Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores

Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores (died between 22 May and 5 October 1608) was a member of the Scottish nobility.

Biography

He was the second son of Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes, and his first wife, Grizel Hamilton. He was Commendator of Lindores as early as 1569 and until 1600.

Patrick married Jean Stewart (c. 1563 - ?), daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney (illegitimate son of James V, King of Scots by Euphemia Elphinstone), and his wife Jean Kennedy. Their children were:

• Patrick Leslie, 2nd Lord Lindores (? - 1649)
• James Leslie, 3rd Lord Lindores
• Robert Leslie of Kinclaven, Perthshire, and of Westminster, London (c. 1598 - c. 1675), married first Frances, widow of Sir John Pakington and daughter of John and Dorothy (Puckering) Ferrers, and married second, at St Giles in the Fields, London, on 4 November 1633, Catherine, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Pigott) Bassett
• Ludovick Leslie
• David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark (c. 1601 - 1682)
• George Leslie
• Henry Leslie
• Margaret Leslie, married (contract 1609) John Drummond, 2nd Lord Maderty
• Elizabeth Leslie, married (contract 1628) Sir James Sinclair
• Anna Leslie, married John Forbes
• Janet Leslie, married Sir John Cunningham
• Euphemia Leslie, married c. 1616 Sir David Barclay

References

• James Balfour Paul, ed., The Scots Peerage, 9 vols. (Edinburgh, 1904–14), 5:382-85, 9:127.
• G.E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, new ed., ed. Vicary Gibbs et al., 14 vols. in 15 (London, 1910–59; Stroud, 1998), 8:2.
• Edward J. Davies, “A Descent of Tony Blair from James V, King of Scots”, The Genealogist, 22(2008):247-55.