Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss
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Francis Wemyss Charteris (21 October 1723 – 24 August 1808) was a Scottish landowner who claimed to be 7th Earl of Wemyss.
Charteris was the second son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss
and his wife Janet, daughter and wealthy heiress of Colonel Francis Charteris. He was born with the name Francis Wemyss but on 24 February 1732, he legally changed it to Francis Wemyss Charteris, adopting his mother's maiden name on the inheritance of the estates of his maternal grandfather Colonel Charteris. In a Haddingtonshire Sasine registered on the 8 August 1792, No.576, Francis Charteris, Earl of Wemyss was seised in the barony of Newmilns, or Amisfield, Haddingtonshire, plus half of the barony of Morham
and its lands, plus the grain mill of the monastery of Haddington
called Abbey Mill.
His elder brother David, Lord Elcho
, was implicated in the Jacobite rising of 1745, and was attainted in 1746. He died childless in 1787 and Charteris would have succeeded as seventh Earl but for the attainder. However, he still assumed the title.
On 12 September 1745, he married Lady Katherine Gordon, daughter of the 2nd Duke of Gordon
. They had five children:
Charteris died in August 1808, aged 84. His grandson Francis
obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1826 and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss.
Charteris was the second son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss
James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss
James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss was the son of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss.He was key to securing his father-in-law's release from Newgate after he was sentenced to hang for the capital felony of rape....
and his wife Janet, daughter and wealthy heiress of Colonel Francis Charteris. He was born with the name Francis Wemyss but on 24 February 1732, he legally changed it to Francis Wemyss Charteris, adopting his mother's maiden name on the inheritance of the estates of his maternal grandfather Colonel Charteris. In a Haddingtonshire Sasine registered on the 8 August 1792, No.576, Francis Charteris, Earl of Wemyss was seised in the barony of Newmilns, or Amisfield, Haddingtonshire, plus half of the barony of Morham
Morham
Morham, East Lothian, sometimes spelt Moram, Morum, Morhame, etc., in old records, is the smallest parish in Scotland, sandwiched between five other parishes: Haddington, Garvald, Yester, Whittingehame, and Prestonkirk, in the undulating lower reaches of the Lammermuir Hills.-Church and hamlet:For...
and its lands, plus the grain mill of the monastery of Haddington
Haddington, East Lothian
The Royal Burgh of Haddington is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian, which was known officially as Haddingtonshire before 1921. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the 6th...
called Abbey Mill.
His elder brother David, Lord Elcho
David Wemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss
David Wemyss, de jure 6th Earl of Wemyss , generally known as Lord Elcho even after his father's death, was a Scottish peer and Jacobite army officer.-Life:...
, was implicated in the Jacobite rising of 1745, and was attainted in 1746. He died childless in 1787 and Charteris would have succeeded as seventh Earl but for the attainder. However, he still assumed the title.
On 12 September 1745, he married Lady Katherine Gordon, daughter of the 2nd Duke of Gordon
Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon
General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon , styled Earl of Enzie until 1684 and the Marquess of Huntly from 1684 to 1716, was a Scottish peer....
. They had five children:
- Frances Charteris (d. 1848)
- Francis Wemyss CharterisFrancis Charteris (1749–1808)Francis Charteris was a Scottish Member of Parliament.He was the only son of the Hon. Francis Charteris, second son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss...
, styled Lord Elcho (1749–1808) - Helen Charteris
- Walpole Charteris
- Anne Charteris
Charteris died in August 1808, aged 84. His grandson Francis
Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss
Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March , known as the Earl of March from 1810 to 1826 and as the Earl of Wemyss and March from 1826 to 1853, was a Scottish peer....
obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1826 and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss.