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Iviii. THK WEDDKRRUIIN -ROOK.
Introd. in 1G94-9.5, but died 1G95-9G, he liad issue, two daughters and two sons, viz.,
Elizabeth, who married the Rev. Robert Rait, minister of Dundee, and
died before 1704, leaviog issue, an only son, Ale.xander Rait; Janet, wiio
died young; John, who died iu iufancy, and Peter (born lGf)7-(i8), who was
long a merchant in Dundee, but who, though twice married — (1) to Helen
Lyon ; (2) to Barbara Aucliiulek—had no issue. His second wife died iu
1721 ; he himself in l72o-24, when his heir Wiis his great-nephew, David
Wedderburn of that ilk, who is so named iu 1743-44 anil 17.52-56.'
The provost was thus succeeded by his eldest son and namesake,
Alexander ^^° ^"^^ ^"'^^ ^" ^*^"*^ *°'^ retoured heir to his father in
fourth or J 684. After the purchase of Easter Powrie he is often designed
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Kingennie" in his father's life, it appearing that from
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manor place of Powrie
and gave up the estate of Kiugenuie to his son. I have
not found much about him. He is often named in regard to family
affairs, as a witness to baptisms, curator to the children of relatives,
and occasionally as "sheriff," and as "sitting on assize." He is also one
of those who, in 1G8G, signed a declaration of intention to "live peacablie
and regularly free of all fanatical disorder" according to the Act of 1G85.
He died in Jan. 1692, leaving a will by which he directed his " body to be
honestly buryed in the ordinar buriall place of Dundee, besvil my neirest
friends and relationes," and appointing guardians to his sun. He had married
in 166-5 his second cousin, Grissell, fourth daughter of yir Alexander
Wedderburn of Blackness (post, p. Isii), and by her (born 1G47; died
168-5-86) had issue, four sons, John, Alexander, Peter, and Alexander (born
1681), of whom the youngest, who alone survived, succeedcil his father ; and
four daughters, Elizabeth and Matiltia, both of whom died voung; Margaret,
who died unmarried in 1692-93 ; and Rachel who married, in 1711, Gilbert
Stewart (son of Thomas Stewart of Stenton), an Edinburgh merchant, but
died without issue.
Ale.xander Wedderburn, the fourth but only surviving son of his
father, thus succeeded him in his estates. He was born in
:^t1fof"Kin-
^6^1' ^"^^ returned heir to his father in 1092. He bad
fennie, third ot a somewhat long minoritv, dtiring which lie was under tutors
laster Powrie
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and fli-st ot and curators, and was eilucated at nrst by a "governour, but
lelf-ms."^'
^'-'^'^^ -Andrew's, where he matricid;ited He,
^^ ^- in l(i97.
like his father, wa.s not active iu affairs, nor did he add to
his estate. He obtained, however, from tlje Crown, in 1708, a great seal
charter re-erecting the barony of Easter Powrie into one whole free barony
now and in all time coming to lie called the barony of Wedderburn, and
thus he and his successors l)ecame by royal charter " Wedderburos of that
ilk." He died in 1713, at the early age of thirty-two, having married in
1703 Grissell Gardyne (of the family of Latoun), and by her, who married
secondly, David Graiiam of Duntroon. lieir male of Claverhouse, Viscount
Dundee, had issue five sons and two daughters, viz., Alexander, Robert, Peter,
David, Gilbert, Grizel, and lUachel, who predeceased her father. Four of the.se
children, the last of their race iu direct liuf, died in infancy, while the remaining
three, Peter, David, and Giizel, succeeded, one after the other, to the family estates.
Peter (born 17U.S) was retured heir to his father early in
Wedderburn ot 1714, but died almost iinmi-orn 1710}, who was thus
died 1714.
^j^^ j_^^^ ^^^1^ .l,.sc.ndaiit in male line o( his great-greatgrandfather,
Alexander, second of King.-nnie. He w.-w educati-d at home, in
« Easter Tovrrie had also a natural «>n, J..l.n Wc-Mntl-un,, l-.it-r in rhin.lre, »l.o nmmcl in 166G
Helene Rodger, and had i«ue two d.iiiL'l,tpr^-Marv«xt, i~ru H6,.»U., iiwrriM i« ICOl Jolm
Pearson ; and Eupluine, bom 1063, wlu die.1 joui.,-.