JOHNSTON, Elizabeth ¹

   Another name for Elizabeth was JOHNSTOUNE, Elizabeth.²

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Elizabeth married Alexander LEITH 'Hardhead', progenitor of the Leiths of Bucharn, son of John LEITH of Bucharn and of New Leslie and Marjorie FORBES, on 26 October 1652 in Dyce parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Alexander LEITH 'Hardhead', progenitor of the Leiths of Bucharn was born about 1620.)

  Marriage Notes:

"LEYTH
ALEXANDER
ELIZABETH JOHNSTOUNE/
04/10/1652
190 10 / 31
DYCE"

from Index of Marriages




"Thomas Johnston of Craig, Sheriff-Depute of Aberdeenshire under his brother in 1630-1, married twice. By his first wife, Elspet Strachan, he had, besides some sons who died young .... Elizabeth, married, in 1652, to Alexander Leith of Bucharne, nicknamed Hardhead" (Genealogical Appendix, page 450)

"Alexander Leith of Bucharne was the second son of John Leith, who acquired the estate of Leith-hall. Alexander's intrepidity earned for him the name of 'Hardhead'. He married, 26th October, 1652, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Johnston of Craig, younger brother of Sir Geprge Johnston first Baronet of Caskieben. Evidence of proclamation at Gartly was not produced at the marriage objections having been taken to the 'purpose of marriage' by Robert Gordon of Collithie, on the ground, inter alia, that Alexander Leith was under promise of marriage to his daughter, Anna Gordon. Mr. Nicol Blake, who performed the marriage, had to profess repentance publicly, at the Kirks of Dyce and Kinnellar, for the irregularity. Two sons, John and Alexander, were born of the marriage." (Genealogical Appendix, page 462)

from Inverurie ^{1 2}