James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss
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James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (30 August 1699 – 21 March 1756) was the son of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss
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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.
His son, 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.
On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great Colonel Francis Charteris
, and they had four children:
David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss
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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.
His son, 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.
On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great Colonel Francis Charteris
Colonel Francis Charteris
Colonel Francis Charteris , nicknamed "The Rape-Master General", was a Scottish gentleman who earned a substantial sum of money through gambling and the South Sea Bubble...
, and they had four children:
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(1721–1787) - Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of WemyssFrancis Charteris, 7th Earl of WemyssFrancis Wemyss Charteris 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...
(1723–1808) - James Wemyss (1726–1786)
- Frances Wemyss (d. 1789)