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176 THE \VEDDERBUR>f BOOK.
Partll. 31 July 1778, dated at "Fort Marlbro' in the East Indies" 31 July 1778. by
Cnap. V.
which he appointed his brother, Alexander, his sole legatee {ih. 4i), and died unin. in
India, Sept. 1780 (J.W. 12). His name, therefore, though occurring in the entaiLs
of 176G-69 and 178-5 is, like that of his brotiier John, expre.ssly omitted from the
entail of 1811 («< s«/).). His portrait in youth is at Birkhill.
4. Henry Scrymgeour, who succeeded his eldest brother Alexander, as Wedderburn
of Wedderburn, in 1811. Sec post, p. 179.
The five dauj,diters were,
1, Grlzel ; 2, Janet ; 3, Grizel ; 4, Elizabeth
; and 3, Marion. Of these tiie eldest
died, ffit. 3 and the three youngest also when quite young (J.W. 12), while the
second, and oidy surviving one,
Janet Scrymgeour, was bom about 17-17, although she is not named in her father's
disposition of 1753, but only in that of 1763 («< sup.). She and her issue are
named, after her brothers and the issue of her brother Henry, in all the entails of
1766— Itll (lit sup.). She married, 20 May 1776. after contract of 18 Maj-, in
which she is deMcril)ed as her father's only surviving daughter, John Gillespie, sou of
Dr. John Gillespie of Kirktouu and Mountquhannie, co. Fife, and died at Birkhill
18 March 1811 (J.W. 12),' having had issue one son and three daughters, viz.,
David (m, Mary, d. of (Jeorge Carnegie of I'itarrow), Margaret (m. Jame.s
Carnegie), and Elizabeth and Mary Henrietta who d. unmarried.''
Alexander Scrymgeour, afterwards Wedderburn ofWedderburn [1742
1811], He was born in 1742 (where, I have not ascertained) and was bred to the law. On
20 Dec. 1765 there is a memorial for him to the Lords of Council and Session desiring his
trial to be remitted to the Uean and faculty of advocates (S.W. vm., is., 92), which is, I
suppose, in connection with his admission as an advocate. This took place in 1766
(Adv. Adni. 6), after which he is constantly described as "advocate," eg., 9 June 1766,
when he and his brother David witness a decreet arbitral made by their father (D.C. 102).
On 20 Feb. 1771, in view of his marriage, his father made over his properties to him
(wi SUJ3.) and on his father's death in the following year, he succeeded as his heir. He
is named in the will of his cousin, David Falconer, 23 July 1776, as universal legatee and
executor (S.W. 652) and became, on his death, the heir of line of his great grandfather,
Dr. David Falconer of S. Andrew's (ante, p 173 n.).
Ou the death of Grizel Wedderburn ot Wedderburn, 7 Nov. 1778, he succeeded to the
estates of Wedderburn, Kingennie, and Bullion, both under the provisions of her entail and
also " in right of his great grandmother, who was sister to her grandfather " (S.W. 633,
656), being thus her heir special under the tailzie and general in right of descent.
I have already (ante, p. 16S, n. 3) dealt with his retours to her, 1779-80, some opinions of
counsel which he took as to the terms of his succession, and with several letters," etc. in
regard to the matter. Upon succeeding he assumed the name of Wedderburn, and
' See also Sir William Fra.ser's Ilistori/ of the Carncr/ies, pp. 310-11 (Edin. 1S67).
' Of the two .surviving cliililren ot" Jauet Scrymgeour and John Gillespie,
1. The sou, David Gillespie of Kirktouu and Mountciuhannie (d. 1827), married Jlary Carnegie,
daugliter of George Carnegie of Pitarrow, and had is.sue a son and a daugliter. Of these, the
son, David Gillespie, now of Kirlctoun and Mouutquhannie, married Susan Eethuue, daughter
of Lt.-Gen. Bethune of Blebo, and had Lssue, 1, Uavid (b. 1841, m. 1S80 Maria, daugliter of
Alexander Betlume of Blebo) ; 2, Alexander (b. 1844) ; 3, James Carnegie (b. 1845. m. 1883 SeUna
Elgiva, dan. of F. L. Scrymgeour- Wedderburn post,
; p. 18-3) ; and a daughter, ilaria Bethuue,
m. 1872 James Carnegie ; wliile the daugliter, Susan Gillespie m. James W'r.muss of Wemysshall
(b. 1798, d. 1871 1 and had issue two daughters (Mary Carnegie and Susan Jane) and three
Bons, 1, James (b. 1S2S, livings p. 1897) ; 2, David, ni. 1S;'9 Marie von Waldenkirl