Spottiswod 1674–1728
        8. 8. Jean Arbuthnot 1676–1677
        9. 9. Jane Arbuthnot 1679–
        10. 10. Thomas Arbuthnot 1679–1745 m. Elizabeth Falconer 1685–1767
        11. 11. Alexander, (Baron of the Court of the Exchequer) Arbuthnott 1674–1720
      5. 5. Charles, (4th Lord) Fraser 1662–1716
    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
      1. 1. David, (2nd Laird of Balblair) Ross 1645–1710 m. Margaret Stronach 1655–1710
        1. 1. Andrew, (3rd Lord Balblair) Ross 1677–1764
        2. 2. George (Aeneas) Ross 1679–1753 m. Anna (Catherine Van) Gezel 1689–1748 m. Joanna Williams 1689–1726
      2. 2. Mary (Helen) Ross 1640–1677 m. James McPherson 1640–1700
        1. 1. Donald McPherson 1660–1694 m. Janet Cuthbert 1665–1710
      3. 3. David, (13th of Balnagowan, 17th Chief of the Clan) Ross 1644–1711 m. Ann Stewart 1610–1653
      4. 4. Margaret (Mary) Ross 1640–1677 m. Israel Voss 1636–1713 m. Enoch Doughty 1639–1677
        1. 1. Anna (Jane) Voss 1668–1730 m. Symon (James) Jackson 1668–1724
        2. 2. Margaret Doughty 1655–1720 m. William Berry 1650–1721
      5. 5. Isobel Ross 1637– m. John Sutherland 1625–1658 m. James, (Laird of Lichnett) Innes 1625–
      6. 6. Katherine Ross 1645–1687 m. John McCulloch 1644–1734
    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
      1. 1. Hugh, (9th Lord Lovat) Fraser 1666–1696
      2. 2. Anne Fraser 1660–1684
    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
      1. 1. Simon, (11th Lord Lovat, Chief of Clan) Fraser 1667–1747 m. Margaret Grant –1729 m. Primrose Campbell –1796
        1. 1. Simon Fraser 1726–1782
    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
      1. 1. Jean Wemyss 1629–1715 m. George, (15th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon 1633–1702
        1. 1. John, (16th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon 1661–1733 m. Helen Cochrane 1665–1699
      2. 2. Margaret Wemyss 1659–1705

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of John Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1622
BEF JUN 1622
Age 64
Death of John Wemyss in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF JUN 1622
    Event Place: Scotland
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