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FORBES, William heir-apparent of Pitsligo
(About 1441-1470)
OGILVY, Mariota
(About 1442-)
FORBES, Alexander 3rd of Pitsligo, Sir
(About 1464-About 1496)
WEMYSS, Isabel
(About 1467-After 1524)
FORBES, John 4th of Pitsligo, Sir
(About 1487-1556)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. KEITH, Jean

2. INNES, Elizabeth

FORBES, John 4th of Pitsligo, Sir 1 2

  • Born: About 1487
  • Marriage (1): KEITH, Jean 1 2
  • Marriage (2): INNES, Elizabeth by 1523
  • Died: 16 March 1556 3

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John married Jean KEITH, daughter of Sir William KEITH of Hythie, 4th of Inverugie and Janet DUNBAR.1 2 (Jean KEITH was born about 1487.)


  Marriage Notes:

"John Forbes of Pitsligo (son of John Forbes and spouse 'Weems') married Keith, daughter to Sr Wm. Keith of Inverugie, qo did bear to him Alex. Forbes of Pitsligo Mr. Arthur, John, and Wm. Forbesses, the Ladie Lamenstone, the Ladie Waterlone, and the Ladie Pittendrum."

from Family of Forbes




"He (John Forbes of Pitsligo) married, first, Jean, daughter of Sir William Keith of Inverugy ; second, Isabel or Elizabeth, daughter of James Innes of that Ilk, and relict of George Meldrum of Fyvie ; they had a charter of the lands of Meikle Wardis about 1523."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 1 2

John next married Elizabeth INNES, daughter of Sir James INNES 12th of that Ilk, 'James with the beard' and Janet GORDON, by 1523. (Elizabeth INNES was born about 1469.)


  Marriage Notes:

"He (John Forbes of Pitsligo) married, first, Jean, daughter of Sir William Keith of Inverugy ; second, Isabel or Elizabeth, daughter of James Innes of that Ilk, and relict of George Meldrum of Fyvie ; they had a charter of the lands of Meikle Wardis about 1523."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 2

Sources


1 e-books, Genealogy of the Family of Forbes from the account of Mathew Lumsden 1580 ed. William Forbes (1819).

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 4 (1907).

3 e-books, House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937 and 1987) found at https://www.clan-forbes.org/house-of-forbes Pitsligo.

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