David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss
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David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss (6 September 1610 – July 1679) was an army officer.
Only son of John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss
and Jean Gray (d. 1640), daughter of Lord Gray.
As Lord Elcho, a title he held between 1633 and 1649, he commanded a regiment of Fife infantry in the Scottish army which reached Newcastle upon Tyne in August 1640. On 1 September 1644, at the head of about 6000 men, he was routed by Montrose at Tippermuir, and in August 1645, as supernumerary commander to Lieutenant-General William Baillie, again suffered defeat by Montrose's forces at Kilsyth.
He married three times:
He died in 1679 at Wemyss Castle
in Fife, whose estate he had done much to develop.
Only son of John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss
John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss
John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss Knighted in 1618 in 1625 Wemyss was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1625, with a charter to the barony of New Wemyss in that province of Canada...
and Jean Gray (d. 1640), daughter of Lord Gray.
As Lord Elcho, a title he held between 1633 and 1649, he commanded a regiment of Fife infantry in the Scottish army which reached Newcastle upon Tyne in August 1640. On 1 September 1644, at the head of about 6000 men, he was routed by Montrose at Tippermuir, and in August 1645, as supernumerary commander to Lieutenant-General William Baillie, again suffered defeat by Montrose's forces at Kilsyth.
He married three times:
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; - (April 1650) Helenor (d. 1652), daughter of John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown;
- (13 January 1653) Margaret (d. 1688), daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of RothesJohn Leslie, 6th Earl of RothesJohn Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes was a Scottish nobleman, one of the main leaders of the Covenanters.-Life:Born in Leslie, Fife, he was the only son of James Leslie, Master of Rothes and Katherine Drummond, his second wife...
, and widow of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of BuccleuchFrancis Scott, 2nd Earl of BuccleuchFrancis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch was the son of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch.On 25 July 1646, he married Lady Margaret Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes and they had three children:...
; one daughter, MargaretMargaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of WemyssMargaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss and Countess of Cromarty was a suo jure Scottish peeress.Margaret was the daughter of David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss and Margaret Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes...
, the only child to outlive her father.
He died in 1679 at Wemyss Castle
Wemyss Castle
Wemyss Castle is situated on the cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland.- History :Accounts date the construction of the castle to the year 1421 when Sir John Wemyss decided to build a fortified castle to replace one destroyed by the Duke of Rothesay at...
in Fife, whose estate he had done much to develop.