LEITH, Christian ^{2 3}

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Christian married James LUMSDEN 2nd of Cushnie, son of Thomas LUMSDEN and Marjory GORDON.¹ (James LUMSDEN 2nd of Cushnie was born about 1509 and died in 1550 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"James (Lumsden) succeeded to the estates on the death of his grandfather in 1548 ('Inquisition,' dated 26th February,1549, and sasine following in it, as well as charter of Mary's,1 dated 18th August, 1547, with the Great Seal attached, in the Cushnie charter chest). He married Christian Leith, and died in 1550, being succeeded by his only son."

from Families of Lumsden




"Christine m. John Lummisden son and heir of Thomas Lummisden of Clovay"

from The Leiths of Harthill

Note:

The author of the text on the Leiths of Harthill misrepresents Christian's husband, James, mistaking him for his brother John, who succeeded his nephew, Patrick,the son of James in the 1560s, after the untimely deaths of both James and Patrick. ¹

Christian next married James GORDON of Tillyangus, son of William GORDON 2nd of Craig and Elspet STEWART, after 28 April 1550.^{1 2} (James GORDON of Tillyangus was born about 1511.)

  Marriage Notes:

"In 1547-48, a lease of Tullyangus was granted by Bishop William Gordon to William Gordon of Craige and James Gordon, his son : this transaction is referred to in a later Charter in favour of William Gordon, the latter' s son. In a charter of confirmation in favour of William Gordoun, apparent of Tulliangus, 1577 and 1591, a previous charter is referred to, granted by William, Bishop of Aberdeen, to William Gordoun, son and apparent heir of James Gordoun of Tillyangus, and to Bessie Gordoun, his spouse, in conjunct fee and to the longer liver of them, and to the heirs male lawfully begotten or to be begotten between them, whom failing to the nearer heirs male of the said William and his male assignees, reserving the free tenement of profits and usufructs to James Gordoun and Christian Leytht, his sponse, and the longer livers. Mention is made that Patrick Leytht of Harthill had been fiar of one half of said lands [probably he was either father or brother of Christian]. There is a footnote in which it is stated that Bishop William Gordon granted a lease of the lands of Tulliangous for 19 years to William Gordon of Craige and James Gordoun, his son, for a yearly rent of five pounds six shillings and eight pence, two bolls of oats, 12 capons, 2 rams, 40 pence for bondage silver, and half a mart.

The above Royal Charter is given in Reg. Magn. Sigill, date 1576 and 1591, Lib. XXXVIIL, No. 218 ('Ant. A. &B.' IV., p. 494) in the new Edit., R.M.S., in vol. V., No. 1874."

from Gordons of Craig


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