Career
David Wemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss (1721–1787)
Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss (1723–1808)
James Wemyss (1726–1786)
Frances Wemyss (d 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.