LESLIE, Marjorie ^{1 3}

   Another name for Marjorie was INNES, Marjory.⁴

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  Research Notes:

PARENTAGE

Marjorie Leslie is not listed in Historical Records of the Family of Leslie as either a legitimate or an illegistimate child of Alexander Leslie. At thepeerage.com website, citing "BP2003. [S37]" (Burke's Peerage) she is listed as Alexander Leslie's, 3rd of Wardis', daughter, with no mother named. It is not clear what the primary source of this assigned relationship is.

The Chronicle of the Family of Innes of Edingight says

"Of his wife, Marjorie Leslie, we know but her name. But as her husband, by his father's provision, was connected with the parish of Fyvie, it is probable that she was of a family in that district. It was a country of the Leslies. The Earl of Rothes who was Lord of Leslie had an estate there." ^{1 4}

Marjorie married John INNES of Edingight, son of Robert INNES 2nd of Innermarkie and Elspet STEWART, by 1545.^{1 2} (John INNES of Edingight was born about 1522 and died by 1611 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"It is shown by the Great Seal Register of Charters that Robert Innes of Innermarkie conveyed (1537) to his younger son John, half of the lands of Creichlaid, and a fourth of the mill of the same in the county of Aberdeen, reserving his life-rent and that of his wife Elizabeth Stewart ; and again, that in 1545 he had conveyed to his son John, and Marjorie Leslie, his spouse, 'tres partes' of Rothie, in the county of Aberdeen. These, it may be assumed, were the appanage of this younger son John. The Crannoch land is in Aberchirder, and Creichlaid and Rothie in the parish of Fyvie." (page 9)

"The Crown charter confirming the Abbot's conveyances of Edingight was obtained in 1576, and this leads to some particulars regarding John Innes's family. Of his wife, Marjorie Leslie, we know but her name. But as her husband, by his father's provision, was connected with the parish of Fyvie, it is probable that she was of a family in that district. It was a country of the Leslies. The Earl of Rothes who was Lord of Leslie had an estate there. John I. of Edingight and Marjorie Leslie had two sons, Thomas and Herome, and in 1569, that is ten years after his acquisition of Edingight, John Innes conveyed it to his eldest son Thomas, reserving his own life-rent. It does not appear when he died. By a charter, dated 1581, in which his son is styled heir-apparent, and another in 1611 in which he is styled 'of Edingight,' he must have died between these dates." (page 11)

from Innes of Edingight




"John Leslie of Balquhain redeemed the half of the lands of Blairdaff from Marjory Innes, spouse of John Innes of Edengeycht, 10th November 1586."

from Family of Leslie ^{1 4}