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106 THE WEDDKltliUllN BOOK.
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Wedderburn, aftoiwnrds of Kiiij^eiiiiie,
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progenitor of the lines of
^" Kiiigeniiie, Easter I'ourie, Wedderhuni, Blaekncss, lialindean, and Gosford. See
and
post, .chap. iii.
2. David Wedderburn. See below.
3. Robert Wedderburn. See post, p. 111.
4. James Wedderburn. See post, p. 116.
5. Peter Wedderburn. Sec post, p. US.
6. William Wedderburn. See post. p. 119.
1. Margaret Wedderburn. See post, p. 110.
2. Katharen Wedderburn. See post, p. 120.
2. David Wedderburni [1.563'— 1G331], second son of Alexander Wedderburn and
Janet Myln, and known in the family as David of the ilS. or Compt Bulk, was
probably born about 1563, his elder brother, Alexander, having been born in 1561,
and their sister Martraret in 15G2. He was trained inider his father, and is firet
named, IS May 1570, as "servitor to the clerk" on an occasion when he acts as
witness (D. 1'.15. 176 /;).- It may be thus, or because, as we shall see, the volumes
were long in his jxissession, that we find his name written on the title pages of some
of his father's books, e.q., on that of vol. 2-'i8 of the Dundee Protocol Books and on
those of vols vi. and xiv. of the I'.iu'gh and Head Com-t Uecords, as well as on that
of the first of his brother's Protocol books, begun no doubt under their father's eye.''
The next reference to him is dated 2 June l.')71, when his parents get a charter in
their own and his favour of an annual rent out of iMonorgund's eroft (D.P.I!. 80),
after which there is no mention of him till 15 .May 1582, when he was admitted a
burgess of Diuidee (D.W. 12//; D.L.B. 27). There is a curious bargain recorded
in the next year, 5 June I'lS^, bj- which he and his sister Margaret agree that she
will give him a cloak of Frcnsche Fleming on her wedding day, while he, if she is
still " noclit raareit or paie '' within the vear, is to give her "twa crownes of the
6one"(D.P.B 229).
He was long a merchant and active citizen in Dundee, and the records of the
burgh contain numerous references to him as witness,^attorney,cautioner, procurator,
> Synopsis of References :—S.W. 23 n, 33,-37, 41, 41a. 42, 4.5, 48. 59, 63, 68 6, lOS, 127, 133, 136, 137,
HO, 146. l.-i3, 1.55-57, 159, 163-64. 176-78, 186, 196, 206-8. 220, 252.5-3. 345 ; J \V. 104, 105 /; S.A.ll.
13,15; D.W. ;ii.'>s/m, .C. 35 and see facsimile, opp. p. 192) ; 1594 Jhiv IS, 23 (G-S.R.
, 60) ; 1595 Jan. 27 (D.W. I2h), Feb. 1 (D.P.B. 301). June 9 (S.W. 108) ; 1599 Nov. 2 (D.B.R. 337 6) ;
1600 June 21 (D.P.B. 336). Nov. 1, 4, Dec. 5, 13, 15 (S-W. 127, 133, 137, 140, and 23 n. 146) ; 1601
Nov. 17 (DP.Ii. 315) ;
1603 Julv 10 (S.W. 155-56) ; 1606 Jan. 4 (S.W. 159) ; 1607 April 29, June 1,
Sept. 14 (S.W. 163-64 ; R.D. 31)" ; 1611 Mav 23 (K.P.C. 43) ; 1612 May 18 (S.W. 177-178. and see
facsimile vol. ii.. opp. p. 13), Dec. 9 (D.P-B. ;i83): 1613 April 30 (R.D. 39) : 1615 May 18 (S.W. 186) ;
1617 Nov. 26 (D.P.B. 398) ; 1618 .March 4 (R.D. 02c) ; 1620 May 16 (S W. 206. and see facsimile
vol. ii., opp. p. 32), Julv 13 (S.W. 2071 ; 1622 July 17 (P.B.N. 11); 1625 Nov. 12 (S.W. 220) ; 1626
Feb. 20 (P.B.N. 16); 1632 Feb. 4 (S.W. 252-53). "David Wodderburn " named as witness to a
baptism, 5 Jan. 1605-6, in the Monifieth Parish Reg. Is also he.