Abernethys to Leslies
It is more the name Abernethy than Abernathy that connects better to the Leslie family, but that is because Mary ABERNETHY married to the 6th Chief of Clan Leslie, Sir Andrew Leslie. If anybody wants to learn a little more about their connection to the Clan Leslie of Scotland through Abernethy or Abernathy, go to: http://www.jdleslie.com/. At this Web Site, you will find a complete little biography on how the Leslies and the Abernethys married into each other. Of course, Abernethy was first just a sept until Mary married to Sir Andrew, thus the 6th Baron and Baroness of Leslie (I am confused, however, what else to say about their title since it just mentions them as thus, not as the Earl and Countess of Rothes, but then I assume they were not, because, if I read correctly and if memory serves, it says one of their children would be a direct descendant of the earls of Rothes). I hope this helps anyone in search of finding out their connection to the Clan Leslie.PS (There are no existing direct descendants of Mary Abernethy and Sir Andrew today that is known of.)