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GRIZEL, HEHIKSS OF WEDDEUBUHX. 167
Dues of Dundee 1760-61 recording tl)e nse of the clotli at his fnnenil (D.M.I). 57). Ho Part II.
had never married, and with his death the male Hue of his ;;reat ^'reat },'raudfatiier
Alexander Wedderbarn, second of KinL'ennie, became extinct. Tiie male reiiresentatiou of
Alexander Wedderl)urn, first of Kin-cnnio, tlion fell to the descendants of liis .second son
Jamea (post, Part iii.), while the iieirs of line were first, David's sister Urizel, and at her
death, nnmarried, in 1778, the descendants of John Scryni'^'eonr of Kirktoun, by
Magdalene, eldest danghter of Alexander Wedderbnrn, third of Ivingennie (post, uhaj). v ).
On David's death his sister (Jrizel was retoured his heir (see bi'low). ami was also
declared e.vecutri.'c of his " testament dative" 24 Feb 1102 (S. \V. 012; JirT. 2t)), iior
executorship of his estate being occasionally named, e.i/ , 6 July 1761, when she pays to
Margaret Bri.sbane the rents of Bullion for 1760, and the interest on a 4,000 merk "bond
granted to Margaret by David (S.W. 006); 19 Ang. 1703, when she i)ays over to the
grand-children of Sir Alexander of Blackness the funds which D.ivid had held in trust for
them (S.W. 610-17 ;
ante, p. ),' and 4 Nov. 1762, when she unsucccs-ifully disputes
payment of a claim by Dr. Willison of Dundee for attending her brother as i.hysician ou a
journey to Bath shortly before his death (S.W. 611).'
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Grizel Wedderburn-i [170.'j-78], only surviving daughter of her father, and lieires.s
of her brother David as eighth of Kingennie, sixth of Easter I'owrie and fourth of that ilk,
was born 14 Feb. 1705 (ut sup.). She is named in her father's will, 4 Nov 1713
(S.W. 541), and in the minute book (fli. 542) of the tutors of iier brothers ancl herself,
where it appears that on the deaths of Peter and Gilbert she became entitli d to certjun
monies and to the executory of the wills of her father and grandfather, eoutiriued to her,
22 Ang. 1716 (S.W. 550 ; Br.T. 22, 23). She is thus named :is her father's executrix in
a decree v. William Graham of Duntroon, 1 Jan. 1718 (S.W. 55 I 55, 50;i ; ll..\.l). 150).
During the life of her brother David, there are but few references to iier,' and with those
relating to her as executrix to her brother, 1 have dealt in the account i^iveii of him."
She was retoured heir general to her brother, 17 Aug. 1701 (K.ll. 'M) and 28 S t- «li..r,i I^ ly \\ r-Mrrbum
grants di,chargesf.ir the iiiteieat in 1766 .ind 170S (.6. O'JJ, f.:rji. .sli,icll,.-r.M_. an..it,-r .ii..Urg«
to G.izel in regard to it by Ma,g:.r.t V.VdderUurn, wife of I.un.l.u, -f lll...r. u. 1,, 1 ^-^^^