Bishop Henry Leslie
1580 - 1661 (81 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Bishop Henry Leslie was born in 1580 in Leslie, Fife (son of James Leslie and Jean (of Evandale) Hamilton); died on 9 Apr 1661. Notes:
Henry Leslie (1580 ? 9 April 1661) was a Scottishman who became the Church of Ireland Bishop of Down and Connor from 1635 to 1661 and briefly Bishop of Meath from January to April 1661.
Leslie married Jane Swinton of Swinton, Peebles. Their eldest son, Robert Leslie, was successively bishop of Dromore, Raphoe, and Clogher, and died 10 August 1672. James, the second son, was taken prisoner fighting for Charles II at the battle of Worcester; the third son, William, was also a royalist officer. William's grandson was father of Theodosia Meade, Countess of Clanwilliam. His daughter Mary was the mother of the noted judge and book collector Sir Henry Echlin.Family/Spouse: Jane (of Swinton) Swinton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- James Leslie was born in 1624; died in 1704.
- Mary Leslie
2. James Leslie was born before 1580 (son of George (4th Earl of Rothes) Leslie and Agnes Somerville); and died. James + Jean (of Evandale) Hamilton. Jean (daughter of Sir James (of Evandale) Hamilton) was born before 1580; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Jean (of Evandale) Hamilton was born before 1580 (daughter of Sir James (of Evandale) Hamilton); and died. Children:
- 1. Bishop Henry Leslie was born in 1580 in Leslie, Fife; died on 9 Apr 1661.
Generation: 3
4. George (4th Earl of Rothes) Leslie (son of William (3rd Earl of Rothes) Leslie and Margaret Balfour); died on 28 Nov 1558 in Dieppe, France. George married Agnes Somerville between Dec 1526. Agnes (daughter of John (Sir) (of Cambusnethan) Somerville) died between 18 Aug 1541 and 10 Apr 1543. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Agnes Somerville (daughter of John (Sir) (of Cambusnethan) Somerville); died between 18 Aug 1541 and 10 Apr 1543. Children:
- Andrew (5th Earl of Rothes) Leslie died in 1611.
- Helen (of Rothes) Leslie died on 26 Oct 1594.
- Agnes (of Rothes) Leslie died after Feb 1594.
- 2. James Leslie was born before 1580; and died.
6. Sir James (of Evandale) Hamilton Notes:
(Research):Possibly son of Sir James Hamilton of Finnart (? - 1540), himself the son of James (2nd Lord) Hamilton (1475? - 1529), the son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran.
Sir James Hamilton of Finnart had a number of wives/mistresses, but Sir James of Evandale's mother might have been Margaret Livingston, of Drumry.Children:
- 3. Jean (of Evandale) Hamilton was born before 1580; and died.
Generation: 4
8. William (3rd Earl of Rothes) Leslie (son of Andrew (Master of Rothes) Leslie and Marjory (of Orkney) Sinclair); died on 9 Sep 1513 in Battle Of Flodden. William + Margaret Balfour. Margaret (daughter of Sir Michael (of Monquhanny) Balfour) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Margaret Balfour (daughter of Sir Michael (of Monquhanny) Balfour); and died. Children:
- 4. George (4th Earl of Rothes) Leslie died on 28 Nov 1558 in Dieppe, France.
- James (Parson of Rothes) Leslie died in 1576.
- John (of Parkhill & Cleish) Leslie died in 1576 in Dsp.
- Lady Rothes
10. John (Sir) (of Cambusnethan) Somerville and died. Children:
- 5. Agnes Somerville died between 18 Aug 1541 and 10 Apr 1543.