Sir Robert Burnett of Leys, 5th Bt.1

M, #190241, d. 1759
Last Edited=8 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=2.37%
     Sir Robert Burnett of Leys, 5th Bt. was the son of Sir Alexander Burnett of Leys, 4th Bt. and Helen Burnett.1 He died in 1759, unmarried.1
     He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Burnett, of Leys, co. Kincardine [N.S., 1626] in 1758.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 592. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

William Burnett1

M, #190242, b. 1683, d. 1747
Last Edited=21 Jul 2015
Consanguinity Index=1.78%
     William Burnett was born in 1683.1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 3rd Bt. and Hon. Margaret Arbuthnott.1 He married Jean Burnett, daughter of Robert Burnett of Muchalls and Helen Arbuthnot.1 He died in 1747.1
     He lived at Criggie, ScotlandG.1

Children of William Burnett and Jean Burnett

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 592. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Jean Burnett1

F, #190243
Last Edited=25 Oct 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.05%
     Jean Burnett is the daughter of Robert Burnett of Muchalls and Helen Arbuthnot.1,2 She married William Burnett, son of Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 3rd Bt. and Hon. Margaret Arbuthnott.1
     She was also known as Jane Burnett.2

Children of Jean Burnett and William Burnett

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 592. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 6th Bt.1

M, #190244, d. May 1783
Last Edited=21 Jul 2015
Consanguinity Index=2.37%
     Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 6th Bt. was the son of William Burnett and Jean Burnett.1 He married Catherine Ramsay, daughter of Charles Ramsay and Catherine Mill, before 1755.1 He died in May 1783.1
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Burnett, of Leys, co. Kincardine [N.S., 1626] in 1759.1

Children of Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 6th Bt. and Catherine Ramsay

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 593. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Captain James Burnett1

M, #190245, d. 1805
Last Edited=30 Mar 2009
Consanguinity Index=2.37%
     Captain James Burnett was the son of William Burnett and Jean Burnett.1 He married, firstly, Anne Purves, daughter of Sir William Purves of that Ilk.1 He married, secondly, Harriet Anne Leigh, daughter of Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Bt. and Mary Bremar, in 1797.2 He died in 1805, without issue.1,2
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Marines.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 593. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S344] Burke's Peerage and Gentry, online http://www.burkespeerage.com. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Gentry.


Anne Purves1

F, #190246
Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
     Anne Purves is the daughter of Sir William Purves of that Ilk.1 She married Captain James Burnett, son of William Burnett and Jean Burnett.1
     Her married name became Burnett.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 593. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir William Purves of that Ilk1

M, #190247
Last Edited=30 Apr 2006

Child of Sir William Purves of that Ilk

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 593. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Harriet Anne Leigh1

F, #190248, b. 1 February 1766
Last Edited=30 Mar 2009
     Harriet Anne Leigh was born on 1 February 1766.2 She is the daughter of Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Bt. and Mary Bremar.1,3 She married Captain James Burnett, son of William Burnett and Jean Burnett, in 1797.2
     From 1797, her married name became Burnett.2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 593. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S344] Burke's Peerage and Gentry, online http://www.burkespeerage.com. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Gentry.
  3. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 1505. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Bt.1

M, #190249, b. 11 October 1733, d. 15 September 1781
Last Edited=23 Jan 2020
     Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Bt. was born on 11 October 1733.2 He was the son of Peter Leigh and Elizabeth Latus.1 He married Mary Bremar, daughter of Francis Bremar, in 1756.1 He died on 15 September 1781 at age 47 at London, EnglandG.2
     He held the office of Member of the Council [South Carolina].1 He held the office of Surveyor-General [South Carolina].1 He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, EnglandG.2 He held the office of Attorney-General [South Carolina] in 1765.1 He was created 1st Baronet Leigh, of South Carolina, America [Great Britain] on 19 September 1772.1

Children of Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Bt. and Mary Bremar

Citations

  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 1505. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  2. [S344] Burke's Peerage and Gentry, online http://www.burkespeerage.com. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Gentry.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 593. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Elspeth Burnett1

F, #190250
Last Edited=30 Apr 2006
Consanguinity Index=2.37%
     Elspeth Burnett is the daughter of William Burnett and Jean Burnett.1 She married Alexander Smith of Stoneywood.1
     Her married name became Smith.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 593. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]