'Wemyss01'
Index
links to: Lead / LetterFamilies covered: Wemyss of Methil, Wemyss of Rires, Wemys of Unthank, Wemyss of Wemyss
'Wemyss01'Index
links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered:
Wemyss of Methil, Wemyss of Rires, Wemys of Unthank, Wemyss of Wemyss
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| Michael of Wemyss and Methil (b c1165, d c1214) | ||||||||||||||
The
father of John of (Wemyss and) Methil was long identified as Hugh,
a younger son of Gillemichael, 3rd Earl of Fife. He has since been confirmed
as Michael who may have been a senior clerk of the Earl. Michael's wife
may have been a daughter of Earl Gillemichael. |
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| 1. | Sir John of Wemyss and Methil (b by1202, d c1263) | |||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Michael Wemyss of Wemyss (a 1231, d c1320) | |||||||||||||
| m. (?) heiress of Sir David Lochore | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir David
Wemyss of Wemyss (d c1330)§D
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| There is some uncertainty on which wife was the mother of which child. | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Annabel Sinclair (d before 1304, dau of Sir William Sinclair of Roslin) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Michael Wemyss of Wemyss (d c1342) | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Margaret Wemyss | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Inchmartin of that ilk | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Isabel Inchmartin (d c1399) | |||||||||||||
| m. (before 1362) Sir Allan Erskine of Inchture and Inchmartin (d 05.1400) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | daughter |
.. |
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| m. John Livingston of Drumry and East Wemyss (a 1364) |
.. |
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| (3) | daughter | |||||||||||||
| (4) | daughter |
.. |
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| m. Roger de Bosvil, 1st of Balgregie |
.. |
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| m2. (by 1304) Marjory Ramsay (dau of Walter Ramsay) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir John Wemyss (d c1392) | |||||||||||||
| (1) | ?? Wemyss (This branch is still being investigated) | |||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir John Wemyss of Leuchars, Kincaldrum, Reres and Methil (d c1428) | |||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Duncan Wemyss of Reres | |||||||||||||
| m. (c1399) Elizabeth Erskine (dau of Sir Thomas Erskine of that ilk) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Thomas Wemyss of Rires | |||||||||||||
Sir
Thomas is assumed to be son of Duncan and Michael and Patrick are assumed
to be his sons. |
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| ((1)) | Michael Wemyss | |||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Elizabeth Wemyss |
.. |
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| m. Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st of Rires |
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| ((2)) | Sir Patrick Wemyss of Rires | |||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Margaret Wemyss |
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| m. Sir John Forbes, 4th of Pitsligo (d c1496) |
.. |
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| (ii) | Alexander Wemyss of Kilmany (d 1418) ancestor of Wemyss of Lathocker | |||||||||||||
| (iii) | Michael Wemyss of Pitmiddil (a 1432, dvp) | |||||||||||||
| m2. Isabel Erskine (d before 1427, dau of Sir Allan Erskine of Inchture and Inchmartin) | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | David Wemyss of Methil and Wemyss (d before 09.1430) | |||||||||||||
| m. Christian Douglas (a 1465) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Wemyss of Wemyss (b c1425, d 1502) | |||||||||||||
| m1. (before 1448, div 1489) Margaret Livingston (d c1494, dau of Sir Robert Livingston of Drumry) | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir John Wemyss of Strathardle, later of Wemyss (d by 05.1508) | |||||||||||||
| m. (1468) Christian Abernethy (dau of William Abernethy, 2nd Lord of Saltoun) | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir David Wemyss of Wemyss (d Flodden 09.09.1513) |
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| m1. (before 11.05.1493) Euphemia Lundy (dau of John Lundy of that ilk) |
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| m2. (c1510) Janet Gray (dau of Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord) | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Agnes Wemyss | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 13.04.1484) Andrew Kinninmonth, younger of that ilk | ||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Margaret Wemyss (a 1503) | |||||||||||||
| m. John Melville of Raith | ||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Thomas Wemyss of Unthank, PC (a 1544) | |||||||||||||
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Thomas
is not identified by TSP or BP1934 but is recorded by BLG1886 (Wemyss
of Wemysshall) as 2nd son of Sir John Wemyss of that ilk and Christian
Abernethy. |
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| ((i)) | David Wemyss of Unthank (d by 1592) | |||||||||||||
| m. Janet Duddingston (dau of William Duddingston, 3rd of Sandford) | ||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Katherine Wemyss of Unthank | |||||||||||||
| m. Gavin Wemyss of Powguild (b 1560) | ||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | Elizabeth Wemyss |
.. |
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| m. John Clephane of Carslogie (d c1517) |
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| ((F))+ | other issue - Gavin (a 1504), Charles (a 1502), John (a 1504) | |||||||||||||
| ((2)) | David Wemyss (a 1490) | |||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Grisel Wemyss |
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| m. (1464) David Boswell of Glassmont, 2nd of Balmuto (d 1493) |
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| m2. Helen Dunbar | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Euphemia Wemyss |
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| m. (mcrt 19.11.1428) William Livingston of Drumry |
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| (c) | Helen Wemyss | |||||||||||||
| m. (1452) George Narne of Sandfurd (a 1470) | ||||||||||||||
| (v) | Andrew Wemyss | |||||||||||||
| (a) | John Wemyss | |||||||||||||
| (vi) | Elizabeth Wemyss |
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| m. (mcrt 31.08.1418) Andrew Gray, 1st Lord (b c1390, d c1469) |
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| (vii) | Isabel Wemyss |
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| m(1). Hugh Fraser of Lovat | ||||||||||||||
| This is presumed to have been the same Isabel who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m(2). John de Spens, 2nd of Lathallan (d 1437) |
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| m3. Christian Ogilvy (dau of Sir Patrick Ogilvy of Auchterhouse) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John of Cameron | |||||||||||||
| m. (c1289) Amabilia of Anesley (dau of Sir John of Anesley) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir David Wemyss of Cameron, Sheriff of Fife (d 1375) | |||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret (a 1332) | ||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - David (a 1358, dvp), Duncan (a 1389) | |||||||||||||
| m2. Isabel Crichton (a 1358) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Duncan | |||||||||||||
Main sources:
(1) TSP
(Wemyss), BP1934 (Wemyss and March).
(2) Wemyss of Unthank - BLG1886 (Wemyss of Wemysshall).
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