KEITH, Janet ^{1 2}

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Janet married John LESLIE of Balmain, Master of Rothes, son of Andrew LESLIE Master of Rothes and Marjory SINCLAIR, about 1476.¹ (John LESLIE of Balmain, Master of Rothes was born about 1464 and died Before 23 June 1481(dvp).)

  Marriage Notes:

"I. John Leslie styled of Balmain, having got a part of the lands of Balmain as a provision. He married Lady Janet Keith, daughter of William, first Earl Marischal, about 1476. There is an agreement betwixt William, Earl Marischal, Lord Keith, and George, Earl of Rothes, Lord Leslie, whereby the Earl Marischal bound himself to pay the sum of 600 merks, and the Earl of Rothes bound himself to resign the barony of Ballinbreich, to be given in joint infeftment to John, son of Andrew, Master of Rothes, son of the said Earl of Rothes, and to Janet Keith, spouse to the said John, and also to infeft the said John, and Janet his spouse, in four merks of land in the barony of Leslie dated 16th January 1477. There is also an obligation whereby John Leslie, son's son and heir-apparent to George, Earl of Rothes, and Janet Keith his spouse, bound themselves to resign all right which they had in the lands of Pitkevey, and four merks of annual rent in the barony of Leslie, whenever the said Earl of Rothes should let to them in free farm twenty-four merks of land in the barony of Balmain. The obligation is dated 20th May 1478, and has John Leslie's seal appended ; and because Janet Keith had no proper seal of her own, she procured the seal of her dearest father, William, Earl Marischal, which is also appended."

from Family of Leslie ^{1 3}

Janet next married Thomas STEWART 2nd Lord Innermeath, son of Walter STEWART 3rd Lord of Lorne then Lord Innermeath and Margaret LINDSAY.² (Thomas STEWART 2nd Lord Innermeath was born about 1446 and died on 8 September 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Thomas, second Lord Innermeath, succeeded his father. Killed at Flodden 9 September 1513. He married Janet Keith, daughter of William, first Earl Marischal, and relict of John, Master of Rothes."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) ²