'Wemyss01'
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Families covered: Wemyss of Methil, Wemyss of Rires, Wemys of Unthank, Wemyss of Wemyss
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. John Livingston of Drumry and East Wemyss (a 1364) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | daughter | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Roger de Bosvil, 1st of Balgregie | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| (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. | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Michael Wemyss | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Elizabeth Wemyss | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st of Rires | -- | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Sir Patrick Wemyss of Rires | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Margaret Wemyss | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Forbes, 4th of Pitsligo (d c1496) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (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) | -- | |||||||||||||
| m1. (before 11.05.1493) Euphemia Lundy (dau of John Lundy of that ilk) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 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 (a 1544, PC) | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| ((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 | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. John Clephane of Carslogie (d c1517) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| ((F))+ | other issue - Gavin (a 1504), Charles (a 1502), John (a 1504) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | David Wemyss (a 1490) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Grisel Wemyss | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (1464) David Boswell of Glassmont, 2nd of Balmuto (d 1493) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Helen Dunbar | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Euphemia Wemyss | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 19.11.1428) William Livingston of Drumry | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Helen Wemyss | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1452) George Narne of Sandfurd (a 1470) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Andrew Wemyss | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Wemyss | ||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Elizabeth Wemyss | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 31.08.1418) Andrew Gray, 1st Lord (b c1390, d c1469) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Isabel Wemyss | -- | |||||||||||||
| 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) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| m3. Christian Ogilvy (dau of Sir Patrick Ogilvy of Auchterhouse) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Margaret Wemyss possibly fits here? | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Robert de Bonare of Bonare (d Durham 1346) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | John Wemyss 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 source(s):
(1) TSP (Wemyss), BP1934 (Wemyss and March)
(2) Wemyss of Unthank - BLG1886 (Wemyss of Wemysshall)
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