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126 THE AVEDDEKBURX BOOK.
Part II. He is, of couree, often mentionod in connection with other nicniljcis of his family. I
Chap. III. jjg^^.g already dealt with some of the luinicrons references to him in the Compt Buik of his
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brother David, with whom he had hcvtiiil dealings' (1>.W. 2 0, 3, 8 a //, 10 i, 11 /, 12 i,
16 6), and to- some of whose children he stood 90- (D.B.R. 303). whose mother, Barbara
Wedderhuru, discharged tlie clerk of all due to her or her son, 18 June 160(5 (S.W. 160) ;
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next of kin to Peter, son of his uncle, Peter Wedderburn, 5 Nov. 1601 (D.BR. 350) ;'•
grantee of a dischariro liv Robert Wedderburn, the merchant, 15 Sept. 1G06 (S.W. 161);
legatee under the wili'of William Davidsone, June 1610 (Br.T. 1) ; is present, 12 Oct. 1611,
when his uncle Robert, the notary, made liis will, in which he is named as a debtor
(Br.T. 2); IS May 1615, irrantec of a discharge by his nephew Alexander (S.W. 186);
16 Nov. 1618 is next of kin to John Blair (D.B.R. 407''), and he was concerned in the
affairs of Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of his cousin (D.IM?. 31.''>), John Wedderburn
of Craigie, 1.t94— IGOS (S.W. 165; D.B.R. 334; G.S.i:. SI).-* He is ahso constantly
named h\ order to identify other persons, e.g., as the brother of David, Robert, and James
'S.W. 59 ; D.P.B. 288 a; R.A.D. 31) ; or as the father of Alexander. James, Peter, or
other of his children '^
He acquired, in addition to various annual rents and tenements in Dundee, a
considerable property in co.' Forfar. This consisted chiefly of the two estates of Wester
Gourdie and Kingennie, both of which have ever since remained in the possession of his
descendants. The lauds of Wester Gourdie, on which, as we have seen, his parents and
he had a charge as early as 1575 (S.W. 29), were gradually acquired by him 1591-93 ;
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sunny half from Robert and James Carmichael, and the shadow half from David Dunmuir
and his wife Marion Turnlndl. The main documents in regard to this purchase will be
found among the Scrvmgeour-Wedderburu Papers (Nos. 68 98). In Nov. 1591 one
Rannald Biown in 'Wester "Gourdie had renounced some lands there, known as Kilmanyis
tack, to James Carmichael and Mr. Alexander Wedderburn (S.W. 68 &, 79), and in the
following Jan. 1.^91-92, Robert Carmichael had granted a small annual rent out of the
sunny half to the clerk {ib. 69). These interests were, however, merged in the complete
purchase of the property bv the clerk in Feb. and June I.=.91-92 {ib. 70, 72). The sunny
half cost him 4,000 merks, of which he paid 700 in July {ib. 76, 77) and the balance
before November, when James Carmichael gave him a full discharge (S.W. 81). The
charter of this half to the clerk and his wife is dated 6 June 1591 iib. 73, 74) and sasine
thereon 7 Oct. (ib. 77, 78 ; D.P.B 318j." The shadow half seems to have cost him 5,000
merks (S.W. 92). The contract is dated 1 Feb. 1592, and was that AVedderburn should
pay 2 700 merks and grant Dunmuir and his wife a tack of the lands for their lives at a
nominal rent (S W. 82). This bargain would seem to have been altered, as there are two
discha'rc'es by the Duumuirs, the one for 3,500 merks, and the other for 5,000 merks, both
exDre'ssed to be in complete pavment of the shadow half (S.W. 83, 92). The charter of
these lauds is dated 8 May 1592 (-7,. 85, 86, 89-90 ;
D.B.R. 292), sasine being given on
12 May (ib. 88, 91), and the property settled by the clerk on his wife, Helen Ramsay,
13 May (D P.B. 321), after which, 29 July, a tack of "all and haill the backseats "of
Wester Gourdie, and a tack for two years of the shadow half was granted to the Duumuirs
al«o David's memorandum to " l-ei-^ew " his 6on (D.W. 19a). and a 8,i.sine by him to David
21"^ May 1591 (D W 11 }'\ a decree in favour of both of them 5 Jan. 1002 (R.A.D. 43), and loans
by Daiid to Alexander 4 May 1609 (D.\\'.9 a).
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« Therei8abondbvoldPeterImrietothede,k 'JOJunel^-S* (S.^^.o/l. ...
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> He seems also to have been tutor to John Wedderburn (brother of the Bishop of Dunblanel, who, in his
letter to Kintrenuie's grandson in 1647, speaks of "your father, my tutor^ (ante, p. 33).
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He was a party to a contact between her and John Scharp of Houston 6 Nov. lo94 (U.S.Il. 51) ;
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chosen one of her curators, 25 April 1600 (D.B.R. 334) ; and gi-anted a discharge to bcharp ot
TTni.ston on her behalf in respect of the 1594 contract, 9 May 1603 (S.W
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16a).
. , . Sh 159.3 tutn an.l admi ustrator to his daughter Mag.Ialen (DB.R. 296) ; 25 Sept., 2 Oct. 1601,
''•'namedV ht son AIe.xander (D.1^B. 344 ««) ; 29 June 1609. re liis sou James (,i. 376) ; 7 Aug. 16 0,
Tames named as his son (D.B.R. 369) 2 Nov. 1611, John named as his son (G.S.R. 7S) ; ; 13 Deo. 1611,
Umrs soTamed D,B.R. 372), and see S.W. 179 ; D.C. 47 ; D.B.R 392; G.S.R. 84, 97: R D. .,3, 73,
75 76 86 87 P B N H) ; 29 Julv 1620, Peter named as Ids son (D.C. 51) and D.L.B.
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36, 37, 40,
44', where'his lii^t four sons are admiHed burgesses by his privilege
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A notarial instrument recording this transaction was made later, and 13 dated 9 jan. 1...93 (b.W. 98).