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"WILLIAM, SON OF TIIK OLD CLERK. 119
29 Feb. 1612, when he is attorney for Cri^itnia Lovell, liis brotlicr Jaincs' wife Part ii.
(D.P.B. 3Sl) ; 7 June H;i2, 11 May 161 I, when ho is nainoil xs an uxeuutor to his ^^^^- "
unuleRobert-(f5r.T.2 ;
D.B.R. .33'Jrt) ; 2J Oct. 1619, "merchant, bar;,'ess. witness "
(l)i'.B. 400;; 21 Xov. 1621, when he is named as ovvnin.,' :,'ijo;ls arriving from
Gotlienbiu-i,' (K.R.S. 22); U Feb. 1622, when hj is uttorney for his sister
Catharine's (laughter, Margaret Duncan (P.B.N. 8) ; ami 29 .July in" tiiat year, when
he '-eklcr," is owner of goods arriving in the "Swift" (1) R.S. 2-'!). Tiioro are
also various references to hirn 1.587—1619 in the Coiiipt Buik of his brother David
(D.W. 8/, 2.\fih). The last mentions of him as living are dated Sept. -Xov. 1G22
when he, "elder,'' get some decrees and a sasino (D..\.C.Ii. 1, 4), but he died in
July 1621, a date given in the confirmation of his will (Ur.'i' 7).
He was twice married, but seems to have had no issue by either wife, na there
is no trace of children or descendants of his in the Dinidee records, and his will
names no issue. Further, a son of his would have been heir to hi-< immediate eMer
brother' James, whose heir, however, was Alexander, son of his immediate elder
brother Robert. His wives were
i. Anna "Walker, daughter of the late William Walker, who is named with
her husband Peter Wedderburn, not designed, 18 Dec. 1008 (D.P.B. 372) and
3 Feb. 1616 {ih. vol. 265, fol. 74, orig. MS.).
ii. Margaret Muddle, named but once, viz., in iiis will, as his relict and
executrix, 16 Jan. 1626 (Br.T. 7).
6. William Wedderburn- [1571 ?— 1603], sixth son of Alexander Wodderlmrn and
Janet Myln, is first named, 13 .\pril 1^)84. in a charter to him of an aimual rent,
furth of Balrudery (D.W. 11 k): and next 26 Oct. l-j^7, in .a discharge for his
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burd" (board) to John Scot's wife {ih. 13 //) ; and, 10 Xov. 1 5 JO, when he iscalbd
" brother german to the clerk ' (Min. Sas. x. s.d., orig. .\I.S ), as he is 7 Dec. I.i96
(D.B.R. six. s.d., orig. MS.). It is, perhaps, he whose name is written nn the first
leaf of vol. XX. of the Burgh and Head Court Records (vol. ii., p. I'S \).-' He acts iw
a witness with his brother, the clerk, 4 Oct. 15'.iS (D.C. .'is :i'.l), and iv au'ain witness
13 Dec. in that year, 27 July 1509, and 21 June 1600 (H.P.B. :;2'.».(, 3 13, 336).
On these, as on some other occasions, he is called burgess, tliiiu.;h the " Iy>ckit .
Buik " contains no entry of his admission. He, " son to the l.ate clerk.'' is a'.'uin a
witness 13 Dec. 1600 (D.P.B. 340), and "brother german of David Wi-lderburn "
10 March 1601 (D.B R. 337). He is occasionally named in the Com/'l /link of his
brother David, chiefly in regard to his share in their parents' est.ite (U.W. 12 a (/,
13A, Ed.T. 5, 0). He is last named as living 12 Aug. 1602. when he i;ets a discharge
(S.AV. 157), and 9 ilay I6u3, when he is a witness (D.li.K. 313 n), but died
between then and 2 Feb. 1604, when a discharge in respect of his estate is irnmted
to Alexander Wedderburn of Kingeimie by his brothers and siT,tors (.S,\V. l.'>7).
It is thus clear that he died nnmarricd. His death would seem to have U'en ii
violent one, as, 21 Jidy 1613, his brothers proceed against James Kyle and (ieor^o
Traill upon a contract by the latter '• to abandon and never have ado with the late
James Traill, alleged committer of the slaughter of William Wt-ddirbuni,' brother
german of the pursuers, and to de|)art out of this realm within forty d.iy.s, under
a penalty of 10,000 merks (R.A D. 61).
Of the two daughters of Alexander Wedderburn and Janet Myln
:
1. Margaret Wedderburn ui. Pef,-r Chtt/hilU. She was Ix.m in 1562 but is not
named in the confirmations of tlie wills of either of her pa rents, nor ni (lie aeo.imt u'ivcii
by her brother Davi.l in his Com^.t Buik {\K\\ .
12, of the division of their e.state :
perhaps she had been provided for in their life time.* The lii>t refer, iico to her is
> See ante, p. 96, n 2, as to the Uw of Scotch heirship.
r, n la ii . ti !• i« i h. - ii-. ii*
»Synop.i.of References :-S.\V. 157; D.W. Hi, V.-^b, 1:!6A: DL. 3;. :
D IJ 3 .•» . 133 33«.
3J.
340 ;
an.l .Min Sas. x, s, 10 Nov. 1590 ;
D.B.li- 3:j7, 34:J This^may, however, be either his nephew, the sou of Kingeni.ie, or hi. grcU nrj.l.ew. l»«, •«> of J.m«.
^ Soagttn'!.he^l'no^nJn;ed with her brothers an.l sister (R..^.n. 61). .tl..u •!_.!.. i. .,.">• luth.-l..-.^,
in respect of the estate of their brother Willi im, 2 KeU H.04 i.->.\\. l-./.