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

66 THE FAMILY OF BURNETT OF LEYS.
II. WILLIAM, at King's College in 1645, and M.A. 1649, is designed
" Master William " in his father's will.
III. JAMES, in the proceedings in a family lawsuit, is mentioned as alive
in 1666 (Burnet v. Frascr, 7th February, 1673 ; Mor. 1347), and
is probably the "James Burnet of Leyes" encountered by General
Patrick Gordon, first in the train of the Waywode
of Kiew in
1659, and afterwards (in 1665), apparently in pecuniary straits.
"
James Burnet of Leyes has most earnestly entreated me for the
lend of five pound Sterling. I send a note to Mr. Peter Webster
to deliver him the money" (Diary of General Patrick Gordon,
PP- 30, 94)-
I. MARGARET, married John Kennedy of Kermucks (Sasine, 22nd
July, 1673, to Mr. Robert Burnett of Muchalls. Aberdeenshire
Sasines).
II. ELIZABETH, married, ist, Sir Robert Douglas of Tilliwhilly
(Sasine to her, 3ist May, 1666. Aberdeenshire Sasines, and
Burnet v. Fraser ut supra) ; 2ndly, Fullerton of Kinnaber.
III. ANNE, married almost immediately after her father's death
Andrew Cant, son of the famous Covenanting minister. The
younger Andrew was then minister of Liberton, embraced
Episcopacy and became one of the clergy of Edinburgh, and
principal of Edinburgh University.
IV. HELEN, unmarried at the time of her father's death. According
to Douglas, Sir Thomas' youngest daughter married "Colonel
Barron of Strachan."
In June, 1648, Sir Thomas Burnett's eldest son died, leaving his three
sons and two daughters (already enumerated) under his guardianship.
In 1651 and 1652 Sir Thomas employed himself much in settling the
affairs of his family, making provisions to the extent of 10,000 marks for
the sons and unmarried daughters of his second marriage, secured to
them after the fashion of the time by leases of lands, which he held in
wadsct ; and entering all these writs verbatim in a "private register"
kept by him in his own handwriting. In December, 1652, a year before