'Forbes09'
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Families covered: Forbes in Aberdeen, Forbes of Bellabeg, Forbes of Callendar, Forbes of Castleton, Forbes of Colquhany, Forbes of Newe
| William Forbes of Dauch and Newe | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Forbes (dau of John Forbes of Brux) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? Forbes | ||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Forbes possibly Alexander, father of Elizabeth and possibly also of the following John | ||||||||||||||
| According to BLG1952, "6th in descent from Sir William Forbes, 1st of Kynaldy and Pitsligo" (and so of the next generation) was ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Forbes, 3rd of Newe (d 28.01.1616) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isobel Burnett of Leys | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Alexander Forbes, 4th of Newe (d 14.11.1654) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet or Isabel Robertson of Luide | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Forbes, 5th of Newe probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| BP1934 starts with this William and reports the descendants of his 3rd son, George. The following is based on cross-references from elsewhere in the database. | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | ?? Forbes | ||||||||||||||
| Uncertain on number of intervening generations. | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | ?? Forbes presumed father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Forbes, 8th of Newe (Captain) father of Henrietta, presumed father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Forbes of Newe | ||||||||||||||
| Acording to BP1934 (Grant of Monymusk), John's dau Mary was his only child by ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Duff (dau of ?? Duff of Muirton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Mary Forbes (d 15.11.1852) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1788) Sir Archibald Grant, 4th Bart of Monymusk (b 07.05.1760, d 17.04.1820) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Henrietta Forbes (d 31.03.1817) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1772) John Forbes, 6th of Culloden (b 1710, d 26.12.1772) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Robert Grant, 2nd of Drumminor (bpt 13.04.1753, d 14.02.1841) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | George Forbes of Bellabeg (d 06.1745, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Isabel Meldrum (dau of William Meldrum of Hatton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Isabel Forbes (d 06/7.1745, dau of William Forbes of Asloun) | |||||||||||||||
| Not clear which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Forbes of Bellabeg (b 1707) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Shepherd (dau of Rev. John Shepherd of Logie Coldstone) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | George Forbes of Lochell (b 24.06.1738, d 30.08.1799, Rev.) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.11.1767) Katharine Stewart (d 03.11.1808, dau of Gordon Stewart 'of Inverourie' of Drumin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir Charles Forbes 'of Castle Newe', 1st Bart (b 03.04.1773, d 20.11.1849) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.02.1800) Elizabeth Cotgrave (dau of Major John Cotgrave, widow of William Ashburner) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | George Forbes of Blelach (d 15.02.1834, Rev.) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.04.1809) Mary Ann Forbes (d 19.04.1848, dau of Capt. Alexander Forbes of Inverernan) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Michie Forbes apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1816) Mary Ashburner (b 1795, dau of William Ashburner of Bombay) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | William Forbes of Colquhany (d 1644) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isobel Gordon | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Arthur Forbes of Colquhany (b 03.01.1627, d c1704) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Leith (dau of John Leith of New Leslie) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Gordon | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Marjory Forbes | |||||||||||||||
| Not clear which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Forbes (bpt 21.09.1678, d before 1720, younger son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.06.1708) Elizabeth Gordon (dau of James Gordon in Auchindoir, m2. Charles Lumsden) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Forbes in Aberdeen (b 1709, d 24.05.1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.10.1740) Janet Dyce (b 18.03.1723, d 16.11.1803, dau of Rev. William Dyce of Belhevie by Katherine, dau of Rev. David Anderson of Aberdeen) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | George Forbes in Aberdeen (b 25.10.1741, d 29.11.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.04.1774) Jean Lumsden (dau of David Lumsden of Alford & Cromar) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Forbes in Jamaica had issue (1 dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanor Tamlin | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | John Forbes of Winkfield Place, Berkshire (b 15.03.1780, Captain RN, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.07.1814) Laetitia Mary White (dau of George White of Newington House) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Janet Forbes | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Forbes in London (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Margaret Forbes (d 29.12.1833) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Urquhart (d 08.02.1832, minister of Touch) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5))+ | other issue - David (dsp, Governor of Ternate), George (b 1781, d unm 1802) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | William Forbes, 1st of Callendar (b 12.10.1743, d 21.06.1815) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1952 (Forbes of Callendar). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean MacAdam (dsp c1800, dau of John MacAdam of Craigengillan) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1805) Agnes Chalmers (d 1860, dau of John Chalmers of Westfield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Forbes, 2nd of Callendar (b 1806, d 10.02.1855) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.08.1832) Louisa Antoinetta Charteris (d 02.07.1845, dau of Francis Charteris, later Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss & March) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue - John (b 1807, had issue), Katherine (d 01.1885, Mrs. Russell), Jessie (d 05.1878, Mrs. Gatacre), Agnes (d unm 1876) | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Robert Forbes of Castleton (b 07.09.1757, d 27.02.1832) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1952 (Forbes formerly of Rothiemay). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1798) Elizabeth Chalmers (d 1845, dau of John Chalmers of Westfield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Forbes of Castleton (b 1799) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Duff Watson (dau of Robert Watson) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Donald John Forbes (b 24.11.1800, d 22.05.1866, Lt. Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.06.1825) Eliza Orrok (d 12.04.1891, dau of John Orrok of Orrok) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | David Forbes (1808, dsp 1885, Colonel, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1858) Mary Granville (d 28.10.1886, dau of Court Granville) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | James Forbes (b 1814, d 1900, Major) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1843) Mary Mary Lumsden (dau of Henry Lumsden of Clova) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Janet Dyce Forbes | ||||||||||||||
| m1. David Hadden of Aberdeen | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (27.03.1847) Duncan Forbes of Balgownie (dsp 02.07.1883) | |||||||||||||||
| ((6))+ | other issue - Robert (b 1805, dsp), Agnes (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | Katherine Forbes (b 1747, d 1785) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Abercrombie, Provost of Aberdeen | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Janet Forbes (b 1758, d 18.06.1829) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Allardyce ("of the Dunottar line") | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Robert Forbes of Banff (b 1715, MD) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Sutherland | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Margaret Forbes (b 1713) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Innes | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Marjory Forbes | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1620) William Leith, 1st of Newlands (son of John, 2nd of Harthill) | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue including Arthur, John | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Forbes possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Coutts of Auchtercoul | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Forbes of Newe), BLG1952 (Forbes formerly of Winkfield Place)
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