'Wemyss03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Wemyss of Danesfort, Wemyss of Unthank, Wemyss of Wemyss Hall

                               
Gavin Wemyss of Powguild (b 1560)
m. Katherine Wemyss (dau of David Wemyss of Unthank)
1. Gavin Wemyss of Unthank (d 17.11.1657)
m. Euphame Paterson
  A. Robert Wemyss of Unthank (d by 1691)
  m. (02.01.1662) Ann Preston (dau of Sir John Preston, 2nd Bart of Airdrie)
  i. John Wemyss of Unthank
  m. Marjory Clephane (dau of David Clephane of Carslogie) wife of John, presumed mother of ...
a. James Wemys of Unthank
  m. Jane Clephane (dau of George Clephane, younger of Carslogie) wife of (this?) James, presumed mother of ...
  (1) James Wemyss of Unthank
  m. Barbara Balfour (dau of Henry Balfour of Kinloch and Bankton)
  (A) James Balfour Wemyss of Wemyss Hall (d 1827)
  m. Mary Manley (dau of Henry Manley of Manley)
  (i) John Wemyss of Wemyss Hall (b 1798, d 1871) had issue
  m. (1827) Susan Gillespie (dau of David Gillespie of Mountquhannie & Kirkton)
  (ii) Mary Elizabeth Wemyss
  m. (1835) Sir William Feilden, Bart of Feniscowles
  (iii)+ other issue (d unm) - John, Henry
  (B)+ other issue - John, Barbara (d unm), Barbara (d unm), Elizabeth (d unm)
  (2) John Wemyss (dsp 01.1786)
  m. Catherine Lindsay (d 28.02.1768, dau of John Lindsay, Earl of Crawford)
  (3) Marjory Wemyss (d c1774)
  m. (1719) William Horsbrugh

 

 

"A native of Scotland" was ...
Sir Patrick Wemyss (d 1661)
m. Mary Wheeler (sister of Oliver Wheeler of Grenan)
1. Sir James Wemyss
  m. (05.02.1655) Judith Ussher (dau of Sir William Ussher (Clerk to the Council))
A.+ issue - Elizaebth, Judith
2. Sir Henry Wemyss of Dunfert or Dane's Fort, co. Kilkenny (3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Blundell (dau of Sir George Blundell)
  A. Patrick Wemyss of Danesfort (d 1747, MP)
  m. (1702) Anne Handcock (dau of Sir William Handcock, recorder of Dublin)
i. Henry Wemyss of Danesfort (d unm 12.10.1750, MP)
  ii. Patrick Wemyss of Danesfort (dsp 1762, Captain)
  m. (01.07.1750) Catharine Bermingham (dau of Francis, '21st' Lord Athenry, m2. Captain Cullen)
  iii. James Wemyss of Danesfort (MP)
  m. Jane Stratford (dau of Robert (probably not Euseby) Stratford)
a. James Wemyss of Danesfort (d 08.1820)
  m. (c1780) Martha Blunden (d 16.03.1816, dau of Sir John Blunden of Castle Blunden)
  (1) Henry Wemyss of Danesfort (b 12.02.1785, d 31.03.1860, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  m. (27.12.1822) Elizabeth Mary Cuffe (dau of Otway, Earl of Desart)
  (2) Lucy Wemyss
  m. (1802) Rev. Arthur Rolleston
  (3) Jane Wemyss
  m. Abraham Ball of Three Castles
  (4) Martha Wemyss
  m. Abraham Ball of Darver
  (5) Frances Wemyss
  m. Thomas H. Ball (Captain)
  (6) Charlotte Wemyss
  m. Edward George Armstrong
  (7)+ other issue - John (d 05.05.1806), Emma (d unm 1847)
b. Catherine Wemyss
  m. Henry Disney
  c. Harriot Wemyss
  m. Thomas Pope
  d. Anne Wemyss (d unm)
  iv. Mary Wemyss
  m. George Hartpole of Shrule
  v. Jane Wemyss
  m. (1748) Benjamin Stratford
  vi. Sarah Wemyss
m. (1744) George Mansergh
  vii. Hannah Wemyss
  m. (1748) Isaac Drury of Dublin
  viii. Harriot Wemyss
  m. (1752) James Staunton of Galway
  ix.+ other issue - Elizabeth (d unm 1744), Alice
  B. Henry Wemyss (d unm 1753)
  C. Mary Wemyss
  m. James Agar of Gowran
  D. Sarah Wemyss
  m. Rev. Hartstonge Martin of Kilkenny
  E. Elizabeth Wemyss
  m. Arthur Webb of Webbsborough
3. Morris Wemyss
  A. Francis Wemyss
4.+ other issue - Thomas (dsp), Jonas

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded before 20.09.2002) : BLG1886 ('Wemyss of Wemysshall')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 26.06.14) : BLG1886 ('Wemyss of Danesfort')
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