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Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss 1659–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1659

Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Mar 1705

Death Location: Whitehall, London, England

Father: David, Wemyss

Mother: Margaret Lady

Spouse(s): James Weymss, David Balfarge, George Mackenzie, George, Mackenzie

Children(s): David Wemyss, William Wemyss, John Wymes, Francis Wemyss, James Wemyss, Thomas Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, Anne Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, Elizabeth Wemyss, David Wemyss, David Weems, James Weems, Cathren Wemyss

Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss was born in 1659 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the child of David 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss Wemyss And Margaret Mary Michie Leslie Lady. Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss married David Wemyss De Balfarge, George Earl Of Cromartie Mackenzie, George Sir 2Ndbt 1St Earl Of Cromarty Mackenzie, James Baronet Weymss, and had children including Anne Wemyss, Cathren Wemyss, David Hamilton Weems, David Wemyss Earl Of Wemyss, Elizabeth Wemyss, Francis Wemyss, James Weems, James Wemyss, John Baronet Wymes, Margaret Wemyss, Thomas Wemyss, William Wemyss. Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss passed away in 1705 in Whitehall, London, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss was born in 1659 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the child of David 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss Wemyss And Margaret Mary Michie Leslie Lady.
  • Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss married David Wemyss De Balfarge, George Earl Of Cromartie Mackenzie, George Sir 2Ndbt 1St Earl Of Cromarty Mackenzie, James Baronet Weymss, and had children including Anne Wemyss, Cathren Wemyss, David Hamilton Weems, David Wemyss Earl Of Wemyss, Elizabeth Wemyss, Francis Wemyss, James Weems, James Wemyss, John Baronet Wymes, Margaret Wemyss, Thomas Wemyss, William Wemyss.
  • Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss passed away in 1705 in Whitehall, London, England.

Immediate Family

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Margaret Wemyss's Ancestors

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Margaret Wemyss
1659–1705
Birth Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David, 2nd Earl of Wemyss, Wemyss
1610–1679
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (Mary Michie Leslie) Lady
1620–1688
Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Wemyss's Descendants

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Margaret (3rd Countess Wemyss) Wemyss (1 Jan 1659–11 Mar 1705) m. James (Baronet) Weymss (10 Oct 1633–12 Nov 1715) m. David (Wemyss de) Balfarge (1615–1672) m. George ((Sir 2ndBt 1st Earl of Cromarty)) Mackenzie (1630–17 AUG 1714) m. George, (Earl of Cromartie,) Mackenzie (1630–27 Aug 1714)
  1. 1. David (Wemyss Earl of) Wemyss 1678–1720 m. Elizabeth Wemyss 1693–1721 m. Katharine Baillie 1682–1731 m. Mary Robinson 1686–
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Wemyss Austin) Blair 1718–1747 m. Robert ((Grassich)) Sutherland 1708– m. William ((17th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon \) Sutherland 1708–1750
      1. 1. John Sutherland 1739–1810 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1739–
        1. 1. Angus Sutherland 1775–1841 m. Isabella Gordon 1784–1884
      2. 2. William ((18th Earl Of Sutherland) Gordon) Sutherland 1735–1766
      3. 3. Elizabeth Gordon 1738–1803
    2. 2. Margaret, (Countess of Moray) Wemyss 1708–1779
    3. 3. Jean Wemyss 1705–
    4. 4. Katherine Wemyss 1707–
    5. 5. John (WEMYSS (Capt in British) Army) 1709–1771
    6. 6. David Wemyss 1711–
    7. 7. James Wemyss 1712–
    8. 8. Robert Wemyss 1713–
    9. 9. Annabella Weymes 1714–
  2. 2. William Wemyss 1666–1720
  3. 3. John (Baronet) Wymes 1670–1719
  4. 4. Francis Wemyss 1673–
  5. 5. James Wemyss 1673–1715
  6. 6. Thomas Wemyss 1674–1715
  7. 7. Margaret Wemyss 1675–1763
  8. 8. Anne Wemyss 1675–1702
  9. 9. Margaret Wemyss 1677–1702
  10. 10. Elizabeth Wemyss 1677–1678
  11. 11. David (Wemyss Earl of) Wemyss 1678–1720
  12. 12. David (Hamilton) Weems 1706–1779
  13. 13. James Weems 1708–1781
  14. 14. Cathren Wemyss 1682–

Margaret Wemyss's Timeline

4 Records

1659
01 Jan 1659
Birth of Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1659
1 Jan 1659
Birth of Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1705
11 Mar 1705
Age 46
Death of Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss in Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1705
11 Mar 1705
Age 46
Death of Margaret 3rd Countess Wemyss Wemyss in Whitehall, London, England
Whitehall, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1659
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1659
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Burntisland, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1705
    Event Place: Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1705
    Event Place: Whitehall, London, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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