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George Leslie 1495 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1495

Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 NOV 1558

Death Location: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: William Leslie

Mother: Janet Balfour

Spouse(s): Agnes Somerville, Margaret Crichton

Children(s): Helen Leslie, Peter Leslie, Janet Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, James Leslie, Agnes Leslie, Norman Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, William Leslie, Robert Leslie, Margaret Leslie, James Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, Christian Leslie

The story of George Leslie began in 1495 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland. George Leslie married Agnes Somerville, Margaret Crichton, and had children including Helen Leslie, Peter Leslie, Janet Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, James Leslie, Agnes Leslie, Norman Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, William Leslie, Robert Leslie, Margaret Leslie, James Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, Christian "Christina" Leslie. George Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Biography

  • The story of George Leslie began in 1495 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland.
  • George Leslie married Agnes Somerville, Margaret Crichton, and had children including Helen Leslie, Peter Leslie, Janet Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, James Leslie, Agnes Leslie, Norman Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, William Leslie, Robert Leslie, Margaret Leslie, James Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, Christian "Christina" Leslie.
  • George Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Leslie
1468 – 1513
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Balfour
1480 – 1518
Birth Location: Kilmany, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Somerville
1475 – 1543
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
AS
Margaret Crichton
1500 – 1545
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC

Children(s)

Helen Leslie
1520 – 1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
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Peter Leslie
1525 –
Birth Location: –
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Janet Leslie
1529 – 1591
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
JL
Beatrix Leslie
1533 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
BL
James Leslie
1538 – 1574
Birth Location: Bute, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
JL
Agnes Leslie
1539 – 1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Norman Leslie
1517 – 1554
Birth Location: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Leslie
1518 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Leslie
1518 – 1573
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
WL
Robert Leslie
1524 – 1588
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Leslie
1527 –
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Leslie
1530 – 1614
Birth Location: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland
JL
Euphemia Leslie
1535 – 1609
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
EL
Christian Leslie
1550 – 1629
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
CL

George Leslie's Ancestors

Self
George Leslie
1495 – 1558
Birth Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
William Leslie
1468 – 1513
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Margaret) Balfour
1480 – 1518
Kilmany, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Andrew Leslie
1421 – 1510
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Marjorie Sinclair
1455 – 1508
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Michael Balfour
1446 – 1513
Balfour, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjorie Durie
1465 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Leslie
1416 – 1490
Christian Halyburton
1416 – 1508
William Sinclair
1408 – 1482
Marjory Sutherland
1436 – 1488
Michael Balfour
1426 –
Janet Ogilvy
1430 –
George Durie
1445 –
Isobel Lundy
1450 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Leslie
1413 – 1508
Isabella Stewart
1356 – 1410
Walter Haliburton
1332 – 1400
Isabella Stewart
1356 – 1410
Henry Sinclair
1370 – 1420
Egidia Douglas
1370 – 1438
Alexander Sutherland
1395 – 1456
Muriel Chisholm
1410 – 1504
John Balfour
1404 – 1460
Janet Bruce
1410 – 1492
David Ogilvie
1410 –
Mariota delaHayes
1408 –

George Leslie's Descendants

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George Leslie (ABT 1495 – 28 NOV 1558) m. Agnes Somerville (1475 – 10 APR 1543) m. Margaret Crichton (ABT 1500 – 18 FEB 1545)
  1. 1. Helen Leslie (1520 – 26 OCT 1594) m. Mark Kerr, (1516 – 24 AUG 1584) m. Gilbert Seton (1516 – 1547) m. Gilbert Seaton (1510 – 1547)
  2. 2. Peter Leslie (1525 – )
  3. 3. Janet Leslie (1529 – 17 DEC 1591) m. John Grant (1505 – 3 JUN 1585) m. David Crichton (ABT 1522 – ) m. James Elphinstone (12 JUL 1538 – )
  4. 4. Beatrix Leslie (1533 – )
  5. 5. James Leslie (1538 – 1574)
  6. 6. Agnes Leslie (1539 – FEB 1594) m. William Douglas (2 JUL 1539 – 24 SEP 1606)
    1. 1. Barbara Douglas (1558 – ) m. William Shortus (1558 – )
    2. 2. William Shortus (1558 – ) m. Barbara Douglas (1558 – )
    3. 3. Mary Douglas (1563 – 1600) m. Walter Ogilvie (1560 – JUL 1624)
      1. 1. Christian Ogilvie (ABT 1560 – ) m. John Forbes (1550 – SEP 1625)
      2. 2. Margaret Ogilvy (BEF 1583 – BEF 1627) m. James (Earl of Buchan) Douglas (ABT 1569 – ) m. Andrew Gray (1586 – 1663)
      3. 3. Alexander (Kempcairn) Ogilvy (ABT 1587 – ) m. Katherine Grant (1596 – )
      4. 4. William Ogilvy (ABT 1588 – )
      5. 5. Mary Ogilvy (ABT 1590 – 1646) m. John Grant (17 AUG 1596 – 1 APR 1637)
        1. 1. John Grant (ABT 1613 – )
        2. 2. James Grant (24 JUN 1616 – SEP 1663) m. Mary Stewart (25 JUN 1608 – 18 DEC 1662)
        3. 3. Patrick Grant (1619 – ) m. Anna Sutherland (1627 – )
        4. 4. George Grant (ABT 1622 – )
        5. 5. Robert Grant (ABT 1624 – BEF 22 AUG 1652) m. Dunbar (ABT 1629 – )
        6. 6. Mary Grant (ABT 1624 – 26 DEC 1707) m. Lewis Gordon (ABT 1626 – DEC 1653) m. James Ogilvy (ABT 1640 – )
        7. 7. Mungo Grant (1626 – 1679) m. Elizabeth Grant (ABT 1630 – ) m. Margaret Gordon (ABT 1628 – )
        8. 8. Katherin Grant (ABT 1629 – ) m. John McQuhyn (20 JAN 1612 – )
        9. 9. Anne Grant (1630 – 2 MAY 1707) m. Kenneth Mackenzie (1625 – 22 APR 1669)
        10. 10. Lilias Grant (ABT 1635 – ) m. John Byres (ABT 1635 – )
        11. 11. Thomas Grant (1637 – ) m. Mary Campbell (ABT 1655 – )
        12. 12. Alexander Grant
      6. 6. James Ogilvie (ABT 1590/1591 – 1652) m. Elizabeth Leslie (1592 – From 1609 to 1671) m. <Living> m. <Living>
  7. 7. Norman Leslie (1517 – 29 AUG 1554) m. Isobel Lindsay (1550 – )
  8. 8. Elizabeth Leslie (1518 – )
  9. 9. William Leslie (ABT 1518 – AFT MAR 1573)
  10. 10. Robert Leslie (1524 – 22 SEP 1588) m. Janet Elphinstone (16 MAR 1534 – 13 MAR 1589)
  11. 11. Margaret Leslie (1527 – ) m. John Johnstone (1544 – 5 JUN 1587)
  12. 12. James Leslie (1530 – ABT 1614) m. Jane Hamilton (ABT 1551 – 1584)
  13. 13. Euphemia Leslie (1535 – 1609) m. David Beaton (1535 – BEF 1579) m. George Learmont (1524 – ABT JUN 1585)
  14. 14. Christian ("Christina") Leslie (26 JAN 1550 – 1629) m. James Kincaid (1550 – 13 FEB 1604) m. James Kincaid (1510 – 1604)

George Leslie's Timeline

3 Records

1495
ABT 1495
Birth of George Leslie in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
1558
28 NOV 1558
Age 63
Death of George Leslie in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1558
NOV 1558
Age 63
Burial of George Leslie in Eutepe, Belfort, Franche-Comté, France
Eutepe, Belfort, Franche-Comté, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1495
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: NOV 1558
    Event Place: Eutepe, Belfort, Franche-Comté, France
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