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514 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.
Part vi. I regret that I should thus be unable to trace the origin of this family of the
Chap. . namej nor <joes there seem, much hope of further light being shown, as the entire
records of King and Queen County, Virginia, were, I am informed, destroyed of the
Federal troops in March, 1864, and the present members of the family, who have
supplied me with the following account of the descent from David Wedderburn, are
unable to clear the matter up.
I. David Wedderburn 1 [1680 ? — 1741], whose parentage is thus not ascertained, emigrated from
Scotland to America about 1725-30 and settled upon the York River in King and Queen County,
Virginia, where he acquired considerable property. He died there in June 1741, and was there buried.
He married at King and Queen County, soon after his arrival there, Caty Thomas, and by her (who died
in 1738 on the birth of her third son and was buried in King and Queen County) had issue three sons and
one daughter —
i. William Wedderburn born in King and Queen County ; died there in infancy and is there buried,
ii. John Wedderburn, born ibid., also died in infancy there, and is there buried,
iii. Alexander Wedderburn. See below,
and
1. Jesabel Wedderburn, born ibid. She married John Shachleford, but died s.p.
II. Alexander Wedderburn [1738 — 1782], only surviving son and heir of David Wedderburn, was
born in King and Queen County 1738, aud died there 10 May 1782, and is there buried. He married in
1758 Lydia Strachey, second daughter of Dr. John Strachey, formerly of London, uncle to Sir Henry
Strachey of the King's Household and brother of Henry Strachey of Sutton Grange, co. Somerset, and
by her (born 1732, died 10 May 1817, and previously married to Matthew Kemp, by whom she had one
child, Peter) had issue two sons and two daughters,
1. John Wedderburn, b. in King and Queen County 24 June 1762, died there 10 July 1810, and is
there buried. He married, 1795, Elizabeth Taliaferro, daughter to George Taliaferro, aud by
her had issue a son and a daughter, viz.,
George Taliaterro 'Wedderburn, b. on York River, King and Queen County, 9 Dec. 1799.
Died there uum. in the latter part of 1864, and is there buried.
Caty, born on York River 1798—1803. Married, 1819, to Henry Crittenden, and had issue,
including George Henry Crittenden, b. 1826, d. 1886, who m. (i.) 1853, Sarah Elizabeth
Van Pete, who d. 1855; (ii.) 1857, Emeline Crittenden, aud by her had issue four
sons and six daughters, including Caty Wedderburn Crittenden, b. 1872.
2. William Wedderburn, who carried on the line of the family. See below,
aud
1. Mary S(trach<^y ?), married William Morgan, and had issue.
2. Caty, born 10 May 1772, died July 1792.
III. William Wedderburn [1764 — 1840], second sou of Alexander Wedderburn and Lydia Strachey,
whose sou ou the death in 1^64 of Georg6 Taliaferro Wedderburn (only son of his elder brother John), took
up the representation of the family, was born in King and Queen County 25 or 28- Nov. 1764. He died
at Colonel Stuart's house iu King George County about 1840, and is buried there in Stuart's Cemetery,
Fairhaven. He was surveyor at the port of Alexandria, and also practised there as a physician. He
married in King George County, Virginia, on 24 March 1791-92' 2 Ann Grymes, second daughter of
Benjamin and Priscilla Grymes of King George County, and by her, who died 13 November 1836-37 2 in
the 70th year of her age, aud was buried at Alexandria, 3 had issue one son,
1 The following account in the hand of William Wedderburn (b. 1764, d. 1840) is copied from an old family
Bible in possession of William Moore of Alexandria, U.S.A., a grandson of Mary Strachey Wedderburn
and William Morgan. "David Wedderburn from Scotland, married Caty Thomas of King and
Queen County, Virginia, about 1720 or 1725. He bad issue three sous aud one daughter. His two
first sons died young, William and John. His daughter Jesabel married John Shackleford. David
died in June 1741. Alexander Wedderburn, born 1738, died 10 May 1782. He left issue two
sons aud two daughters, John Wedderburn, William Wedderburn, Mary S. Wedderburn, and
Caty Wedderburn. Alexander Wedderburn married Mrs. Lydia Kemp, relic(t) of Matthew Kemp.
She had one child, Peter Kemp. She married Alexander Wedderburn in 1758. She was the second
daughter of Dr. John Strachey, formerly of London. John Wedderburn, b. 24 June 1762, died
July 10 1810, left issue. William Wedderburn bom Nov. 25 1764. Mary S. Wedderburn born — ,
m. Wm. Morgan left issue. Caty Wedderburn b. May 10 1772, died July 1792.
" William Wedderburn, b. Nov. 25 1764, son of Alexander and Lydia Wedderburn, was married
to Ann Grymes, second d. of Benjamin aud Priscilla Grymes, on the 24th March 1792. Alexander
John Wedderburn, son of William and Ann Wedderburn, was born March 11 1812.- Ann Wedder-
burn departed this life 13 Nov. 1836 iu the 70th year of her age leaving one child, Dr. Alexander John
Wedderburn, assistant surgeon in U.S. ship Constellation, Commodore Dallas commander, leaving
(her husband) to lament her loss ; with him she had lived upwards of 44 years in love and affection."
In sending this to George Chase Wedderburn, Mr. Moore adds, " After the death of Aunt Wedderburn
Uncle W. sent his negroes and furniture to your father, then living iu New Orleans, aud came to live
with us. After some time he went down into King George County to visit his wife's niece, Mrs.
Patey Stuart, and was taken sick and died and was buried there."
5 These dates are not quite certain, there being some variations between the letters of William Wedderburn
and the account given by him in the family Bibie.
3 The following is the inscription on her tomb, " In memory of Anne Wedderburn, who departed this life
Nov. 13 1836 in the 70th year of her age. Blessed are those who die in the Lord,"