Sir Thomas Wemyss of Reres, Kt.

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Thomas Wemyss of Reres

Also Known As: "of Leuchars-Wemyss", "of Logymurthu", "of Logie-Murdoch", "of Logie"
Birthdate:
Death: circa 1478
Immediate Family:

Son of Duncan Wemyss of Reres and Elizabeth Erskine
Husband of Dame Margaret Melville, lady of Reres
Father of Michael Wemyss; John Wemyss; Thomas Wemyss; Alexander Wemyss and Andrew Wemyss of Myrecairnie

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About Sir Thomas Wemyss of Reres, Kt.

Seen as husband of Margaret Ayr but that seems wrong.


https://archive.org/details/memorialsoffamil01fras/page/117/mode/1up

Page 60 of the text:

Duncan Wemyss of Reres and Elizabeth Erskine, had a son,

Thomas, who, as son and heir of Duncan Wemyss, is a witness to charters by Sir Robert Erskine of that ilk, his uncle, in 1433 and 1437. He succeeded his father before 1443, and became, before 1466, Sir Thomas Wemyss of Reres, knight.

He married Margaret Melville, and had issue five sons, named Michael, John, Thomas, Alexander and Andrew.

Sir Thomas Wemyss died about 1478, survived by his wife, who married, about 1480, Baldred Blackadder. She and her second husband were alive in 1494.


Issue -

  • (1.) Michael, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Wemyss of Eeres, predeceased his father, leaving no male issue, and only one daughter, Elizabeth Wemyss. She was, about 1466, disinherited by her grandfather. Sir Thomas, who entailed his estate upon liis second son, John, and other sons. But in 1477, Sir Thomas . changed his mind, and settled all his estates upon his granddaughter, EUzabeth, who, about that year, married Arthur Forbes, in whose favour Sir Thomas resigned Reres,' which was held by the descendants of Arthur Forbes and Elizabeth Wemyss for several generations.
  • (2.) John Wemyss, the second son of Sir Thomas. married Elizabeth Dishington … perhaps killed at Flodden in 1513.
  • (3.) Thomas, and
  • (4.) Alexander, both of whom are mentioned as brothers- german of John Wemyss in the entail made by their father in 1466.
  • (5.) Andrew, who, about 1477, was provided by his father to the lands of Myrecairnie, Wester Ciiivie, Logie, and others, in Fife.*