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ALEXANDER LESLIE, Mother of
(About 1560-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. LESLIE, George of Balgonie, ancestor of the Earls of Leven

ALEXANDER LESLIE, Mother of 1

  • Born: About 1560
  • Marriage (1): LESLIE, George of Balgonie, ancestor of the Earls of Leven 1

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Mother married George LESLIE of Balgonie, ancestor of the Earls of Leven, son of George LESLIE of Drummuir and Margaret STEWART 'of Culcovie'.1 (George LESLIE of Balgonie, ancestor of the Earls of Leven was born about 1555.)


  Marriage Notes:

"George Leslie had also several daughters, with whom their brother John lived at Newtown in Fife, after he retired from the French service. Besides these, he had also a natural son, Alexander Leslie, afterwards created Earl of Leven. After the death of Sybil Stewart, George Leslie married Alexander's mother to legitimatise him, who was then a general."

from Family of Leslie 1

Sources


1 e-books, Historical Records of the Family of Leslie 1067-1869 vol. 3 by Col. Leslie of Balquhain (1869).

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