Person Page - 1901

     David Wemyss of Fingask was the son of Sir David Wemyss of Wemyss and Cecilia Ruthven.¹
     He was ancestor of Wemyss of Fingask, Dairsie, Fife.¹

     Henry Wemyss was the son of Sir David Wemyss of Wemyss and Cecilia Ruthven.¹
     He lived at Wester Dron, Scotland^G.¹ He was ancestor of Wemyss of Foodle, Fife.¹

     Lady Margaret Douglas was the daughter of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton and Lady Agnes Leslie.¹ A contract for the marriage of Lady Margaret Douglas and Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss was signed on 17 April 1574.¹ She died, without issue.²
     From 17 April 1574, her married name became Wemyss.

     William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton was born circa 1584.¹ He was the son of Robert Douglas, Master of Morton and Jean Lyon.¹ He married Lady Anne Keith, daughter of George Keith, 4th Earl Marischal and Margaret Home, on 28 March 1604.¹ He died on 7 August 1648.
     He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Morton [S., 1458] circa September 1606.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1621.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1627.¹ He held the office of Lord High Treasurer [Scotland] between 1630 and 1636.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1633.¹ He held the office of Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard between 1635 and 1644.¹ On 16 March 1638 he was granted a charter of the lands, Earldom and Barony of Morton.¹ As a Royalist he raised £100,000 by parting with the Dalkeith and other estates.¹ On 15 June 1643 he was granted by Royal Charter the Orkney and Shetland Islands, redeemable on payment of £30,000.¹

     Isabel Wemyss was the daughter of Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss and Mary Stewart.¹ She married Hugh Fraser, 7th Lord (Fraser of) Lovat, son of Simon Fraser, 6th Lord (Fraser of) Lovat and Katherine Mackenzie, in 1614.² She died in 1636.³
     Her married name became Fraser.

     Cecilia Wemyss was the daughter of Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss and Mary Stewart.² A contract for the marriage of Cecilia Wemyss and William Murray, 2nd Earl of Tullibardine was signed on 3 October 1599.³ She died before 1604, without issue.²
     From 3 October 1599, her married name became Murray.

     Janet Wemyss was the daughter of Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss and Mary Stewart.¹ She married Robert Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Ochiltree, son of Robert Colville of Cleish and Beatrix Haldane.¹ She died in April 1655, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Colville.¹

     Catherine Wemyss is the daughter of Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss and Mary Stewart.² A contract for the marriage of Catherine Wemyss and Sir John Haldane, 11th of Gleneagles was signed on 18 August 1624.¹
     From 18 August 1624, her married name became Haldane.

     Sir John Robinson, 2nd Bt. was born in 1660.¹ He was the son of Sir John Robinson, 1st Bt. and Anne Whitmore.² He married Mary Dudley, daughter of Sir William Dudley, 1st Bt., in 1686.¹ He died in 1693.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Robinson, of London [E., 1660] in February 1679/80.¹ He lived at Farming Woods, Northamptonshire, England.¹

     Gugleilmo III di Sicilia, Re di Sicilia was the son of Tancredi di Sicilia, Re di Sicilia and Sibilla di Medania, Contessa dell'Acerra.^1,2 He died circa 1198.³
     He succeeded as the King William III of Naples and Sicily in 1185.³ He was deposed as King of Sicily in 1194.³