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THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.
There was a Sir David Home of Wedderburu in 1450. He had a son named
David, who died before Iiis father, leaving two sons, of whom Georije, the elder
succeeded his grandfather in the esuite,' and was killed by the English in UOt'
His son. Sir David, fell at FlfKldcn in 1513. Sir David had seven sons, who arc
immortalised as " Tlic seven spears of Wedderburu " in " The Lay of the Last
Minstrel." The eldest of the " seven spears "—George—died with his father in
" . . . the Scottish circle deep
That fought around their king."
The second son, David, who then became the head of the family, was slain by the
English in 1524. He left two sons—George and David—the former of whom fell
at the battle of Pinky in 1517. He was succeeded by his younger brother, David,
who died in 1574, leaving one son—Sir George—who lived until 1616. Sir Gcor'e's
eldest son, Sir David, was killed at the baUle of Dunbar in 1650. Sir David's
eldest son, who was slain with his father at Dunbar in 1650, had one son, George,
who succeeded to the property and died before 1715. He had two sons, George',
the elder, and Francis, the younger. George, who became owner of the estate on
the death of his father, had sii sons and three daughters. Having joined the
insurgents in 1715, he was att^iinted, and his estate forfeited to the Crown. Ihe
Commissionei-s of Enquiry on the Forfeited EsUtes had the property surveved and
valued as so forfeited ;
but in a question between Ninian Home, of liillie, a' creditor
of the attainted laird, and them, the Court of Session decided that the property
was excepted from the Crown's right.
Ninian Home, who now became the absolute owner of Wedderburn, generously
re-infeft David, the eldest son of the attainted laird, in the estate, and called to
the succession the whole of David's brothers and sisters (the sons and daughters of
the attainted laird), the second son, "Geordie," only excepted.
In 1726 Ninian Home married Margaret, the eldest daughter of the attainted
laird.
Wedderburn estate was now successively held by David, the eldest son of the
attainted laird, who died in 1762, and Patrick, the third son, who died in 176(!.
None of the attainted laird's sons leaving issue, the estate passed under the entail
to Patrick, the eldest surviving son of Mai-garut, the eldest daughter of the attainted
laird, by Ninian Home of Billie. Patrick who had succeeded to Billie on the death
of his father, Ninian Home, in 1744, was returned as nearest lawful heir of line
and tailzie to Patrick Home of Wedderburn, his mother's brother. lie died
unmarried in 1808. His brother David, the next heir of entail, succeeded to the
property, and died at Wedderlmrn in 1S09. David's sister, ,Mits Jean Home, became
the next owner, and died at Paxton in 1S12. The property then passed under the
entail to George, the second son of Isobel, second daughter of the attainted laird
by her husband Alexander Home of Jardinefield. George d}ing without issue, the
estate fell, under entail, to James, the third sou of the Rev.' John Tod, minister of
Lixdykirk, by his wife, Jean, the third daughter of the attainted laird. James Tod
Home died unmarried in 1820. The only daughter of the Rev. John Tod, by his
wife Jean, third daughter of the attainted laird, had married a Mr. John Forman,
and her eldest son by Mr. John Forman— John Forman Home— now succeeded to
the estate under the entail. He, dying without issue in 1847, was succeeded by his
younger brother, William Forman Home, who died in 1853, leaving three daughters.
On his death the estate passed under the entail to his eldest daughter, Jean, who
had married Mr. David Milne, the eldest son of Admiial Sir David Milne. She
died in 187G, and was succeeded by her only son. Colonel David Milne Home of
Wedderburn, Billie, and Paxton, who is the nearest lawful heir of line and tailzie to
David the twelfth laird of Wedderburn (the eldest son of the attainted laird), who
was re-infeft in the estate of Wedderburn by Mr. Ninian Home of Billie in 1725,
and who died in 1762.—I am, etc.,
Berwicksuire.
« Sec famine iu fnvour of George Home on precei.t from Arcliibalil, E^irl of .Aujjus, for iufefting liim
as licir to Uia granafathcr David, 19 May 1169 (Milue-Hoiue luvcutory).