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

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THE FAMILY OF BURNETT OF LEYS.
III. J A MI:S, of Craigmyle, of whom and his descendants below.
IV. Ror.KRT, Lord Crimond, of whom and his descendants below.
V. GEORGE, died s.p.
VI. JOHN, in whose name, along with those of his brother, Robert, and
sister, Mariot, the confirmation of his father's testament is taken
out in 1619. A Scottish factor at Campvere, he seems to have
married late in life, and had an only son, Obadiah, who first
settled in Rotterdam as Scots factor, and was afterwards a
merchant in London, and correspondent of his cousin, Thomas
Burnet of Kemnay,
mentioned
in
as alive in
whose
1701.
letters to
Obadiah
Mrs. Cockburn he is
Burnet died in New
Jersey without issue, and, in 1786, long after his death, Alexander
Burnet of Kemnay made good a claim to some American
to him.
property which had belonged
I. , married George Baillie of Jerviswood.
II. KATIIERINE, married (Contract at Crathes, dated 27th September,
1607), Patrick Maitland of Auchincreef. Her tocher was 5000
merks.
III. HELEN, married, 1st (Sasine on Marriage Contract, dated 3rd
September, 1617), John Allardyce of Allardyce ;
Graham of Morphic.
2nd Sir Robert
IV. BARBARA, married Robert Innes of Balveny. She had sasinc from
her husband of the lifercnt of Ardgathan, 1619, and of Buchrome
in 1623 (Banffshirc Register of Sasincs).
V. ISABEL, married (Contract at Crathes, dated 1615) James Cheyne,
VI. -
younger of Arnage.
, married Robert Forbes of Echt (Lumsden's Forbescs, and
Douglas' Baronage).
VII. JANET, married, ist, Alexander Skenc of Skenc (Skene Mem.,
p. 37) ; 2nd, c. portrait
1642, Sir Alexander Cumyn of Culter. Her
is at Crathes. As widow of Skenc, and intended wife
of Sir Alexander Cumyn, she had, on 24th March, 1641-2, sasine
of Robertstoun (Abcrdeenshire Sasines).
VIII. MARIOT, is confirmed one of her father's executors in 1619. She
married George Symmer of Balyordic.