BURNETT, Alexander younger of Leys, 4th Baronet, Sir ^{1 2}

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Alexander married Helen BURNETT, daughter of Robert BURNET of Cowtoun, Tutor of Leys and Helen ARBUTHNOTT, on 18 April 1698 in Banchory Ternan parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Helen BURNETT was born about 1683 and died on 2 March 1740 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"BURNETT
ALEXANDER
HELEN BURNETT/FR253 (FR253)
18/04/1698
252 10 / 227
BANCHORY TERNAN"

"BURNETT
HELEN
ALEXR. BURNETT/FR253 (FR253)
18/04/1698
252 10 / 227
BANCHORY TERNAN"

from Index of Marriages




"Robert (Mr.), of Cowtoun, Muchalls, and Criggie .... was tutor testamentary, and afterwards guardian in his minority of Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 3rd Baronet, in our notice of whom (pp. 86-90) reference is made to .... the deed of provision and will by which he arranged the marriages of his three daughters, the children of his old age, who were in infancy on their father's death, in 1687, These daughters were (1) Helen, who inherited far the largest share of his property, including Cowtoun, and married, in 1697, as provided in her father's will, Alexander Burnett, younger of Leys, afterwards Sir Alexander, 4th Baronet; (2) Agnes ... (3) Jean"

from Family of Burnett ^{1 2}