BETON, Margaret 1
User ID: Y450. Margaret married Arthur FORBES 4th of Rires, son of Sir George FORBES 3rd of Rires and Margaret LUNDY.1 (Arthur FORBES 4th of Rires was born about 1518 and died in 1586 1.) Marriage Notes: "Arthur Forbes married Margaret, fifth daughter of 'John Bethune of Creich' and aunt of Queen Mary's Mary Beaton (usually so spelled). This 'Lady Rires' is mentioned in the curious legend of the substituting of another child for that of the Queen, which is said to have died. She was also credited with supernatural powers, and further to have acted as go-between betwixt Queen Mary and Bothwell." |