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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 April 1624

Death Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Wemyss

Mother: Margaret Otterburn

Spouse(s): Mary Doune

Children(s): Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, John Wemyss, Isabell Redchester, Janet Wemyss, Catherine Wemyss

The story of Sir John Earl of Wemyss began in 1557 in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland. Sir John Earl of Wemyss married Mary Stewart of Doune, and had children including Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, John Wemyss, Isabell Redchester, Janet Wemyss, Catherine Wemyss. Sir John Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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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 Mary Stewart of Doune, and had children including Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, John Wemyss, Isabell Redchester, Janet Wemyss, Catherine Wemyss.
  • Sir John Earl of Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Wemyss's Ancestors

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Sir Wemyss
1557 – 1624
Birth Place: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Wemyss
1513 – 1571
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Otterburn
1515 – 1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Wemyss's Descendants

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Sir (John Earl of) Wemyss (11 APR 1557 – 27 April 1624) m. Mary (Stewart of) Doune (Aug 1565 – 27 Apr 1624)
  1. 1. Cecilia Wemyss (1582 – 1604)
  2. 2. David Wemyss (1586 – August 1608)
  3. 3. John Wemyss (1586 – 22 November 1649)
  4. 4. Isabell Redchester (1592 – 1636) m. Hugh (Fraser 7th Lord Fraser of) Lovat (September 1590 – 16 February 1646)
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Lovat Fraser, Lady of Beauly, 1st Baroness Ross of) Balblair (1617 – 22 DEC 1646)
    2. 2. Countess (Anne of Sutherland) Fraser (1619 – 23 Jul 1658)
    3. 3. Countess (Katherine Fraser or) Frazier (1619 – 18 Oct 1663)
    4. 4. Simon (of Lovat Fraser or) Frazier (1621 – 20 Mar 1640)
    5. 5. Lord (Hugh Fraser of) Lovat (1624 – Apr 1643)
    6. 6. Alexander (of Lovat Fraser or) Frazier (May 1626 – 27 Jun 1671)
    7. 7. Isabel (Fraser or) Frazier (1628 – )
    8. 8. Lord (Thomas of Beaufort de jure) Fraser (1631 – 16 May 1699) m. Sibylla (Sybella) MacLeod (Jun 1635 – 16 June 1682)
      1. 1. Alexander Fraser (1666 – 20 November 1689)
      2. 2. Isabel Fraser (1666 – )
      3. 3. Simon Fraser (1667 – 9 Apr 1747)
      4. 4. Catherine Fraser (1672 – )
      5. 5. Sibella Fraser (1672 – )
      6. 6. John (Bernard) Fraser (1674 – 1764) m. Mary Falconer (03 Apr 1683 – 1718)
        1. 1. James (Alexander) Frazier (6 March 1701 – 3 Jan 1783) m. Sarah (Sally) Elliot (1720 – 1785)
      7. 7. Donald Fraser (27 July 1674 – 1740)
      8. 8. Thomas Fraser (10 May 1678 – )
      9. 9. James Fraser (1679 – 27 September 1679)
      10. 10. Aemelia Fraser (1680 – )
      11. 11. Hugh (Fraser of) Beaufort (21 Sep 1680 – 1723)
    9. 9. William (Fraser or) Frazier (1632 – 1639)
    10. 10. James (Fraser or) Frazier (1633 – 1657)
  5. 5. Janet Wemyss (1590 – April 1655)
  6. 6. Catherine Wemyss (1592 – 1630)

Sir Wemyss's Timeline

4 Records

1557
11 APR 1557
Birth of Sir John Earl of Wemyss in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
1574
17 April 1574
Age 17
Sir John Earl of Wemyss was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 23
Sir John Earl of Wemyss was married in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1624
27 April 1624
Age 67
Death of Sir John Earl of Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 APR 1557
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 April 1574
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1624
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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