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The surname Wettboirn was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wettboirn research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1375, 1495, 1505, 1553, 1556, 1585, 1599, 1610, 1616, 1639, 1641, 1672, 1676, 1679, 1704, 1706, 1710 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Wettboirn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wedderburn, Wadderburne, Wetherburne and others.
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was James Wedderburn (1495?-1553), Scottish poet, eldest son of James Wedderburn, merchant in Dundee.
Another James Wedderburn (1585-1639), was Bishop of Dunblane, the second son of John Wedderburn, mariner and shipowner, Dundee and John Wedderburn (1599-1679), was a Scottish physician, the fifth son of Alexander Wedderburn of Kingennie, town clerk of Dundee.
John Wedderburn (ca. 1505-1556)...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alex Weddeburne arrived in New York in 1820.