Biography of Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss 1620-1688

On 28th December 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 [her grandfather] John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar (age 52) and [her grandmother] Mary Stewart Countess Mar (age 32).

On 23rd April 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 July 1625 [her future husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss (age 14) and Anna Balfour were married. He the son of John Wemyss 1st Earl of Wemyss (age 39) and Jane Gray Countess Wemyss.

On 13th June 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 13th June 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 2nd May 1640 [her mother] Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes (age 43) died.

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

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

On 25th July 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 31st August 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 of Wemyss (age 63) died. His son [her future husband] David (age 38) succeeded 2nd Earl Wemyss. Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 28) by marriage Countess Wemyss.

In April 1650 [her future husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl of 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 of 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 11th February 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 22nd November 1651 [her husband] Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch (age 24) died. His daughter [her daughter] Mary (age 4) succeeded 3rd Countess Buccleuch.

On 13th January 1653 David Wemyss 2nd Earl of 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 of Wemyss and Jane Gray Countess Wemyss. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 30th December 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 [her former husband] Alexander Leslie and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 36).

On 1st January 1659 [her daughter] Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie 3rd Countess Wemyss was born to [her husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss (age 48) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 38).

On 11th March 1661 [her daughter] Mary Scott 3rd Countess Buccleuch (age 13) died. Her sister [her daughter] Anne (age 10) succeeded 4th Countess Buccleuch.

On 20th April 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 [her former husband] 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. They were fifth cousins.

On 15th July 1664 [her son] Alexander Leslie 2nd Earl Leven (age 27) died.

On 28th March 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 [her husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss (age 61) and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 51).

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

After 28th February 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 [her former husband] Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 60).

After December 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 [her former husband] David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 62).

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

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