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General David Lord Newark Leslie 1601–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Lindores, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Feb 1682

Death Location: Newark Castle, Fife, Scotland

Father: Patrick Lindores

Mother: Jean, I

Spouse(s): Anna Newark

Children(s): David Leslie, Lady Leslie, Elizabeth Lesley, Jean Lesley, Jane Leslie, Joanna Leslie, Mary Lesley, Charles Leslie, James Leslie, Margaret Lesley, Anna Lesley, Margaret Leslie

The story of General David Lord Newark Leslie began in 1601 in Lindores, Fife, Scotland. General David Lord Newark Leslie married Anna Jane Yorke Lady Newark, and had children including Anna Lesley, Charles Leslie, David Baron Newark Leslie, Elizabeth Lesley, James Col Leslie, Jane Leslie, Jean Lesley, Joanna Leslie, Lady Mary Leslie, Margaret Lesley, Margaret Leslie, Mary Lesley. General David Lord Newark Leslie passed away in 1682 in Newark Castle, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of General David Lord Newark Leslie began in 1601 in Lindores, Fife, Scotland.
  • General David Lord Newark Leslie married Anna Jane Yorke Lady Newark, and had children including Anna Lesley, Charles Leslie, David Baron Newark Leslie, Elizabeth Lesley, James Col Leslie, Jane Leslie, Jean Lesley, Joanna Leslie, Lady Mary Leslie, Margaret Lesley, Margaret Leslie, Mary Lesley.
  • General David Lord Newark Leslie passed away in 1682 in Newark Castle, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Lindores
1550–1608
Birth Location: Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
PL
Jean, I
1570–1642
Birth Location: Islands, Orkney, Scotland
JI

Spouses(s)

Anna Newark
1639–1713
Birth Location: Gowthwaite, Yorkshire, England
AN

Children(s)

David Leslie
1654–1694
Birth Location: Newark, Renfrewshire, Scotland
DL
Lady Leslie
1655–1749
Birth Location: Saint Monance, Fife, Scotland
LL
Elizabeth Lesley
1660–1693
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
EL
Jean Lesley
1670–1740
Birth Location: Scotland
JL
Jane Leslie
1648–1680
Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
JL
Joanna Leslie
1668–1692
Birth Location: –
JL
Mary Lesley
1669–1748
Birth Location: St Monance, Fife, Scotland
ML
Charles Leslie
1657–1671
Birth Location: –
CL
James Leslie
1653–1681
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Peterhead
JL
Margaret Lesley
1650–1679
Birth Location: Ireland
ML
Anna Lesley
1654–1694
Birth Location: Newark, Renfrewshire, Scotland
AL
Margaret Leslie
1672–1715
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
ML

General Leslie's Ancestors

Self
General Leslie
1601–1682
Birth Place: Lindores, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Lesley Sir Lord Lindores
1550–1608
Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
Jean, (Lady Stewart of Orkney, daughter of Robert, married Patrick Leslie) I
1570–1642
Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (Leslie Earl van) Rothes
1530–1611
Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grizel (Leslie Countess of Rothes) Hamilton
1535–1575
Byres, East-Lothian, Schotland
Robert (Stewart of Orkney, illegitimate Prince son of King James V of Scotland, 1st Earl of) Orkney
1532–1593
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet, (Lady Kennedy of Cassillis, Countess Atholl, Baroness Campbell, married Robert Stewart of) Orkney
1537–1596
Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
*George Rothes
1476–1558
Agnes Leslie
1500–1543
Sir Arran"
1495–1540
Margaret Livingston
1500–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cambusnethan
1463–1513
Elisabeth (Somerville)
1473–1530

General Leslie's Descendants

1.
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General (David Lord Newark) Leslie (1601–Feb 1682) m. Anna (Jane Yorke Lady) Newark (1639–28 Feb 1713)
  1. 1. David (Baron Newark) Leslie 1654–1694
  2. 2. Lady (Mary) Leslie 1655–1749
  3. 3. Elizabeth Lesley 1660–1693
  4. 4. Jean Lesley 1670–1740
  5. 5. Jane Leslie 1648–1680
  6. 6. Joanna Leslie 1668–1692
  7. 7. Mary Lesley 1669–1748
  8. 8. Charles Leslie 1657–1671
  9. 9. James ((Col.)) Leslie 1653–1681
  10. 10. Margaret Lesley 1650–1679
  11. 11. Anna Lesley 1654–1694
  12. 12. Margaret Leslie 1672–1715

General Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of General David Lord Newark Leslie in Lindores, Fife, Scotland
Lindores, Fife, Scotland
1682
Feb 1682
Age 81
Death of General David Lord Newark Leslie in Newark Castle, Fife, Scotland
Newark Castle, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Lindores, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1682
    Event Place: Newark Castle, Fife, Scotland
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