Wedderburn book; a history of the Wedderburns in ... - waughfamily.ca
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" INTRODUCTION. of Wedderbums occupyinj]; a small hoMin- in Coldinjham, for at least three introd. " successive generations in the seventeenth centurv, and at the pr^^f^nt day there IS more than one such family settled in and neir Berwick an.l >Vwcastle The barony of Wedderburn, too. still bears its ancient name, and remain.? in the hands of the descendants ,'in female line) of its old proprietors, so that there have been Hoi.ies I^tufuSmes of Wedderburn for orwedder- o^'^r SIS hundred years. To trace their history in any detail bum. IS beyond the scope of this volume, but as tiie devolution of the estnte from which, it Is believed, the name a.s a patronymic is taken, has an interest for those who bear it, I biiefly sketch the hiiitorv of the Homes.' ^ ^^They de.scend from Sir David Home of ^ Wedderburn and his wife Alice both of whom I have already mentioned. Sir David, who
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INTRODUCTION.<br />
<strong>of</strong> Wedderbums occupy<strong>in</strong>j]; a small hoM<strong>in</strong>- <strong>in</strong> Cold<strong>in</strong>jham, for at least three <strong>in</strong>trod. "<br />
successive generations <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> seventeenth centurv, and at <strong>the</strong> pr^^f^nt day <strong>the</strong>re<br />
IS more than one such family settled <strong>in</strong> and neir Berwick an.l >Vw<strong>ca</strong>stle<br />
The barony <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wedderburn</strong>, too. still bears its ancient name, and rema<strong>in</strong>.?<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> hands <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> descendants ,'<strong>in</strong> female l<strong>in</strong>e) <strong>of</strong> its old<br />
proprietors, so that <strong>the</strong>re have been Hoi.ies<br />
I^tufuSmes<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Wedderburn</strong> for<br />
orwedder- o^'^r SIS hundred years. To trace <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>history</strong> <strong>in</strong> any detail<br />
bum. IS beyond <strong>the</strong> scope <strong>of</strong> this volume, but as tiie devolution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
estnte from which, it Is believed, <strong>the</strong> name a.s a patronymic is<br />
taken, has an <strong>in</strong>terest for those who bear it, I biiefly sketch <strong>the</strong> hiiitorv<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Homes.' ^<br />
^^They de.scend from Sir David Home <strong>of</strong><br />
^ <strong>Wedderburn</strong> and his wife Alice<br />
both <strong>of</strong> whom I have already mentioned. Sir David, who
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