Memorials of four old families

Ill
i. Charles, out in the '45. Taken prisoner and beheaded at Carlisle in
1746.
2. Thomas, unmarried.
3. Christian, married to Peter Leith of Treefield, and had issue.
4. Anne, married to Leslie, father of Mr George Leslie, who was
grandfather to Dr Henderson of Caskieben.
5. Jean, married to Leslie of Buchanstown.
6. Eliza, married to William , now in Holland.
VII. — Charles, his son— forfeited and beheaded — married a daughter
of Stuart of Ardclach. Issue —
1. Charles (otherwise James), who was out with his father in the '45,
taken prisoner at Carlisle, but had his life spared on condition
of his going to the West Indies.
2. Henry, Captain in the Royal Marines.
3. A son.
4. Helen, a great beauty, married Geo. Cattanach, Kildrummie : their
issue (1) Robert, (2) Harry, (3) Margaret, (4) Charlotte, (5 J
Anne, (6) Beth, (7) Isobel, and 3 other daughters.
Two of Charles' daughters are said to have been boarded, after their
father's capture, with poor cottars to prevent Cumberland's soldiers taking
their lives.
VIII. — Charles or James, his son, representative of the family, and son
of the forfeited laird, went to Jamaica, and is said to have made money.
His sister Helen, as afready mentioned, married George Cattanach,
who had been educated for a priest. Of their daughters, Charlotte Boyd
married John Stuart, Newmill, Birse, who had issue Robert and 4 other
sons, and 2 daughters. Robert had a son, John Stewart, now deceased.
Isobel married William Mellis, and had issue 4 daughters — 1 Anne, 2
Helen, 3 Isobel, 4 Jane, who married William Leiper, and had a son Mr
William Leiper, A.R.S.A., architect, residing at " Terpersie," Helensburgh,
and 2 daughters, Isobel Cattanach and Jane.
For a great part of the above 1 am indebted to Mr James Macdonald,
Huntly, who lent me copies of some family papers.
APPENDIX IX.
Connection between the Keiths Earls Marischae, the
Maitlands of Thirlstane, the Irvines of Drum, and
the Gordons of Lesmoir.
A daughter of Sir John de Keth, and grand-daughter of the Sir Robert
de Keth, Great Marischal, who fell at Dupplin in 1332, married Sir Robert
Maitland of Thirlstane about 1 330, of whom the Earls of Lauderdale. — Vide
Douglas & Wood's Peerage.
NOTE. — According to Douglas' Peerage edit. 1764, it was a daughter
of a Sir Robert Keth, who fell at Durham in 1346, that married Sir Robert
Maitland, and her sister married Irvine of Drum.