FORBES, Mary ^{2 3}

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Mary married General Alexander LEITH-HAY of Rannes and Leith Hall, son of John LEITH 3rd of Leith Hall and Hendret STEWART, in 1784.^{1 2} (General Alexander LEITH-HAY of Rannes and Leith Hall was baptised on 26 December 1758 in Kinnethmont parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ⁴ and died in 1838 ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Alexander Leith Hay) married in 1784 Mary, daughter of Charles Forbes, Esq. The Forbeses of Ballogie were descended from William Forbes of Tolquhon, who married E. Gordon, daughter of Gordon of Lesmoir. From them was descended John Forbes of Pitnacaddel, who married Christina Johnstone, daughter to the laird of Caskieben, and had, amongst other issue, Alexander Forbes of Ballogie. A descendant of this Alexander sold Ballogie to the Grants, who called it Grantfield. The Grants sold it to the Mansfields, who sold it to Gordon of Cluny. Its name is now Midmar Castle. A descendant of Forbes of Ballogie, about 1760, purchased the estate of Tilliesnaught, in the parish of Birse, and 'in memoriam' altered the name to Ballogie. He bequeathed it to his nieces, Christian, Mary, and Elizabeth Forbes, daughters of his brother Charles. Mary, as mentioned above, becarne the wife of Alexander Leith of Leith-hall. They had issue"

from Thanage of Fermartyn




"Mary, married 1784 General Alexander Leith-Hay of Leith Hall."

from Ballogie




"Alexander Leith-Hay of Leith-hall (also of Rannes, on the death of Andrew Hay of Rannes,) was usually known as General Hay. He was born 1758, and died 1838. By his wife, Mary, daughter of Charles Forbes of Ballogie, he had Andrew Leith Hay, and John Leith, who became Rear-Admiral Leith."

from Inverurie ^{1 2 3}