David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk

Coat of arms of the Earls of Northesk

David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk (1685–1729) was born the son of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Lindsay. He was born before 1685 and died on 14 January 1729.

He married Lady Margaret Wemyss, daughter of James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss, on 29 January 1697 and had five children:

• Elizabeth Carnegie (2 January 1699 – 21 September 1767)
• David Carnegie, 5th Earl of Northesk (11 June 1701 – 24 June 1741)
• Margaret Carnegie (1702–7 July 1722)
• Admiral George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk (2 August 1716 – 20 January 1792)
• Anne Carnegie (1729)