The Leslies of Rothes

Based on information from Col Leslie’s books

Upon the Death of David de Leslie IX without male issue in 1439 the vast properties of the male Leslies were divided. David de Leslie left to his daughter the barony of the Garioch. She married Alexander Leslie, son of Sir Andrew Leslie, the Third Baron of Balquhain,  and their children became Leslies of Leslie, while the estates of Ballinbreich and other estates went to the branch later to become the Earls of Rothes.

Much of the information used by Col. Leslie for his chapter is from the Charter room of the Earls of Rothes

Sir George Leslie - First Dominus of Rothes and Fythkill d. 1411

      Taken as prisoner at the Battle of Homildon in 1402. In 1409 Sir Geo. Designed as Sheriff of Fife 

      m. Elizabeth Hay of Erroll

            dau. Sir Thomas Hay  of Erroll, Constable of Scotland and Lady Eliz. Stewart dau of King Robert II

            Norman

Norman Leslie – Second Dominus of Rothes d. 1439

      One of the supplementary hostages for the ransom of King James I. Liberated in 9 Nov 1427.

      m. Christian Seton in 1415 dau. of Sir John Seton of Seton Fourth cousin of Norman

            The marriage was permitted through papal dispensation granted in 1414 from Pope Benedict

            George Leslie

                  Through his father and mother descended from the royal families of Bruce and Stewart

George Leslie – First Earl of Rothes d. after 31 Aug and before 4 May 1490

      Created Earl of Rothes by King James II sometime prior to 20 Mar 1457

      Granted the lands of Ballinbreich and of Cairny in the shire of Perth and the Barony of Rothienorman and Rothes  

      m1. Margaret Lundin

            Margaret

      m2. Christian in 1440 dau. Walter Lord Halyburton of Dirleton

            Andrew Leslie

            Lady Elizabeth Leslie m. in 1485 William third Earl of Errol

            Lady Christian Leslie b. 1450 m. George Leslie second Baron of IIK 

      m3. Eliz Campbell who survived George and became Countess of Rothes 

            Note: According to Col/ Leslies on page 145

            George, the First of Aikenway was the son of George, the first Earl of Rothes but he does not list a son George.

            Geni says Geo was a son.

Andrew Leslie - Master of Rothes d. ca. 1486

      m. Lady Marjory Sinclair dau. William third Earl of Orkney and Caithness

            John Leslie m. Lady Janet Keith dau First Earl of Marischal ca. 1476

            George – succeeded his grandfather as second Earl of Rothes  d. unmarried

            William – succeeded his brother as third Earl of Rothes

George Leslie – Second Earl of Rothes

      Died unmarried before 31 Mar 1512  he was succeeded by his brother William as 3^rd Earl

      Douglas’s Peerage George was slain at Flodden 9 Sept 1513

William Leslie – Third Earl of Rothes succeeded his brother George in 1513

            King James IV 30 Jun 1513 granted under Privy Seal for his services a gift profits

                  from the Barony of Ballinbreich and other lands. An Act of Parliament …

            Accompanied King James IV to the battle of Flodden and was killed there on 9 Sept 1513

      m. Margaret dau. Sir Michael Balfour

            George

            John – Leslie of  Parkhill (See Parkhill)

            James  -  d. 1576 Parson of Rothes

George Leslie – Fourth Earl of Rothes  d. 28 Nov 1558

            Through a charter lands of Ballinbreich, Rothynorman and lands near Elgin (and many others)

            Was accused of aiding his son Norman in the murder of Cardinal Beaton

            Went to the French Court with King James to marry Magdalen, 3^rd dau. of Francis I in 1537

            Went to Court of France for contracting the marriage of Queen Mary to the Dauphin of France in 1557

            Greatly esteemed by King James V as a prudent and wise man

      m1. Margaret Crichton dau. William Third Lord Chrichton of Frendraught

            Norman

            William – also implicated in the murder of Cardinal Beaton

            Lady Elizabeth

      m2. Elizabeth Gray dau. Andrew Gray Fourth Lord Glammis 

            No issue

      m3. Agnes Somerville dau. Sir John Somerville d. 1539

            Andrew – Fifth Earl of Rothes

            Peter

            James – ancestor of the Leslies of Ballybay in Ireland

            John – was a prisoner in England ransomed for 200 merks

            Lady Janet

            Lady Helen m. Mark Kerr  his eldest son became Earl of Lothian

      m4. Reunited with Margaret Crichton

            Robert who got the lands of Findrassie in Morayshire

            Lady Agnes

            Lady Beatrix

            Lady Margaret m. Archibald eight Earl of Angus

      m5. Isobel Lundy dau. Lundy of Lundy and widow of David Earl of Crawford

            no issue

Norman Leslie – Master of Rothes

            One of the principal conspirators in the murder of Cardinal Beaton

            Wounded at the battle of Renti 31 Aug 1554. Died of his wounds.

      m. Isabel dau. of William fifth Lord of Lindsay of Byres

            No issue

Andrew Leslie – Fifth Earl of Rothes d. 1611

            Succeeded his father as Sheriff of Fife

      m1. Grizel Hamilton dau. Sir James Hamilton of Finnart

            James

            Patrick – Commendator of the Lindores founder of the Lords Lindores and Lords Newark

            Sir Andrew Leslie of Lumbanny d. without  issue

            Lady Euphemia m. seventh Lord Lindsay of the Byres

            Lady Elizabeth

      m2. Jean dau. Patrick Lord Ruthven

            Lady Margaret Leslie m. Sir William Cunningham of Caprington

            Lady Mary Leslie m. Robert first Lord Melville of Raith

      m3. Janet  dau. of David Durie in Fife

            George got the land of barony of Newton

            Sir John Leslie ancestor of the Lords Lindores

            Robert  d. no issue

            Lady Isabella m. James Master of Sinclair

James Leslie – Master of Rothes  d. before his father Mar 1607

      m1. Margaret Lindsay dau. of Patrick sixth Lord Lindsay of Byres d. before 1594

            James who got the charter and lands of Ballinbreich

            George d. unmarried

            Margaret m. John Murray

            Isabel m. Robert Lundie

            Agnes m. Andrew Wardlaw of Torrie

            Grizel m. Alexander Lord Fyvie first Lord of Dumfermline

      m2. Catherine Drummond dau. Patrick third Lord Drummond

            John – Succeeded his grandfather

            Jean m. Alexander Menzies of Weem

John Leslie – Sixth Earl of Rothes  d. Aug 1641

            Leader of opposition to actions  of King Charles in the Parliament of 1663

            Proponent of the Covenant, he favored moderation of the treatment of Scots

      m1. Lady Anne Erskine second dau. of John Earl of Mar

            John – who was created Duke of Rothes

            Lady Margaret m1. Alexander Leslie Lord Balgony General in Swedish Army in Westphalia

            Lady Mary  m. Hugh Lord Montgomerie, seventh Earl of Eglington

John Leslie – Seventh Earl of and Duke of Rothes  d. 27 July 1681 at abbey of Holyrood

            King Charles I made a grant to Sir Alexander Leslie of Balgony all lands of John Earl of Rothes

            On the back of that grant is an assignment in favor of John by Sir Alexander Leslie Earl of Leven

      m. Anne Lindsay

            Lady Margaret succeeded as eighth Countess of Rothes

            Lady Christian m1. James, third Marquis of Montrose and mother of first Duke of Montrose

            At this time without male heir the Duke of Rothes became extinct.  

Margaret Leslie - Countess of Rothes and Countess of Haddington

      m. Charles Haddington, fifth Earl of Haddington contract dated 1674

            John – ninth Earl of Rothes

            Thomas – succeeded his father as sisth Earl of Haddington

            Charles Hamilton

John Leslie – Ninth Earl of Rothes on 20 Aug 1700 on the death of his mother the Countess

            King George I appointed John as Vice-Admiral of Scotland

            John represented the king as High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland 1715 to 1721.

            During the rebellion of 1715, John led 500 men to seize Perth to protect it from the Jacobites.

      M Jean Hay dau. of John Hay, Marquis of Tweeddale in 29 Apr 1697

            John – tenth Earl of Rothes

            Charles – Soldier in Holland d. London 1769

            Thomas – Capt. of 46^th Regiment and taken prisoner by Jacobites at the battle of Preston in 1745

            James

            David – died young

            William

            Francis – died young

            Andrew – on the death Lady Jane of the eleventh Earl attempted to take the Earl of Rothes title.

            Lady Jane

            Lady Margaret

            Lady anne – died young

John Leslie – Tenth Earl of Rothes  d. 10 Dec 1767

            Entered the Army. Capt. Of dragoons in 1715

            Succeeded his father as Governor of Stirling Castle

            Commander and Chief of the forces in Ireland

            Received the Order of the Thistle in March 1753

            Leslie House in Fife, residence of the earls, destroyed by fire on Christmas Day 1763 but rebuilt

      m1. Hannah Howard dau. Matthew Howard of Thorpe  d. Dublin 26 Apr 1761

            John – eleventh Earl of Rothes

            Charles – died young no issue

            Lady Jane Elizabeth who succeeded her brother as twelfth Countess of Rothes

      m2. Miss Lloyd      no issue

John Leslie – Eleventh Earl of Rothes  b. 19 Oct 1744 in London

      m. Jane Maitland 4 Apr 1768

            no issue

      John died at Leslie House on 18 Jul 1773 at age 29

Jane Elizabeth Leslie – Twelfth Countess of Rothes  b. 5 May 1750 d. 2 Jun 1810

      m1. George Raymond Evelyn

            George William – 13^th  Earl  of Rothes

      m2. Sir Lucas Peypes physician to the king and physician-general to the army

            Charles

            Henry

            Lady Harriet

George William Leslie – Thirteenth Earl of Rothes  b. 23 Mar 1768  d. 11 Feb 1817

      m1. Hon. Henrietta Anne Pelham b. 9 sept 1767 m. on 24 May 1789

            Henrietta Anne – succeed as 14^th Countess of Rothes

            Lady Amelia

            Lady Mary

      m2. Charlotte Julia Campbell dau. Colonel John Campbell of Dunoon

            Lady Julia who died young

            Lady Elizabeth Jane

            Lady Georgiana

Henrietta Anne Leslie – 14^th Countess of Rothes  b. 1790  d. 30 Jan 1819

      m. George Gwyther who assumed the name and arms of Leslie

            George William Evelyn 15^th Earl

            Thomas Jenkins

            Lady Henrietta Anne

            Lady Anne Maria

            Lady Catherine Caroline

George William Evelyn Leslie 15^th Earl of Rothes  b. 8 Nov 1809  d. 10 Mar 1841

      m. Louisa Morehead  on 7 May 1831 dau. of Colonel Anderson Morehead

            George William Evelyn – 16^th Earl of Rothes

            Henrietta Anderson Morehead – Succeeded her brother as 17^th Countess of Rothes

George William Evelyn Leslie - 16^th Earl of Rothes  d. 2 Jan 1859 unmarried in Edinburgh

Henrietta Anderson Morehead – 17^th Countess of Rothes

      m. George Waldegrave son of William Frederick eighth Earl Waldegrave, who assumed the name Leslie

End of Information from The Family of Leslie

Mary Elizabeth Leslie – 18^th Countess of Rothes  b. 1811 d. 1893

      m. Martin Edward Haworth  b. 1810 d. 1886  (presumably took the name of Leslie)

            Norman Evelyn Leslie 19^th Earl

Norman Evelyn Leslie – 19^th Earl of Rothes     b. 13 July 1877 d. 29 Mar 1927 age 47

      m. Lucy Noel Martha Dyer-Edwardes

            Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie – 20^th Earl of Rothes

            John Wayland Leslie

                  m. Coral Angela Pinckard

                        Alistair Pinckart Leslie

Malcolm George Dyer Edwards  - 20^th Earl of Rothes   b. 8 Feb 1902  d. 17 May 1975

      m.  Beryl Dugdale dau. Lionel Dugdale High Sheriff of Yorkshire  b. 1905  d. 1994

        Lady Jean

        Lady Evelyn

        Ian Lionel Malcolm – 21^st Earl

Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie – 21^st Earl of Rothes   b. 10 May 1932 d. 15 Apr 2005