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John Earl of Rothes Leslie 1596–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Aug 1641

Death Location: Richmond, Surrey, , England

Father: James Leslie

Mother: Catherine Drummond

Spouse(s): Anna Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Lady Erskine

Children(s): Dean Leslie, James Leslie, Mary\Maria Leslie, Lady Leslie, Lady Leslie, Christian Leslie, Reverend Leslie, Reverend Leslie, James Leslie, Maria Leslie, Dean Leslie,, John Leslie

John Earl of Rothes Leslie was born in 1596 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Master Rothes Leslie And Catherine Drummond. John Earl of Rothes Leslie married Anna Erskine, Lady Anne Erskine, Margaret Erskine, and had children including Christian Leslie, Dean John Leslie, James Leslie, John Earl Rothes Leslie, John Leslie, Lady Margaret Countess Dowrager Leslie, Lady Margaretha Leslie, Maria Leslie, Mary Maria Leslie, Reverend Patrick Leslie. John Earl of Rothes Leslie passed away in 1641 in Richmond, Surrey, , England.

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Biography

  • John Earl of Rothes Leslie was born in 1596 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Master Rothes Leslie And Catherine Drummond.
  • John Earl of Rothes Leslie married Anna Erskine, Lady Anne Erskine, Margaret Erskine, and had children including Christian Leslie, Dean John Leslie, James Leslie, John Earl Rothes Leslie, John Leslie, Lady Margaret Countess Dowrager Leslie, Lady Margaretha Leslie, Maria Leslie, Mary Maria Leslie, Reverend Patrick Leslie.
  • John Earl of Rothes Leslie passed away in 1641 in Richmond, Surrey, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Leslie's Ancestors

Self
John Leslie
1596–1641
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Master Rothes Leslie
1580–1607
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Catherine Drummond
1573–1610
Seton,,East Lothian,Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (of Rothes) LESLIE
1530–1611
Rothesay Castle, Rothesay, Butte Island, Butte, Scotland
Grizel Hamilton
1531–
1531 in Finnart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Iv
1485–1558
Margaret STEWART
1480–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leslie's Descendants

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John (Earl of Rothes) Leslie (1596–23 Aug 1641) m. Anna Erskine (1595–2 May 1640) m. Margaret Erskine (11 Jan 1599–19 Jun 1618) m. Lady (Anne) Erskine (11 Jan 1599–02 May 1640)
  1. 1. Dean (John) Leslie 1620–1671
  2. 2. James Leslie 1616–1662
  3. 3. Mary\Maria Leslie 1618–1659
  4. 4. Lady (Margaretha) Leslie 1620–1688
  5. 5. Lady (Margaret Countess Dowrager) Leslie 1620–1688
  6. 6. Christian Leslie 1628–1688
  7. 7. Reverend (Patrick) Leslie 1630–1701
  8. 8. Reverend (Patrick) Leslie 1630–1701
  9. 9. James Leslie 1616–1662
  10. 10. Maria Leslie 1618–1659
  11. 11. Dean (John) Leslie, 1620–1671
  12. 12. John (Earl Rothes) Leslie 1630–1681

John Leslie's Timeline

5 Records

1596
1596
Birth of John Earl of Rothes Leslie in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1596
1596
Birth of John Earl of Rothes Leslie in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1600
29 Jan 1600
Age 4
Birth of John Earl of Rothes Leslie in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1600
13 Feb 1600
Age 4
John Earl of Rothes Leslie was baptized in Leslie,Fife,Scotland
Leslie,Fife,Scotland
1641
23 Aug 1641
Age 45
Death of John Earl of Rothes Leslie in Richmond, Surrey, , England
Richmond, Surrey, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1600
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1600
    Event Place: Leslie,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1641
    Event Place: Richmond, Surrey, , England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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