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John Semple, 10th Lord Sempill 'died unmarried at age 17'
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d.17 Feb 1727
Facts and Events
John Semple, 10th Lord Sempill
- The Scots Peerage by Paul, James
- Page 561, 562 – John, tenth Lord Sempill, served heir of provision special, cum beneficio inventarii, to his brother in the barony of Sempill 29 January 1717, was active in promoting the training and disciplining of the Ayrshire fencible men during the rebellion 1715, and met the Earls of Eglintoun, Kilmarnock, and Glasgow at Irvine 22 August that year, when 6000 Royalists appeared. He died, unmarried, 17, and was buried at Holyrood 20 February 1727. Confirmation was granted 28 December 1728 to his brother Hew. At his death the estates had apparently been involved, and a factor had been appointed upon them. His only surviving brother, Hew…
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paul, James Balfour. The Scots peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's ‘Peerage of Scotland’ containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, with armorial illustrations. (Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914)
Vol. 7.
Page 561, 562 – John, tenth Lord Sempill, served heir of provision special, cum beneficio inventarii, to his brother in the barony of Sempill 29 January 1717, was active in promoting the training and disciplining of the Ayrshire fencible men during the rebellion 1715, and met the Earls of Eglintoun, Kilmarnock, and Glasgow at Irvine 22 August that year, when 6000 Royalists appeared. He died, unmarried, 17, and was buried at Holyrood 20 February 1727. Confirmation was granted 28 December 1728 to his brother Hew. At his death the estates had apparently been involved, and a factor had been appointed upon them. His only surviving brother, Hew…
- ↑ John Sempill, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
Disambiguation of John Sempill. The Scots Peerage by Paul, James has John Semple, tenth Lord Sempill. The Peerage by Lundy, Darryl has James Semple, eleventh Lord Sempill.
- Patrick Hogue (Samples). The Samples / Semples Family.
- Maxwell, Herbert. Official Guide To The Abbey-Church, Palace, and Environs of Holyroodhouse: With A Historical Sketch. (Edinburgh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1908)
Page 54.
Francis, 10th Lord Sempill, was interred 4th August 1716, and lies 8 feet from wall of 4th window N.E. end of Chapel, betwist 3rd and 4th Pillars.
John, 11th Lord Sempill, interred on the South side of his brother, 20th January 1727.
Beneath this stone lie the remains of the Honourable Marion Sempill, daughter of Major-General the Right Honourable Hugh, 12th Lord Sempill, and of Sarah Gaskell his wife who died 14th and interred 19th May 1796.
The Honourable Jane Sempill, died 6th, and was buried on the South side of her sister, the above Marion Sempill, the 10th of July 1800.
The Honourable Rebecca Sempill, died 16th, and was buried between the broken pillars in the centre of the Chapel Southward of Her two Sisters, the aforesaid Marion and Jane, on the 21st Sept. 1811.
Hon. Sarah Sempill, daughter of Hugh, fourteenth Lord Sempill, died 1866.
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