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John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss 1586–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1586

Birth Location: West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 22 NOV 1649

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Wemyss

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Jean Gray

Children(s): David, Wemyss

The story of John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss began in 1586 in West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss married Jean Gray, and had children including David 2Nd Earl Wemyss. John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss passed away in 1649 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss began in 1586 in West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss married Jean Gray, and had children including David 2Nd Earl Wemyss.
  • John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss passed away in 1649 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
John Wemyss
1586–1649
Birth Place: West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Wemyss
1558–1622
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Mary Stewart
1563–1622
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David Wemyss
–1596
Cecilia Ruthven
1537–1589
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
James, (1st Lord Doune) Stewart
1529–1590
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1546–1592
Doune, Perth, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Wemyss
1513–1572
Margaret Otterburn
1517–1560
William, Ruthven
1500–1552
Janet, Haliburton
1503–1548
James, Stewart
1506–1544
Margaret Lindsay
1490–1577
Archibald, Campbell
1508–1558
Margaret Graham
1522–1546
2nd-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
Andrew, Stewart
1470–1513
Margaret Kennedy
1472–1542
John, Lindsay
1435–1498
Mariota Baillie
1440–1506
Colin Campbell
1486–1529
Jean Gordon
1479–1548
William, Graham
1480–1544
Margaret Moubray
1480–1548

John Wemyss's Descendants

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John (Charteris, 1st Earl) Wemyss (ABT 1586–22 NOV 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
        1. 1. Jean (Sutherland) Gordon 1694– m. James (Maitland) Lauderdale 1690–1769
    2. 2. Margaret Wemyss 1659–1705

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1586
ABT 1586
Birth of John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss in West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1649
22 NOV 1649
Age 63
Death of John Charteris, 1st Earl Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1586
    Event Place: West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1649
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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