James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (30 August 169921 March 1756) was the son of
David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss.
On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great
Colonel Francis Charteris, and they had four children:
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David Wemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss (1721–1787)
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Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss
Francis Wemyss Charteris (21 October 172324 August 1808) was a Scottish landowner who claimed to be 7th Earl of Wemyss.
Life
Charteris was the second son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss and his wife Janet, daughter of the very wealthy Colo ...
(1723–1808)
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James Wemyss (1726–1786)
*Frances Wemyss (died 1789)
In 1730, he was key to securing the release his father-in-law from
Newgate Prison after he was sentenced to hang for the capital felony of rape.
His second son, Francis, the seventh Earl, legally changed his name to Charteris, his mother's maiden name, on his inheritance of Colonel Charteris's estates and fortune built upon gambling.
1699 births
1756 deaths
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