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IX. John Buchanan succeeded his cousin-german as eleventh laird of Leny
He was son of John Buchanan, second son of Robert Buchanan of Leny, by
Elizabeth Stirling. He married in 1666 Jean Macfarlane, daughter of John
Macfarlane of that Ilk, 1 and had (1) John, who married, about 1690, Mary,
daughter of John Lennox of Woodhead, 2 and died s.p. before his father ;
(2) Henry, succeeded his father; (3) Robert, 3 died young ; and a daughter, Mary. 3
X. Henry Buchanan, twelfth laird of Leny, married, first, about 1696,
Janet, daughter of John Buchanan of that Ilk 4 ; second, Katherine, daughter of
Campbell of Lawers. 6 He died 1723, leaving issue by both marriages. By his
first wife he had: (1) John Buchanan, died unmarried; (2) Colin Buchanan of
Leny, died unmarried, 1 734 ; ° (3) James Buchanan, died s.p. ; (4) Robert
Buchanan of Leny, succeeded his brother, married, first, a daughter of Archibald
M'Aulay, provost of Edinburgh, second, Christian, daughter of Buchanan of
Spittal ; and died s.p. 1739 ; 7 (5) Elizabeth Buchanan, married Francis Buchanan
of Arnpryor, succeeded to her brother Robert, and died s.p. nth February
1776 ; s (6) Margaret Buchanan of Leny, died unmarried, having succeeded her
sister Elizabeth. Henry Buchanan of Leny had by his second wife: (1) Henry
Buchanan, died s.p. ; (2) John Buchanan, died s.p. ; (3) Lilias Buchanan, died
s.p. ; (4) Jean Buchanan, married Patrick Drummond of Drummond ; (5)
Katherine Buchanan, married Thomas Buchanan, afterwards of Spittal, but died
childless.
On the death of Margaret Buchanan of Leny, Thomas Buchanan of Spittal
succeeded to Leny as heir of entail. 9 He had married, secondly, Elizabeth,
daughter of John Hamilton of Bardowie, and had by her five sons and two
daughters: (1) Henry, died unmarried; (2) John, married, but died childless;
(3) Robert, married, and had a son, who died childless ; (4) Francis (of whom
afterwards) ; (5) Peter, died unmarried : (1) Elizabeth, married, first, Robert
Graham of Gartmore, second, Robert Fairfoul of Strowie ; (2) Marion, married
J. H. S. Crawford of Cowdonhill.
1 Leny Writs.
2 Instrument of Sasine in favour of John Buchanan, Younger, of Leny, of certain lands pro-
ceeding on contract of marriage between said John Buchanan, with consent of John Buchanan
of Leny, his father, and Jean Macfarlane, his mother, and Mary Lennox, second daughter
of John Lennox, Elder, of Woodhead; contract dated 17th and iSth July 1690 (Leny Writs).
3 MS. Pedigree at Leny.
4 Contract of marriage, Henry Buchanan, Younger, of Leny, and Janet, daughter of John
Buchanan of that Ilk, July 1696 (Leny Writs).
5 MS. Pedigree at Leny. 6 Leny Writs.
7 Leny Writs and MS. Pedigree at Leny. * Scots Magazine, Vol. XXXVIII., p. 109.
9 Settlement by Mrs. Elizabeth Buchanan of Leny, dated 27th June 1767, of the lands and
estate of Leny.