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114 THE WEDDEUBURX BOOK.
Part 11.
Chap. II.
cousin, Peter Weddcrhuni (Br.T. 8); was one of the next of kin to the
children of Robert ^[^lr^ly (unto, p 20) 10 Doc. IG'iG (D.B.R. 438); and
to James, son of tiio lute William ThoniKoii "J Feb. 1G42 (D.B.R. 444).
He was heir and executor to the will of his uncle James, the merchant,
who died in 16 U (lii-.T. 1.3), and is often referred to in connection with
his heirship.i Tims, 10 Aup;. JGJC, he. "elder, merchant, burgess,"
delivers to the kirk session the silver b.isin left them by James (S.W. 293)
27 Nov. in the same year he was rotoiired heir to him {S.W. 29.5 ; R.H. 22) •
27 Jan. 1649, " elder, sliipinaster," was entered as his heir in an annual rent
( D.P.B. iijj)) ;
and 3 .May i 6.5
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"
, elder, skipper." gets a decree as his e.xecntor
(D^B.R. 4.53). 'I'ho last references to him as living are dated 4 Jinie, 16 July
1652, when he, "siiipmaster, burgess," got sasine of an annual rent, and again,
"skipper." was procurator for his cousin. Sir Alexander of Blackness, in the
resignation of an East Welgait laud (D.P.B. 460. 476). He died before
4 Oct. 16-52, when his two daughters were served heirs portioners to him
(D.B.R. 456) and he is then only named in connection with them (see below)
or with property once his, which, as I have said, ultimately passed to
Alexander of Kingcnnie.'
He had married, Oct.-Dec. 1617, Janet Newton, daughter and heir of
William Newton. She is fii-st named in an entry, dated 31 Oct. 1617, when
he, as heir to his father, gets sasine of a North Argylegait land, which he
settles on her as his futtn-e wife, and which refers to "their marriage contract
of 9 May last (D.P.B. 3D')). A settlement by her on her husband and herself
is registered 13 Dec. in the same vear (i/>. 410'i, while a bond in their
favour, 16 May 1619, is al.'fo recorded (K.l). 71). By her, the date of whose
death is not ascertained, Alexander Wedderburn had issue two dann-hters,
1. Helen Wedderburn,- who with her sister Elizabeth was entered an
heir porti'oner of her father 4 Oct. 16-52 (H.R.R. 456). She married
twice, (i.), before 14 Feb. 1653, ]VUliam Gaacoyne or Goskine,
Englishman, with whom she is first named at that date when she
and her sister and her husband get a decree for the rent of their
North Argylegait house (l>.B.R. 460). They are all named again
in decrees w. the executors of Alexander. 29"Oct. 16.'i3 and 21 Jan-
16'4 (D.B.R. 462), as well as in other decrees. 7 Jan., 1 March 1154
[ib. i(jiah). She and her sister are entered in lands in Dundee,
3 Dec 1653, as heirs portiouers both of their father and their o-reat
uncle, James 'Wedderburn, to whom, as we have seen, their father
was heir (D.P.B. 477). On 25 April 16-55 they and their spouses
imite in resigning a South Seagait land to Alexander Bower (D.P.B.
481), soon after when William Gascoyne must have died. Helen
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Wedderburn married, (ii.), at I Unidee 20 Aug. 1 657 (by banns 27 July)
Bertone Behone (Barten, Bartholomew or Bertrame, Bilson or
Wilson?), Inglishman, merchant (D.M- 6). Their marriage contract,
dated 15 Aug., is still extant (Bl P. 26), and by it Helen is bound
to infeft her husband in her half of lier father's property, sasine
following on the contract being given to him 2.5 Jan. 1660 (S.W
336; D.P.B. 484).= Helen died in March 1660. her will being
given up by her husljand and confirmed at Brechin 2 Jan. 1662
(Br.T. H).-* Sixm after this. 4 May in the same year, he made a
disposition of the North Argylegait property to Alexander Wedderburn
of Kingennie to take efi'ect in event of his having no children
' This shows conclusively that not only Jiime.s him.self but .ilsn Iiia ynunper brotliers, Peter and William
had died without male issue, ns by Scotch law the heiibhip would have fallen in the first place to
the male issue of tlie deceased's younger brothers. See ante, p 96. n. 2.
' Synopsis of Keferences :—S.W. 3:jrf.'3:3S ; Kl.P. 26 ; D P.li. 477. 481. -JSJ, -499, 501, 5^5, 531, ."irs D.B R
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456. 460, 462, 464 ai, 470; D.Dec. 7 ;
U..M. 6 : K A.n. 1S4 ; lirT. U.
' She is also named with her husbaud '.'8 May 1659, when they get a decree for possession of a house in
the Overgail (D.B. It. 470).
* The will names no children, and she would seem to have d. s p. Her husband's disposition of 4 May
1662 (see above) is consistent with his contemplating the jKissibility of a second marriage.