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Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett 1560 – 1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1560

Birth Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1619

Death Location: Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Leys

Mother: Katherine Burnett)

Spouse(s): Katherine Burnett

Children(s): Sir Burnett

Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett MP was born in 1560 in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Burnett , Of Leys and Katherine Arbuthnot (Burnet \ Burnett). Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett MP married Katherine (Gordon) Burnet \ Burnett, and had children including Sir Thomas Burnett. Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett MP passed away in 1619 in Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett MP was born in 1560 in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Burnett , Of Leys and Katherine Arbuthnot (Burnet \ Burnett).
  • Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett MP married Katherine (Gordon) Burnet \ Burnett, and had children including Sir Thomas Burnett.
  • Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett MP passed away in 1619 in Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Leys
1540 – 1578
Birth Location: Scotland
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Katherine Burnett)
1550 – 1579
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Burnett
1561 – 1644
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Burnett
1580 – 1653
Birth Location: Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sir Burnett's Ancestors

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Sir Burnett
1560 – 1619
Birth Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Burnett , Of Leys
1540 – 1578
Scotland
Katherine (Arbuthnot (Burnet \) Burnett)
1550 – 1579
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Burnet \ Burnett of) Leys
1521 – 1575
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel (Burnett) (Arbuthnot)
1537 – 1606
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Janet Hamilton
1500 – 1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Burnett's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander, "Burnett of Leys") Burnett (Abt. 1560 – 1619) m. Katherine ((Gordon) Burnet \) Burnett (1561 – 1644)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Burnett (3 June 1580 – 27 Jun 1653) m. Margaret ((Douglas) (Johnston)) Burnett (12 October 1588 – 1 Aug 1621)
    1. 1. Katherine Gordon (5 January 1610 – 5 January 1698)
    2. 2. Alexander Burnett (1611 – 1643) m. Jean (\ Jane (Arbuthnot)) Burnett)l (Abt. 1618 – Abt. 1700)
      1. 1. Margaret (Burnett) (Gordon) (Abt. 1635 – 1690) m. Sir (Patrick Gordon \ "9th Laird Of) Hallhead" (1630 – 1683)
        1. 1. Mary ((Gordon)) Ferguson (Bef. 1683 – Aft. 1723) m. Adam Ferguson (1672 – 1754)

Sir Burnett's Timeline

2 Records

1560
Abt. 1560
Birth of Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett MP in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1619
1619
Age 59
Death of Sir Alexander, "Burnett of Leys" Burnett MP in Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1560
    Event Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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