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

BURNETTS OF CRIMOND. 133
Good Mr. Rob. Burnet, Crimond, was removed by death ;
'The righteous
are taken away and perishing, none considering or laying it to hart, that
they ar taken "
away from the euel to come.'
Lord Crimond's will is curious and characteristic, and abounds in
praise of his wife, and good advice to his sons. He leaves his books to
be divided amongst his three sons, and his widow, who is to have one-
third of his moveables, is left tutrix to his sons.
He married, in 1620, Beatrix (who died in 1622), youngest daughter
and co-heir of William Maule of Glaster, son of Robert Maule of Pan-
mure, and had by her one daughter, Bethia (born 1622, died 1624).
Lord Crimond married, 2ndly, Rachel, daughter of James Johnston,
merchant in Edinburgh (by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Craig,
the distinguished jurist), and sister of Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord
Warristoun, and had by her five sons and three daughters
I. ALEXANDER, born 1629 ; died young.
II. ROBERT, born 1630. Admitted to the Scottish bar, 1656; died,
unmarried, 1662.
III. JAMES, born 1635 ; died young.
IV. (Sir) THOMAS, born 1638. Physician successively to Charles II.,
James II., William III., and Anne. Was author of various
medical works of repute in
"
their day, particularly Hippocrates
Contractus," and "Thesaurus Medicinae Practicae Breviarium."
He married, in 1662, Janet, daughter of Robert Bruce of Blairhill,
and sister of the Countess of Kincardine, and had a son, Gilbert,
an advocate, and one of the Commissioners of Excise, who
married a daughter of Sir William Hamilton of Preston, and
had a daughter, Anna the only child that survived him
of Pitcur. Of Sir Thomas'
married to James Halyburton
daughters, one, Helen, was married (ist) to William Crawford,
younger of Auchinarnes, and (2nd) to Ralph Dundas of Manor
(with numerous descendants). The other, Euphemia, married
James Robertson, advocate, and P. C. S. (one of the Bedlay
family), with issue a daughter Janet, who became Countess of
Kincardine, and from whom the Elgin family are descended.