William Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigton

William Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigton

• M, #21241, d. 8 April 1681
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William Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigton was the son of John Fleming, 3rd Earl of Wigton and Lady Jean Drummond. He married Lady Henrietta Seton, daughter of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline and Lady Mary Douglas, on 8 September 1670. He died on 8 April 1681.1 He gained the title of 5th Earl of Wigton.

Biography

XVIII. WILLIAM, fifth earl of Wigton, a man of great worth and merit. He was one of the lords of the privy council to king Charles II. and was constituted sheriff of the county of Dunbarton, and governor of the castle; which offices he enjoyed as long as he lived.

He married lady Henriet Seton, daughter of Charles earl of Dunfermline, by whom he had two sons and one daughter.

1. John, his heir.

2. Charles, afterwards earl of Wigton.

His daughter, lady Mary, married to Mr. Harry Maule of Kelly, father of the present earl of Panmure.

He died anno 1681, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

XIX. JOHN, sixth earl of Wigton, a man of great honour and integrity.

Name: William Fleming
Gender: Male Christening Date: 27 May 1645 Christening Place: KILSYTH, STIRLING, SCOTLAND Birth Date: Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: John Earl Of Wigtown Fleming Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Jane Drummond Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11483-2 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 1041949, 0102118 Reference ID:

Citing this Record "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1L2-R4W : 10 February 2018), Jane Drummond in entry for William Fleming, 27 May 1645; citing KILSYTH, STIRLING, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,949, 102,118.

References

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