FORBES.

The following extract was taken from: "Genealogy of the Family of Forbes." which is in the library of the Society of Genealogists in London.  It was copied by Eardley Bryan on 11th January 1991.

pp24 27. (Please note, the spelling is as in the book!)
 

Corss.

Patrick Forbes of Corss had by his wife a son, whose name was David Forbes of Corss, called David traill, the one a gallant man; David Forbes of Corss married Elizabeth Panter,sister to Mr. Patrick Panter of Newmanswells, at Montrosse, who did bear to him Patrick Forbes of Corss.

Patrick Forbes of Corss married Marjorie Lumsden daughter to Rot.s Lumsden of Maidler Cushnie, who did bear to him Wm. Forbes of Corss, Patrick Forbes of Baithnie Mr. John Forbes and Mr. Arthur Forbesses, with fyve daughters; the eldest married the Laird of Kinstair; ths 2d the L. of Belhe Irvine; the 3d Walter curor of Inshdruor; the 4th Walter Barclay of Drumdelgie; the 5th married Whitlaugh Leith.

Wm. Forbes of Corss, son to sd. Patrick married Elizabeth Strauchine, daughter to the Laird of Gharntounne, who did bear to him Patrick Forbes of Corss, Bishop of Abd, Mr.Wm. Forbes of Craigievar, Mr. John Forbes, minister at Delph, in Holland, Captain Alex. Forbes, who dyed without succession, James Forbes of Knockonoch, Sir Arthur Forbes of Castel Forbes, in Ireland, Rot Forbes, who dyed without succession, with fyve daughters   the eldest, Margaret, married to the Laird of Thainstone; the 2d, Agnes, married the pryor of Moneymusk; the 3d  John Farquhar of Noram; the 4th Elizabeth, married Duncan Forbes of Campbell; the 5th married Alex. Ogilvie of Mildarie.

Patrick Forbes of Bithnie, second son to Pat. Forbes of Corss, married Elizabeth Forbes, daughter to Duncan Forbes of Coults, heretix yrof, who did bear to him Duncan Forbes of Bithnie, and Captain John Forbes of Newhaven, in France; also he had diverss daughters; the eldest married to Thomas Elphinston; and oyr. married on Alaster Farqrson and by a second marriage he had Mr. Wm. Forbes of Tilliegreg, parson of Mortloch.

Duncan Forbes of Bethnie married Elspet Forbes, daughter to the Laird of Barne, who did bear to him Mr. George Forbes with, some daughters who bear witness themselves.  As for the successione of Mr. John Forbes, and Mr. Arthur, youngest sons to Pat. Forbes of Corss, wee know non living, save a daughter of Mr. Arthur's who was married on Mr. Wm. Forbes, minr. at Fraserburgh.

    In the next place followes to speake of the successione of Patrick Forbes of Corss,  byshop  of  Abd.  Mr.  Wm. Forbes of Craigievar,  Mr.  John  Forbes,  minister  at
    Delph, Mr.  James  Forbes  of  Knockonoch,  and  of  Sr Arthur Forbes.

Patrick Forbes of Corss, Bishop of Abd. married Lucrece Spence, daughter to the Laird of Morristown, who did bear to him Wm. Forbes of Corss, who married ye Laird of Foveren's sister, and dyed without successione; and to his second son, Mr. John Forbes, professor of divinitie in Abd. who succeeded his brother Wm. and so became Laird of Corss, and Rot. Forbes, whose bairnes bear witnes themselves: also he had two daughters, one married to the Laird of Kinstair, and oyr. on the Laird of Belhe Irvine.

M. John Forbes of Corss married ane Dutch woman, who did bear to him George Forbes of Corss.

George Forbes of Corss, Married . . . . .  Kenidie, daughter to the Laird of Kermucks, qose bairns bear witnes themselves.
 

Craigievar.

Mr. John Forbes of Criagievar, second brother to Patrick Forbes of Corss, married Margaret Edward daughter to the provost of Edr. who did bear to him Sr Wm. Forbes of Craigievarr, Rot. Forbes of Newtoune, called tutor of Craigievarr, Mr John Forbes parson of Kincardine, and Captain James Forbes, with three daughters   one married on the Laird of Kermucks Kenidie, ane oyr. on Sr Andrew Skeen, of Kalyeards; the 3d married on Sr John Strauchine.

Sir Wm. Forbes of Craigievarr married Bethea Murray daughter to the Laird of Blackbarronie, who did bear to him Sir John Forbes of Craigievarr, Wm. Forbes, with three daughters   the eldest married to Mr. John Menzies, professor of divinitie in Abd. : the 2d on Mr. Rot. Petrie, provost of Abd.; the foresd. Wm. and the oyr daughter are yet unmarried.

Sir John Forbes of Craigievarr married Margaret Young daughter to the Laird of Seaton Young, whose bairns bear witnes.

Rot. Forbes of Newtoune, tutor of Craigievarr, married Margaret Lindsay, daughter to Alexr. Lindsay of Mearne, whose bairns bear witnes themselves.  Mr John Forbes, parson of Kincardine, married Agnes Dugal, daughter to the Laird of Auchinhuife, who did bear to him fyve daughters   the eldest married to Wm. Forbes of Campbell; the 2d to his brother, Mr John Forbes, professor of divinitie in Abd,; the oyr three yet unmarried.  Captain John (?James?) Forbes, 9th son to Craigievarr, married      Burnet, sister to Burnet of Cowardie, whose bairns bear witnes themselves.

      In the next place followes to speak of the third brother of the houss of Corss, Mr. John  Forbes,  minister at Delph, who married Christian Barclay.  daughter  to the Laird of Mavers, who did bear to him

Collonell John Forbes, who dyed without successione, Collonell Arthur Forbes, of whose successione wee know nothing, and Mr. Patrick Forbes, now Bishop of Caithness, who married Collonell Erkins's daughter in Holland, whose bairns bear witness themselves.

Also the sd. Mr. John Forbes had a fourth son, called Mr. James Forbes who was a minister in Laudian; also he had diverss daughters, one married on Andrew Skeen, brother to the Laird of Skeen; ane oyr. married to Wm. Blackburne, burges in Abd. and son to Bishope Blackburn a third married to a minister in Laudian.

In the next place followes to speke of James Forbes of Knockarnoch, who married Marie Balfour, who did bear to him six sons, of qose issue ther is no memorie, save Rot. of Knockarnoch, whose bairns bear witness ymselves.

In the next place followes to be spoken of Sir Arthur Forbes of Castell Forbes, in Irland, sext son the Laird of Corss, who married Jean Lauder, daughter to Lauder.
 
 
 

 

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