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Janet Leslie 1516–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 December 1591

Death Location: Freuchie, Inverness-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Rothes

Mother: Agnes Somerville

Spouse(s): John III

Children(s): Barbara Grant, Grissel Grant

Janet Leslie was born in 1516 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of George Leslie Earl Van Rothes And Agnes Somerville. Janet Leslie married John The Gentle Grant Iii, and had children including Barbara Grant, Grissel Grant. Janet Leslie passed away in 1591 in Freuchie, Inverness-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Janet Leslie was born in 1516 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of George Leslie Earl Van Rothes And Agnes Somerville.
  • Janet Leslie married John The Gentle Grant Iii, and had children including Barbara Grant, Grissel Grant.
  • Janet Leslie passed away in 1591 in Freuchie, Inverness-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Janet Leslie's Ancestors

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Janet Leslie
1516–1591
Birth Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Leslie Earl van Rothes
1484–1558
Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Somerville
1500–1543
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Grandparents
John (Somerville van) Cambusnethan
1463–1513
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Carmichael
1515–1550
Edinburgh
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Leslie's Descendants

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Janet Leslie (1516–17 December 1591) m. John ("The Gentle" Grant) III (1507–3 June 1585)
  1. 1. Barbara Grant 1551–1591 m. Colin Mackenzie 1556–1594
    1. 1. Kenneth MacKenzie 1573–1611 m. Anne Ross 1572–1604 m. Margaret MacLeod 1580–1625
      1. 1. Barbara MacKenzie 1592–1628 m. Donald (Mac-Kay Lord Reay van) Reay 1590–1649
        1. 1. Anna (Mac) KAY 1631–
        2. 2. Angus MacKay 1623–1703
        3. 3. Charles MacKay 1640–1690
        4. 4. Christina MacKay 1648–
        5. 5. Donald MacKay 1620–
        6. 6. Hew (Iye) MacKay 1611–1617
        7. 7. Hugh MacKay 1605–1652
        8. 8. Jane MacKay 1615–
        9. 9. John MacKay 1612–1680 m. Barbara Mackay 1625–1690
        10. 10. Margaret MacKay 1640–1720
        11. 11. Mary MacKay 1620–
        12. 12. Rupert MacKay 1640–
        13. 13. Stefan (Makaij) MacKay 1649–
        14. 14. William MacKay 1639–
      2. 2. George MacKenzie 1608–1651
      3. 3. Sibella MacKenzie 1590–1647 m. John MacLeod 1602–1649
        1. 1. Sybilla Macleod 1631–1680 m. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
        2. 2. Roderick Macleod 1628–1664
        3. 3. Marion MacLeod 1634–1710
        4. 4. Ian (Breac) Macleod 1637–1693
        5. 5. Julia MacLeod 1635–1682
        6. 6. Margaret MacLeod 1639–
        7. 7. Mary MacLeod 1616–1710
  2. 2. Grissel Grant 1543–1576

Janet Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Janet Leslie in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1591
17 December 1591
Age 75
Death of Janet Leslie in Freuchie, Inverness-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Freuchie, Inverness-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1591
    Event Place: Freuchie, Inverness-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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