wˈɪts sˈʌn dʒˈɑːn, hˌuː tʃˈeɪndʒd hɪz nˈeɪm tə wˈaɪt, bɪkˌeɪm ˈɛɹ tə ðɪ ɛntˈeɪld ᵻstˈeɪts ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈɛlvɪl ʌv stɹˈæθkɪnnəs, ænd tˈʊk ðə nˈeɪm ʌv mˈɛlvɪl ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə hɪz ˈoʊn.
Whytt's son John, who changed his name to Whyte, became heir to the entailed estates of General Melville of Strathkinness, and took the name of Melville in addition to his own.