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Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss 1513–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 July 1513

Birth Location: Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: Jan 25, 1571

Death Location: Easter Elcho, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Margaret Scotland

Spouse(s): Dame Otterburn

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

In 1513, Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss entered the world in Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland, born to James Iv King Of Scotland And Margaret Scotland. Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss married Dame Margaret Otterburn, and had children including David Wemyss, Euphemia Wemyss, John Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss. Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Easter Elcho, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1513, Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss entered the world in Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland, born to James Iv King Of Scotland And Margaret Scotland.
  • Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss married Dame Margaret Otterburn, and had children including David Wemyss, Euphemia Wemyss, John Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss.
  • Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Easter Elcho, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Sir Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wemyss
1513–1571
Birth Place: Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
James IV King of Scotland
1500–1547
Cultobragan, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Scotland
1492–1572
Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Hugh Stewart
1455–1513
,,, Scotland
Margaret Simpson
1480–1520
Scotland
King (Henry VII) Tudor
–1509
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen Tudor
1400–1461
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
John Beaufort
1404–1444

Sir Wemyss's Descendants

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Sir (Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of) Wemyss (11 July 1513–Jan 25, 1571) m. Dame (Margaret) Otterburn (1515–1567)
  1. 1. Euphemia Wemyss 1547–1593 m. Rt. (Hon. David Carnegie of) Kinnaird 1533–1598
    1. 1. Agnes Carnegie 1572–1634 m. Nicholas (Sparron) Sporran 1550–1644 m. Alexander (Falconer of) Halkerton 1575–1645
      1. 1. Margaret Sparrow 1585–1635 m. Alexander (Lindsay ( 1st Baron) Evelick) 1585–1635
        1. 1. Agnes Lyndesay 1612–1660 m. John Allan 1611–1660
        2. 2. Helen Lindsay 1635–1726
      2. 2. Sir (Alexander) Falconer 1595–1671
    2. 2. David Carnegie 1575–1658
  2. 2. Margaret Wemyss 1535–1609
  3. 3. David Wemyss 1536–1594

Sir Wemyss's Timeline

4 Records

1513
11 July 1513
Birth of Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss in Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
1534
20 Oct 1534
Age 21
Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss was married in Redhall, Edinburgh or Bogie, Midlothian, Scotland
Redhall, Edinburgh or Bogie, Midlothian, Scotland
1543
20 Oct 1543
Age 30
Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss was married
None
1571
Jan 25, 1571
Age 58
Death of Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss in Easter Elcho, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Easter Elcho, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1513
    Event Place: Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1534
    Event Place: Redhall, Edinburgh or Bogie, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1543

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Craig-fudy, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Poll Tax Returns, 1694

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Redhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 25, 1571
    Event Place: Easter Elcho, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland

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