Williamina (Wemyss) Moore (1700-1784)
Lady Williamina (Wemyss) Moore
Her mother (daughter of the 1st Duke of Queensbury) died giving birth to her. Her mother's wish had been that if the child was a boy he was to be named William for her brother, the Earl of March. As she gave birth to a girl, she was christened "Williamina" out of respect for her mother's wish - hence the peculiar spelling of the name. She and her husband made their home at "Moore Hall" on an elevation overlooking the Schuylkill River, 25 miles from Philadelphia. They were happily married and had twelve children. When her husband died, he left his whole estate to her, commenting that she was, "never frighted by the rude rabble or dismayed by the insolent threats of the ruling powers - happy woman, a pattern of her sex and worthy of the relationship she bears to the Right Honorable and Noble family from which she sprang."
