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MARGARET Wemyss 1659–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1659

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 11 March 1705

Death Location: Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Margaret Leslie

Spouse(s): James Burntisland

Children(s): David Wemyss, Anna Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss

In 1659, MARGARET Wemyss entered the world in Scotland, born to David Wemyss 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss And Margaret Leslie. MARGARET Wemyss married James Wemyss Lord Burntisland, and had children including Anna Wemyss, David Wemyss 4Th Earl Of Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss. MARGARET Wemyss passed away in 1705 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1659, MARGARET Wemyss entered the world in Scotland, born to David Wemyss 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss And Margaret Leslie.
  • MARGARET Wemyss married James Wemyss Lord Burntisland, and had children including Anna Wemyss, David Wemyss 4Th Earl Of Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss.
  • MARGARET Wemyss passed away in 1705 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wemyss
1610–1679
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Leslie
1620–1688
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Burntisland
1650–1682
Birth Location: Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

David Wemyss
1678–1720
Birth Location: Scotland
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Anna Wemyss
1675–1702
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Wemyss
1677–1763
Birth Location: –
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MARGARET Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
MARGARET Wemyss
1659–1705
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss
1610–1679
Margaret Leslie
1620–1688
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Wemyss Earl of) Wemyss
1586–1649
Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Jane\Jean Gray, Countess of) Wemyss
1589–1640
Grey House, Angus, Angusshire, Scotland
John (Earl Rothes) Leslie
1600–1641
Anne Erskine
1595–1640
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Wemyss
1557–1624
James Leslie
1551–1607
Catherine Drummond
1573–1608
Lady Mar
1576–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Rothes
1530–1611
Grissel\Grizel Hamilton
1531–1575

MARGARET Wemyss's Descendants

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MARGARET Wemyss (1 January 1659–11 March 1705) m. James (Wemyss Lord) Burntisland (1650–Dec 1682)
  1. 1. David (Wemyss 4th Earl of) Wemyss 1678–1720 m. Margaret Smart 1685–1763
    1. 1. John Wemyss 1719–1762 m. Cecilia (Sizal) Durie 1719–1762
      1. 1. Robert Wemyss 1762–1837 m. Barbara Donaldson 1764–1858
        1. 1. Christian (Wemyss (also spelt) Weams) 1787–
  2. 2. Anna Wemyss 1675–1702 m. David (Melville 3rd Earl of) Leven 1660–1728
  3. 3. Margaret Wemyss 1677–1763

MARGARET Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1659
1 January 1659
Birth of MARGARET Wemyss in Scotland
Scotland
1705
11 March 1705
Age 46
Death of MARGARET Wemyss in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1659
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1705
    Event Place: Scotland
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