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James Leslie 1624 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1624

Birth Location: Brownstown, Meath, Ireland

Death Date: 29 Dec 1704

Death Location: County Down, Ireland

Father: Most Leslie,

Mother: Jane Swinton

Spouse(s): Jane Echlin, Mary Echlin

Children(s): Ven. Leslie,, John Leslie, Mary Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Robert Leslie, William Leslie

James Leslie was born in 1624 in Brownstown, Meath, Ireland, the child of Most Reverend Henry Leslie, and Jane Swinton. James Leslie married Jane Echlin, Mary Echlin, and had children including Ven. Henry Leslie,, John Leslie, Mary Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Robert Leslie, William Leslie. James Leslie passed away in 1704 in County Down, Ireland.

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Biography

  • James Leslie was born in 1624 in Brownstown, Meath, Ireland, the child of Most Reverend Henry Leslie, and Jane Swinton.
  • James Leslie married Jane Echlin, Mary Echlin, and had children including Ven. Henry Leslie,, John Leslie, Mary Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Robert Leslie, William Leslie.
  • James Leslie passed away in 1704 in County Down, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Most Leslie,
1580 – 1661
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
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Jane Swinton
1590 – 1672
Birth Location: Swinton, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Echlin
1624 – 1700
Birth Location: Ardquin, County Down, Ireland
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Mary Echlin
1630 – 1701
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ven. Leslie,
1651 – 1733
Birth Location: Brownstown, Meath, Ireland
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John Leslie
1653 – 1660
Birth Location: Co. Meath, Ireland
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Mary Leslie
1655 –
Birth Location: Co. Meath, Ireland
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Margaret Leslie
1656 – 1657
Birth Location: Co. Meath, Ireland
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Robert Leslie
1661 – 1662
Birth Location: Co. Meath, Ireland
RL
William Leslie
1663 – 1690
Birth Location: Co. Meath, Ireland
WL

James Leslie's Ancestors

Self
James Leslie
1624 – 1704
Birth Place: Brownstown, Meath, Ireland
Parents
Most Reverend Henry Leslie,
1580 – 1661
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Jane Swinton
1590 – 1672
Swinton, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Leslie,
1538 – 1607
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Jane (Jean) Hamilton
1560 – 1660
Evandale Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Leslie,
1484 – 1558
Margaret Crichton
1480 – 1546
James Finnart,
1515 – 1571
Helen Cunninghame
1523 – 1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Leslie,
1460 – 1513
Margaret Balfour
1465 – 1520
William Crichton,
1455 – 1493
Margaret Stewart,
1450 – 1499
Sir Hamilton,
1500 – 1529
Lady Bethune,
1486 – 1522
Alexander Cunningham,
1510 – 1574
Mary Robinson
1503 – 1579

James Leslie's Descendants

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James Leslie (24 Nov 1624 – 29 Dec 1704) m. Jane Echlin (21 Nov 1624 – Abt. 1700) m. Mary Echlin (Abt 1630 – 31 Jul 1701)
  1. 1. Ven. (Henry) Leslie, (4 Nov 1651 – 03 Sep 1733) m. Margaret Beachan (1653 – 11 APR 1717)
    1. 1. Penelope Leslie (1677 – 24 OCT 1718) m. Edmund (Francis) Stafford (ABT 1665 – 13 Jan 1724)
      1. 1. Anne Stafford (22 Dec 1715 – 13 Jan 1799) m. Arthur (Dungannon) Hill-Trevor, (1699 – 30 Jan 1771)
        1. 1. Arthur (Hill) Trevor (24 December 1738 – 19 June 1770)
        2. 2. Lady (Anne) Hill-Trevor, (23 June 1742 – 10 Sep 1831) m. Garret (Colley Wesley) (Wellesley), (19 Jul 1735 – 22 May 1781)
        3. 3. Prudence (Penelope) Hill-Trevor (17 Mar 1745 – )
  2. 2. John Leslie (2 Dec 1653 – 29 Nov 1660)
  3. 3. Mary Leslie (22 Aug 1655 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Leslie (23 Oct 1656 – 23 Jun 1657)
  5. 5. Robert Leslie (27 Jul 1661 – 9 Apr 1662)
  6. 6. William Leslie (30 Dec 1663 – 1690)

James Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1624
24 Nov 1624
Birth of James Leslie in Brownstown, Meath, Ireland
Brownstown, Meath, Ireland
1704
29 Dec 1704
Age 80
Death of James Leslie in County Down, Ireland
County Down, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1624
    Event Place: Brownstown, Meath, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1704
    Event Place: County Down, Ireland
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