'Burnett03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Burnett of Craigmyle, Burnett of Kemnay, Burnett of Monboddo

                               
James Burnett of Craigmyle
m. (1608) Elizabeth Burnett (dau of Thomas Burnett of Craigmyle)
1. Alexander Burnett of Craigmyle
  m. (1649) Christian Fraser (dau of Thomas Fraser of Strichen)
A. Sir Alexander Burnett of Craigmyle
  m. Nicolas Young (dau of Peter Young of Auldbar)
  i. Isabel Burnett
  m. (1695, sp) John Farquharson, 9th of Invercauld (d 1750)
  ii. Anne Burnett (d unm)
  iii. Margaret Burnett
  m1. (1702) Sir Charles Maitland of Pittrichie
  m2. (1705) Thomas Erskine of Pittodrie
B. Thomas Burnett (d unm)
  C. Anne Burnett
  m. George Gordon of Terpersie
  D. Jane Burnett
  m. Andrew Burnett
2. Thomas Burnett of Kemnay (b 1654, d 26.02.1729, political philosopher)
  m. (1713) Elizabeth Brickenden (dau of Richard Brickenden of Inkpen)
A. George Burnett of Kemnay (b 1714, d 31.10.1780)
  m1. (21.06.1733) Helen Burnett (d 21.09.1750, dau of Sir Alexander Burnett, 4th Bart of Leys)
  i. Alexander Burnett of Kemnay (d 30.12.1802)
  m. (1782) Christian Leslie (d 14.02.1842, dau of Prof. John Leslie)
  a. John Burnett of Kemnay (b 12.06.1786, d 22.12.1847) had issue
  m. (06.1814) Mary Stewart (d 01.03.1872, dau of Charles Stewart of Dunearn)
  b. Helen Burnett (d 23.04.1864)
  m. James Bannerman (of Elsick family)
  c.+ other issue (d unm) - Elizabeth (d 18.07.1806), Christian (d 09.05.1874), Lamont (d 27.09.1842)
ii. Jane Burnett
  m. (1761) Alexander Dunbar of Boath (d 1783)
  iii.+ other issue (d unm) - Helen (d 20.09.1810), Anne (d 01.1781), Elizabeth, Mary (d 29.11.1802)
  m2. (1752) Janet Dyce (d 16.07.1802, dau of James Dyce of Disblair)
  B. Anna Burnett (d unm)
3. James Burnett of Lagavin, later of Monboddo
  m. Elizabeth Irvine (dau of Robert Irvine of Monboddo)
  A. Alexander Burnett of Monboddo (dvp 1691)
  m. (1686) Margaret Burnett (dau of Sir Alexander Burnett, 2nd Bart of Leys)
  i. James Burnett of Monboddo
  m. (1709) Elizabeth Forbes (dau of Sir William Forbes, Bart of Craigievar)
  a. James Burnett of Monboddo (d 1799, judge as Lord Monboddo)
  m. Elizabeth Farquharson
  (1) Helen Burnett of Monboddo (d 1833)
  m. Kirkpatrick Williamson, later Burnett
  (A) James Burnett of Monboddo (b 1792, d 1861) had issue
  m. Jane Carter (dau of John Carter)
(B) Elizabeth Burnett (d 1815)
  m. (1808) Adam Cumine of Rattray
  (C)+ other issue (d unm) - John, Arthur (d 1877), Grace (d 1864), Margaret
  (2)+ other issue - Arthur (d young), Eliza
  b. William Burnett (d 1811)
  m. Margaret Taylor (dau of John Taylor)
  (1) John Burnett (d 1810, judge)
  m. Deborah Paterson (dau of Dr. John Paterson)
  (A)+ issue - 2 sons (d unm) and 3 daughters
(2) Thomas Burnett of Park and Kepplestone (d 1854) had issue
  m1. Anne Rebecca Paterson (dau of Dr. John Paterson)
  m2. (1836) Mary Garden-Campbell (dau of Peter Garden-Campbell of Troup & Delgaty)
  B. Robert Burnett of Kair (dsp)
  C. Elizabeth Burnett
  m. (1673) George Garioch of Kinstair
  D. Jane Burnett (bur 15.05.1740)
  m. (c1696) Sir David Carnegie, 1st Bart of Pittarrow (d 11.1708)
4. Robert Burnett of Cowtoun, Muchalls and Criggie
  m1. (1645) Jane Mortimer
  A. Thomas Burnett (d young)
  m2. (mcrt 07.06.1682) Helen Arbuthnott (b 1657, dau of Andrew Arbuthnott of Fiddes)
  B. Helen Burnett
  m. Sir Alexander Burnett, 4th Bart of Leys (d 1758)
  C. Agnes Burnett
  m1. Thomas Burnett of Glenbervie
  m2. (05.07.1713) Sir William Nicolson of Glenbervie and Upsetlingtoun, 2nd Bart (d 07.06.1766)
  D. Jane Burnett
  m. William Burnett of Criggie (b 1683, d 1747, 2nd son)
5. Mary Burnett
  m. Alexander Forbes of Corsindae
6. Jean Burnett
  m. Robert Arbuthnot, 3rd of Fiddes

Main source(s): BLG1886 (Burnett of Kemnay), BLG1886/1952 (Burnett of Monboddo)
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