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Jean Wemyss

Jean Wemyss

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jean Wemyss was born in 1561 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland (daughter of David Wemyss and Cecelia Ruthven); died in Sep 1636 in Dunbog, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David Wemyss was born on 20 May 1536 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland (son of Sir John Wemyss and Margaret Otterburne); died on 15 Jul 1594 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; was buried on 22 Feb 1596 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

    David married Cecelia Ruthven on 7 May 1556 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland. Cecelia (daughter of Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven Keeper of the Privy Seal and Janet Haliburton) was born on 7 May 1540 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 8 Jul 1589 in Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Cecelia Ruthven was born on 7 May 1540 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland (daughter of Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven Keeper of the Privy Seal and Janet Haliburton); died on 8 Jul 1589 in Perthshire, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Sir John Wemyss was born in 1557 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 27 Apr 1624 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    2. Reverand David Wemyss was born in Mar 1557 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 10 Sep 1615 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    3. Sir James Wemyss was born in 1560 in Wemyss Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland; died in 1640 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    4. 1. Jean Wemyss was born in 1561 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died in Sep 1636 in Dunbog, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    5. Cecilia Wemyss was born about 10 Jan 1563 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    6. Margaret Wemyss was born about 1564 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died in Sep 1636 in Dunbog, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    7. Patrick Wemyss was born in 1566 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died in Jun 1625.
    8. Isabel Wemyss was born about 1568 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    9. Elizabeth Wemyss was born in 1572 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sir John Wemyss was born on 11 Jul 1513 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland (son of Sir David Wemyss and Catherine Sinclair); died on 25 Jan 1571 in Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.

    John married Margaret Otterburne on 20 Oct 1534 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, and was divorced. Margaret (daughter of Sir Adam Otterburn and Janet Rhynd) was born in 1515 in Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1567 in Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in 1567 in Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret Otterburne was born in 1515 in Midlothian, Scotland (daughter of Sir Adam Otterburn and Janet Rhynd); died in 1567 in Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in 1567 in Midlothian, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Patrick Wemyss was born about 1535 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    2. Margaret Wemyss was born in 1536 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died in Sep 1608 in Collairnie Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    3. 2. David Wemyss was born on 20 May 1536 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 15 Jul 1594 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; was buried on 22 Feb 1596 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    4. John Wemyss was born in 1538 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    5. Elizabeth Wemyss was born about 1538 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died after 1572 in Scotland.
    6. Janet Wemyss was born about 1540 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    7. Catherine Wemyss was born about 1540 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    8. Agnes Wemyss was born about 1540 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 16 Nov 1593 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    9. Margaret Wemyss was born in 1541 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died in 1608 in Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    10. Duncan Wemyss was born about 1545 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    11. Euphame Wemyss was born about 1547 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 16 Nov 1593 in Kinnaird Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland.
    12. Elizabeth Wemyss was born in 1548 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died in 1594 in Scotland.
    13. Jean Wemyss was born in 1549 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

  3. 6.  Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven Keeper of the Privy Seal was born in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland (son of William Ruthven, Master of Ruthven and Catherine Buttergask); died on 3 Dec 1552 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.

    William married Janet Haliburton about 1526 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Janet (daughter of Patrick Haliburton, 6th Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Christine Wawane) was born on 19 Apr 1503 in Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 23 Mar 1560 in Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Janet Haliburton was born on 19 Apr 1503 in Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland (daughter of Patrick Haliburton, 6th Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Christine Wawane); died on 23 Mar 1560 in Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Katherine Ruthven was born on 27 Jan 1526 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 3 Apr 1584 in Glen Orchy, Argyllshire, Scotland; was buried in Glen Orchy, Argyllshire, Scotland.
    2. Lilian "Lilias" Ruthven was born on 27 Jan 1526 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 7 Jul 1579; was buried on 7 Jul 1579 in Monzie, Perthshire, Scotland.
    3. Christian Ruthven was born about 1532 in Ballindean House, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; died about 15 Oct 1597 in Fifeshire, Scotland; was buried in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
    4. Alexander Ruthven was born in 1533 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 9 Oct 1599 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland.
    5. Barbara Ruthven was born on 7 May 1535 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 21 Jul 1594 in Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried on 21 Jul 1594 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland.
    6. 3. Cecelia Ruthven was born on 7 May 1540 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 8 Jul 1589 in Perthshire, Scotland.
    7. Jeanette Ruthven was born in 1542 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried on 9 Dec 1593 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sir David Wemyss was born on 18 Sep 1490 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland (son of David Wemyss and Euphemia Lundy); died on 17 May 1544 in Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland; was buried in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

    David married Catherine Sinclair on 27 Jan 1511 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland. Catherine (daughter of Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair and Margaret Hepburn) was born in 1489 in Caithness, Scotland; died in 1526 in Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Catherine Sinclair was born in 1489 in Caithness, Scotland (daughter of Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair and Margaret Hepburn); died in 1526 in Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Janet Wemyss was born in 1510 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 29 Nov 1596 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    2. 4. Sir John Wemyss was born on 11 Jul 1513 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 25 Jan 1571 in Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
    3. Sir James Wemyss was born in 1514 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    4. Margaret Weymss was born in 1517 in Wemyss Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    5. James Wemyss was born about 1525 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    6. Elizabeth Wemyss was born about 1525 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland.
    7. Grisel Wemyss was born before 1526 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland.

  3. 10.  Sir Adam Otterburn was born about 1490; died on 6 Jul 1548.

    Adam married Janet Rhynd on 17 Apr 1504 in Haltoun House, Midlothian, Scotland. Janet was born on 2 Aug 1496 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; died on 3 Jul 1543 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Janet Rhynd was born on 2 Aug 1496 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; died on 3 Jul 1543 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Janet Otterburne was born in 1510 in Scotland; died in 1564.
    2. 5. Margaret Otterburne was born in 1515 in Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1567 in Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in 1567 in Midlothian, Scotland.
    3. Daughter Otterburne was born about 1516 in Midlothian, Scotland.
    4. Daughter Otterburne was born about 1519 in Midlothian, Scotland.
    5. Thomas Otterburne was born about 1522 in Midlothian, Scotland.

  5. 12.  William Ruthven, Master of Ruthven died on 9 Sep 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Branxton, Nothumberland, England.

    William + Catherine Buttergask. Catherine was born on 6 Mar 1483 in Perthshire, Scotland; died in Jun 1509 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Catherine Buttergask was born on 6 Mar 1483 in Perthshire, Scotland; died in Jun 1509 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 6. Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven Keeper of the Privy Seal was born in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 3 Dec 1552 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.

  7. 14.  Patrick Haliburton, 6th Lord Haliburton of Dirleton was born on 7 May 1475 in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland (son of George Haliburton, 4th Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Mariota Dirleton); died on 6 Dec 1515 in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.

    Patrick married Christine Wawane in 1493 in Dirleton, Midlothian, Scotland. Christine (daughter of Thomas Wawane and Christine Cantz) was born about 1470 in Fifeshire, Scotland; died in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Christine Wawane was born about 1470 in Fifeshire, Scotland (daughter of Thomas Wawane and Christine Cantz); died in Scotland.
    Children:
    1. David Haliburton was born about 1501 in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland; died after 19 Apr 1543.
    2. Margaret Haliburton was born about 1502 in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.
    3. 7. Janet Haliburton was born on 19 Apr 1503 in Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 23 Mar 1560 in Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.
    4. Mariotta Haliburton was born on 19 Apr 1503 in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 26 Feb 1563 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland.