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Sir John Leslie of Newton 1593–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 01 Sep 1651

Death Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Father: Andrew Rothes

Mother: Janet Durie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Leslie)

Children(s): Lord Leven, James Lumquat, William Leslie, Anna Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Margaret Newton, Andrew Leslie, Alexander Leslie, David Leslie, George Lesley, Barbara Leslie, Caroline Leslie

Sir John Leslie of Newton was born in 1593 in Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland, the child of Andrew Leslie 5Th Earl Of Rothes And Janet Durie Of Durie. Sir John Leslie of Newton married Elizabeth Gray Leslie, and had children including Alexander Leslie, Andrew 1St Of Quarter Leslie, Anna Leslie, Barbara Leslie, Caroline Leslie, David Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, George Leslie 7Th Laird Of New Lesley, James Captain Leslie Of Lumquat, Jean Leslie, Lord General Sir Alexander Leslie Lord Balgonie 1St Earl Of Leven, Margaret Leslie Of Newton, William Leslie. Sir John Leslie of Newton passed away in 1651 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John Leslie of Newton was born in 1593 in Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland, the child of Andrew Leslie 5Th Earl Of Rothes And Janet Durie Of Durie.
  • Sir John Leslie of Newton married Elizabeth Gray Leslie, and had children including Alexander Leslie, Andrew 1St Of Quarter Leslie, Anna Leslie, Barbara Leslie, Caroline Leslie, David Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, George Leslie 7Th Laird Of New Lesley, James Captain Leslie Of Lumquat, Jean Leslie, Lord General Sir Alexander Leslie Lord Balgonie 1St Earl Of Leven, Margaret Leslie Of Newton, William Leslie.
  • Sir John Leslie of Newton passed away in 1651 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Rothes
1534–1611
Birth Location: Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland
AR
Janet Durie
1562–
Birth Location: Durie House, Fife, Scotland
JD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Leslie)
1594–1666
Birth Location: Gray House, Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lord Leven
1580–1661
Birth Location: Coupar Angus, Angus, Scotland
LL
James Lumquat
1643–1675
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
JL
William Leslie
1623–
Birth Location: Newton
WL
Anna Leslie
1620–
Birth Location: Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
AL
Elizabeth Leslie
1622–1674
Birth Location: Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
EL
Margaret Newton
1624–
Birth Location: Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
MN
Andrew Leslie
1619–1669
Birth Location: Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
AL
Alexander Leslie
1630–1695
Birth Location: Newton,Fife Scotland
AL
David Leslie
1634–1651
Birth Location: Newton, Fife, Scotland
DL
George Lesley
–1687
Birth Location: –
GL
Barbara Leslie
1628–
Birth Location: Newton, Fife, Scotland
BL
Caroline Leslie
1632–
Birth Location: Newton, Fife, Scotland
CL

Sir Newton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Newton
1593–1651
Birth Place: Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Leslie 5th Earl of Rothes
1534–1611
Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Janet (Durie of) Durie
1562–
Durie House, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Newton's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John Leslie of) Newton (1593–01 Sep 1651) m. Elizabeth (Gray) (Leslie) (1594–abt 1666)
  1. 1. Lord (General Sir Alexander Leslie, Lord Balgonie 1st Earl of) Leven 1580–1661 m. Ann ("Agnes" Renton Leslie, Countess of) Leven 1585–1651
    1. 1. Anne Leslie 1620–1696 m. Hugh (Fraser, Master of) Lovat 1624–1696 m. Sir (Ralph Delaval 1st Baronet) Delaval 1622–1691
      1. 1. John Fraser 1675–1717 m. Elizabeth Erskine 1673–1744
        1. 1. Marjory Fraser 1701–1761 m. John McIntosh 1700–1761
        2. 2. JEALS FRASER 1690–
        3. 3. William Fraser 1693–1702
        4. 4. Margaret Fraser 1695–
        5. 5. William Fraser 1703–1749
        6. 6. Marjory Fraser 1704–1734
      2. 2. Hugh (Fraser "Lord Fraser of) Lovat" 1643–1672
      3. 3. Laurence Fraser 1648–
      4. 4. Anne Fraser 1645–1684
      5. 5. Hugh (9TH lord Lovat) Fraser 1666–1696
      6. 6. Sir (Ralph Delaval 2nd Baronet) Delaval 1649–1696
      7. 7. Robert Delaval 1647–1682
      8. 8. Alexander Delaval 1648–1683
      9. 9. Thomas Delaval 1653–1684
      10. 10. Leslie Delaval 1657–1664
      11. 11. Charles Delaval 1658–1694
      12. 12. Margaret Delaval 1656–1710
      13. 13. Mary Delaval 1660–1678
      14. 14. Barbara Delaval 1661–1673
      15. 15. Dorothy Delaval 1662–1721
    2. 2. Lady (Mary) Leslie 1615–1663
    3. 3. Alexander (Leslie Lord Balgonie 2nd Earl of) Leven 1610–1644 m. Lady (Margaret Leslie of Rothes Countess of) Wemyss 1620–1688
      1. 1. Catherine (Ann Leslie Countess Of Leven, Wemyss and) Melville 1639–1713
      2. 2. Alexander (Leslie 2nd Earl of) Leven 1637–1664 m. Margaret Howard 1644–1664
        1. 1. Margaret (Countess of Leven) Leslie 1659–1674
        2. 2. Anna Leslie 1660–1670
        3. 3. Catherine (Countess of Leven) Leslie 1663–1675
      3. 3. Agnes Leslie 1642–
    4. 4. Lady (Janet) Leslie 1620–1640
    5. 5. Gustavus Leslie 1610–1643
    6. 6. Lady (Christian) Leslie 1612–1689
    7. 7. Margaret (Countess Leven) Leslie 1622–1674
    8. 8. (Janet) (Margaret) Leslie 1620–1640
    9. 9. Mary Leslie 1621–1669
    10. 10. Lady (Barbara) Leslie 1600–1640
    11. 11. Anne Leslie 1605–
  2. 2. James (Captain Leslie of) Lumquat 1643–1675
  3. 3. William Leslie 1623–
  4. 4. Anna Leslie 1620–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Leslie 1622–1674
  6. 6. Margaret (Leslie of) Newton 1624–
  7. 7. Andrew (1st of Quarter) Leslie 1619–1669
  8. 8. Alexander Leslie 1630–1695 m. Ann Macdonnell 1632–
  9. 9. David Leslie 1634–1651
  10. 10. George (Leslie 7th Laird of new) Lesley –1687
  11. 11. Barbara Leslie 1628–
  12. 12. Caroline Leslie 1632–

Sir Newton's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593
Birth of Sir John Leslie of Newton in Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland
1651
01 Sep 1651
Age 58
Death of Sir John Leslie of Newton in Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Dundee, Angus, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Leslie Castle, Rothes, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1651
    Event Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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