Publisher's Synopsis
From the castles of Wester Wemyss in Fifeshire, Scotland to the hills of eastern Tennessee, the Wemyss family made its imprint on the new nation in many ways. Their ancestors were Earls and Kings of Scotland and in the Americas they became doctors, nurses, lawyers, accountants, teachers, farmers and soldiers. They fought in every war, the Revolution, War of the Regulators, War of1812, Civil War, Korean, Vietnam, WW1 and WW2. Cover photo - Wemyss Castle on the Firth of Forth in Wemyss, Scotland Rear Cover photo - 2 story cabin built in 1777 in Jonesborough, Tennesse, the oldest town in Tennessee.
