1722 - 1802 (80 years)
Generation: 1
1. | David (6th Earl Leven 5th Melville) Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven, 5th Earl of Melville was born on 4 May 1722 in Leven, Fifeshire, Scotland (son of Alexander (5th Earl Leven and 4th Melville) Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven, 4th Earl of Melville and Mary (of Carnock) Erskine); died on 9 Jun 1802 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. David married Wilhelmina Nisbet on 29 Jul 1747 in Melville House, Monimail, Fifeshire, Scotland. Wilhelmina (daughter of William (of Dirleton) Nisbet) was born on 8 Nov 1724; died on 10 May 1798 in Aged 74. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Alexander Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven was born on 7 Nov 1749 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 22 Feb 1820 in Melville House, Fifeshire, UK.
- Mary Elizabeth (of Leven) Leslie died on 7 Oct 1820.
- Mary Elizabeth Melville died on 7 Oct 1820.
- Jane Leslie, eldest daughter was born on 1 Apr 1753; died on 28 Oct 1829.
- Gen. John Leslie was born on 20 Nov 1759 in Raith, Fifeshire, Scotland; died in 1824.
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Generation: 2
2. | Alexander (5th Earl Leven and 4th Melville) Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven, 4th Earl of Melville was born on 5 May 1660 (son of David (3rd Earl of Leven 2nd Earl of Melville) Melville Leslie and Anne Wemyss); died on 2 Sep 1764. Notes:
Leslie, Alexander, admitted 14 July 1719, second son of David, third Earl of Leven, died 2 Sept. 1754, mar. (1) 23 Feb. 1721 Mary (died 12 July 1723), daughter of Colonel John Erskine of Carnock, and (2) 21 Mar. 1726 Elizabeth (died 15 May 1783) daughter of Alexander Monypenny of Pitmilly. 5th Earl of Leven June 1729, Bench 11 July 1734, Lord High Commissioner 1741-53, Rep. Peer 1747.
(THE FACULTY OF ADVOCATES OF SCOTLAND 1532-1943 WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES 1944 p.123)
Alexander married Mary (of Carnock) Erskine on 23 Feb 1721. Mary (daughter of John (of Carnock) Erskine) died on 12 Jul 1723. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
8. | George (1st Earl Melville) Melville was born in 1636 (son of John (of Raith 3rd Lord of Monimail) Melville); died on 20 May 1707. Notes:
Melville Sources
Melville01' http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/mm4ae/melville01.htm
Families covered: Melville of Melville, Melville of Raith
Main sources: TSP (Melville)
'Melville02'http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/mm4ae/melville02.htm
Families covered: Melville of Balgarvie, Melville of Burntisland,Melville of Hallhill, Melville of Leven, Melville of Melville, Melvilleof Raith, Melville of Monimail (Monymaill), Melville of Murdocairnie(Murdocairney)
Main sources: TSP (Melville), BP1934 (Leven)
TSP ="The Scots Peerage", founded on Wood's Edition of Sir RobertDouglas's "Peerage of Scotland". Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul.Published 1908. (On CD from The Scottish Genealogy Society(www.sol.co.uk/s/scotgensoc).)
BP = Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. Burke's Genealogical and HeraldicHistory of the Landed Gentry", both the 7th Edition (by Sir Bernard Burkein 1886) and the 17th Edition (published by Burke's Peerage Ltd in 1952 AGenealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage" by SirBernard Burke, 92nd edition. Published by Burke's Peerage Ltd in 1934
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George + Catherine Leslie. Catherine (daughter of Alexander (Lord Balgonie) Leslie and Margaret (of Rothes) Leslie) died on 2 Apr 1713. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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