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This epithalamium begins: 'A WEDDING SONG ON The Right Honourable,
The Earl of WEEMS, and Mrs. Jannet Charters now Countess of WEEMS.'
The song begins: 'WHEN Adam first was plac'd in Paradice, / His Spouse he
mist, tho' other Happiness / Did so abound, over all Creatures he.'
An epithalamium is a song or poem celebrating a marriage. This particular
one marks the nuptials of James, 5th Earl of Wemyss and Janet Charteris,
who married in Edinburgh on the 17th September, 1720. The marriage of
such high-profile figures would have sparked a large amount of interest
amongst the public. In response to this, broadside producers issued
epithalamiums or marriage songs; whether they were commissioned is
unclear.
9. James, 8th Earl of Moray 1744-45
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stuart%2C_8th_Earl_of_Moray
James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray KT (1708–5 July 1767) was the son of
Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray.
In 1734, he married Grace Lockhart, a granddaughter of the 9th Earl of
Eglington and they had one child:
Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray (1737–1810)
His first marriage lasted almost four years until the death of Grace in 1738
and on 24 April 1740, he married Margaret Wemyss, the eldest daughter of
the 4th Earl of Wemyss.
They had two children:
Lieutenant David Stuart (d. 1784)
Lt.-Col. James Stuart (d. 1808)
Margaret Wemyss was the half-sister of James Wemyss, 1699-1756, 5th
Earl of Wemyss, GM Scotland 1743-44 [preceding].
James Stuart’s brother, Francis, married (1745) Helen Montgomerie, sister of
Alexander Montgomerie, 1723-69, 10th Earl of Eglinton, GM Scotland
1750-51 [below].
Castle Stuart >
http://www.thepeerage.com/p1092.htm
James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray was born in 1708. He was the son of
Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray and Jean Elphinstone*. He married,
firstly, Grace Lockhart, daughter of George Lockhart and Euphemia
Montgomerie, in December 1734. 1 He married, secondly, Margaret
Wemyss, daughter of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss and Elizabeth
St. Clair, on 24 April 1740. He died on 5 July 1767. 1
James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray gained the title of 8th Earl of Moray.
Family 1
1. Child unknown Stuart+ 2
Family 2 Grace Lockhart b. before 1709, d. 17 November 1738
1. Child Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray+ b. 11 Jan 1737, d. 28 Aug 1810
Family 3 Margaret Wemyss b. before 1720, d. 31 August 1779
Children
1. Lieutenant David Stuart d. 1784
2. Lt.-Col. James Stuart b. b 1767, d. 4 May 1808
*Note: James’ mother, Jean Elphinstone, was the half-sister of Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch, who was captured for his
participation in the Battle of Culloden and beheaded on Tower Hill, London, England, 18 Aug 1746. See a separate file regarding the
partication of Grand Masters at the Battle of Culloden.
James’ first wife [1734], Grace Lockhard, was the dowager Countess of Aboyne, having previously married in 1724, John Gordon,
3rd Earl of Aboyne, d. 1732.
Their child, Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne, married first in 1759 Margaret Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of
Galloway, GM of Scotland 1757-1759; their son, George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly, was GM of Scotland 1802-1804.
Charles Gordon married second in 1774, Lady Mary Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, GM Premier GL
1741-1742, FRS.
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