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48 THE WEDDEKBUllN BOOK.
return of certain books wliich WedJerburn bad borrowed of Siindilimds 9 Oct. 1611,
and promised to return before 2 Feb. 1612. A list of tbc books i.s given in tlie
decree, and includes a Virgil, Tibullus, Catulhis, Propertius, a Hebrew IJible, and a
good many theological books (K.A.I). 63). The last references to him as living
occur in regard to a Ijoud in his favour 15 Nov. 1615 (R. 1>. 63), and an occasion,
2 Dec. in that year, when he acted as a witness (S.AV. 187). He died in 1616, being
mentioned as deceased 21 Dec. in that year (S W. 191).
He married, soon after 1 June Ifill (Dl. 23), Magdalene Wedderbiirn,
daughter to Alexander 'Wedderbnrn of Kingennio (see post pt. ii, chap, iii), whom he
discharged of his wife's tocher, 3000 nicrks, in May 1613 (S.W. 180).- iJy her, wlio
survived him and married secondly, 5 March 162.5 (S.W. 210), Mr George Halyburton
of Fodderance (afterwards a lord of session under the title of Lord Fixlderance),^
he had issue two daughters, Margaret and Christian. Of these
1. Margaret Wedderburn [1612— 1661?]. She is first named in the
contract of her mother's second marriage, 5 March 1625 (S.W. 216), whereby
her stepfather, Mr. George Halyburton, is bound to pay her and her sister.
Christian, 2,6U0 merks. The ne.xt reference to her is many yeare later, 31 Dec.
1616, when -" Jbngaret Wedderbvirn, onlic bairn now on life and heir of
umqnhile Mr. William AVedderburn, sumtyme minister of Dundie, and Duclor
Avdteic IJrucp, principal of S. Leonard's College, S. Andrew's, her spouse.'' graut
a bond of relief to Alexander Wedderbnrn of Kingennie in regard to the affairs
of her parents (S.W. 296). By this husband she had issue, besides a daughter,
Margaret (D. B.R. 460), two sons. David and Andrew Bruce,'' who are mentioned
25 Oct. 1617, when Alexander Wedderburn of Kingennie and Mr. James Wedderburu
of Moonzic are named as mother's kin in an act of curatory to them
(D.l:.U. 449).^ Their father thus died between 1 Jan. and 25 Oct. 1647, and
their mother married, secondly, Alexander Forrester in InnerpefFer, as spouse to
whom she is named, with her son Dr. David Bruce, 31 Dee. 1G60 and, with
him and his brother Andrew Bruce, 1 June 1664 (F.S. 33, 44). The date of
neither of her marriages has been ascertained, but as her sons got curators iu
1647 they were then between fourteen and twenty -one years old, so that her first
marriage was probably about 1630. The date of her death also is not known
2. Christian 'Wedderbiirn. She is named after her sister in the
marriage contract of 1625 (S.W. 210), and was, therefore, presumably the younsj;er.
She died before 31 Dec. 1640 when Margaret is called '' onlie bairn now on life,"
and was probably young or unmarried as there is no other mention of her.
3. James Wedderbnrn, third son of Alexander Wedderburn of Pittormie
and Christian Faiiny. See p. 49.
'
He seems to have got .some provi-sion in his favour from the town oliortU' before his deaDi, as tliere is
an old inventory in the Dundee charter room, one of the items of which is " Extract of Jlr. William
Wedderburn's Act of Council, 1616 " I do not tind the Act itself in the Council Eook.s of the burgh.
Perhaiis the date is wrongly given and the Act was of 1613, when ' pursuant to their contract," also
not extant, his salary was increased by the town (D C B, 36 vt mp.).
* See facsimiles of her and her husband's signatures, vol ii, oop. p 21,
' See below, Tart II, Chap, iii, s. the account of her, among the other children of Kiugemiie. Her
marriage contract with William, dated 1 June 1611, is among the Blnckness I'ajjers (Bl 23) and either
a duplicate of it or this very copy was formerly in the Scryrageour-W'eddeiburu charter client, as
J. W. refers to it as in that re)>o.sitory, together with the discharge ;S.W. ISO), Jlay 1613, ly her and
her husband to her father on the payment of her tocher of 3,000 merks, the signaturt-s to which are
facsimiled in this book, vol. ii, opp. p. 21. She is named as his relict in 1620 ^H.D. S3 6), 1621
(D.C. 73), and 162? (S.W. 21.'., 216). She died before 31 Dec. 1616 {ib. 296).
* Both sons were incori'orated at Oxford 27 Jlarch and 20 ,Iune 1660. See Wood's Fa:t. ii, p. --•', where it is stated that their father was tenth
Bruce was a jihysician of eminence and was living in 1690.
son of the laird of Fingask. David
Wood sys he '" atti-nded the Duke
and Duchess of Vork with his great uncle Sir John Wedderburn of Gosford, but afterwards retired."
There Is a good account of him in the Aat. IHct. Biog. He was. of course, a gieat nephew nf Sir Jnlm,
who was brother to Magdalen Wedderburn, David's gi-andmother. Wood's statement of the relationship
was, however, tlie c;iuse of much confusion to J.W., who, having gone asti ay as to the parentage of
both Margaret Wedderburn's parents, was driven to connect these Bruces with Dr. Peter Bruce who
had married in 1612 Eliz;»beth Wedderburn, daughter of Kingennie, and sister to Margaret Wedderburn's
mother.
' Mr. James Wedderburn of Jloonzie and Sir Alexander of Blackness are the curators chosen, (ii.)