36 GENEALOGICAL COLLECTIONS [VOL. I of Bruckles Brother To
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36 GENEALOGICAL COLLECTIONS [VOL. I of Bruckles Brother to Alexander Garden of Blackfoord. She bare to him Four Daughters, Beatrix married to Patrick Forbes in Oldtoun of Wardes, Elizabeth married to James Lesley of Williamstoun, and Jean married to Patrick Gordon. The Father John Garden divided his Lands amongst these Three Sisters. Janet Garden was another of his Daughters. But she died unmarried. Elizabeth the Second Daughter in her Widowhood married Robert Burnet Son to Mr Robert Burnet Parson of Oyne, and bare to him a Son Robert Burnet. WILLIAM LESLEY eldest Son to James Lesley of Warthle should have succeeded to his Father. He married Anna Elphinstoun Daughter to James Elphinstoun of Glack. She [page 346.] bare four Sons, Alexander, Mr. William, James and John Lesleys. This William died Anno 1673 of the Age of 56 Years or thereabout being before his Father James. ALEXANDER LESLEY the eldest Son succeeded to his Grand- Father James ut infra. MR. WILLIAM LESLEY 2d Son after his Course of Studies at the College went abroad off the Countrey to his Cousin James Lesley the Second Count Lesley in Germany, who was his Cousin German by the Mother. He sent him to his Studies at Padua, where he taught Theology. He turned Roman Catholick, and was with him in the Time of his Sickness and Indisposition, and managed all his Affairs, and after his Death he staid still in Germany with James the Third Count of that Name there, and oversees all his Business. JAMES LESLEY 3d Son is a Merchant in Aberdeen, and there he married Ragg Daughter to Alexander Ragg a Merchant there. JOHN LESLEY 4th Son was bred a Writer in Edinburgh. But in Anno 1689 he left that Employment, and joined King James his Forces in the Highlands of Scotland, and, they being dis• sipate, he went to Flanders, and it may be now in France and in the French Service. ALEXANDER LESLEY of Warthle eldest Son to William, who died before his Father James, succeeded to James his Grand- Father. He conquessed the Lands of Tocher from his Uncle James Lesley, as also Cusistone, and thrives and prospers. He married Elizabeth Gordon Daughter to George Gordon of .