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140 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.
Part n . with consent of Margaret Wedderburn, his wife (D.C. 70), but seems to have died
■Chap, ill before 19 Aug. 1668, when sasine is given to Barbara Kyd on her marriage with
his son, Mr. Thomas Halyburton, "grandson of the late Thomas Halyburton,
provost of Dundee," subject to the life-rent of his mother, Margaret Wedderburn
(D.P.B. 506). Margaret's husband was certainly dead before 28 March 1670,
when there is a decree v. her, as his relict, and Thomas, as his eldest son and heir
(D.B.R, 478). She was living 5 Oct. 1672, the date of the will of her son Thomas
(D.C. 77), from which it appears that she had issue, at least, two sons and a
daughter, viz : — Thomas, (designed "Mr."), who m. Barbara Kyd; Alexander; and
Agnes, who m. Thomas Davidson.
4. Marjory Wedderburn. 1 She married Robert Camegy of Leuchland, and is first
named 7 June 1 625, when she and her husband discharge her father of part of her
tocher of 8,0L)0 merks (S.W. 217) Soon after, 8 July, they got a royal charter
of the shadow half of Leuchland in the parish of Brechin (G.S.R. 96), and yet a
little later, 12 Nov. 1625, 25 Feb. 1626, they discharge her father of the rest of
her dowry (S.W. 220). She is also named 8 Nov. 1627 (lb. 232). In 1637,
Dec. 27, she consents to a charter by her husband to one Peter Turnbull of an
annual rent furth of Leuchland (F.S 5), of which sasine is given 13 June 1639
(lb. 10 a), while 16 Nov. in the last named year sasine is given to David, Earl of
Southesk, of the whole lands of Leuchland on charter by Robert and Marjory,
who had sold them to the earl for 28,000 merks (ib. 10 b), confirmed under the
Great Seal 22 Jan. 1640 (G.S.R., vol. 1634-51, §943). She died 10 March
1644, having had issue three eons (David, Alexander, and William, baptized
1631, 1635, and 1637) and five daughters, of whom the eldest, Margaret, was
baptized 29 Nov. 1625. Her husband survived her, but died in 1647. "
5. Jean "Wedderburn/ First named 25 June 1615, when her parents settle half of
Balruddrie on her and her sister Elizabeth, "their youngest daughters" (D.P.B. 404).
She married about 27 Jan. 1626, the date of the marriage contract (S.W. 221),
Thomas Boytter, son of James Boytter of Dundee, who settles on her and his son
his eighth part of Blackness and other lands, sasine whereof is given to them 20 Feb.
in the same year (P.B.N. 16). Jean Wedderburn died Nov. 1630, a date recorded in
the confirmation of her will, 23 June 1637, which is given up by her husband in
the name of James, Anna, and Helen, their children (Br.T. 9) Thomas Boytter
thus survived her, and married again as appears from a bond of provision 26 Nov.
1646, which he, designed "of Pilmor," made in favour of Anna, his daughter by
Jean Wedderburn, "his first wife" (S.W. 291). He was living 24 May 1648,
where there is a grant to his eldest son. James, of the lands of Easter and Wester
Pilmor in Gowrie (G.S.R., vol. 1634-5), § 1959), and is also named as living
20 May 1649, when there is a sasine in favour of John Mortimer of Parkfoord and
his future wife, Ann, daughter of Thomas Boytter of Pilmor and the late Jean
Wedderburn, his first wife (F.S. 19). He died, however, before 24 Dec. 1651, when
Alexander Wedderburn, third of Kingennie, is a curator to his son James, whose
sister Helen, wife of George Hunter (son of William Hunter, provost of Forfar),
discharges her curators of her tocher (D.B.R. 454).
6. Elspeth Wedderburn. 4 First named 25 June 1615, when her parents settle half
Balruddrie on her and her sister Jean "their youngest daughters" (D.P.B. 404).
A bond, 26 Sept. 1626, to Elizabeth, daughter to the late Mr. Alexander of
Kingennie, may also be to her and not to her eldest sister, who was then married
and would have been so described (R.D. 91). There are two other bonds,
21, 22 Sept. 1629, and 17 May, 18 June 1620, to her, both of them by Andrew
1 Synopsis of References :— S.W. 217, 220, 232 ; Bl.P. 43 ; G.S.R. 96, and vol. 1634-51, § 943 ; F.S. 5, 10 a b.
2 See the History of Carnegies by Sir William Fraser, who quotes the original inventory for the date of her
death, but is in error in describing Marjory as "apparently of the Wedderburns of Blackness." The
daughters of Leuchland and Parkzeat are named as nieces of Sir John Wedderburn of Gosford in
the agreement as to liis property (Bl.P. 43) mentioned ante, p. 136.
3 Synopsis of References :— S.W. 221, 294; D.P.B. 404; D.B.R. 454; G.S.R. vol. 1634-51, 5 1959 •
F.S. 19 ; Br.T. 9 ; P.B.N. 16.
4 See ante, p. 137, n. 5, where it is pointed out that Douglas and J.W. in his MS. have wrongly made
Elspeth a daughter of Alexander, second of Kingennie, who was, in fact, her brother. It is curious
that Kingennie's eldest and youngest daughter should have received names so similar as to be almost
identical, but the evidence in regard to them is clear. In early days the giving of the same name to
different children of the same parents was not uncommon.