Marjory Sinclair

Listed as Marjory, 14th child of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, by his 2nd wife Marjory Sutherland, in Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edinburgh 1904. vol ii, p 334

Children 

1. John Leslie, of Balmain, Master of Rothes. Married Janet Keith.
2. George Leslie, 2nd Earl of Rothes. Married Janet Douglas.
3. William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes. Married Margaret Balfour.

Sources 

1. Historical records of the family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-69. Collected from public records and authentic private sources. by Colonel Leslie, K. H., of Balquhain. Published 1869 by Edmonston and Douglas in Edinburgh . Vol 2, pp 31-33
2. Scots Peerage. James Balfour Paul.  Publication: 1904 - 1914 Vol. 7, page 276-277

Links

1. Cracroft's Peerage Rothes, Earl of (S, 1457/8)

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p2813.htm#i28123
• 'Elizabeth Sinclair1
• F, #28123, d. 1508
• Last Edited=10 Apr 2008
• Consanguinity Index=4.1%
• 'Elizabeth Sinclair was the daughter of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Lady Elizabeth Douglas.2,1 She married Andrew Leslie, Master of Rothes, son of George Leslie, 1st Earl of Rothes and Christian Haliburton.2 She died in 1508.2
• 'Her married name became Leslie.2 She was also known as Marjory Sinclair.
• Children of 'Elizabeth Sinclair and Andrew Leslie, Master of Rothes
  • 1.John Leslie, Master of Rothes
  • 2.George Leslie, 2nd Earl of Rothes d. fr 24 Feb 1512/13 - 31 Mar 1513
  • 3.William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes+ d. 9 Sep 1513
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 644. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 2.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 188. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
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• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p976.htm#i...
• 'Elizabeth Sinclair1
• F, d. 1508
• Father William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney & 1st Earl Caithness d. 1480
• Mother Elizabeth Douglas d. c 1451
• 'Elizabeth Sinclair married Andrew Leslie, Master of Rothes, son of George Leslie, 1st Earl of Rothes, Lord Leslie and Christian Halyburton. Elizabeth Sinclair She also married the Laird of Houston; or there was a 2nd Elizabeth.2 She died in 1508.
• Family Andrew Leslie, Master of Rothes d. b 3 Aug 1473
• Children
  • ◦William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes+ d. 9 Sep 1513
  • ◦John Leslie, Master of Rothes3 d. bt May 1478 - 23 Jun 1481
  • ◦George Leslie, 2nd Earl Rothes4 d. b 31 Mar 1513
• Citations
• 1.[S9128] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. XI, p. 188; Scot's Peerage, Vol. VII, p. 276.
• 2.[S11564] The Scots Peerage, Vol. II, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 334.
• 3.[S11586] The Scots Peerage, Vol. VII, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 276-7.
• 4.[S147] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 1938 ed., by Sir Bernard Burke, p., 2128.
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Margaret Sinclair

• Birth: 1465 - Caithness, Scotland
• Death: Scotland
• Parents: Baron William Earl of Caithness and Orkney Sinclair, Lady Marjory Sinclair (born Sutherland Countess Caithness)

(David Boswell) was twice married. By his second wife, Lady Margaret Sinclair, daughter of William, earl of Orkney and Caithness, whom he married in 1480, he had five sons, of whom Thomas, the eldest, was the progenitor of the Boswells of Auchinleck, in Ayrshire.

Sources

1. Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots peerage: founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edinburgh 1904. vol ii, p 334. Listed as Margaret, 11th child of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, by his 2nd wife Marjory Sutherland.
2. The Scottish Nation: Or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland, Volume 1 (Google eBook).  William Anderson.  Fullarton, 1867.  Page 344.  "Boswell"

Links

• http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getper...
• http://www.sinclairgenealogy.info/rosslyn-st-clair-descendants