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James Leslie 1551–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Rothes , Moray, Scotland

Death Date: February 1607

Death Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Father: Andrew Rothes

Mother: Grissel\Grizel Hamilton

Spouse(s): Catherine Drummond

Children(s): John Leslie

In 1551, James Leslie entered the world in Rothes , Moray, Scotland, born to Andrew Leslie Earl Of Rothes And Grissel Grizel Hamilton. James Leslie married Catherine Drummond, and had children including John Earl Rothes Leslie. James Leslie passed away in 1607 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1551, James Leslie entered the world in Rothes , Moray, Scotland, born to Andrew Leslie Earl Of Rothes And Grissel Grizel Hamilton.
  • James Leslie married Catherine Drummond, and had children including John Earl Rothes Leslie.
  • James Leslie passed away in 1607 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Rothes
1530–1611
Birth Location: –
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Grissel\Grizel Hamilton
1531–1575
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Drummond
1573–1608
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Leslie
1600–1641
Birth Location: –
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James Leslie's Ancestors

Self
James Leslie
1551–1607
Birth Place: Rothes , Moray, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Leslie Earl of Rothes
1530–1611
Grissel\Grizel Hamilton
1531–1575
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (George Leslie Sheriff of Fife , 4th Earl of) Rothes,
1500–1558
Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
James (Hamilton of Finnart . “The Bastard of) Arran”
1495–1540
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret of Creich) Livingston
1500–1573
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Arran
1475–1529
Marion Duddingston
1476–1559
Janet Bethune
1490–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Stewart
1453–
David Bethune
1460–

James Leslie's Descendants

1.
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James Leslie (1551–February 1607) m. Catherine Drummond (10 January 1573–1608)
  1. 1. John (Earl Rothes) Leslie 1600–1641 m. Anne Erskine 1595–1640
    1. 1. John (Duke of Rothes) Leslie 1630–1681 m. Anna Lindsay 1631–1689
      1. 1. Christian Leslie 1661–1710 m. James (Graham 3rd Marquess of) Montrose 1657–1684
        1. 1. James (Graham Marquis, Duke of) Montrose 1682–1742
    2. 2. Margaret Leslie 1620–1688 m. David (Wemyss 2nd Earl of) Wemyss 1610–1679 m. George Moncreiff –1707
      1. 1. MARGARET Wemyss 1659–1705 m. James (Wemyss Lord) Burntisland 1650–1682
        1. 1. David (Wemyss 4th Earl of) Wemyss 1678–1720 m. Margaret Smart 1685–1763
        2. 2. Anna Wemyss 1675–1702 m. David (Melville 3rd Earl of) Leven 1660–1728
        3. 3. Margaret Wemyss 1677–1763

James Leslie's Timeline

3 Records

1551
11 January 1551
Birth of James Leslie in Rothes , Moray, Scotland
Rothes , Moray, Scotland
1551
1551
Birth of James Leslie
None
1607
February 1607
Age 56
Death of James Leslie in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 January 1551
    Event Place: Rothes , Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1607
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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