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Sir John Earl of Wemyss 1557 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 APR 1557

Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Apr 1624

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Wemyss,

Mother: Dame Otterburn

Spouse(s): Janet yss, Margaret Douglas, Jean Stewart

Children(s): John Wemyss, Isabell Redchester

The story of Sir John Earl of Wemyss began in 1557 in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland. Sir John Earl of Wemyss married Janet Mary of Doune Stewart\We yss, Margaret Morton Douglas, Jean Stewart, and had children including John Wemyss, Isabell Redchester. Sir John Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Earl of Wemyss began in 1557 in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland.
  • Sir John Earl of Wemyss married Janet Mary of Doune Stewart\We yss, Margaret Morton Douglas, Jean Stewart, and had children including John Wemyss, Isabell Redchester.
  • Sir John Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wemyss,
1513 – 1571
Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
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Dame Otterburn
1515 – 1567
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet yss
1565 – 1624
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Douglas
1556 – 1598
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Jean Stewart
1578 – 1622
Birth Location: Doune, Perth, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Wemyss
1586 – 1649
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Isabell Redchester
1588 – 1636
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Sir Wemyss's Ancestors

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Sir Wemyss
1557 – 1624
Birth Place: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir John VII Wemyss,
1513 – 1571
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Dame (Margaret) Otterburn
1515 – 1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David Laird of) Wemyss
1496 – 1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Lady (Katherine "Kate") Sinclair
1492 – 1526
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wemyss
1470 – 1513
Euphemia Lundie
1480 – 1511
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wemyss's Descendants

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Sir (John Earl of) Wemyss (11 APR 1557 – 27 Apr 1624) m. Janet (Mary of Doune Stewart\We) yss (Aug 1565 – 27 Apr 1624) m. Margaret (Morton) Douglas (1556 – Oct 1598) m. Jean Stewart (1578 – 1 Jul 1622)
  1. 1. John Wemyss (1586 – 22 Nov 1649) m. Jane Gray (Apr 1589 – 17 Aug 1640)
    1. 1. David (2nd Earl of) Wemyss* (6 Sep 1610 – 6 Jul 1679)
    2. 2. Mary (Wemyss) sinclair (1612 – 1 Jul 1657)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Inglis WEMYSS) Aytoun (ABT 1618 – 20 Sep 1646) m. John (A) AYTOUN (1616 – 15 Jul 1676)
      1. 1. Andrew Aytoun (25 Feb 1641 – 8 May 1732)
        1. 1. John Aiton (Abt 1683 – 05 Apr 1751) m. Margaret Glasgow
  2. 2. Isabell Redchester (1588 – 1636)

Sir Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1557
11 APR 1557
Birth of Sir John Earl of Wemyss in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
1624
27 Apr 1624
Age 67
Death of Sir John Earl of Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 APR 1557
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bogie, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Craigtoun, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Craigtoun, Perth, Scotland

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

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1624
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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