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Agnes Leslie 1539–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Rothes Castle, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 Sep 1599

Death Location: Cranbrooke

Father: George Leslie

Mother: Margaret Crichton

Spouse(s): Willem Morton

Children(s): James Douglass, William Douglas

Agnes Leslie was born in 1539 in Rothes Castle, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of George 4Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie And Margaret Countess Of Rothes Crichton. Agnes Leslie married Robert Douglas, Willem Douglas Earl Van Morton, and had children including James Lord Melrose Douglas, James Nicholas Douglass, Margaret Douglas, William Douglas. Agnes Leslie passed away in 1599 in Cranbrooke.

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Biography

  • Agnes Leslie was born in 1539 in Rothes Castle, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of George 4Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie And Margaret Countess Of Rothes Crichton.
  • Agnes Leslie married Robert Douglas, Willem Douglas Earl Van Morton, and had children including James Lord Melrose Douglas, James Nicholas Douglass, Margaret Douglas, William Douglas.
  • Agnes Leslie passed away in 1599 in Cranbrooke.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Leslie
1485–1558
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
GL
Margaret Crichton
1480–1546
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC

Spouses(s)

Willem Morton
1539–1606
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
WM

Children(s)

James Douglass
1562–1584
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JD
William Douglas
1582–1650
Birth Location: –
WD

Agnes Leslie's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Leslie
1539–1599
Birth Place: Rothes Castle, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie
1485–1558
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Margaret (Countess of Rothes) Crichton
1480–1546
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Leslie) Rothes
1455–1513
Rothes, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margeret Balfour
1465–1518
Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Leslie's Descendants

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Agnes Leslie (1539–18 Sep 1599) m. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton (1539–27 September 1606)
  1. 1. James (Nicholas) Douglass 1562–1584 m. Mary 1569–1636 m. Johanna Lyon 1565–1609
    1. 1. William (Earl of Morton) Douglas 1582–1648 m. Anne Keith 1586–1648 m. Jane Douglas –1615
      1. 1. Lady (Isobel Auchinlich) Douglas 1630–1672 m. James Graham 1631–1669 m. Robert (Earl of Roxburghe) Ker 1570–1649 m. Sir (William) Graham 1612–1650 m. Sir (George Graham Baronet of) Esk 1615–1658
        1. 1. Ann Barfield 1665–1695 m. Richard Barfield 1662–1728 m. Alexander (Earl of Calendar) Livingston 1650–1692
        2. 2. James (The Immigrant Graham) IV, 1670–1758
        3. 3. Anna Graham 1655–1705
        4. 4. Charles Graham 1663–1674
        5. 5. Grizel Graham 1661–1726 m. William Cochrane 1658–1717
        6. 6. James (Marquess Montrose) Graham 1657–1701 m. Christian Leslie 1661–1710 m. Elizabeth Graham 1658–1731
        7. 7. Jane Graham 1658–1683
        8. 8. Jean Graham 1658–1683
        9. 9. Richard Graham 1648–1695
        10. 10. William Graham 1648–1689
        11. 11. Margaret Graham –1719
      2. 2. Robt Morton 1639–1692
      3. 3. James Douglas –1769
      4. 4. William Douglas –1774
      5. 5. Margaret Douglas –1678
      6. 6. Archibald (Douglas Earl of Ormond and Lord) Angus 1609–1655 m. Jean Weymess 1629–1715
    2. 2. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1590–1638 m. Sarah (Ann) Earl 1586–1648 m. Isabel Douglas 1586–1635
      1. 1. Robt Morton 1605–1649
      2. 2. Isabel Douglas 1630–1672
      3. 3. Mary Seton 1607–1659
      4. 4. Margaret Douglas 1610–1678 m. James Johnston 1602–1653 m. Archibald (V Campbell Markgraaf van) Argyll 1607–1661 m. Duncan Campbell 1607–1661
        1. 1. James (Earl of Annandale) Johnston 1625–1672 m. Henrietta Johnston –1673
        2. 2. Isabel (Douglas) Graham 1627–1672
        3. 3. Bethia Johnstone 1640–1685
        4. 4. Christian Johnstone 1630–
        5. 5. James (Annandale Hartfell) Johnstone 1615–1699
        6. 6. Janet (Brown) Johnstone 1634–1675
        7. 7. Janet (Kirkpatrick) Johnstone 1631–1675
        8. 8. Mary Campbell 1627–1679
        9. 9. Mary 1615–1680
        10. 10. Thomas Johnstone 1630–
        11. 11. William Johnstone 1627–1656
        12. 12. Marjory 1632–1842
        13. 13. Johanna Campbell 1640–1700
        14. 14. Archibald (Earl of Argyll) Campbell 1629–1685 m. Maria ((Mary) Stuart) Campbell 1628–1668
        15. 15. Johanna Campbell 1640–1700
        16. 16. Archibald Campbell 1628–1685 m. Maria Stuart 1629–1668
      5. 5. Jean Home 1632–1694
      6. 6. James Douglas 1605–1671
      7. 7. Willem (Sir) Douglas 1606–1655
  2. 2. William Douglas 1582–1650

Agnes Leslie's Timeline

4 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Agnes Leslie in Rothes Castle, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes Castle, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1554
26 November 1554
Age 15
Agnes Leslie was married in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1599
18 Sep 1599
Age 60
Burial of Agnes Leslie in Cranbrooke
Cranbrooke
1606
24 September 1606
Age 67
Death of Agnes Leslie in Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Rothes Castle, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 November 1554
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1599
    Event Place: Cranbrooke
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