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Jean Wemyss1
F, #109528, d. 5 January 1715
Jean Wemyss|d. 5 Jan 1715|p10953.htm#i109528|David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss|b. 6 Sep 1610\nd. Jul 1679|p10953.htm#i109529|Hon. Anna Balfour|d. 10 Nov 1649|p10953.htm#i109530|John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss|d. 22 Nov 1649|p1092.htm#i10911|Jane Gray||p1092.htm#i10912|Robert Balfour, Lord Balfour of Burleigh|d. 10 Aug 1663|p10954.htm#i109531|Margaret Balfour, Baroness Balfour of Burleigh|d. Jun 1639|p6725.htm#i67245|
Last Edited=4 Sep 2008
Jean Wemyss was the daughter of David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss and Hon. Anna Balfour.1 She married, firstly, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and Hon. Margaret Hamilton, on 26 April 1649.1 She married, secondly, George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland, son of John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland and Lady Jean Drummond, on 11 August 1659.1 She died on 5 January 1715.2
Jean Wemyss was also known as Jean Charteris. From 26 April 1649, her married name became Douglas. From 11 August 1659, her married name became Gordon.
Children of Jean Wemyss and Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus
* Lady Margaret Douglas b. Sep 1651, d. Oct 16993
* Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar+ b. 3 May 1653, d. 11 Dec 17121
Children of Jean Wemyss and George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland
* Anne Gordon+ d. Jun 16954
* John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland+ b. 3 Mar 1661, d. 27 Jun 1733
Citations
1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1743. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
3. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1282. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 184.
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Jean Wemyss's Timeline
| 1629 |
June 19, 1629
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Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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| 1651 |
September 1651
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| 1653 |
May 3, 1653
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Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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| 1659 |
1659
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Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
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| 1661 |
March 2, 1661
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Darnoch Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1663 |
1663
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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| 1670 |
1670
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Scotland (United Kingdom)
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| 1715 |
January 5, 1715
Age 85
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Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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