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• See D.P.B. vol. 233, fol, 209 ;
vol. 241, fol. 1044, 20:iS,"in orig. M.S., not given in vol. ii.
60 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.
Parti- Wedderburn married tlnice. i liofore 1503, William ifyin ; ii. Mitchell;
' and iii. llenUerson, althoiigli it is pKjssible that the John Mitchell'
named as a grandson of William Weddcrbiini in IGIO, was the son of another
daughter of William Wedderbiim, whose name is not known. In anv case
... the fact that the children of liia daughtei-s are his heirs makes it clear
that the male line of William Wedderbuni and Mari.'aret RoUok had failed
a fact corrolx)ratcd bj- the complete absence from the 1 hindee Records of
any reference to any such descendants.
The daughter of David Wedderburn and Helen Lawson,
Magdalen Wedderburn [
151-2 ?— 101 Hj, is first named 3 April 1559, when
her mother Kuleu Law.-,on binds herself to pay her 400 merks in discharge of her
"allmancrof lo^'acies bairnispairt of guid ... quhoe soune tlie said Magdalaiie freinds
thinks expedient that scho be mariet with ane partie acgrieball " (D.I5.R 80). He
was soon found in one Mark Barrie (son and heir of William Barrie and Marirarct
Scrymgeour),' who is named as makiiifj a settlement on himself and her, as his
wife, 4 June 1:jC0(I).P.B. 100). Thev are named again 18 Auf. 1500 (/i 10:?)
24 Nov. 15G2(,A, 112 b), 29 May 1564 {ih. 117), 21 Aug. 1505 {ib. 122, 128).'
The tocher of .Magdalen seems to have been slowly paid, as she and her husband do
not discharge her mother of it until 20 April 1508 {ib. 149). They are named a^aia
lOJune 1570 {ib. l.iO) and 2t Aug. 1571, in regard to a contract between them"and
John Coustoun, and his wife Elizabeth Wedderburn (D.B.K. 198). Ma;,'dalen is
named alone IS May 1573 (ib. 208), but it does not appear if slie was theu'a widow.
Her husband was cert;unly dead before 18 Nov. 1579, when she is named as
his relict {ib. 251 //). After this she seems to have litigation with John Coustoun and
his wife in regard to a property called the "Ladie Warkstairs," of which she was
]ife-rentrix(D.l'.B. 198;D,B.R."'256, 258). She is named in 1581 {t6. 260a) and 1583
(ih. 269), and 9 June 1585 (D.B.ll., vol. xvi. s d.),2 but the date of her death is not
known. She seems to have been living 30 March 1611, when she made a contract
ft'ith the Coustouns in regard to the Lady Warkstairs' property (D.B.R. 385), but
as her husband is also named as living in this entry the accuracy of its dates is
doubtful. She had issue two sons, William and John Barrie, who are occasionally
named in the Dundee Records.^
James Wedderburn, of Craigic* [1531 ?— 1575], eldest son of David Wedderbuni
in the Murraygait and Helen Lawson,' is first named, probably when still verv young,
30 July 1534, in a settlement on him by his parents of a South Seagait land (D'P.B. 52)'.
The next reference to him is nine years later, 18 April 1513, when he and his brotlier
William get a gift of the escheat of the goods of their father, who was then "at the horn "
(R.P.S. 10). Through the loss of a volume of the Dundee Protocol Books, we have no
further notices of him for another ten years, after which we find him frequently mentioned.
The charge, 30 Oct., 3 Nov. 1553, against him, his brother and their father for the
" violent deforcement on forethought felony " of Robert ilcrechell, and the remission to
them all, 14 Dec, in respect of it (l».B.R.'45 ; R.P.S. 21 ) have been already dealt with
(ante p. 57), as has the mention of liim, 4 June 1559, in his father's will (D.P.i;. 95).
He was not admitted a burgess till 1 1 Oct. 1560 (D.L.B. 20), some six j-ears after his
younger brother, but immediately on his admission he took an active part in the affairs of
the burgh. Thus he is named as councillor 27 Feb., 6, II Oct. 1561 (D.B.R. 106 and
' See in orig. D.P.B., vol. 283, foL S3 and 241 fol 4052 ;
also vol. 241, fol. 1062, where Mark is called creat
grandson of Andrew Bame. Mr. .\. C. Lamb in his Dundee (xxii.