Volume 2

pp. 335-337]                  THE LESLIES                           27

and Daughters, Sara married to of Brakah,
and Margaret, who married in Aberdeen.
But she died without Children.

DUNCAN LESLEY Son married Agnes Knowis Daughter
to George Knowis Burgess of Aberdeen. But he had no Suc-
cession.

WALTER LESLEY another Son died sans Issue.

LESLEY 1 Daughter married Thomas Meldrum
Son to Sir George Meldrum of Fyvie.

LESLEY 2 Daughter married John Chalmers of
Balbithen.

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GRISSEL LESLEY 3 Daughter married James Ardbuthnot of
Lentush.

BESSIE LESLEY 4 Daughter married John Colieson Burgess
of Aberdeen.

5.  JOHN LESLEY Laird of Wardes succeeded to his Father
William Lesley of Wardes. He married Crichton
Daughter to Sir James Crichton of Frendraught. She bare 3
Sons, John, William and Norman, and 3 Daughters, Marjory,
Christian and Lesleys. The Father was a worthy
Gentleman. But he died young leaving this his eldest Son a
Child, which not only ruined his Brothers George, Mr. William
and James Lesleys, who controverted about the Tutory of their
Nephew, but also by this began the Decay and Ruin of the
Fortune of Wardes itself. His eldest Son succeeded.

WILLIAM LESLEY 2^d Son of John Lesley the Fifth Laird of
Wardes at Length succeeded to his Brother Son Sir John ut infra.

6.  SIR JOHN LESLEY (Third of the Name) Laird of Wardes
Knight Baronet succeeded to his Father John Lesley of Wardes,
his Father being very young, a prodigal and vitious Man. He
married Elizabeth Gordon Daughter to John Gordon of New-
toun. She bare Three Sons, John, Francis and Alexander, and
3 Daughters, Janet, Elizabeth and Marjory Lesleys, who came
to Age. But he had some Sons, who all died young. This
Laird of Wardes contracted great Friendship and Intimacy
with Gordon Laird of Cluny, so that they dwelt
together in One Family, and it was thought That there was
too much Familiarity betwixt them and One another's Ladies.
This Laird ruined the Fortune of Wardes, One Occasion