'Leslie07'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Leslie of Ballibay, Leslie of Leslie Hill

James Leslie (b 1530)
m. Jane Hamilton (dau of Sir James Hamilton of Evandale)
1. Henry Leslie or Lesley, Bishop of Down & Connor then of Meath (b 1580, d 07.04.1661, chaplain to King Charles I)
  m. Jane Swinton
  A. Robert Leslie, Bishop of Raphoe & Clogher (d 10.08.1672)
  m. Nichola Hamilton (dau of Sir Francis Hamilton of Castle Hamilton)
  i. Jane Leslie
  m. (20.05.1678) Cromwell Ward
  B. James Leslie of Leslie House, co. Antrim (b 24.11.1624, d 1704)
  m. (08.11.1650) Jane Echlin (dau of John Echlin of Ardquin)
  i. Henry Leslie (b 04.11.1651, d 1733, Archdeacon of Down)
  m. (16.07.1676) Margaret Beaghan (dau/heir of Peter Beaghan of Ballibay)
a. Peter Leslie (b 1686, rector of Ahoghill)
  m. Jane Dopping (dau of Anthony Dopping, Bishop of Meath)
  (1) Henry Leslie of Ballibay, co. Monaghan (b 10.1719, d 1803, prebendary)
  m. (1753) Catherine Meredyth (dau of Charles Meredyth, Dean of Ardfert)
  (A) Peter Henry Leslie (b 1755)
(B) Charles Albert Leslie of Ballibay (b 23.05.1765, d 1838)
  m. (07.1790) Ellen Magennis (dau of Richard Magennis of Waringstown)
  (i) Emily Eleanor Wilhelmina Leslie of Ballibay (d 26.08.1884)
  m1. (01.02.1828) Arthur French of Clonsilla (son of Robert Henry of Dublin)
  Their elder son inherited Ballibay and assumed the name Leslie.
  m2. (844) Rev. John Charles William Leslie of Leslie Hill (d 29.11.1877) @@ below
  (C) Catherine Letitia Leslie (d 1814)
  m. William Foster, Bishop of Clogher (d 1797)
  (2) James Leslie of Leslie Hill, co. Antrim (dsp 1796)
  m1. ?? (Mrs Hamilton)
  m2. (11.1789) Sarah Fleming
  (3) Samuel Leslie (Major)
  (4) Edmund Leslie (b 11.1735, Archdeacon of Down)
  m1. Jane Macnaghten (dau of John Macnaghten of Benvarden)
  (A) James Leslie of Leslie Hill & Seaport Lodge, Sheriff (b 17.07.1768, d 17.04.1847, 3rd son)
  m. (28.02.1795) Mary Cuppage (d 01.02.1847, dau of Adam Cuppage of Doniclovey)
(i) James Edmund Leslie of Leslie Hill & Seaport Lodge, Sheriff (b 03.04.1800, d 17.01.1881) had issue
  m. (15.04.1823) Sarah Sandford (d 20.12.1864, dau of Daniel Sandford, Bishop of Edinburgh)
  (ii) Henry Leslie (b 02.04.1803, d 05.07.1864) had issue
  m. (30.08.1849) Harriet Ann Hamner (dau of Capt. Thomas Jeb Seyer Hamner of Holbrook Hall)
  (iii) John Charles William Leslie (b 25.06.1808, d 29.11.1877, Rev., 4th son) had issue
  m. (1844) Emily Eleanor Wilhelmina Leslie (dau of Charles Albert Leslie of Ballibay) @@ above
  (iv)+ other issue - Francis Seymour (b 24.11.1805, d 17.07.1881), Bartholdus George Albert (b 01.04.1812, d 21.12.1815)
  (B)+ other issue - Peter, Bartholomew (d 1460 in India), Edmund (d 1793 in India)
  m2. Eleanor Portis (dau of George Portis of London)
  (E) George Leslie (d 1831) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Hutcheson (dau/heir of Rev .Francis Hutcheson of Donaghadee)
(F) Henry Leslie (dsp 1848, Dean of Connor)
  m. Harriette (Mrs, Inglis)
  (G) Samuel Leslie (dsp 1851, Rear Admiral)
  m. _ Vaughan (dau of George Vaughan)
  (H) Ellen Leslie
  m. Rev. Stephen Dickson (son of William, Bishop of Down & Connor)
  (5) Margaret Leslie
  m. (1753) Hill Benson (d 1775, Dean of Connor)
(6) Jane Leslie
  m. Rev. J. Stewart
  b. Edmond Leslie, later Leslie-Corry (dsps 1764, Captain, MP)
  m. (1738) Martha Corry (dau of Col. John Corry of Castlecoole)
  c. Penelope Leslie
  m. (1714) Edmund Francis Stafford of Mount Staffoird & Brownstown
  ii.+ other issue
C. William Leslie of Prospect, co. Antrim (d 1698, Captain)
  m. Mary Echlin (dau of John Echlin of Ardquin)
  i. Sarah Leslie
  m. (07.02.1701/2) John Corry of Castlecoole (d 1726, Colonel)
  ii. Martha Leslie
  m. William Armar (Archdeacon of Connor)
  a. Margetson Armar of Castle Coole, Sheriff of co. Fermanagh (dsp 1773, Colonel) brother of Elizabeth
  m. (1736) Mary Corry (b 1710, d 1774, dau/coheir of John Corry of Castlecoole)
  b. Elizabeth Armar
  m. Hugh Montgomery of Derrygonelly
  iii.+ 2 daughters
  D. Mary Leslie
  m1. Robert Echlin of Ardquin (d 25.04.1657)
  m2. Sir Robert Ward, Bart of Killough (d 1691)
  E. Margaret Leslie
  m. Sir Albert Conyngham (Lt. General)
2.+ other issue including George (rector of Ahoghill)

Main source(s): BIFR1976 (Leslie of co. Antrim)
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