Jean Buchanan, Lady Leckie

JEAN BUCHANAN Lady Leckie

Jean Buchanan, here treated, is the sister of John Buchanan of that Ilk NRS: GD220/6/1883

Marriage

Jean Buchanan, here treated, married John Leckie of that Ilk NRS: GD220/6/1883

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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1 November 1661: Discharge by John Leckie of that ilk to John Buchanan of that ilk, of 4000 merks scots, as first term's payment of 10,000 merks as tocher with said John Buchanan's sister. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Graham Family, Dukes of Montrose, reference GD220/6/1883

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2 December 1665: Contract between John Leckie of that ilk and Jean Buchanan, lady Leckie, his spouse, "in respect of jealousie, jares, and contentiones that hes bein betuixt them they have not continowed stedfast in that love, respect, peace, concord, and familiaritie that owght to be betuixt persones in a conjugall and maried estate of life And now knowing certainlie that it is the deceits and wiles of the divill working upon ther corrupt and depraved nature they doe both heartilie repent and forgive any misdeamenours of whatever nature that hes bein betuixt them befor the day and dait heirof And resolves to burie them in the grave of everlasting oblivion and forgetfulnes and never to doe or practis any actiones of the lyke nature heirafter towards other wherby God may be dishonored the honorable and comfortable bands of wedloke infringed or aither of ther freinds discontented Bot to live in love and concord as becoms". National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Graham Family, Dukes of Montrose, reference GD220/6/1883

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3 June 1675: Extract discharge by Jean Russall, relict of John Muir, merchant burgess of Stirling, to Jean Buchanane, Lady Leckie, and John Leckie, late of that ilk, her spouse. Registered in the Sheriff Court Books for Stirling, 4 Jun 1675, SC67. National Records of Scotland, Leith-Buchanan of Ross and Drummakil, reference GD47/871

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7 and 9 February 1692: Legal documents, the first being a registered Heritable Bond by Nicoll Bontine [Bunting] of Ardoch, with cautioners, who, in return for the sum of 6000 merks Scots, grants to Jean Buchanan, spouse of John Leckie, an annualrent, in liferent, from the said principal sum of 6000 merks and agrees to pay to the children of Jean and John, the sum of 6000 merks, dated 7 and 9 February 1678, and registered 9 January 1692. The remainder of the documents relate to this Bond. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Cunninghame Graham Family of Ardoch, Dunbartonshire, reference GD22/1/118

Genealogy

1. Stirnet: Buchanan 02
2. Jean, married John Leckie
3. Young, Margaret D. (1992). The Parliaments of Scotland: burgh and shire commissioners. 1 (illustrated ed.). Scottish Academic Press for the Scottish Committee on the History of Parliament. p. 82 cites Guthrie Smith, Strathendrick p. 289