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User ID: W753. Margaret married John LEITH 4th of Harthill, 'the violent laird', son of John LEITH 3rd of Harthill and Beatrix FRASER.1 (John LEITH 4th of Harthill, 'the violent laird' was born about 1593.) Marriage Notes: "Margaret (Newton MS.). She appears as one of the four sisters (Elspeth, Isobel and Helen being the others) who figure in the Privy Council Register of September 5, 1594, when a bond was registered, by which William Leslie of Wardes and his son, William, were cautioners for John Leith of Lusk (Harthill) not to harm James Gordon, II. of Newton, and his four sisters as mentioned. The 1600 MS. says a daughter married 'John Leith, son and heir to Patrik Leith of Harthill, a man of great merit '. On October 4, 1620, there was an action by John Leith of Rayne against John Gordon of Newtoun for payment to him of 4500 merks of tocher with Margaret Gordon, Newton's daughter, with 500 merks worth of plenishing, lyk as be the contract of marriage John Gordon is obleist to infeft John Leith in the lands of New Rayne and in eight oxengait of Meikle Leddinghame. The contract is registered in the Commissary Book of Aberdeen, November 24, 1620 (Book of Council and Session for |