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David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville 1660–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1660

Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Jun 1728

Death Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Father: George Melville

Mother: Catherine Leven-Melville

Spouse(s): Anna Wemyss

Children(s): Mary Melville, Sir Leven, George Balgonie, Lady Melville, David Melville, James Melville

In 1660, David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville entered the world in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, born to George Leslie 4Rd Lord Melville 1St Earl Of Melville And Catherine Leslie Countess Leven Melville. David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville married Anna Wemyss, and had children including David Melville, George Leslie Melville Lord Balgonie, James Leslie Melville, Lady Margaret Leslie Melville, Mary Leslie Melville, Sir Alexander Melville 5Th Earl Leven. David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville passed away in 1728 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1660, David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville entered the world in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, born to George Leslie 4Rd Lord Melville 1St Earl Of Melville And Catherine Leslie Countess Leven Melville.
  • David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville married Anna Wemyss, and had children including David Melville, George Leslie Melville Lord Balgonie, James Leslie Melville, Lady Margaret Leslie Melville, Mary Leslie Melville, Sir Alexander Melville 5Th Earl Leven.
  • David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville passed away in 1728 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Melville
1634–1707
Birth Location: Monimail, Fife, Scotland
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Catherine Leven-Melville
1639–1713
Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Anna Wemyss
1675–1702
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Melville
1692–1710
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sir Leven
1695–1754
Birth Location: Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland,
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George Balgonie
1695–1721
Birth Location: Scotland
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Lady Melville
1696–1697
Birth Location: –
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David Melville
1702–1729
Birth Location: –
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James Melville
1701–1738
Birth Location: Monimail, Fife, Scotland
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David Melville's Ancestors

Self
David Melville
1660–1728
Birth Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Parents
George Leslie , 4rd Lord Melville, 1st Earl of Melville
1634–1707
Monimail, Fife, Scotland
Catherine (Leslie , Countess) Leven-Melville
1639–1713
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Melville , 3rd Lord Monimail, 3rd Baron) Melville
1591–1648
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Dame (Anna) Erskine
1610–1648
Invertiel, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Melville's Descendants

1.
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David (Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl) Melville (5 May 1660–6 Jun 1728) m. Anna Wemyss (18 oct 1675–9 Jan 1702)
  1. 1. Mary (Leslie) Melville 1692–1710 m. William (Gordon 2nd Earl of) Aberdeen 1679–1745
    1. 1. Lady (Anne Gordon of Haddo) 1710 1710–1770 m. Sir (Joseph Reid) Reade 1695–1749
      1. 1. Captain (Nathaniel Rudd) Reid 1736–1798 m. Elizabeth Clayton 1745–1800
        1. 1. Stephen (Clayton) Reid 1769–1801 m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Blackwood 1778–1851
        2. 2. Nathaniel (Reid (AKA Reed Read)) 1768 1768–1819
        3. 3. Rachel Reed 1770–1861
        4. 4. Winfred Reid 1763–
        5. 5. William Reid 1762–1843
        6. 6. Winifred (Winnifred Winnie (Hood) Reid (AKA Reed Read Rudd)) 1775 1775–1854
        7. 7. James (Clancy) Reid 1775–1870
        8. 8. Edith (Eady) Reed 1780–1798
        9. 9. Miriah (Elizabeth) Reid 1757–1827
        10. 10. Stephen Reid 1791–1857
        11. 11. Edith (Eady (Scruggs) (Shotwell) Reid (AKA Reed Read Rudd)) 1761 1761–1860
        12. 12. Miriah (Mariah Elizabeth (Brown) Reid (AKA RUDD READ Reed)) 1772 1772–1833
        13. 13. Winnifred Reed 1764–1821
        14. 14. John Reid 1766–
        15. 15. Anne (Nancy (Adams) Reid (AKA Read Reed Rudd)) 1765 1765–1846
        16. 16. William (Porter Reid (AKA Read Rudd Reed)) 1762 1762–1843
        17. 17. Rachel (Rachiel Ellison (Talley) (Adams) Reid (AKA Reed Read Rudd)) 1762 1762–1860
        18. 18. William (RUDD) (READ) 1755–1822
        19. 19. Rachel Reid 1758–1798
        20. 20. Elizabeth (Ann) Reid 1771–1863
        21. 21. Anne (Richards) Reid 1765–1846
      2. 2. Thaddeus Reid 1761–
      3. 3. John Reid 1758–1796
      4. 4. Alexander Gordon 1739–1792
      5. 5. William Reid 1746–1793
  2. 2. Sir (Alexander Melville, 5th Earl) Leven 1695–1754
  3. 3. George (Leslie Melville, Lord) Balgonie 1695–1721
  4. 4. Lady (Margaret Leslie) Melville 1696–1697
  5. 5. David Melville 1702–1729
  6. 6. James (Leslie) Melville 1701–1738

David Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1660
5 May 1660
Birth of David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
1728
6 Jun 1728
Age 68
Death of David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven; 2nd Earl Melville in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1660
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1728
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
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