Transcribed from:Historical records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9
Collected from Public Records and Authentic Private Sources
by Colonel Leslie, K.H., of Balquhain, Vol. III. 1869
1518 - William Leslie, First Laird of Warthill
William Leslie married, secondly, in 1518, Janet CRUICKSHANK, heiress of Warthill, only surviving child of John, son of Adam CRUICKSHANK of Tillymorgan, who in 1482 acquired the lands of Little Warthill and two ploughgates of the lands of Harlaw from Alexander Glaster of Glack. With his wife, Janet CRUICKSHANK, William Leslie got the half of the lands of Little Warthill, and became the first Laird of Warthill of the name of Leslie. He had issue twenty-one children, of whom the following were married.
I. STEPHEN, his successor, born 1520.
II. NORMAN, who married, it is said, Isabella Gordon, daughter of William, Bishop of Aberdeen, son of the Earl of Huntly.
III. WILLIAM, 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.
IV. ALEXANDER, who married Isabel, daughter of George Leslie of Kincraigie.
V. GEORGE, who married Margaret Dunbar, widow of George Leslie of New Leslie.
VI. JAMES, who married Isabella Chalmers, daughter of the Laird of Balbithan.
VII. PATRICK.
VIII. WALTER, who married, and had issue two sons, William and Patrick, and two daughters, Margaret and Marjory.
IX. MARJORY, married to John Lamb of Kothie, commonly called Laird Lamb.
X. MARGARET, married, first, to Alexander Leslie in Meikle Durno, and, secondly, to Alexander Anderson of Bonniton.
XL JANET, married, first, to Alexander CRUICKSHANK, son of the Laird of Tillymorgan, and, secondly,
to George Leslie, Overboat of Spey.
XII. CHRISTIAN, married to John Leslie of Buchanston.
XIII. CLARA, married to John Singer or Seinzour of New Rain. XIV. ISABELLA, married to James CRUICKSHANK, son of the Laird of Tillymorgan.
XV. JANE, married to David Archibald, commonly called the Laird of Lewis. She was married, secondly, to Robert Abercrombie, son of the Laird of Birkenbog.
XVI. ELIZABETH, married to Alexander Lyall of Middlehall, and had three sons and a daughter. At her marriage her father and mother were so strong and vigorous that they danced at a ball given on the occasion in the hall at Warthill. The family party, including the old couple, their children, and their children's wives and husbands, amounted to thirty four in number.
William Leslie, first Laird of Warthill, died in 1561, upwards of seventy years of age. His widow, Janet CRUICKSHANK, being a spirited lady, though upwards of sixty years old, and having had twenty-one children, took another husband, Michael Leslie, according to some a son of George Leslie, third Laird of New Leslie ; according to others, of George Leslie, fourth Baron of Kincraigie.
Circa 1685 - Walter Leslie, Second Laird of New Leslie
Walter Leslie married Beatrice Bisset, daughter of the Laird of Lessendrum, and had issue -
I. GEORGE, his successor.
II. HENRY of Largie, who married Janet Keith of Aquhorsk, and had a son, Walter Leslie of Largie, who married Elizabeth Spence of Boddam, and had a son, John Leslie, who married Julia, daughter of Alexander Anderson of Dumbanen, and was basely slain by the Laird of Ardlogie while he was sowing oats, leaving several sons, one of whom was William Leslie, a canon of St. Quentin.
III. JOHN of Pitblanie, who was slain at the battle of Pinkie, 1547.
IV. WILLIAM of Lentusch, who married Margaret Galloway, and had a daughter married to Adam Morrison.
V. MICHAEL, who lived at the Mill of Williamston, and held the Mill of Pitmeden and a plough of the land of Newton of Dury. He married, and had issue - I. ANDREW, who married a daughter of Walter Leslie, second son of Alexander Leslie, fourth Baron of that Ilk, by his wife Christian Leslie, heiress of Leslie, and had two sons ; the younger of whom had a son, William Leslie, who married Miss Duncan, and had two sons John, who died at Dantzig, and George Leslie, who was provost of Aberdeen in 1685, and married Christian Walker, and had five sons John, James, George, Gilbert and Alexander, and three daughters Isabella, married to CRUICKSHANK of Berriehill, the second married to Alexander Davidson of Newton, and the third, Sarah, married to CRUICKSHANK of Banchory.
II. MICHAEL.
VI. ELIZABETH, married to William Caddel.
VII. ANNABELLA, married to Duncan Gordon.
VIII. CHRISTIAN, married to the Laird of Dyce.
IX. JANE, married to the Laird of Ardmannethie.
X. A Daughter, married to Robert Gordon.
RECORDS OF THE FAMILY OF LESLIE OF CULTS.
The family of Leslie of Cults was descended from the family of Leslie, Barons of Balquhain.
Circa 1520 - ALEXANDER LESLIE of Auching Alexander Leslie of Auching was bailie of the lands of Frendraught for Dunbar, Earl of Moray, and his daughter Lady Elizabeth. He married Marian CRUICKSHANK, daughter of Alexdander CRUICKSHANK of Auchenden, or Auching, by whom he had issue -
I. GEORGE of Erlifield, who got from his father the lands of Little Grannie in heritage, and also several wadsetts. He was bailie to "William Leslie, seventh Baron of Balquhain. He was engaged in the battle of Flodden, in which he received a wound, and died in consequence after his return home. He had a son, Andrew, who was parson at Fetternear and Oyne, and a daughter, Elizabeth, married, first, to William Tarbet, and, secondly, to William Thain.
II. BERALD, parson of Eothes and vicar of Elgin. He was tutor to the Earl of Rothes, the Baron of Balquhain, and several other noblemen and gentlemen. He was buried in the Chanonrie kirk of Elgin, with his brother Gavin, as their monuments testify.
III. MALCOLM, who was taken prisoner during the feuds between the Leslies and the Forbeses in 1526, and was carried behind a man on horseback to Druminnor, where he was basely slain at the instigation of the Laird of Lentusch. He left a son, George, who was killed at the battle of Pinkie in 1547.
IV. GAVIN, of whom presently.
V. MARGARET, married to John Leslie, second son of George Leslie, first Laird of Ackenway, 25th May 1529.
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