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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 85
Elizabeth Wedderburn, relict of John Lawsoue. See ante, p. 62. Part i.
Elizabeth Wedderbiim ^'^^^ ^'
[1565— lG-13], m. Alexander Blyth. Thcie is ii stone in the
Howtl'of Dundoe ('Xo. 69 t in the survey of 18:54) on which the followiii;,' inscrijition,
now much decayed, was formerly le^'ible, " Here lyes Alexander lilyth, shii)ni:i8ter,
Borges in lUindee, who departed this life ye 4tli of Febry 1GJ4 of his aire 44, and his
spouse Elizabeth Wedderbuni who died ye 24 of October f 643, lier age 78 " (J.W. 9 a).
It U singiilir that the facts stateil in this iuscriptijii esactly t.'illy wiih th.-se kiiuwii (if Eulame,
daiiRhter of Edwvmt Wedderbuni. aud her liiislniud ArchiUild Blyth." He ilsu was i\ ~hi|MiKu.tcT. and
died in Feb. 1624-2.5. and she is I^st named as living in lti4l. Moreover the linndee R.'cordn coiitaiii
no reference to any Eliz^vbetli Wedderburn, wife of Aleiander Blytli. although Euf.inic, « 'fe of .Archiljald
Blyth. is often named (see ante. p. 7-1). Some confusion of names, thereiore, ^clnm highly prohaMe.
I should add that below the above inscription on the stone is added. ' Here lyes tieorge .Smith,
Clokemaker in Pumlee, w)io dep.irt&l this life the 10 of August 1719 of his age ."i2," and in the 1S34
survey of the Howtf tlie tomb was claimed by the lieirs of bamuel liell, architect.
Elizabeth Wedderburn, wife of Ilenyy DansUne, master of the Cranimar .School,
S. Andrew's. She is named 23 March 1G21, when she aud her husliand are iufeftcd
in the lauds of Ballungie, co. Forfar, under reversion of 4,000 inerks (DlMi. 444) • and
8 Jan. 1629, the date of a boud to her, "relict of Mr. Henry Danskinc " (11. D. 114).
Elizabeth Wedderburn [1678-82], m. at Dunbar, 22 Oct. 1078, John Patersou (by
banns, 29 Sept.) and had issue by him twin children, Lucrctia and (Jeortre baptised
at Dunbar 8 Jan. 1682 (Dunbar P.R. s.d.).
Grissell Wedderburn, wife of Jmnes Andf-rKun. First named in a gniut, 2 Jan. 1539
(confirmed under the Great Seal 2 Jan. 1540), by Janios Ryud of Car.se to her an.-urii up i.y him
with his own mouth, by which he constituted the said Helen his only exccutrii, sn.i up'n wbi.h •!»
paid tlie quota to the Commissary of Edinburgli, and showed the sjiuie to t!ic L- rd> /Uj. Ilanit^it,
Perth, vol. vii).
James Wedderburn. A person of this name described as "son of I'cter W.vldfrbnm
burgess of Dundee," is a witness 7 Feb. 1609 (D.P.B. 373', but, .ih iI.tv u ik.
other mention of him, I question the accuracy of the entry. See p.'st '.'«,
\>. n. "-'.