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JAMES, ELDER, OF MOOXZIE.
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Of the three daughters of Alexander WedJerbuni of Pittormie and Cliristian Fairny Part I.
we know very little ; the order of their birth is quite uncertiin, and their parentage is ^^^P 'Ionly
evidenced by the fact that they were of Cupar, and of a lime which Inconsistent
with their being daugliters to Pittormie. They were
1. Cristean Wedderburn [1 590 ?— 1G25]. There is in David Wcddcrhuni's
Comjjt Biiik a. single mention, 2 April lUlI, of Cristean Wedderburn, s[)ouse to C.
[Ca//tain] Cnni'inik'in''.. wlio must, I tiiink, be tiiis person (D.W. IG (/). There is also
among the S. Andrew's Testaments tlio confirmation, 4 Feb. 1Cl'5, of the will of the
late Cristean Woilderburn, spouse to David Rnhi^-tnone, youn;.'cr, merchant, liuriress of
Cupar, who died Oct. 162 J, given up by the said David on behalf of David, Alexander,
Margaret, and Cristean Robertsone, her children. Mr. .James AVcdderburn, minister
at Moonzie, is named as a creditor of the deceased (S.A.T. o). If, as is probable, this
also refers to her, her first husband must have died and she have remarried between
1611 and 1620.
2. Beatrix Wedderbtirn [1591?— 16G7] m. John Les«-l/s, and died Aug.
1667. She is named but once, viz.. in the register of her burial, "2.^ Aug. 1CG7,
Beatri.x Wedderburn, relict of .lohn Lesseils, was buried" (H^'j. Cupar Jluroi/s).
3. Margaret Wedderburn [1597— 1075] m. Amlr-> Bainet. She is named
in a grant, confirmed under the Great Seal 2 Sejit. 1G41, of the lands of liurgldie,
Leuchars, co. Fife, and made to Mr. Robert Meldrum. on resiguutinn bv (uinoui,' others)
her and her husband {Great Seal Ee^., vol. 1634-51, §1560).' "The only other
reference to her is the following :— " 1675 June 15, ilargaret Wedderburn, relict of
the deceast Mr. Andro lieunet, minister of Creich, was buried ; who died on the
13th instant about 8 o'clock at night and about 78 yeircs of aidg" (/uy. Cupar Burials).
I now return to
3. James Wedderburn- [158S1— 16G1], minister of Moonzie, third but ultimately
only surviving son of Alexander Wedderburn of Pittormie. He matriculated at S. Andrew's
] 60-1-5, and graduated there in 1G03 (S.A R. 17-19). He is next named as witness to a
charter granted at Saudfurd 17 .luue 1612, a slight but valuable entry because it names
him as " Mr. James Wedderburn, son to Alexander Wedderburn in Cupar," and so places iii.s
parentage 1 eyoud dispute (G S.R. 79). He is but t-ivice mentioned in the Dundee reeords,
viz., 19 Sept. 1616, as witness to asasine given to John, son of tiidrL'e Lindsay and (Irissell
Wedderburn (D.P.I!. !92), and 25 Oct. lG-17, when he is cho.sen curator to the sons of his
sister Magdalen (D.B.R. 449). l^'lsewhere his name occurs now and a;,'ain, ion of
Assembly 1645 ;• joined the protesting party in 1651 and ;'' died in May 16GI ai.'t'd about
73.* He had two sons in the ministry, Mr. Alexander of Forgan and .Mr. James, Ins
colleague " {Fast. Ecd. Scot, ii 505).
By his wife (her name has not been ascertained) he had issue three sons
all of whom entered the ministry, and two daughtere :
1. Alexander Wedderburn, of Forgan. See post, pp. 52-54.
• This volume ha.s appeared while these sheets are piis-sint; through the pre.'!?.
• Synopsis of references. S.A.U. 17-19; D.P.B, 392 ; D.U.U. 449 ;
G.S.ll. 79 ; R.D. 120, I J.I ; It.A.D. 71 ;
S.A.T. 5, 6.
' The compiler of the Fasti was ignorant nf the fact that Amlrew \VeiM