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John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes 1600–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1600

Birth Location: Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Aug 1641

Death Location: Richmond, Surrey, England

Father: James Rothes,

Mother: Katherine Drummond

Spouse(s): Anne Erskine

Children(s): John Rothes), Mary Leslie, Margaret Leslie, James Leslie

The story of John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes began in 1600 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes married Anne Erskine, and had children including James Leslie, John Leslie 1St Duke 7Th Earl Of Rothes, Margaret Leslie, Mary Leslie. John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes passed away in 1641 in Richmond, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes began in 1600 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes married Anne Erskine, and had children including James Leslie, John Leslie 1St Duke 7Th Earl Of Rothes, Margaret Leslie, Mary Leslie.
  • John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes passed away in 1641 in Richmond, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rothes,
1580–1607
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Katherine Drummond
1573–
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Anne Erskine
1595–1640
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Rothes)
1631–1681
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
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Mary Leslie
1618–1659
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
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Margaret Leslie
1620–1688
Birth Location: Leslie, Scotlandg, Fife, Scotland
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James Leslie
1616–
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Rothes's Ancestors

Self
John Rothes
1600–1641
Birth Place: Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James Leslie, Master of Rothes,
1580–1607
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Katherine Drummond
1573–
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (Leslie Earl van) Rothes
1530–1611
Rothesay Castle, Rothesay, Butte Island, Butte, Scotland
Dame (Grizel Grissell Lady Rothes) Hamilton
1531–1575
Byres or Haddington, East Lothian, or Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George, Leslie
1485–1558
Margaret STEWART
1480–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Rothes
1460–1513
Janet Jeanette
1465–1520

John Rothes's Descendants

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John (Leslie 6th Earl of) Rothes (29 Jan 1600–23 Aug 1641) m. Anne Erskine (1595–2 May 1640)
  1. 1. John (Leslie (1st Duke, 7th Earl of) Rothes) 1631–1681 m. Anne (Crawford Lindsey (Duchess of) Rothes) 1631–1689
    1. 1. John (Leslie Earl of) Rothes 1660–1719 m. Margaret Hart 1670–1719
      1. 1. John Leslie 1698–1767 m. Marjory Gray 1710–1736
        1. 1. William Leslie 1730–1830 m. Elizabeth Grant 1730–1830
        2. 2. James Leslie 1738–
        3. 3. Alexander Leslie 1733–1807
      2. 2. William (Leslie (of) Balnageith) 1690–1771
    2. 2. Margaret Leslie 1652–1700
  2. 2. Mary Leslie 1618–1659
  3. 3. Margaret Leslie 1620–1688
  4. 4. James Leslie 1616–

John Rothes's Timeline

2 Records

1600
29 Jan 1600
Birth of John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1641
23 Aug 1641
Age 41
Death of John Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes in Richmond, Surrey, England
Richmond, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1600
    Event Place: Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1641
    Event Place: Richmond, Surrey, England
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