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FORBES, George 1st of Skellater
(About 1568-1632)
SKENE, Euphemia co-heiress of Auchtererne
(About 1569-About 1622)
FORBES, John of Invernettie, Belnabodach and Ledmacoy
(About 1613-1684)
BROWN, Unnamed
(About 1635-)
FORBES, John 2nd of Ledmacoy
(About 1666-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. ANDERSON, Jean

2. GRANT, Mary

FORBES, John 2nd of Ledmacoy 1 2

  • Born: About 1666
  • Marriage (1): ANDERSON, Jean on 2 August 1685 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2
  • Marriage (2): GRANT, Mary on 13 January 1708 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2 3

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John married Jean ANDERSON, daughter of Arthur ANDERSON 5th of Candacraig and Unknown, on 2 August 1685 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 (Jean ANDERSON was born about 1667.)


  Marriage Notes:

"ANDERSON
JEANE
JOHN FORBES/FR163 (FR163)
02/08/1685
240 10 / 297
STRATHDON AND CORGARFF"

from Index of Marriages




"The third son of the John who owned Invernettie, Belnabodach and Ledmacoy, also called John, succeeded his father in the last-named estate, married 1685 Jean, daughter of Arthur Anderson of Candacraig, and had issue, three sons: John, born 1692; William, born 1693; and Nathaniel, born 1697 ; and six daughters, of whom only one, Elizabeth, survived and married Ludovick Stewart ; he married, secondly, Marie Grant.(see Note below)"

from House of Forbes 1 2

John next married Mary GRANT, daughter of John GRANT 4th of Carron and Margaret FARQUHARSON, on 13 January 1708 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2 3 (Mary GRANT was born about 1666.)


  Marriage Notes:

"FORBES
JOHN
MARY GRANT/FR191 (FR191)
13/01/1708
240 10 / 348
STRATHDON AND CORGARFF"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Strathdon parish Aberdeenshire
Marriages

"Jary 4 1708 John Forbes of Invernettie and Mres Mary Grant daur to Carron cont. married Jary 13th




"The third son of the John who owned Invernettie, Belnabodach and Ledmacoy, also called John, succeeded his father in the last-named estate .... married, secondly, Marie Grant."

from House of Forbes 1 2 3

Sources


1 e-books, The House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937) Chapter XXXIV Barnes Whence Skellater.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Strathdon parish Aberdeenshire Marriages.

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