LEITH, Patrick of Harthill 1 2 3 5
User ID: Z486. General Notes: "Instrument by the said Sir John Stewart constituting Patrick Leith, brother of William Leith of Bernes, and Hendrie Leytht, his bailies for resigning the saids lands in the hands of the said Bishop in favour of Patrick Leith of Harthill. Signed 27 Oct. 1564." Patrick married Clara LESLIE, daughter of John LESLIE 2nd of Wardis, Provost of Aberdeen and Annabella CHALMER.1 2 3 (Clara LESLIE was born about 1515.) Marriage Notes: "... Clara (Leslie), married to Patrick Leith of Harthill ... " Patrick next married Second Daughter GORDON, daughter of James GORDON of Auchenhuive, Bailie in Strathbogie and Bessy RUTHERFORD.4 (Second Daughter GORDON was born about 1549.) Marriage Notes: "His (Thomas Gordon's) Brother James Gordon of Achenheiff succeeded, who married Bessy Rutherford with whom he begat two daughters, the Eldest Barbara Gordon married the Laird of Assloon Alexander Calder, the Second married the Goodman of Harthill Leith ... " (page 62) |
1 e-books, The Leiths of Harthill : the story of some turbulent lairds and a royalist martyr by F.L. Bickley (1937).
2 e-books, Historical Records of the Family of Leslie 1067-1869 vol. 3 by Col. Leslie of Balquhain (1869).
3 e-books, Memorials of the Aldermen, Provosts, Lord Provosts of Aberdeen 1272-1895 by A. M. Munro (1897).
4 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 1 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1903) Balbithan MS.
5 e-books, Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch by John Davidson (1878).
6 e-books, Memorials of the Family of Gordon of Craig and Notes on the Cabrach by Douglas Wimberley (1904).
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