Diana Muir

Descendants of Williamina Wemyss of Anne Arundel Co., Maryland Diana Muir

Williamina Wemyss was the oldest daughter of Earl James Wemyss of Bogie, Fifeshire, Scotland and Elizabeth Loch who were handfasted in 1701. Elizabeth Loch and her three children relocated to Anne Arundel County, Maryland and became part of the new American aristocracy. Her sons were active in the American Revolution, and her daughter Williamina married William Moore, Judge and owner of Bull Tavern and Moore Hall. The mother of 10 children (1 died shortly after birth) she died in 1784, leaving all her property in Nova Scotia to Thomas William Moore, Capt. This volume covers all of her known descendants, including those in Nova Scotia; approximately 12 generations, which when indexed includes more than 8,000 individuals.