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George Leslie 1485–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1485

Birth Location: Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Nov 1558

Death Location: Dieppe

Father: Willem PC

Mother: Geor Ge

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gray, Henrietta Leslie, Agnes Somerville, Agnes Leslie, Margaretha Crichton, Margaret Crichton, Lady Rothes, Lady Rothes, Isobel Lundy, Margaret Plantagenet

Children(s): John Glengarnock, Lady Morton, William Leslie, Andrew Rothes, Margaret Leslie, Lady Leslie, John Leslie, James Leslie, Peter Leslie, Janet Leslie, (Lady) Morton, Andrew Rothes, James Fife, Jeanette Leslie, Lady Leslie, George Leslie, Norman Rothes, Helen Leslie, Wm Leslie, Catherine Leslie, Robert Leslie, Lady Balcromie, Andrew. Rothes, Agnes Leslie

George Leslie was born in 1485 in Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland, the child of Willem Lord Ruthven Sir 1St Lord Of Ruthven Pc And Geor Ge. George Leslie married Agnes Leslie, Agnes Somerville, Elizabeth Gray, Henrietta Anderson Morshead Leslie, Isobel Lundy, Lady Catherine Christian Balcaskie Wood Leslie Van Rothes Of Rothes, Lady Christian Balcaskie Wood Leslie Van Rothes Of Rothes, Margaret Plantagenet, Margaret Wood Crichton, Margaretha Crichton, and had children including Agnes Leslie, Andrew 5Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie Earl Of Rothes, Andrew Leslie Earl Van Rothes, Andrew Leslie Earl Van Rothes Earl Of Rothes, Catherine Leslie, Donald, George William Leslie, Helen Of Rothes Leslie, James Fife, James Leslie, Janet Leslie, Jeanette Leslie, John Eddie, John J Leslie, John J Leslie Of Glengarnock, John Leslie, Lady Ann Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton, Lady Ann Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton, Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie, Lady Euphemia Leslie Van Balcomie Of Balcromie, Lady Helen Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Norman Masterrothes Leslie Master Of Rothes, Peter Leslie, Robert Leslie, William Leslie, Wm Leslie. George Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe.

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Biography

  • George Leslie was born in 1485 in Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland, the child of Willem Lord Ruthven Sir 1St Lord Of Ruthven Pc And Geor Ge.
  • George Leslie married Agnes Leslie, Agnes Somerville, Elizabeth Gray, Henrietta Anderson Morshead Leslie, Isobel Lundy, Lady Catherine Christian Balcaskie Wood Leslie Van Rothes Of Rothes, Lady Christian Balcaskie Wood Leslie Van Rothes Of Rothes, Margaret Plantagenet, Margaret Wood Crichton, Margaretha Crichton, and had children including Agnes Leslie, Andrew 5Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie Earl Of Rothes, Andrew Leslie Earl Van Rothes, Andrew Leslie Earl Van Rothes Earl Of Rothes, Catherine Leslie, Donald, George William Leslie, Helen Of Rothes Leslie, James Fife, James Leslie, Janet Leslie, Jeanette Leslie, John Eddie, John J Leslie, John J Leslie Of Glengarnock, John Leslie, Lady Ann Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton, Lady Ann Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton, Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie, Lady Euphemia Leslie Van Balcomie Of Balcromie, Lady Helen Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Norman Masterrothes Leslie Master Of Rothes, Peter Leslie, Robert Leslie, William Leslie, Wm Leslie.
  • George Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Leslie's Ancestors

Self
George Leslie
1485–1558
Birth Place: Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Ruthven Sir, 1st Lord of Ruthven, PC
1500–1552
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Geor Ge
1460–1513
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Lord (William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th) GGF
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord GGF
1478–1513
Lady GGM
1483–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Ruthven
1460–1528
Lady Saltcoats
1440–1510

George Leslie's Descendants

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George Leslie (2 Aug 1485–28 Nov 1558) m. Elizabeth Gray (1460–1530) m. Henrietta (Anderson Morshead) Leslie (1500–1546) m. Agnes Somerville (1500–10 April 1543) m. Agnes Leslie (1500–10 April 1543) m. Margaretha Crichton (1490–1545) m. Margaret (Wood) Crichton (1507–18 February 1545) m. Lady (Christian Balcaskie-Wood-Leslie-van Rothes, of) Rothes (1500–13 Feb 1575) m. Lady (Catherine Christian Balcaskie-Wood-Leslie-van Rothes, of) Rothes (1500–10 April 1543) m. Isobel Lundy (1500–1546) m. Margaret Plantagenet (1480–8 February 1546)
  1. 1. John (J. Leslie of) Glengarnock –1596 m. Margaret Fleming 1515–1550
    1. 1. Jean Cunningham 1540–1585 m. Sir (John Alexander Shaw Laird of) Greenock 1540–1593 m. John (Cunningham, 4th Lord) Caprington 1529–1564 m. John Shaw 1540–1565
      1. 1. Geeles Shaw 1560–1625 m. Robert (Earl of Wintoun) Seton 1550–1602
        1. 1. George Seton 1584–1650 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Hay 1592–1625 m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne Hay, Countess of) Errol 1592–1628
      2. 2. Elizabeth Shaw 1560–1625
      3. 3. Mungo Schaw 1581–
      4. 4. Marian Shaw 1571–
      5. 5. James Shaw 1570–1646
      6. 6. John Schaw 1569–1638
      7. 7. Patrick Schaw 1574–1625
      8. 8. Jane Schaw 1575–1625
      9. 9. Janet Shaw 1574–1646
      10. 10. Isabel Shaw 1572–1615
      11. 11. Margaret Shaw 1580–1615
      12. 12. Geeles Shaw 1574–1625
      13. 13. Christian Schaw 1553–1625
      14. 14. Alexander Schaw 1570–1620
      15. 15. James (Greenock Shaw (Killed wife) of Ballygally) Castle 1570–1620
      16. 16. Feelers Shaw 1569–
      17. 17. William Schaw 1573–
    2. 2. Mary (Margaret) CUNNINGHAM 1556–1582
    3. 3. Sir (James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council) Cunningham 1555–1630
    4. 4. Mauld Cuninghame 1545–1577
    5. 5. Joseph CUNNINGHAM 1568–1637
    6. 6. Alexander (Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning CUNNINGHAM Laird Montgreen, Commadator of) Kilwinning 1560–
    7. 7. Robert (Hunter) CUNNINGHAM 1561–1580
    8. 8. Lady (Janet) CUNNINGHAM 1542–1584
    9. 9. Hew (Ralston) CUNNINGHAM 1554–
    10. 10. John (Hunter) CUNNINGHAM 1563–1602
    11. 11. Isabelle CUNNINGHAM 1539–1565
    12. 12. Mary (Margaret CUNNINGHAM) Crawford 1556–1604
    13. 13. Mary CUNNINGHAME 1540–1582
    14. 14. Archibald CUNNINGHAME 1550–1630
    15. 15. William CUNNINGHAM 1532–1580
    16. 16. Margaret CUNNINGHAM 1570–1603
    17. 17. Andrew (Cunningham Prior of) Lesmanhago 1534–
    18. 18. Margaret Cunningham 1570–1603
    19. 19. Mary (Margaret) Cunningham 1556–1582
    20. 20. Isabelle Cunningham 1539–1565
    21. 21. Adam Cunningham 1550–
    22. 22. Alexander (Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning CUNNINGHAM Laird Montgreen, Commadator of) Kilwinning 1560–1646
    23. 23. Lady (Janet) CUNNINGHAM 1542–1584
    24. 24. Andrew (Cunningham Prior of) Lesmanhago 1534–
    25. 25. Margaret CUNNINGHAM 1570–1603
    26. 26. John (Hunter) CUNNINGHAM 1563–1602
    27. 27. Mauld Cuninghame 1545–1577
    28. 28. William CUNNINGHAM 1579–
    29. 29. William CUNNINGHAM 1532–1580
    30. 30. Joseph CUNNINGHAM 1568–1637
    31. 31. Hew (Ralston) CUNNINGHAM 1554–
    32. 32. Sir (James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council) Cunningham 1555–1630
    33. 33. Elizabeth Cunningham 1555–1640
    34. 34. Isabelle CUNNINGHAM 1539–1565
    35. 35. Margaret Cunningham 1546–1616
    36. 36. Isabell Cunningham 1545–1628
    37. 37. Mary Cunningham 1548–
    38. 38. John Cunningham 1543–
    39. 39. Barbara Cunningham 1560–
    40. 40. Archibald Cunningham 1550–1635
    41. 41. Adam Cunningham 1551–
    42. 42. James (R.) Cunningham 1566–1616
    43. 43. Elizabeth Cuninghame 1545–1585
    44. 44. William (Cuningham of) Glengarnock 1541–1589
  2. 2. Lady (Ann Agnes Leslie, Countess of) Morton 1539–1606 m. Willem ((William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton,Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of) Scotland 1540–1606
    1. 1. James Douglas 1558–1769
    2. 2. George (Kirkness Douglas) Sir 1560–1609
    3. 3. Helen Douglas 1564–1624
    4. 4. Ann Douglas 1585–1645
    5. 5. Robert (Douglas, Lord of) Lochleven 1605–1584
    6. 6. Alexander Douglas 1573–1649
    7. 7. Margaret (Morton) Douglas 1562–1624
    8. 8. Lady (Jean Douglas) Campbell 1572–1607
    9. 9. Christian ((Morton) Christine) Douglas 1568–1598
    10. 10. Archibald (Kilmour) Douglas 1555–1649
    11. 11. George (Douglas, of) Kirkness 1560–1609
    12. 12. Violette (Douglas of) Morton 1560–1584
    13. 13. Euphemia (Douglas of) Morton 1565–1586
    14. 14. Lady (Elizabeth Jane Douglas of Morton Countess of) Erroll 1570–1631
    15. 15. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1561–1600
    16. 16. LADY (AGNES, COUNTESS OF ARGYLL,) DOUGLAS\Campbell 1574–1634
    17. 17. Elisabeth Douglas 1570–1631
    18. 18. Maria Douglas 1565–1600
    19. 19. Lord (Robert Douglas Master of) Morton 1562–1584
  3. 3. William Leslie 1519–1573
  4. 4. Andrew (Leslie Earl Van Rothes Earl of) Rothes 1530–1611
  5. 5. Margaret Leslie 1515–1542
  6. 6. Lady (Helen) Leslie 1516–1550
  7. 7. John Leslie 1522–1585
  8. 8. James Leslie 1533–1574
  9. 9. Peter Leslie 1532–
  10. 10. Janet Leslie 1526–1591
  11. 11. (Lady) (Ann Agnes Leslie, Countess of) Morton 1540–1606
  12. 12. Andrew (Leslie Earl Van) Rothes 1530–1611
  13. 13. James Fife 1535–1607
  14. 14. Jeanette Leslie 1515–1591 m. John (Grant of Freuchie) III 1507–1585
    1. 1. Meyer- (Mitchell , GARNIER Janette) Grant –1977
    2. 2. Patrick Grant –1618
  15. 15. Lady (Dame Helena Elizabeth) Leslie 1526–1596
  16. 16. George (William) Leslie 1518–1571
  17. 17. Norman (Masterrothes Leslie Master of) Rothes 1517–1554 m. Isabel Lindsay 1520–
  18. 18. Helen (of Rothes) Leslie 1520–1594
  19. 19. Wm Leslie 1518–
  20. 20. Catherine Leslie 1510–1602
  21. 21. Robert Leslie 1528–1588
  22. 22. Lady (Euphemia Leslie-van Balcomie, of) Balcromie 1520–1588
  23. 23. Andrew. (5th Earl of Rothes Leslie Earl of) Rothes 1534–1620
  24. 24. Agnes Leslie 1540–1606

George Leslie's Timeline

6 Records

1485
2 Aug 1485
Birth of George Leslie in Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland
Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland
1510
1510-31 May 1542
Age 25
George Leslie was married in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
1517
1517
Age 32
George Leslie was married in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1558
28 Nov 1558
Age 73
Death of George Leslie in Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
1558
28 Nov 1558
Age 73
Death of George Leslie in Dieppe
Dieppe
1861
January 1861
Age 376
George Leslie was married in Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
Marylebone, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1510-31 May 1542
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1861
    Event Place: Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Divorced: 27 Dec 1520 George remarried Margaret after the death of his 3rd wife, Agnes Somerville

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Criclie
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2717584
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe

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