Person:Williamina Wemyss (1)
Williamina Wemyss
b.Est 1704 Scotland
d.6 Dec 1784 Pennsylvania, United States
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  1. Rebecca Moore, 11724/25 - 1728
  2. William Moore1726 -
  3. Williamina Moore1728 -
  4. John Moore, 11729 - 1730
  5. John Moore, 21731 -
  6. Rebecca Moore, 21732/33 - 1793
  7. Thomas William Moore1735 -
  8. Margaret Moore1738 - 1745
  9. Mary Moore1741 -
  10. Anne Moore1742 - 1810
  11. Frances Moore1744/45 -
  12. Dr. James Wemyss Moore1747 - 1778
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Name Williamina Wemyss
Gender Female
Birth[2] Est 1704 Scotland
Marriage to William Moore, of Moore Hall
Death[2] 6 Dec 1784 Pennsylvania, United States
References
  1.   Jordan, John W. (John Woolf). Colonial families of Philadelphia. (New York, New York: Lewis Pub., 1911)
    2:32.

    ... WILLIAMINA, who married William Moore of "Moore Hall."

    Tradition relates that the mother of Williamina, who died in childbirth, had re-
    quested that her child if a male should be christened William after her brother,
    the Earl of March, and it being a girl was christened Williamina out of respect
    for her wish, hence the peculiar spelling of the name. ...

    This source is most likely in error regarding Williamina's birth.

    According to The Peerage, Lady Anne Douglas, sister of the first Earl of March, died 23 Feb 1699/00 when her clothing caught fire, not in childbirth. Williamina is not listed as a daughter, and Lady Anne had 2 sons between about August 1697 and her death, so could not also have had a daughter.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Williamina Moore, in Find A Grave.
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