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LESLY, William
(About 1602-)
BURNETT, Thomas elder, of Camphill
(About 1577-)
KEITH, Margaret
(About 1585-)
LESLIE, William Merchant in Aberdeen
(About 1622-)
BURNET, Isobell
(About 1623-)
LESLIE, Rachell
(1653-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GORDON, Patrick of Harlaw

LESLIE, Rachell 2

  • Baptised: 25 August 1653, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 2
  • Marriage (1): GORDON, Patrick of Harlaw 1

   Other names for Rachell were LESLIE, Rachel 3 and LESLY, Rachell.1

   User ID: A930.

  General Notes:

"LESLIE
RACHELL
WILLIAM LESLIE/ISSOBELL BURNET
F
25/08/1653
168/A 40 176
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms 2


Rachell married Patrick GORDON of Harlaw, son of Alexander GORDON of Kincraigie and Marjorie GORDON.1 (Patrick GORDON of Harlaw was born about 1645.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Att Aberdeen, the twenty daye of February, one thousand seven hundereth and three years, in presence of John Gordon, one of the baillies of Aberdeen, compeared, Patrick Gordon of Harlaw. The said day, Adam Gordon of Inverebrie, William Gordon of Kirkhill, John Gordon, and John Forbes, burgessis of the said burgh, compeared judicially, and deponed and declared that Alexr Gordon, merchant in Presneits, in Polland, and James Gordon, his brother, merchant in Culma, in Spruse, viz., Alexr, who went from this to Dantzick in the moneth of May, 1688, and the said James, in anno 1692, are lawfull sones to Patrick Gordon of Harlaw, procreat betwixt him and Rachell Lesly, his spous; and that the said Patrick Gordon is lawfull son to the deceast Alexr Gordon of Kincraigy, procreat betwixt him and umquhill Maijorie Gordon, his spous; and that the said deceast Alexr Gordon wes lawfull son to the deceast Patrick Gordon of Craig (descended of the Earle of Sutherland) procreat betwixt him and Elizabeth Gordon, his spous, daughter of the deceast William Gordon of Braichly; and that the said Marjorie Gordon wes lawfull daughter to the deceast William Gordon of Terpersie, (descended of the Duke of Gordon) procreat betwixt him and umquhill Margaret Gordon, his spous, daughter to Alexr Gordon of Achanachy; and that the said Rachell Lesly is lawfull daughter of the deceast William Lesly, merchant in Aberdeen, procreat betwixt him and Isobell Burnet, his spous; and that the said William Lesly wes lawfull son of the deceast William Lesly, son to Alexr Lesly of Balquhyne, procreat betwixt him and Jean Mortimer, his spous, daughter to Rodger Mortimer of Craigievar; and that the said Isobell Burnet is lawfull daughter to the deceast Thomas Burnet of Campbell, (descended of the family of Leyes) procreat betwixt him and Margaret Keith, his spous, (descended of the Earle Marischall). "

from Birth Brieves 1

Sources


1 e-books, The Miscellany of The Spalding Club vol.5 (1852).

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

3 e-books, Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States: 1550-1850, Volume 1 by David Dobson.

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