BURNET, Archibald

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  General Notes:

"On 5th November, 1543, Canon Hamilton (father of Janet) conveyed to Alexander Burnet of Leys and Janet Hamilton, his wife, in liferent, and Andrew, their son, in fee, with further remainders to Archibald, brother of Andrew, and John, son and heir apparent of Alexander and Janet, the lands of Strondraff, in the barony of Kincardine, to be held of the rector of Kincardine."

"Archibald, mentioned in several documents in the Leys charter chest, also married a Chalmers (Janet) of the Cults family.

from The Family of Burnett of Leys

Archibald married Daughter CHALMERS, daughter of CHALMERS of Cults and Unknown.¹ (Daughter CHALMERS was born about 1545.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Archibald, mentioned in several documents in the Leys charter chest, also married a Chalmers (Janet) of the Cults family."

from Family of Burnett of Leys

Note: If Archibald's wife was named Janet, then she may have been a cousin, not a sister, of his sisters-in-law. Or, she may have been a sister, but not named Janet. ¹