William Leslie, Fourth Baron of Wardis

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"WILLIAM LESLIE,

"Fourth Baron of Wardis.

"William Leslie was falconer to King James VI being a man of great nimbleness and extraordinary agility. It is said that he cut the ground when he leaped, and as none of the nobles could reach the score, the king called him William Cutt.

"Queen Mary granted a charter, dated at Newbottle, 24th July 1557, confirming a charter by Alexander Leslie, third Baron of Wardis, to William Leslie, his son and heir-apparent, of the lands of the Garioch underwritten : that is to say, Ducanstoun, Gillanderstoun with the mill, Donnydure with the mill, Rochmureill, the davach of Ardune with the mill, Warthill, Dorndocht with the mill, Harlaw, Inverurie with the davach and mill, Tullifour, Torreis, Knokinbarde with the mill, and Knokmorgowne, with the foggage and fogmaill of the kirktown of Une and Westhall, with the tolbeir of Auchlevin and Bourtie; and of the lands of the thanage of Kintore underwritten : that is to say, the Over Davach and Nether Davach with the mill, the fermes and the tolbeir of Kintore, the lands of Creyche, Taviltie, Mekill Kynnaldie with the mill, Litill Kynnaldie, Petmeddene, Nether Dyce, with the annual rents, the fishings on the Don, and the lochs and bogs; dated at Aberdeen, 21st July 1551. William Leslie of Wardis granted a lease for nineteen years, from Whitsunday 1582, of the Long Croft of Meikle Warthill, with the teind-sheaves and teinds of the vicarage of the same, to Stephen Leslie of Warthill.

"King James granted a license to John Erskine of Balhagardie, notwithstanding the proclamation regarding the pest, to pursue William Leslie of Wardis, and John Leslie, his son, for wrongous molestation and troubling of him in his possession of the lands of Bennachie and woods of Ardellochie, 11th March 1589.

"William Leslie of Wardis married Janet Innes, daughter of Robert Innes of Innermarkie, and had issue --

" I. John, his successor.

" II. George of Crichie, married Marjory, daughter of John Leslie of Kincraigie, in the parish of Tarland, and had issue –

“ I. The Right Rev. Dr. John Leslie, Bishop of Orkney, Clogher and Raphoe, progenitor of the Leslies of Glasslough in Ireland; of whom afterwards.

" III. William, got a charter of lands in the Garioch and of the thanage of Kintore from his father, 12th April 1596. He married Elizabeth Ogilvie, daughter of Sir George Ogilvie of Banff, and had a son who died young. William Leslie died in 1606.

" IV. James of Miltown, married Margaret Erskine of Pittodrie, and had issue –

“ I. John, ancestor of the Leslies of Tarbet in Ireland, of whom afterwards.

“ II. James, a clergyman of the Establish Church in Ireland.

“ James Leslie of Miltown died in the hospital at Aberdeen.

" V. Francis, died without issue.

" VI. Walter. William Leslie of Wardis, Janet Innes his spouse, and Walter Leslie his sixth son, got a charter of the lands of Wardis, and of the two parts of the town and lands of Wraes, from King James VI 3d June 1575.

" VII. Duncan, married Agnes, daughter of George Knowels, burgess of Aberdeen.

" VIII. Peter, died without issue.

" IX. Grizel, married to James Arbuthnot of Lentusch.

" X. Bessie, married to John Collison, burgess in Aberdeen.

"He had also two other daughters, married respectively to Sir George Meldrum of Fyvie and George Chalmers of Balbithan. He died before 13th April 1602, when his eldest son, John Leslie, fifth Baron of Wardis, was served heir to him.

References

• “THE FAMILY OF LESLIE OF TARBET”. Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9 ..., Volume 3 By Charles Joseph Leslie Page 330 GoogleBooks “The family of Leslie of Tarbet in Ireland is descended from the Wardis branch of the family of Leslie, Barons of Balquhain. “I. James Leslie of Milton, fourth son of William Leslie, fourth Baron of Wardis, by his wife, Janet Innes, married, Magdalen Erskine of Pittodrie, and had issue- …