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Alexander Forbes, 3rd of Pitsligo
m 1466/1486 Christian or Mariota Ogilvy dau of Sir John Ogilvy of Lintrathen |
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| TSP Forbes of Pitsligo identifies their eldest son as Alexander who married Isobel or Elizabeth Wemyss of an unknown branch of Wemyss. | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir John Forbes, 4th of Pitsligo d c1496 | ||||||||||||
| m Margaret Wemyss dau of Sir Patrick Wemyss of Rires | |||||||||||||
| A. | John Forbes, 5th of Pitsligo b c 1487, d 16.05.1556 | ||||||||||||
| BE1883 only shows Jean Keith as his wife plus four sons. It is assumed that all children were by Jean but this has not been proven. | |||||||||||||
| m1 Jean Keith dau of Sir William Keith of Innerugy | |||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Forbes, 6th of Pitsligo d 1562 | ||||||||||||
| m Beatrix Abernethy dau of Alexander Abernethy, 4th Lord of Saltoun | |||||||||||||
| a. | Sir William Forbes, 7th of Pitsligo d before 1566 | ||||||||||||
| m 1548 Catharine Gordon dau of Alexander Gordon of Strathdoun | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m before 29.04.1574 James Forbes of Lethinty b 16.07.1551 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Jonet Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m before 1580 William Duguid of Auchinhove | |||||||||||||
| b. | Alexander Forbes, 8th of Pitsligo d before 10.10.1587 | ||||||||||||
| m1 after 1547 Alison Anderson | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Violet Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m mcrt 20.04.1571 Gilbert Menzies of Pitfoddels | |||||||||||||
| m2 Barbara Keith dau of William, Lord Keith | |||||||||||||
| 2 | John Forbes, 9th of Pitsligo d 09.1625 | ||||||||||||
| m Christian Ogilvy dau of Walter Ogilvy, 1st Lord of Deskford | |||||||||||||
| A | Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord of Pitsligo d 26.10.1635/6 | ||||||||||||
| m Jean Keith dau of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal | |||||||||||||
| i | Alexander Forbes, 2nd Lord of Pitsligo d after 07.06.1690 | ||||||||||||
| m Mary Erskine dau of James Erskine, Earl of Buchan | |||||||||||||
| a | Alexander Forbes, 3rd Lord of Pitsligo d 12.1690 | ||||||||||||
| m 1676 Sophia Erskine d 06.1734, dau of John Erskine, 4th or 25th Earl of Mar | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord of Pitsligo b c1678, d 21.12.1762 | ||||||||||||
| m1 mcrt 05.05.1703 Rebecca Norton d 06.1731, dau of John Norton of London | |||||||||||||
| A | John Forbes, Master of Pitsligo dvpsp 30.08.1781 | ||||||||||||
| m 02.08.1750 Rebecca Ogilvy d 29.01.1804, dau of James Ogilvy of Auchiries | |||||||||||||
| m2 mcrt 26.09.1731 Elizabeth Allan dsp 1759 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Mary Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m1 mcrt 04.02.1706 John Forbes, younger of Monymusk dvp 13.01.1715 | |||||||||||||
| m2 1715 James Forbes, 16th Lord b 1689, d 20.02.1761 | |||||||||||||
| ii | Mary Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m Sir John Gordon, 2nd Bart of Haddo d 03.1667 | |||||||||||||
| B | Anne Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m Alexander Forbes, 11th Lord d 20.04.1672 | |||||||||||||
| C | Violet Forbes | ||||||||||||
| D | Jean Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m before 1626 Walter Forbes of Tolquhoun d 1661 | |||||||||||||
| E | Mary Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m Walter Ogilvy, 6th of Boyne d 1636 | |||||||||||||
| F | Christian Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m mcrt 04.11.1628 Thomas Fraser, 3rd of Strichen d 1656 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Marjory Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m John Forbes of Brux | |||||||||||||
| m3. 1584 Margaret Mackintosh dau of William Mackintosh of that ilk | |||||||||||||
| c. | John Forbes of Boyndlie d Pinkie 1547 | ||||||||||||
| m Agnes Gray dau of ?? Gray of Schivas | |||||||||||||
| d. | Arthur Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m Margaret Leslie dau of Alexander Leslie, 4th of Pitcaple | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Margery Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m John Leith of New Leslie | |||||||||||||
| e. | George Forbes of Auchannasse d before 1574 | ||||||||||||
| m mcrt 08.07.1570 Marion Ogilvy dau of James Ogilvy of Kempcarne | |||||||||||||
| f. | Hector Forbes | ||||||||||||
| g. | Janet Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m John Forbes of Brux | |||||||||||||
| h. | Anne or Mariota Forbes |
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| m before 29.06.1561 Alexander Gordon, 4th of Lesmoir b c1540, d c1609 |
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| i. | Margaret or Mary Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m John Cheyne, 10th of Straloch d before 1590 | |||||||||||||
| ii. | Christian Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m George Straton of Lauriston | |||||||||||||
| iii. | Marjory Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m1 Henry Bannerman of Waterton | |||||||||||||
| m2 Alexander Menzies | |||||||||||||
| iv. | daughter | ||||||||||||
| m Alexander Keith of Pittendrum | |||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Arthur d Pinkie 1547, John, William | ||||||||||||
| m2 Isabel or Elizabeth Innes dau of James Innes of that ilk | |||||||||||||
| B. | daughter | ||||||||||||
| m Calder of Asloun | |||||||||||||
| C. | daughter | ||||||||||||
| m William Woodman of Fenzies | |||||||||||||
| D. | daughter | ||||||||||||
| m William White in Aberdeen | |||||||||||||
| E. | daughter | ||||||||||||
| m William Lawson in Dysart | |||||||||||||
| 2. | William Forbes of Dauch and Newe | ||||||||||||
| m Elizabeth Forbes dau of John Forbes of Brux | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Margaret Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m John Gordon, 2nd of Auchleuchries d c1496 | |||||||||||||
| Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st of Rires | |||||||||||||
| m Elizabeth Wemyss dau of Michael Wemyss, younger of Rires | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir William Forbes, 2nd of Rires | ||||||||||||
| m ?? Sandilands dau of Sir James Sandilands of Calder | |||||||||||||
| A. | Sir George Forbes, 3rd of Rires | ||||||||||||
| m Margaret Lundie dau of Lundie of that ilk | |||||||||||||
| i. | Arthur Forbes, 4th of Rires d 1586 | ||||||||||||
| m Margaret Beaton b 1526, dau of Sir John Beaton, 2nd of Creich | |||||||||||||
| a. | John Forbes, 5th of Rires | ||||||||||||
| m 01.1556-7, div 15.01.1564-5 Barbara Sandilands dau of James Sandilands of Cruvie | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Christina Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m 1580 Robert Forbes | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Janet Forbes | ||||||||||||
| m Andrew Traill in Balcarron | |||||||||||||
| 3 | daughter | ||||||||||||
| b. | Arthur Forbes, 6th of Rires d by 1610 | ||||||||||||
| m Elizabeth Morton | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Robert Forbes, 7th of Rires | ||||||||||||
| m Christina Moncrieff dau of Sir John Moncrieff of that ilk | |||||||||||||
| 2 | James Forbes | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lillias Forbes |
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| m 1643 John Carstairs of Radernie, 2nd of Cassingray b c1625, d 1667 |
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| 4+ | 3 other daughters | ||||||||||||
| ii. | James Forbes | ||||||||||||
| iii. | Janet Forbes may be a generation out |
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| m George Clephane of Carslogie d 1583 |
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Sources:
1 Forbes of Pitsligo - TSP Forbes of Pitsligo, BE1883 Forbes of
Pitsligo.
2 Forbes of Rires - MacFarlane's Genealogical Collection.
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