Biography of Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss 1620-1688

Paternal Family Tree: Leslie

Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox

In 1611 Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes (age 70) died. His grandson [her father] John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes (age 11) succeeded 6th Earl Rothes.

On 28 Dec 1614 [her father] John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes (age 14) and [her mother] Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes. She the daughter of John Erskine 19th Earl Mar (age 52) and Mary Stewart Countess Mar (age 32).

On 23 Apr 1620 Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss was born to John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes (age 20) and Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes (age 23).

In Jul 1625 [her future husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss (age 14) and Anna Balfour were married. He the son of John Wemyss 1st Earl Wemyss (age 39) and Jane Gray Countess Wemyss. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 20 Nov 1633 Walter Scott 1st Earl Buccleuch (age 27) died. His son [her future husband] Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch (age 6) succeeded 2nd Earl Buccleuch.

On 13 Jun 1637 Alexander Leslie (age 26) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 17) were married. She the daughter of John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes (age 37) and Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes (age 40). He the son of Alexander Leslie 1st Earl Leven (age 57).

After 13 Jun 1637 [her son] Alexander Leslie 2nd Earl Leven was born to [her husband] Alexander Leslie (age 26) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 17).

On 02 May 1640 [her mother] Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes (age 43) died.

On 23 Aug 1641 [her father] John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes (age 41) died. His son [her brother] John Leslie 1st Duke Rothes (age 11) succeeded 7th Earl Rothes.

Around 12 Jan 1644 [her husband] Alexander Leslie (age 33) died.

On 02 Apr 1646 Ralph Delaval 1st Baronet (age 23) and [her former sister-in-law] Anne Leslie Lady Delaval were married at Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map]. She the daughter of Alexander Leslie 1st Earl Leven (age 66).

On 25 Jul 1646 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch (age 19) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Buccleuch. She the daughter of John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes and Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes. He the son of Walter Scott 1st Earl Buccleuch and Mary Hay Countess Buccleuch. They were half third cousins.

On 31 Aug 1647 [her daughter] Mary Scott 3rd Countess Buccleuch was born to [her husband] Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch (age 20) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 27).

In 1649 John Wemyss 1st Earl Wemyss (age 63) died. His son [her future husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss (age 38) succeeded 2nd Earl Wemyss. Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 28) by marriage Countess Wemyss.

In Apr 1650 [her future husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss (age 39) and Helenor Fleming were married. She the daughter of John Fleming 2nd Earl Wigtown and Margaret Livingston Countess Wigtown. He the son of John Wemyss 1st Earl Wemyss and Jane Gray Countess Wemyss. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 11 Feb 1651 [her daughter] Anne Scott Duchess Monmouth and Buccleuch was born to [her husband] Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch (age 24) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 30).

On 22 Nov 1651 [her husband] Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch (age 24) died. His daughter [her daughter] Mary Scott 3rd Countess Buccleuch (age 4) succeeded 3rd Countess Buccleuch.

On 13 Jan 1653 David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss (age 42) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 32) were married. She the daughter of John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes and Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes. He the son of John Wemyss 1st Earl Wemyss and Jane Gray Countess Wemyss. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 30 Dec 1656 [her son] Alexander Leslie 2nd Earl Leven (age 19) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Howard Countess Leven (age 21) were married. He the son of Alexander Leslie and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 36).

On 01 Jan 1659 [her daughter] Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie 3rd Countess Wemyss was born to [her husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss (age 48) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 38).

On 20 Apr 1663 [her son-in-law] James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch (age 14) and [her daughter] Anne Scott Duchess Monmouth and Buccleuch (age 12) were married. She by marriage Duchess Monmouth. She the daughter of Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 42). He the illegitmate son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 32) and Lucy Walter.

On 28 Mar 1672 [her son-in-law] James Wemyss 1st Lord Burntisland (age 15) and [her daughter] Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie 3rd Countess Wemyss (age 13) were married. She the daughter of David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss (age 61) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 51). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In Jul 1679 [her husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss (age 68) died at Wemyss Castle. His daughter [her daughter] Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie 3rd Countess Wemyss (age 20) succeeded 3rd Countess Wemyss. [her son-in-law] James Wemyss 1st Lord Burntisland (age 22) by marriage Earl Wemyss.

After 28 Feb 1681 [her son-in-law] Charles Cornwallis 3rd Baron Cornwallis (age 25) and [her daughter] Anne Scott Duchess Monmouth and Buccleuch (age 30) were married. She the daughter of Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 60).

After Dec 1682 [her son-in-law] George Mackenzie 1st Earl Cromartie (age 52) and [her daughter] Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie 3rd Countess Wemyss (age 23) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 62). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In Feb 1688 Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 67) died.

Hugh Fraser Master of Lovat and Anne Leslie Lady Delaval were married. She the daughter of Alexander Leslie 1st Earl Leven.

[her daughter] Walter Scott was born to Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss.

Royal Ancestors of Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss 1620-1688

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss 1620-1688

Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Erksine 3rd Lord Erskine 15th Earl Mar 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Erskine 4th Lord Erskine 16th Earl Mar 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Erskine 17th Earl Mar 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Erskine 18th Earl Mar 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 1st Earl Argyll 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Stewart Countess Argyll 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Countess Mar 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Lennox 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Countess Argyll 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Lennox

GrandFather: John Erskine 19th Earl Mar 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Mother: Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Lennox 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stewart Duke Orkney 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny

GrandMother: Mary Stewart Countess Mar 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox