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74 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.
Part I. He married about 1563, Janet Irjglis, who is first named 16 March in that year,
<3hap. iv wnen j ler husband discharges Alexander iS'airne, " cietiuer in S. Androis," of a sum due to
him from Nairne under his marriage contract (D.B.R. 142). Janet Inglis is also named as
Edward's wife 22 Feb. 1573 (R.A.O. 25) ; 17-18 March 1574 (D.P.B. 162, 169 a) ; 25 Feb.,
25 June 1576 (ib. 187; D.B.R. 228). After his death she is also frequently mentioned, e.g.,
20 Oct. 1578 (D.B.R. 243 6); 2 June 1579 (D.P.B. 210); 2 Feb., 22 Nov. 1581 (D.B.P.
197 ; D.B.R. 260 c). The exact date of her death does not appear, but she died befoi'e
12 July 1598 (D.B.R. 323). By her, Edward Wedderburu had issue three daughters : —
1. Catharine Wedderburn, m. Thomas Blair. First named 2 June 1579 inasasine
in favour of her mother in life-rent, and herself and her two sisters in fee (D.P.B.
210). She is next mentioned 17-20 Oct. 1592, when she, wife of Thomas Blair,
and her two sisters are entered as the daughters and heirs of their late father in his
South Murraygait land, which is then settled on Catherine and her husband, subject
to charges in favour of Edward's younger daughters, Eufame and Elizabeth (D.P.B.
290; D.B.R. 294). She is again named in a discharge, 26 May 1593, granted by
her and her sisters to Andrew Guthrie (D.P.B. 293 a) ; 7 July 1596, when her sister
Elizabeth ratifies a settlement in her favour (D.B.R. 310) ; and 23 Sept. 1598, when
her sister Eufame acknowledges the redemption of an annual-rent out of the South
Murraygait property by Catharine and her husband (D.P.B. 328). She died Aug.
1606, her will, dated at Dundee 2S Aug. in that year, being confirmed at Edinburgh
31 Jan. 1607 (Ed.T. 7). By Thomas Blair, who survived her, she had issue a son
Thomas Blair (D.P.B. 367), living in 1632 (R.D. 108), and another son Johu, living
in 1618 (D.B.R. 407 e).
2. Eufame Wedderburn, m. Archibald Blyth, skipper, burgess of Dundee, and son
of Richard Blyth (D.B.R. 223). First named 2 June 1579 (ut sup.), and again
17-20 Oct. 1592 and 26 May 1593 (ib.). She married before 7 Sept. 1597, when
Robert Wedderburn, the merchant, grants a bond for £100 to her and husband,
• payment of which is to discharge him from all claims by them in respect of the
estate of her sister Elizabeth (D.BR. 319). This bond was paid 12 July 1598
(ib. 323), in which year she and her husband are named again 23 Sept. ( D.P.B. 328).
She is also named in three decrees against her 1604-8-9 (D.B.R. 345 c, 360, 363).
Archibald Blyth died Feb. 1625, as is stated in the confirmation of his will at
Brechin 14 June in that year (Br.T. 6), and she is named as his relict in 1627 (R.D.
94, 103), 1635 (D.B.R. 413; R.D. 146), 1636 (D.D. 5), and 1641 (D.B.R. 423).
She had issue, Arthur. Robert, David, and Margaret, named in her husband's will
(ut step.), of whom Robert was living in 1635 (D.B.R. 413), and David died before
1641 (ib. 423). 1
3. Elizabeth Wedderburn. First named 2 June 1579 (D.P.B. 210), and next 17 Oct.
1592 (D.P.B. 290), and as under curators 20 Oct. in that year (D.B.R. 294). She
is also mentioned in 1593 (D.P.B. 293 a) and 1596 (D.B.R. 310), but died unmarried
before 7 Sept. 1597, when she is referred to as deceased, and Robert Wedderburn,
the merchant, was her executor (ib. 319, 323). Thus in the following year, 23
Sept. 1598, her two sisters are alone spoken of as their father's heirs (D.P.B. 328). "
Subsection II. — Alexander Wedderburn, elder (m. Isobell Anderson), father of Richard
Wedderburn of Elsinore in Denmark, and Patrick Wedderburn of Dundee. (See
tabular pedigree at p. 82).
Alexander Wedderburn [1505? — 1587], 3 fourth son of Robert Wedderburn and
Janet Froster, was born about 1505. He is generally called " elder " in the records, and
was long a merchant in Dundee, where he owned property in South Marketgait and
to him (ib. 177 b) ; 1570 Nov. 13, decree for him (ii. 190 b) ; 1571 March 17, witness (D.l'.B. 60) ;
1574 Feb. 24, 26, named (D.B.R. 210 a); March 22, action between him and Robert Wedderburn
(ib. 210 c) ; Dec. 21, father's kin to John Wedderburn, son of John Wedderburn and Agnes
Hoppringill (ib. 212) ; 1576 Dec. 7, on assize D.B.K. 230 4).
1 See post chap, v, s. Elizabeth Wedderburn wife of Alexander Blyth.
1 A blank " euratorie," dated 7 Aug. 1583 (D.B.R. 267) may refer to her, and she, no doubt, is the Elizabeth
Wedderburn named, but not designed, 1591-95 ; 6 Sept. 1594 (D.B.R. 297 c) ; 4 Dec. 1595 (ib. 302 d).
3 Synopsis of References :— S.W. 7. 8, 10, 25, 32, 66 ; Bl. 2 ; D.C. 24 ; D.L.B. 24 ; D.P.B. 60, 74, 91, 161,
165 c, 166, 169 4, 208, 215 c, 223a, 233, 283, 295; D.B.R. 23, 23 4, 54, 57, 89, 127, 134 a, 156e, 171,
177 d, 190 a, 197, 249, 287 6 ; D.C.B. 6 ; D.R.S. 1, ia ; A.P.S. 2 ; R.A.D. 23.