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Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie 1500–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1500

Birth Location: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 November 1558

Death Location: Dieppe, Haute-Normandy, France DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUC, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France

Father: Willem Rothes

Mother: Margaret Balfour

Spouse(s): Margaret Crichton, Elizabeth Gray, Agnes Somerville

Children(s): Helen Leslie, Christian Kincaid, Lady Morton, Andrew Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Christian Leslie, Lady Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, George Leslie, James Leslie, Jeanette Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Norman Leslie, Peter Leslie, Robert Leslie, Wm Leslie

In 1500, Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie entered the world in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Willem Leslie Earl Van Rothes And Margaret Balfour. Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie married Agnes Somerville, Elizabeth Gray, Margaret Crichton, and had children including Andrew Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Christian Christina Leslie, Christian Lesllie Kincaid, Euphemia Leslie, George Leslie, Helen Leslie, James Leslie, Jeanette Leslie, Lady Ann Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton, Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Norman Leslie, Peter Leslie, Robert Leslie, Wm Leslie. Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Haute-Normandy, France DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUC, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie entered the world in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Willem Leslie Earl Van Rothes And Margaret Balfour.
  • Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie married Agnes Somerville, Elizabeth Gray, Margaret Crichton, and had children including Andrew Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Christian Christina Leslie, Christian Lesllie Kincaid, Euphemia Leslie, George Leslie, Helen Leslie, James Leslie, Jeanette Leslie, Lady Ann Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton, Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Norman Leslie, Peter Leslie, Robert Leslie, Wm Leslie.
  • Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Haute-Normandy, France DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUC, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

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Sir Leslie's Ancestors

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Sir Leslie
1500–1558
Birth Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Willem Leslie Earl Van Rothes
1460–1513
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Balfour
1465–1520
Montquanie, Schotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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Sir Leslie's Descendants

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Sir (George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife,) Leslie (2 August 1500–2 November 1558) m. Margaret Crichton (1480–8 February 1546) m. Elizabeth Gray (1460–1530) m. Agnes Somerville (1498–10 April 1543)
  1. 1. Helen Leslie 1520–1594 m. Mark Kerr 1516–1584 m. Sir (Gilbert) Seton 1516–1547
    1. 1. Sir (David 7th Baron Parbroath Seton of) Parbroath 1543–1601 m. Marion Mary 1548–1600
      1. 1. David (Seton of Kinglass and) Ravenscraig 1574–1640 m. Jane Kinninmonth 1585–
        1. 1. David Setone 1590–1657 m. Agnes Buntrone 1592–1665
      2. 2. George (Seton of) Parbroath 1570–1613
      3. 3. Elizabeth Seton 1580–1633
      4. 4. John Seton 1568–
      5. 5. Margaret Seton 1568–1597
    2. 2. Mark Kerr 1558–1609
    3. 3. George (Seaton) 10 1535–1601
  2. 2. Christian (Lesllie) Kincaid 1570–1629
  3. 3. Lady (Ann Agnes Leslie, Countess of) Morton 1539–1594
  4. 4. Andrew Leslie 1530–1611
  5. 5. Beatrix Leslie 1533–
  6. 6. Christian (Christina) Leslie 1550–1629
  7. 7. Lady (Dame Helena Elizabeth) Leslie 1526–
  8. 8. Euphemia Leslie 1535–1609
  9. 9. George Leslie 1542–
  10. 10. James Leslie 1530–1614
  11. 11. Jeanette Leslie 1515–1591
  12. 12. Margaret Leslie 1527–
  13. 13. Norman Leslie 1517–1554
  14. 14. Peter Leslie 1525–
  15. 15. Robert Leslie 1524–1588
  16. 16. Wm Leslie 1518–

Sir Leslie's Timeline

4 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie in Rothes, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1500
2 August 1500
Birth of Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1558
28 November 1558
Age 58
Death of Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
1558
2 November 1558
Age 58
Death of Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes Sheriff of Fife, Leslie in Dieppe, Haute-Normandy, France DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUC, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Dieppe, Haute-Normandy, France DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUC, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1500
    Event Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Haute-Normandy, France DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUC, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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