LESLIE, James Minister of Crimond parish, then St Fergus parish, Reverend Mr ¹

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James married Jean FORBES, daughter of Alexander FORBES of Ludquharn and Unknown, on 2 November 1731.¹ (Jean FORBES was born about 1685 and died on 16 October 1754 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

(at Crimond in 1709)

James Leslie, M.A.; called by the Presb. jure devoluto 11th Jan., and ord. 24th Feb. 1709; trans, to St Fergus 1st Oct. 1729."


(at St Fergus in 1729)

"James Leslie, born 30th April 1681, second son of James L., and brother of preceding (William Leslie); educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen ; M.A. (1697) ; ord. to Crimond 24th Feb. 1709; called 1st May, trans, and adm. 1st Oct. 1729; died 29th April 1745. He marr. 2nd Nov. 1731, Jean (died 16th Oct. 1754), eldest daugh. of Alexander Forbes of Ludquharn and Jean, daugh. of Alexander Galloway, Treasurer of Aberdeen, and widow of John Gordon, min. of Deer, and had issue Jean, born 5th Oct. 1732, died 1753; Alexander, min. of Durris, born 29th Oct. 1733; Elizabeth, born 19th Feb. 1735 (marr. William Cumine, min. of Rathen); James, captain 15th Foot, fought in America under Wolfe, born 18th March 1736, died at Kair, Kincardineshire, 1791; Isobel, buried 20th Aug. 1753. [A berdeen Tests.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae ¹