The family of Burnett of Leys, with collateral - Electric Scotland

Illi: I'AMILY OF BURNETT OF LEYS.
Hurnct, advocate, his father ;
but there seems to be no further
trace of the continued existence of Robert Burnet's issue male.
2. ALEXANDER, soth December, 1649.
3. Another ALEXANDER, 2nd June, 1653.
4. WILLIAM, 26th October, 1656.
5. ARCHIBALD, 29th April, 1660.
1. JEAN, 6th February, 1644.
2. RACHEL, 4th January, 1655.
3. ELIZABETH, 29th September, 1658. Married William Hamilton,
writer in Edinburgh, as appears from his confirmed testament,
I9th December, 1685, given up by her as executrix dative,
in virtue of marriage contract between her and said William,
with consent of Katherine Pearson, her mother.
I. JEAN, married, 1st, in 1632, Sir William Forbes of Monymusk,
2nd Bart, who died, 1654,* and by whom she had issue ; 2ndly,
Robert Cumyn of Altyre, s.p.
II. KATHERINE, married, in 1638, Robert Gordon of Pitlurg.f
Sir Thomas Burnett, having become a widower, remarried (contract
dated at Carnbee, 9th August, 1621, as appears from Sir Thomas'
"
private register") Jean, daughter of Sir John Moncreiffof that Ilk, and
widow of Sir Simon Fraser of Inverallochy, 3rd son of Simon, 6th Lord
Lovat. Her arms are to be seen impaled with those of her husband on a
tablet, formerly at Muchalls, but now built into the outer wall of Crathes.
There are a huntsman and a dog for supporters, the usual crest, but for
motto Alterius non sit qui potest esse suns. \ To this lady Sir Thomas
* 21st May, 1632, sasine to Jean, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Burnet of Leys, by Sir
William Forbes of Monymusk (her future husband) of Torrie. (Kincardineshire Sasines).
t nth April, 1638, sasine to Robert Gordon, eldest son of Mr. Robert Gordon of Straloch
.ui.l Katheriiu .-, daughter of Sir Thomas Burnet of Leys, his future spouse, of teinds of Straloch.
(Ilanfishire Sasii
1 to by Sir George Mackenzie :
" The Earl of Galloway has for his
vding her young ones in a nest, or ; and the motto is, Virescit Vulnere Virtus.
Ami yet Burnet of Burnetland, who has for his crest, a hand holding a pruning knife, pruning
a Hollin -tree all proper, hath the same motto: and having pursued Burnet of Lees before
Lindsay of The Mount, then Lyun, to change his motto, Lees did thereupon take for his motto,
Alterius non sit qui potest esse suus, alluding to the occasion." (Heraldry, Chap, xxxii.)