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152 THE WEDDEllBURX BOOK.
Partu. 1. Alexander Wedderburn, who succeeded his father in Kingcnuie and Eaater
Chap. IV.
Powrio. See post, p. 157.
2. John Wedderburn [lf;t2 — 16 18], first named 7 March 1642 in the abovementioned
settlement on iiim by his mother of a North MarketRait land (I).P.B.
467), and also, 1613, in the wilfof her father (S.W. 286) and the letters of horning
in regard to his estate (I'/y. 288). Ho died in or before 1648, when (16 Oct.) his elder
brother Alc.icander is entered as his heir in the North Marketgait land (DIM). 474),
which (19 Ang.) he iiad di.sponed it to Thomas Scott (U.D. 13).'
The daughter,
Maidelene Wedderburn, who was born about 1640-41, is named with her brother
in the ahove-nientioued will au'l in the letters of horning of 1G43 (S.W. 286, 288).
She married in July 1659 (the marriage contract, whicli describes her as her
father's eldest daughter, being dated 4 July) her cousin, John Scryniqeour of
Kirktoun of Erlistradichtie (.S.W. 330), who, 1 1 July, settled tlie life-rent of Kirktoun
on her as his future sjiousc {ib. 331). Exactly a year later, 4, 11 July, her
. . husband discliarged her father of her tocher of 7,000 mcrks (S.W. 343), and she
got sasino of the said life-rent (S.W. 332). Of this marriage there was issue bom
16GI-69, of whom an account will be given post, chap, v., when I come to deal with
the Scryrageour-Wedderburns of Wedderburn, who are descended of this marriage
and took up the representation of her father as heirs of line in 1778. I have not
ascertained the date of her deatli, but as she is not named in her father's will
(ante, p. 151), and her son Ale.xander Scrymgeour is so named, she probably died
before its date (Nov. 1682).
ii. About 29 Dec. 1643, the date of the contract (S.W. 289\ to Margaret
Fotheringhame,- eldest daughter of John Fothcringiiame, brother of the late Thomas
Fotiieringhanic of Powrie. By her, the date of whose death is not fixed, Kingennie had
issue a sun and datiLrliter. The son,
David Wedderburn, was baptized in Dundee 22 Dec. 1615 (D.B. 1), but died, no
doubt, in infancy, as he is never again named, and, further, his younger half-brother
Peter is frequently spoken of as the one half-brother of their fatiicr's eldest son, and
also, as the second son of Easter Powrie, both in 1679 (F.S. 66), and later (D.C.
98; D.Dec. 100; F.S. 117);
while the daughter,
. Wedderburn" (for her name is not recorded) died 1658-59, and was buried in
Dundee, the Mortcloth Dues recording the use of the cloth for " Alexander
Wedderboi-n of Kingennie, his daughter," between Martinmas 1658 and Whitsuntide
1659 (D M.D. 3).
ill. At Dundee, May-June 16C0, to Margaret Milne, relict of Major Robert Lindsay,*
and daughter to Alexander Milne, burgess of Dundee and Elgin. The marriage contract,
Letters of hoi iiing by Kingennie's three chiMren as John Ramsay's oyes. and by him Kinftennie himself,
83 tlieir tutor, v. Gilbert .Monorsun.l, are recorded 21 Nov. If4,3 {ih. 288), while a procuratory of the
late Elizabeth Rami.iy i* mentioned IT. M.iy llJ48 (ib. 297). She is also named as dece^iaed in connection
with hereon John, 16 Oct. 1643 (D.P.B. 474), and her son Ale.xander, 10 Dec. 1665 (S-W.
377) -md 17 J.iii. 16G6 (t".S. 49).
> This disposition U not registered till 11 May 1665 (when the property is spoken of as in Wesl Marketgait,
and the date given as 19 Aug. 1648), so that it liad preceded the rctour, which may have been obtained
to make good the title of Kingennie to dispone it (D.D, 13'.
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« J W and Douglas both make thi.s union with Margaret Fotheringhame the first marriage of Kingennie ;
the latter statin- that there were two sons of tlie marriage, while J.W., after following Dongla.s, in
his printed memmr, says in his MS. that there were two daughters. But they give no authoii.y for
these statements and are clearly wrong as to this being his first marriage, as die date of the marriage
contract and the words on Kingeuuies tomb de.^cribing Klizabetli Ramsay as " primi anions uxor
Bhow Moreover, they both make Maidelene Wedderburn, who m. John Scrymgeour, a daughter of
the third marriage of Kingennie, whereas her parentage is quite clear (S.W. 2SB. 288), and even were
;f r,„t KmfrHonie's third marriage took place in 1660, and Maidelene was herself married in 1659 .
»
Thus Maideiene is culled her fathers eldest (not only) daughter in July 1659 tS.W. 330,., although this
* H„r'lnarri?Je' cmftrlct^-ith Ko(.tmaiete^^ Robert Lindsay is dated at Dundee 26 Nov. 1647 and describes
her Is diu.'hter to Alexander Milne, one of the bailies of Dundee (Bl.P. 25). Her mothe- w.-is
FM7abeth Fletcher daughter of Andrew Fletcher of Dundee ; while her father's parents were 1 liomas
Milue ad Margaret Spalding, .^ee the pedigree of the Mylnes of Mylnefield in Ike kings^azUr
ilasonXy the Rev. J. Mylne, 1894. Margaret had a sister Janet who left a legacy to Easter Powne
in trust for the poor of Dundee (D.C. 81).