LESLIE, William ^{1 2 3}

   Cause of his death was killing by William Gordon 5th laird of Gight.²

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William married Elizabeth GORDON, daughter of Patrick GORDON younger, of Craig and Johanna LESLIE.^{1 2 3} (Elizabeth GORDON was born about 1537.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Elisabeth (Gordon), married to William Leslie, 3rd or 4th son of William Leslie, first laird of Wartle : her husband William is said to have been killed by William Gordon of Gicht. (Macfarlane's Geneal. Collns. II. p. 41.)"

from Gordon of Craig




"William (Leslie), who married Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of the Laird of Auchindoir. He was killed by William Gordon of Gight in a quarrel between George Troup of Begshall and William Gordon, but more by accident than design."

from Family of Leslie




"Before he succeeded to Gight in 1592, William (Gordon 5th of Gight) had made himself a terror. Let me summarise his career :

No date. According to Colonel Leslie in the History of the Leslies (iii., 296), he killed William Leslie (son of William Leslie, first of Warthill), who had married a daughter of Gordon of Auchindoir. Gordon was really quarrelling with Troup of Begshall, and Leslie seems to have interfered. At any rate, he was killed more by accident than design."

from Gight ^{1 2 3}