Robert Arbuthnot of Fiddes1

M, #190191

Last Edited=30 Apr 2006

Child of Robert Arbuthnot of Fiddes

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Alexander Burnet of Leys1

M, #190192, d. 1619
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Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
     Alexander Burnet of Leys was the son of Alexander Burnet of Leys and Katherine Arbuthnot.1 He married Katherine Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon.1 He died in 1619.1
     Alexander Burnet of Leys held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kincardineshire [Scotland].2

Children of Alexander Burnet of Leys and Katherine Gordon

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 308. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Gilbert Burnet1

M, #190193
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Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
     Gilbert Burnet is the son of Alexander Burnet of Leys and Katherine Arbuthnot.1
     Gilbert Burnet was Professor of Philosophy at Montauban University, Montauban.1 He was Professor of Philosophy at Basle University, Basle, Switzerland.1 He wrote the book A Treatise on Ethics, published 1649.1

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Katherine Gordon1

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Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
     Katherine Gordon is the daughter of Alexander Gordon.1 She married Alexander Burnet of Leys, son of Alexander Burnet of Leys and Katherine Arbuthnot.1
     Her married name became Burnet.1

Children of Katherine Gordon and Alexander Burnet of Leys

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Alexander Gordon1

M, #190195

Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
     
     Alexander Gordon lived at Lessmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2

Child of Alexander Gordon

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 308. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 1st Bt.1

M, #190196, d. 1653
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Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
     Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 1st Bt. was the son of Alexander Burnet of Leys and Katherine Gordon.1 He married, firstly, Margaret Douglas, daughter of Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie and Elizabeth Auchinleck.1 He married, secondly, Jane Moncreiffe, daughter of Sir John Moncreiff of that Ilk, 1st Bt. and Lady Mary Murray, in 1621.1 He died in 1653.1
     He endowed three bursaries at Aberdeen University.1 He was a Covenanter.1 He was invested as a Knight before 6 August 1621.2 He was created 1st Baronet Burnett, of Leys, co. Kincardine [Nova Scotia] on 21 April 1626, with special remainder to heirs male whatsoever.1

Child of Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 1st Bt. and Jane Moncreiffe

Children of Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 1st Bt. and Margaret Douglas

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 308. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

James Burnet1

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Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
     James Burnet is the son of Alexander Burnet of Leys and Katherine Gordon.1 He married Elizabeth Burnett, daughter of Thomas Burnett of Craigmyle.1
     James Burnet lived at Craigmyle, Scotland.1

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Elizabeth Burnett1

F, #190198
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Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
     Elizabeth Burnett is the daughter of Thomas Burnett of Craigmyle.1 She married James Burnet, son of Alexander Burnet of Leys and Katherine Gordon.1
     Her married name became Burnet.1

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Thomas Burnett of Craigmyle1

M, #190199

Last Edited=30 Apr 2006

Child of Thomas Burnett of Craigmyle

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond1

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Last Edited=29 Sep 2008
     Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond is the son of Alexander Burnet of Leys and Katherine Gordon.1 He married, firstly, Beatrix Maule, daughter of William Maule of Glaster.1 He married, secondly, Rachel Johnston, daughter of James Johnston.1
     Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond held the office of Lord of Session [Scotland].1 He was styled as Lord Crimond [Scottish Law Lord] in 1661.1
     He had a daughter by his first wife (who did young), and two other sons and a daughter by his second wife.1

Child of Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond and Rachel Johnston

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 592. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.