KEITH, John of Ravenscraig 1
General Notes: "1589. - John Gordon of Newton, along with John Gordon of Drymmeis, Oliver Udny, burgess of Aberdeen, Mr. William Ray and Mr. Andrew Clark, notary public, are witnesses to a charter for fulfilment of a contract between John Keith, apparent of Ravenscraig, and for Sir William Keith of Delnies on the one part, and John Leslie of Leslie on the other, in which John Leslie granted to John Leslie, a pupil, his grandson, the Manor of Leslie with the fortalice, Auld Leslie and others, the barony of Leslie, reserving his own life rent and after his decease, that of Patrick Leith (Leslie?), his son, and after the decease of both, the free tenement of one half of the above to Sarah Keith, spouse of the said Patrick. Signed at Newton of Culsalmond, May 6,1589. Confirmed at Edinburgh, May 20, 1589 (Great Seal, v., No. 1658). This Sarah Keith may have been a sister or aunt of Rebecca Keith, wife of Sir James Gordon of Lesmoir." John married. |