Sir John Leslie of Birkhill and Newton

SIR JOHN LESLIE OF BIRKHILL AND NEWTON

Fasti V: 128

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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8 March 1682: Contract of Marriage between Laurence Ayton of Drumcarro on the one part and Mary Leslie, daughter of Sir John Leslie of Newton, Kt., with consent of Dame Isabel Hay, Lady Newton, her mother and John Leslie now of Newton, her brother on the other part. The said Laurence binds himself to infeft said Mary in annualrent of 300 merks Scots furth of lands of Drumcarro, sheriffdom of Fife and also binds himself to pay 6000 merks Scots to be divided among any daughters of the marriage, Mary's tocher being 2000 merks Scots. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Dick-Lauder family of Fountainhall, reference GD41/103

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10 March 1682: Declaration by Lawrence Aytone of Drumcarre and Dame Isobel Hay, Lady Newtoune, that they have put a Contract made between them and Mary Leslie, daughter to Sir John Leslie of Newtoune, into the hands of William Dick of Grange for alteration. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Dick-Lauder family of Fountainhall, reference GD41/46

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1709: Obligation Alex. Alison in favour of Janet and Margaret the children and the creditors of Mungo Carnegie of Birkhill. Janet Dick, designed one of the heirs portioners of the late Sir John Leslie of Neuton her grandfather, and his son John her uncle is named as about to marry the said Alex. Alison. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scrymgeour Wedderburn of Wedderburn Family, Earls of Dundee, reference GD137/2559

Genealogy

Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae. The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation. By Hew Scott, D.D. New Edition. Volume V. Synods of Fife, and of Angus and Mearns (Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1928), 536 pp. including indices