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FORBES, John of Inverernan, bailie for Earl of Mar, 'Black Jock', Jacobite 1715
(About 1664-1716) |
FORBES, John of Inverernan, bailie for Earl of Mar, 'Black Jock', Jacobite 1715 1 2 3 4
Cause of his death was war wounds. Another name for John was FORBES, John in Buchaam.1 User ID: E643. General Notes: "Inverernan, a part of Skellater, was made over to this son of William, the :2nd Laird's second marriage, in 1686, as in 1685 Black Jock is still designated as 'in Buchaam,' an estate which afterwards passed to his eldest son, William, born in that year. In the parish register it is stated that 'John Forbes in Buchaam, son of William Forbes of Skellater, had a son baptised John Feb. 14, 1685.' In 1686 'John Forbes of Inverernan' is a witness, and this is the first mention of Inverernan as a separate estate. " John married Elspet STEWART, daughter of Thomas STEWART 3rd of Drumin and Lilias GRANT, in 1684.1 (Elspet STEWART was born about 1664 and died before 29 December 1709 2.) Marriage Notes: "He (John Forbes) was born about 1664, and married first, in 1684, Elspet Stewart .... He had by his first wife nine sons, of whom only the eldest lived to grow up and marry, and he predeceased his father - the baptisms of all, however, are recorded in the parish .register of Strathdon." John next married Margaret ALEXANDER, daughter of Reverend Mr Thomas ALEXANDER Minister of Logie-Mar and Coldstone parish and Jannet FORBES, on 29 December 1709 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2 (Margaret ALEXANDER was born about 1687 and died on 3 April 1754 3.) Marriage Notes: "FORBES |
1 e-books, House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937 and 1987) found at https://www.clan-forbes.org/house-of-forbes Chapter XXXV Inverernan.
2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.
3 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol. 6 Aberdeen & Moray by Hew Scott.
4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.
5 e-books, Epitaphs and Inscriptions vol. 1 by Andrew Jervise (1875).
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