FORBES, Mary ^{2 3 4}

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Mary married Sir Archibald GRANT of Moneymusk, 4th Baronet, son of Sir Archibald GRANT of Moneymusk, 3rd Baronet and Mary CALLANDER, on 1 January 1788 in Monymusk parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^{1 2 3} (Sir Archibald GRANT of Moneymusk, 4th Baronet was born on 7 May 1760 ², baptised on 10 May 1760 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ⁵ and died on 17 April 1820 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"GRANT
ARCHIBALD
MARY FORBES/FR256 (FR256)
01/01/1788
224/ 10 251
Monymusk"

from Index of Marriages




"Sir Archibald Grant, fourth Baronet of Monymusk.

Born 7th May 1760. He was retoured heir to his father on 7th April 1798. On 3d February and 4th July of the same year he obtained two Crown charters of resignation of the lands of Delab, Enzien, Culie, Tullochorie, and Ardnidlie, disponed to him by Alexander, Duke of Gordon. On 1st January 1788 he married, at Kinnordy, Mary, only child of John Forbes of Newe and Anne Duff of Muirton, and granddaughter of Anne Grant of Ballindalloch. Lady Grant, who was born on 7th August 1769, was on 21st September 1808 retoured heir of provision general to her grand-uncle, General James Grant of Ballindalloch. She died on 15th December 1852, aged 83. By her Sir Archibald Grant had issue four sons and six daughters. Sir Archibald died on 17th April 1820, and was suc-ceeded by his second son, Sir James."

from Chiefs of Grant (vol 1)




"Anne, born 1739; married, in 1764, Major John Forbes (29tth Regiment of Foot) of Newe. She died in England in 1780, leaving an only daughter Mary who married, in 1788, Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk, and died in 1852."

from Book of the Duffs (vol 2) ^{2 3 4}