William Wemyess ¹

   Another name for William was James Wemyss.¹

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Posted by: Selena Fox Date: March 22, 1999 at 16:22:32
In Reply to: Re: David WEEMS, Ann Arundel Co MD by Kay Weems of 976

David Weems (1706-1779) of Anne Arundel County married first Elizabeth Lane (died 1738) and then Esther Hill (1717-1776). He was brother to my ancestor, Dr. James Loch Weems (1708-1781) of Calvert County, Maryland as well as to Williamina Weems, who later settled in Pennsylvania after her marriage to William Moore. The mother of these three Weems siblings was Lady Elizabeth Loch of Scotland. Her brother, Dr. William Loch, brought the children, and some say his sister as well to Maryland circa 1715/1720. Some accounts say the father's name was Col. William Wemyss of Scotland, who died fighting for the Jacobite cause in 1715. Other accounts say the father's name was James Wemyss -- either Lord Burntisland or Sir James Wemyss of Bogie, Fife, Scotland. Anyone with more information and/or ideas about the parentage of David, James, and Williamina Weems/Wemyss, please contact me by posting here and by also sending me an email. I can be contacted by postal mail as well: Selena Fox, PO Box 219, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572 USA. I have been researching my Weems/Wemyss roots in Maryland and Scotland and would like to compare notes. Thanks

William married Lady Elizabeth Loch.