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24 THK WEDDKUBUUX P.OOK.
Part I John Wedderburn' [152.-) ?— I.jGO]. eKlest sou of James WcJdcrburn and Janet
Chap. 1.
FoiTChter. He has been ulrciidy montioiiL-d in tlic rcforonces to the Great Seal charters of
1698 and 1533 (U.S.ll. 1.5, 19, 20), and was probably born about 1525, although the
resi'-uaiiou bv bun, iu 1533 {ih. !'.») of Trosco and TuUohill, looks as if he was then of
this, however, bavin- re-ard to his fatber-s a-e, is clearly out of the question. Ho,
whoso
injunctions, as Caklcrwood tells n^ be then received. There are thus no references
to him in the Diuuleo records until his return to Scotland ui 1002-03. According
to the "Lockit Bulk" be was at once admitted burgess ni 1552 (D.L.I.. 16),
ulthouo).
Further, bis admission as lungess would probably be subsetiueut to his retour as heir to
affe"^
no doubt, went abroad with his fathei-, at whose death be was present, and
his father, and this did not take place till B Nov. 1553 (D.B.Il. 46].-^ From this time until
his death, in Oct.-Xov. 1569, he lived in Dundee,' where be canicd on business as a
merchant and shipowner,* and was an energetic member of the community. W e find bim
constantly actin- as bailie, councillor, picrmaster, master of the almshouse,- witness to this or
that transaction/-' cautioner or arbitrator for otiier people,' while numerous references to
actions by and against bim shows that he bad a considerable business as a merchant. »
H is
house in Dundee was situate in the Flukergait, and be seems to have had to make good his
title to it bv the production of his "evidents" in 1554 (D.B.Il. 59-60, 62). He is also named,
apparently' in regard to some Mnrraygait land (,b. 01 «), and certainly owned lands ' near
the Dutterburn " 1555-69 (G.S.It. 33, 36), on the west of the Cemetery (D.P.B. H 3), south
of South Argvle'-ait (D.P.H. 141 a), and also a small piece on the road to loriar (S.W. \b,
D P B 55 64" 74) His eldest son James is mentioned, 1573-74, as owner of the " freelands
of Aberbrothie in beretage " (K.P.C. 6, 7), but 1 do not find the father mentioned as their
owner, although bis great grandson is retoured heir to him in them, many years after (D, B L.
463). He is, howeyer, named as the owner of the thirteen acres in Dudop, which bis father
had . .-;.
He took his share in family affaii-s. Thus, 28 Nov. 1559, be bad the charge of his unc e
Gilbert's -on John (D.P.B. 98); 23 Nov. 1560 be is nearest agnate on the fathers side to
David, son of the late Vicar of Dundee (D.B.Il. 104), to whom he bcc'^me eurafr (D.P.J.
135) 6 Nbircb 1502, he is tutor to James, son of David Wedderburn lu Murraygait (D l..b
112V)'' while 23 Jan. 1568(1).B.R. 157), he is named as haying declined thccuratorsbip of
Robert Wed.lerburn younger, grandson of James Wedderbun. and .lanet Logan, though he
must have consented later, as he se^ms to have been so actuig 15 Oct. m that yciU- (//.. 1 60).
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A'rltn 61 a 6-''7b 7P ts
'11 03 94 97, 102«, 104, 105. ICO, 109-11, ll'JA, 115 a b, 11«, 117, 118 o /-.
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120 1 m > l'^4 t' 131 « i34. lb ,;,/,' 139. 140, 146 h. 150. 15'J a, rf, 155 i, 157. 158 4. 161, 108.
\m ]-'? lV4 177 a 17^ I'SI lS4-*:5 187, 189, 192. 194, 195. 199, '2(11 '203, 21
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c. 220. 229. 463 ;
C. 6, 7 R.P.S. 22.
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* 'nZ:i^:i::^^^^^V^'-^^.- Au.. n, 31, . is --^d as int^^esud in U. '.^ghUngale'-
(f) BR 105 111,1151. and 156-2, Nov 27, as part owner of the hl.-petU (16. 12.). His tacto.^
. -TV '° J^I'T^ "-M^ Trf?:^'1^^"d B h" 55 i) 1^557, Sept. 26, councillor [A. 76) ;
1559. Oct. 3.
nff 1"0 I'M 6 isl 135 r / 140 ^ubrtilute for Patrick Lyoun, customar), 146 b, 152 d, 155 6.
. See "^t^^J^^'oi ^^;1 in l-oH: 'i^i^c:^^^ eh^ ''^^^^^1''.^
.xhr?^^^:::^^rhe';^:rul^r;^«e:>l^
. see DBK"^^«'oT1^0,^^Mt'l^'"^'>^^?
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".»"'' ^93, a decree dated 19 Feb. 1571. after hi,
death,-butappa;entlyrefe,.ingtol>imraU.rtl.^^
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^"'oV;^n:,po:t'r,rii
J::.';;^^v:;!derC^l^al:ocu^.Uo^(UDec.^56^ to Robert, son of David
Wcdde'ibuin in Welpait (D.B.K. 123\ ...
" Heisalsoa witness, 5 iMay 1567 (.D.l'.B. C/,.
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