10th earl. ROBERT, 8th earl, d. 1649, and was succeeded by his son, WILLIAM, 9th earl, on whose death without issue, 1681, the title devolved on his uncle, JAMES, 10th earl, who d. 1686, leaving three sons; JAMES, 11th; ROBERT, 12th; and GEORGE, 13th earl; the two former d. without issue in 1715 and 1730; the latter d. 1738, and was succeeded by his son,

JAMES DOUGLAS, 14th earl, b. 1703, m., 1st, Agatha, da. of James Halliburton, of Pitcur, esq., and by her (who d. 12 Dec. 1748) had issue several children, who all d. young, except

1. SHOLTO-CHARLES, 15th earl.

2. MARY, b. 1736, m. Charles Gordon, 4th earl of Aboyne.

The earl m., 2dly, 31 July 1755, Bridget, da. of sir John Heathcote, of Normanton, co. Rutland, bart., and by her (who d. 3 March 1805) had issue,

3. JOHN, b. 1 July 1756, m., 4 Oct. 1784, Frances Lascelles, eldest da. of Edward, earl of Harewood, and d. 1 May 1818, leaving issue by her, (who d. 31 March 1817,)

1. Frances, b. 10 Jan. 1786, m., 21 April 1804, the hon. lieut.-gen. sir William Stewart, G.C.B., son of John, 8th earl of Galloway, K.T., who d. 7 Jan. 1827; she d. Aug. 1833.

2. GEORGE-SHOLTO, present earl.

3. Charles, who, with his surviving brothers and sisters had precedency of the younger sons and das. of an earl, by royal warrant, 28 Aug. 1835, b. 10 March 1791, in holy orders, m., 2 March 1816, lady Isabella Gore, sister to the earl of Arran, and has issue.

4. Harriet, b. 8 June 1792, m., 1st, 25 Nov. 1809, viscount Hamilton, son of John-James, marquess of Abercorn, K.G.; and 2dly, 8 July 1815, George, present earl of Aberdeen, K.T.

5. Charlotte, b. 10 July 1793.

6. Emma-Elizabeth, b. 8 Oct. 1794, m., 10 July 1827, William-Hamilton Ash, of Ashbrook, co. Londonderry, esq.

7. Caroline, b. 17 Dec. 1796, m., 31 Dec. 1817, William-Augustus Lane-Fox, esq., who d. 10 Feb. 1832.

8. Edward-Gordon, b. 20 June 1799, lieut.-col. in the army, m., 6 Aug. 1833, Juliana - Isabella - Mary, eldest da. of George-Hay Dawkins Pennant, of Penrhyn Castle, co. Carnarvon, esq., and has issue, 1. A da., b. 20 May 1834; 2. A son, b. 30 Sept. 1836; 3. A son, b. 22 Nov. 1837. 9. Arthur-James, R.N., b. 12 Jan. 1802. 4. BRIDGET, b. 28 April 1758, m., 4 Aug. 1777, the hon. William-Henry Bouverie, 2d son of William, 1st earl of Radnor.

The earl d. 12 Oct. 1768, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

SHOLTO-CHARLES, 15th earl, b. 1732, m., 19 Nov. 1758, Catherine, da. of the hon. John Hamilton, and d. 27 Sept. 1774, leaving issue by her (who d. 25 April 1823) an only surviving son,

GEORGE, 16th earl, K.T., b. 3 April 1761, who was, 11 Aug. 1791, created baron Douglas of Lochleven, in the Peerage of England, m., 13 Aug. 1814, Susan-Elizabeth, da. of sir Francis Buller, of Lupton, co. Devon, bart., but by her (who re-m., 17 Sept. 1831, Edward Godfrey, esq., of Old Hall, Suffolk) he had no issue, and d. 17 July 1827, when the English barony became extinct, and his Scotch titles devolved on his cousin,

GEORGE-SHOLTO, present and 17th earl. Heir Apparent-SHOLTO-JOHN, lord ABERDOUR, the earl's eldest son.

Creations- Earl of Morton, and Lord Aberdour, 14 March 1457.

Arms-Quarterly. 1st and 4th. Argent, a human heart gules, ensigned with an imperial crown or; on a chief azure three mullets argent-DOUGLAS. 2d and 3d. Argent, a chief, and issuant therefrom three piles gules, the 1st and 3d charged with a mullet of the field-DOUGLAS, of Dalkeith and Lochleven.

Crest-A wild boar between two clefts of an oak tree, held together by a chain and lock, all proper.

Supporters-Two savages wreathed round the temples and waists, and holding in the exterior hand a club reversed, all proper. Motto-Lock-sicker. Be sure.

GEORGE WILLIAM

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No Scots surname has been more conspicuous in Europe than that of Leslie. There were at one time three general officers of that name in the service of three sove

1. A DA., b. 1832;

reigns; viz. Walter, count Leslie, of the emperor of Germany; Alexander, earl of Leven, of the king of England; and David Leslie, (afterwards baron Newark,) of Gus

tavus Adolphus, king of Sweden. Several counts of the name of Leslie are settled in Germany, besides many considerable families in France, Russia, and Poland. The family derives its origin from BARTHOLOMEW, a Flemish chief, who settled with his followers in the district of Garioch, co. Aberdeen, temp. king William I., and whose posterity were denominated de Lesley, from their place of residence.

Eighth in descent from Bartholomew, was DAVID de LESLEY, of Lesley, who d. without issue male, about 1440, leaving an only da., who inherited the barony of Lesley, which she carried to her husband, a gentleman of the same namie, ancestor of the Lesleys, of Lesley; but the other estates went to the heir male,

NORMAN DE LESLEY, of Rothes, (son of sir George Leslie, of the same,) m., 1415, Christian, da. of sir John Scton, and had issue,

GEORGE, who, before 20 March 1458, was created earl of Rother, m, Christian, da. of Walter, lord Haliburton, and had issue a son, Andrewe, master of Rothes, who d, in his father's lifetime, having m. Marjory, da. of William Sinclair, 3d earl of Orkney, and had issue by her GEORGE, 2d earl, and William, (killed at Flodden Field, 1513,) father of GEORGE, 34 earl. The car! d. about 1488, and was succeeded by his grand

son,

GEORGE, 2d earl, killed, as well as his younger brother, at Flodden Field, unm., and was succeeded by his nephew,

GEORGE, 3d carl; and he (who was killed in an engagement between the French and Germans, near Cambray, 1354) by his son, ANDREW, 4th earl, who was grandfather of JOHN, 5th earl, who d. 1641, and was succeeded by his son,

JOHN, 6th earl, who carried the sword of state at the coronation of Charles II., at Scoone, 1651; taken prisoner at the battle of Worcester, and his estate sequestrated. After the restoration he was appointed president of the council, and high treasurer and high chancellor of Scotland. In 1663, he obtained a charter, entailing the earldom of Rothes, in case of failure of issue male of his body, on his elder da.; and was created, 29 May 1680, baron Auchmuty and Caskieberry, viscount of Lugtoun, earl of Lesley, marquess of Ballenbreich, and duke of Rothes, to him and the heirs male of his body; m. Anne, eldest da. of John Lindsay, earl of Crawfurd, and had issue only two das.,

1. MARGARET, countess of Rothes. 2. CHRISTIAN, m., 1st, James, 3d marquess of Montrose; and 2dly, sir John Bruce, of Kinross, bart.

The duke d. 27 July 1681, when the titles conferred on him by the patent of 1680 became extinct, but the earldom of Rothes, in conformity with the settlement of 1663, descended to his eldest da.,

MARGARET, who m., 7 Oct. 1674, Charles, 5th earl of Haddington, on which occasion it was stipulated that the two earldoms should not be united, but that of Rothes descend to her eldest, and Haddington to her 2d son; which settlement was afterwards confirmed by two patents, in 1639 and 1702. The countess had issue,

1. JAMES, 7th earl of Rothes.

2. THOMAS, 6th earl of Haddington. 3. CHARLES, d. young.

She d. 20 Aug. 1700, and was succeeded by her son,

JAMES, 7th earl, vice-admiral of Scotland, m., 29 April 1697, Jane Hay, da. of John, 2d marquess of Tweeddale, high chancellor

of Scotland, and by her (who d. 4 Sept. 1731) had issue,

1. JOHN, 8th earl.

2. CHARLES, d. 16 Aug. 1709.
3. THOMAS, d. 17 March 1772.
4. JAMES, d. 24 Sept. 1761.
5. DAVID, d. young.

6. WILLIAM, d. 29 Jan. 1764.
7. FRANCIS, d. young.

8. ANDREW, equerry to the princess dowager of Wales; who, on the death of Jons, 9th carl of Rothes, 1773, clumed the estate as heir male under an entail; but the court of session determined in favour of the countess, his niece, and their judgment was affirmed by the house of lords, 10 May 1774: he d. 27 Aug. 1776.

9. JANE, d. 18 March 1771.

10. MARY; 11. MARGARET; 12. ANNE; all d. young.

The carl d. 9 May 1722, and was succeeded by his son,

JoHN, 8th earl of Rothes, K.T., general in the army, commander-in chief of the forces in Ireland, m., 1st, 25 May 1741, Hannah, youngest da. and co h. of Matthew Howard, of Thorpe, co. Norfolk, esq., and by her who d. 26 April 1761) had issue, 1. JOHN, 9th earl.

2. Charles Howard, d. unm. 1762. 3. JANE, successor to her brother. 4. MARY, 5. 29 Aug. 1753, m., 5 Nov. 1770, William-Charles, 2d earl of Portmore, and d. 21 March 1799.

The earl m., 2dly, 27 June 1763, Mary Lloyd, da. of Mary, countess of Haddington, by her 1st husband, but by her (who rem., 24 May 1770, Bennet Langton, of Langton, co. Lincoln, and d. his widow, 10 Jan. 182000) he had no issue. The earl d. 10 Dec. 1767, and was succeeded by his son,

JOHN, 9th earl, K.T., b. 19 Oct. 1744, m., 4 April 1768, Jane, 2d da. of captain Maitland, of Lontra, co. Haddington, and by her (who m., 2dly, 29 Sept. 1744, the hon. Patrick Maitland, of Freugh, co. Wigtoun, 7th son of Charles, 6th earl of Lauderdale) had no issue. The earl d. 18 June 1773, without issue, and was succeeded by his sister,

JANE-ELIZABETH, countess of Rothes. On the death of her brother, 1773, her right to the estate was contested, but ineffectually, by her uncle, the hon. Andrew Leslie; m., 1st, 1 Jan. 1766, George-Raymond Evelyn, youngest son of William-Evelyn Glanville, of St. Clere, co. Kent, esq., and by him (who d. 23 Dec. 1770) had two sons, who d. infants, and

1. GEORGE-WILLIAM, 10th earl. And 2dly, 30 Oct. 1772, sir Lucas Pepys, bart., and by him (who d. Dec. 1830) had

issue,

2. Sir CHARLES LESLIE, bart., b. 28 Sept. 1774, d. s.p. 1832. (See Debrett's New Baronetage.)

3. HENRIETTA, b.1 June 1777, m. William, earl of Devon.

4. Sir HENRY LESLIE, bart., in holy orders, M.A., rector of Sheephall, co. Herts, and Wetherden, co. Suffolk, prebendary of Exeter, and one of her majesty's chaplains in ordinary, b. 21 Sept. 1783, m., 15 Feb. 1816, Elizabeth-Jane, youngest da. of the rev. James Oaks, of Tostock, co. Suffolk, which lady d. 12 Dec. 1816.

The countess d. 2 June 1810, and was succeeded by her eldest son,

GEORGE-WILLIAM, 10th earl, b. 28 March 1768, m., 1st, 24 May 1789, Henrietta-Anne Pelham, eldest da. of Thomas, 1st earl of Chichester, and by her (who d. 5 Dec. 1797) had issue,

1. HENRIETTA-ANNE, late countess.

2. CATHERINE-ANNE, m. the hon. Wil- ! liam Fraser, son of Alexander, lord Sal

toun.

3. FRANCES, m. colonel Gardner, who was killed at the battle of Preston Pans, 1745.

His lordship m., 2dly, Isabella, da. of sir William Bracket, bart., by whom he had no issue; he d. 11 Oct. 1745, and was sueceeded by his eldest son,

HENRY DAVID, 10th earl, b. 16 April 1710, m., 31 Jan. 1739, Agnes, 2d da. of sir James Stewart, of Coltness and Goodtress, bart., by whom (whod. 11 Dec. 1778) he had issue,

1. ANNE-AGNES, d. 5 Oct. 1804.
2. DAVID-STEWART, 11th earl.

3. HENRY, an advocate in Edinburgh, b. 1 Nov. 1746, m., 1st, 30 March 1772, Christiana, da. of George Fullerton, esq., and had issue by her, (who d. 9 May 1804,)

1. HENRY-DAVID, present earl.
2. George-Francis.

3. Elizabeth-Crumpton, m., 21 Oct. 1801, col. George Callender.

4. Henrietta, m., 11 May 1812, Peter Smith, M.D.

The hon. Henry Erskine m., 2dly, 2 Jan. 1805, Erskine, da. of Alexander Munro, of Glasgow, esq., sister of sir Thomas Munro, created a bart. 1825, and widow of James Turnbull of Edinburgh, W.S., and by her (who survived him) had no issue. He d. 8 Oct. 1817.

4. THOMAS, created lord Erskine in England (see that title).

5. ISABELLA, m., 21 Jan. 1770, WilliamLeslie Hamilton, esq., attorney-general of the Leeward Islands, who d. Oct. 1780, without issue; and 2dly, 23 April 1785, the right hon. and rev. John, 18th and last carl of Glencairn (who d. 24 Sept. 1796) and d. 17 May 1824.

The earl d. 1 Dec. 1767, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

DAVID-STEWART, 11th earl, b. 1742, m., 15 Oct. 1771, his cousin german, Margaret, da. of William Fraser, of Fraserfield, esq., nephew to Henry David, 10th earl; and by her (who d. 12 May 1819) had no issue. His lordship d. 19 April 1829, and was succeeded by his nephew,

HENRY-DAVID, 12th and present earl. Her Apparent--HARRY SHIPLEY, lord Cardross, his lordship's grandson.

Creations Lord Auchterhouse and Earl of Buchan, 146; Lord Cardross, 1604.

Arms-Quarterly of 4. 1st. Azure three garbs or, the feudal arms of the earldom of BUCHAN. 2d. Argent a pale sable-ERSKINK. 3d. Azure a bend between six cross crosslets fitchee or-MARR. 4th. Or, a fess cheguy azure and argent-STEWART, of Kirkhall. Over all in the centre point an escocheon gules, thereon an eagle displayed argent, and in the dexter chief point a sun in splendour or. A coat of augmentation for the lordship of CARDROSS.

Crest--A dexter arm, couped below the elbow, holding a club, all proper. Supporters-Two ostriches proper. Motto-Judge nought.

ROBERT DE MUMDEGRUMBIE, the first of this name who settled in Scotland, appears to have accompanied Walter, the high steward, (ancestor of the royal house of Stuart,) from Wales, and obtained from him the manor of Eglisham, co. Renfrew, which is still in the possession of the earl of Eglinton. His descendant, JOHN DE MONTGOMERY, of Eglisham, acquired by marriage with Elizabeth, da. and sole h. of sir Hugh de Eglinton, a considerable accession of property, more particularly the lordships of Eglinton and Ardrossan, co. Ayr, which also are still the property of the earl. His grandson, sir ALEXANDER DE MONTGOMERY, was created lord Montgomery before 31 Jan. 1448-9; he d. about 1461, and was succeeded by his grandson, ALEXANDER, 2d lord, who was father of

HUGH, 1st earl of Eglinton, so created 1507, and d. 1545, aged 85, leaving a numerous issue; and having survived his eldest son, was succeeded by his grandson,

HUGH, 2d earl, who d. 1546, and was succeeded by his son,

HUGH, 3d earl, m. Margaret, da. of sir John Drummond, of Innerpeffry, and had issue,

1. HUGH, 4th earl.

2. ROBERT, who left an only da., Margaret, m. her cousin Hugh, 5th earl.

3. MARGARET, m. Robert, 1st earl of Wintoun, by whom she was mother of Alexander, 6th earl of Eglinton.

4. AGNES, m. Robert, 4th lord Sempill. The earl d. 1585, and was succeeded by his son,

HUGH, 4th earl, who was murdered 1586,

leaving an only son,

HUGH, 5th earl, who, having no issue, obtained, 28 Nov. 1611, a charter, settling the earldom on Alexander, Thomas, and John Seton, the younger sons of his aunt Margaret, countess of Wintoun, and dying 1612, was succeeded, in the terms of that charter, by his cousin,

ALEXANDER, 6th earl; m. Anne Livingstone, eldest da. of Alexander, 1st earl of Linlithgow, and by her had issue, 1. HUGH, 7th earl.

2. Sir HENRY, of Giffen. 3. ALEXANDER, d. 1615.

4. Col. JAMES MONTGOMERY, of Coylsfield, ancestor to the present earl.

The earl d. 1661, and was succeeded by his

son,

HUGH, 7th earl, who, by his 2d wife, Mary Leslie, 2d da. of John, 6th earl of Rothes, and sister of John, duke of Rothes, had issue,

1. ALEXANDER, 8th earl. 2. FRANCIS, of Giffen.

3. MARY, m., 1662, George, 3d earl of Wintoun.

4. MARGARET, m. James, 2d earl of Loudoun.

5. CHRISTIAN, m., 1672, John, 4th lord Balmerino.

6. ELEANOR, m. sir David Dunbar, of Baldoon, bart.

7. ANNE, m. sir Andrew Ramsay, of Abbotshall, bart.

The earl d. 1673, and was succeeded by his

son,

ALEXANDER, 8th earl, m., 1658, Elizabeth Crichton, eldest da. of William, 2d earl of Dumfries, and had issue,

1. ALEXANDER, 9th earl.

2. HUGH; 3. JOHN; both d. without issue. 4. MARY, m. sir James Agnew, of Lochnaw, co. Wigtoun, bart.

The earl d. 1701, and was succeeded by his son,

ALEXANDER, 9th earl, m., 1st, Margaret, da. of William, lord Cochrane, eldest son of William, 1st earl of Dundonald, and had issue 2 sons, who both d. young; and 4das., 1. CATHERINE, m. James, 5th earl of Galloway.

2. GRACE, m. Robert, 6th earl of Carnwath, attainted 1716.

3. EUPHEME, m. George Lockhart, esq., the celebrated author of the History of Scotland, and d. Dec. 1738.

4. MARGARET, m. sir Alexander Maxwell, bart.

The earl m., 2dly, Anne, da. of George, 1st earl of Aberdeen, by whom he had issue 1 da.,

5. MARY, m. sir David Cuninghame, bart. The earl m., 3dly, Susannah, da. of sir Archibald Kennedy, of Culzean, bart., by whom he had issue,

6. JAMES, d. young.

7. ALEXANDER, 10th earl. 8. ARCHIBALD, 11th earl.

9. ELIZABETH, m. sir John Cunningham, of Caprington, co. Ayr, bart.

10. HELEN, m. the hon. Francis Stewart, 3d son of James, 8th earl of Moray.

11. SUSANNA, m. John Renton, esq. 12. MARGARET, m. sir Alexander Macdonald, bart.

13. FRANCES.

14. CHRISTIAN, m. James Moray, esq. 15. GRACE, m.

Byne, esq. The earl d. 1729, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

ALEXANDER, 10th earl, who was unfortunately murdered by one Mungo Campbell, an excíse officer, 24 Oct. 1769, and dying unm., was succeeded by his brother,

ARCHIBALD, 11th earl, m., 1st, 30 March 1772, Jane Lindsay, da. of George, 10th earl of Crawford; and by her (who d. 22 Jan. 1778) had no issue; and 2dly, 9 Aug. 1783, Frances, only da. of sir William Twysden, of Royden Hall, co. Kent, bart., and by her (who m., 2dly, Francis Moore, esq., son of dr. John Moore, and brother to the late gen. sir John Moore, K.B.) had issue,

1. MARY, b. 5 March 1787, m., 28 March 1803, Archibald, lord Montgomery, eldest son of Hugh, 12th earl of Eglinton.

2. SUSANNA, b. 20 May 1788, d. 16 Nov.

1805.

The earl d. 30 Oct. 1796, without issue male, and was succeeded by his kinsman,

HUGH, K.T., 12th earl, b. 5 Nov. 1739, who was son of Alexander Montgomery, of Coylsfield, by Lilias, da. and co-heiress of sir Robert Montgomery, of Skermorley, bart., and great-grandson of James Montgomery, of Coylsfield, 4th son of Alexander, 6th earl of Eglinton.

ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY, of Coylsfield, had issue by his wife, Lilias, (besides Hugh, 12th earl,)

2. ALEXANDER, m. Elizabeth, da. of dr. Taylor, and d. 8 July 1802, leaving issue,

1. William, of Annick Lodge, m. Susannah-Frazer, da. of John Anderson, esq., and has issue, 1. Alexander, b. 11 Nov. 1824; 2. John, b. Dec. 1825; 3. William, b. 1827, d. 1 May 1829; 4. Roger, b. Oct. 1828; 5, 6. twins, b. and d. Aug. 1829; 7. Thomas, b. 23 April 1830; 8, 9. Archibald and a twin son, b. and d. Aug. 1831; 10. Elizabeth, b. 1834; 11. Henry, b. 20 July 1836.

2. Alexander, capt. R.N.

3. Hugh, m. Jane, da. of lieut.-gen. Rumley, of the hon. East India company's service.

4. Thomas; 5. Archibald; both d. unm. 6. Elizabeth, m., 24 Dec. 1804, right hon. David Boyle, and d. 14 April 1822. 7. Hamilla, m. Alexander Hamilton, esq.

8. Charlotte, m., 16 Feb. 1826, rev. Thomas Proctor.

9. Frances.

3. ARCHIBALD, m. Maria, da. of Chantrey, esq., and d. 5 Jan. 1831, having had issue,

1. Alexander, d. young.

2. Archibald, d. unm. 31 Jan. 1826. 3. William, of Belmont and Stair. 4. Edmund, both E.I.C. service. 4. JAMES, lieut.-gen. in the army, m., 1810, Harriet-Isabella, da. of Thomas Jackson, esq., and d. s.p. April 1829.

5. FRANCES, m., 1758, James Richie, esq. 6. LILIAS, m. John Hamilton, of Sundrum, N.B., esq.

7. MARGARET, m., 1772, John Hamilton Dalrymple, esq.

HUGH, 12th earl, m. his cousin, Eleanora, 4th da. of John Hamilton, of Bowertree Hill, co. Ayr, esq., and had issue,

1. ARCHIBALD, lord Montgomerie, b. 30 July 1773, major-gen. in the army, m., 28 March 1803, his cousin Mary, only surviving da. and h. of Archibald, 11th earl of Eglinton, and d. 24 Jan. 1814, leaving issue by her, (who m., 2dly, 30 Jan. 1815, sir Charles Lamb, late Burgess, bart.,) an only surviving child,

ARCHIBALD-WILLIAM, present earl

of Eglinton.

2. ROGER, R.N., d. Jan. 1792.

3. LILIAS, m., 1st, 1 Feb. 1796, RobertDundas Macqueen, esq., and 2dly, 21 Aug. 1817, Rich.-Alex. Oswald, esq.

4. JANE, m., 20 May 1828, Edward-Archibald Hamilton, esq., 5th son of John Hamilton, of Sundrum, deceased.