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JAMES, SON OF ROBERT. 69
30 Oct. IGiiO, s;isine to Thomas Stuill of a North AitrylcLiait niulthouso houiKled by Parti,
the lauds of the heirs of Klizabeth Wedderbuni and Mr. .lohii I.ovull iib 485) • '''^^P' '^•
21 Sept. 1608, and 1 Aug.* 171.3 [ih. 508, 56.5).'
Tabular pediyree showing descent from Rohert Wedderlntm and Janet Frosler, l.'fGO
IGJf-i.
RoBEitT Weddehbcun-, bailie cf^Jaiiet, dau. to David Fro-iter in Metliveu,
Duiulee, 1460
.-— 151S ? niairied
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before l.iOO ; liviugawidoiv in l.'j:)l.
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Isabell =i= J'^niP^^^ .—
liurUM.
ot Dun- 1
deel.VJ3.
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Eli/ubeth
Wclderburn
1492.!-1572?
ui. 1. Aler.
I^.vell ; 2.
.\let.Of,'dvv;
3. Archibald
rani|il.ell of
Murthlie ; 4.
Pat. Lyouu.
Robert Wedder-=rElspeth Serymbum
1515-52. I m. circa
Burgess of Dun- i54S.
dee, 1535.
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Edward Wedder-=j=.Tanet Inj;
burn, 1540-1578. rie.i cin
Burge.=s of Dun- Living hi
dee 1559.
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M'illiai
n..rg«
v,-yj.
Wcdderbuni,
of Dundee
Robert Weihlerburn,
1550 ?— 1589 ; Burgess
of Dundee I .'i72,
died unm. or s \i.
Margaret Wedderburu
retouredheir
to Hobert (her
brother ?).
Catharine W'edderburn,
m, Thoni.-vi
Blair, d. 1006.
F.ufanic Weddcrburn,
ni. Aicliibald
Bljlh, d.
1613?
Kliziibeth.
d. unniar,
1596-97.
Suhsection i.
James Wedderlmrn (m. Jaift Logan) and his des'-erdaiits.
Jataes Wedderburn [1490— 1544],- eldest son of Robert Wcdderburu and Janet
Froster, was born probably about 1490, and is, I think, one of the two of his name who
matriculated at S. Andrew's 1507-'J (S.A.ll. 5, 6).- He was admitted burgess of Duntlec in
1514 (D.L.B. 1), the note of liis admission being the earliest reference to tiie name in tlio
" Lockit Bulk." There is a curious entry I 4 Dec. 15'20, recordini: a bargain between James
Wedderburn and Henry Halis, by which in return for a worsted doublet ilalis binds himself
' ilinor reference.^ to an Elizabeth Wedderburn. not designed, are no doubt to licr. They will 1* found
28 Aug. 1551, when her laniU in Xorth Marketgait named (D.H.lt. 2S.«; ; 3 March 1560.' lands in .South
Flukergait ( I >.H.B. 109)
2.'.
; Oct. 1,'j64, when she claims 50 nierk.< from Jolm .Mathe.-on a» occupier of
the lands of Dunfin (D.B.R. 136| ; 20 July 1565. in North Argylegait (D.I'.B 121 c) ; 22 March 156.S,
action against her bv Edward Wedderburn (D B.R. 160), and, 27 April 1569, action by litrr. Jlargaret
Kinloch (D.lJR. 175n).
• Synopsis of References :—S.\V. S. 11, 32, 669 ; Bl. 2 ; S.A R.5-6 ; DC. 20 ; D.L.H. 1, 15 ; D.P.B. 3, 4, 7 4r
(D.C. 14), 17 April 1531, re an annual rent and as bailie (D.P.B. 30 A), mu-l be the »urMvnn; i«o, iho
son of Robert and the son of James. Many other references to a J.inii-« Wol.liTbum in ii.. way
described cannot be certainly identified ; those 1515-24 may be to any ..ne of the Ibn-e, «loic ..tl.er*.
1527-32, must be to one of the two survivors. Thus we have the lo'.lowiiig refrr.-iKM :-15IJ 21 —
1515 Oct. 10, James signs the •' merchandis letter " (D.C. S) ; 1516 J.ui 26, Uiihe lit A D. 6:: Apni 1.
witness (D.C. 9) ; 1517 Dec. 21, bailie named in the grant by the Walt^irio. -raft t..li.e kirk ..( Huiidrc
(G.S.R. 14) ; Dec. 22. bailie (D.C. 10) ; 1519 Jan. 18, Feb 25, bailie D IVU. 2 ; l:.2.J N-pt. •..'.. »nn«u.
(D.C. 11) ; Dec. 5, 30, Jan. 14, 1521 Feb. 8, on assize (D.B.IL 2) ; Apni 9. n.iip.e.l .u. pr