FORBES, Jean ¹

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Jean married John GORDON of Glenbucket, Jacobite 1715 and 1745, son of John GORDON of Knockespock, Burgess in Aberdeen and Mary GORDON.^{1 2} (John GORDON of Glenbucket, Jacobite 1715 and 1745 was born about 1679 and died on 16 June 1750 in Boulogne, France ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Jean, daughter of Henry Forbes, was the wife of the Great Glenbucket, which is curious, as the family of Middle Boyndlie remained Whigs in 1715 and 1745. (John Forbes, who purchased Upper Boyndlie and was the Jacobite Cess Collector, was of the family of Monymusk.) Henry Forbes made a disposition in favour of his two daughters, Jean and Margaret, March 13th, 1699, but only Jean was his heiress."

from House of Forbes




"(2110 John Gordon of Glenbucket) m. Jean, elder dau. of Harry Forbes, of Boyndlie, and had Alexander, 1662; David, of Kirkhill, 2076 ; Dr. George, Jamaica; John, 'of Glenbucket,' 2127; Helen, m. John Macdonell, of Glengarry ; Isobel, m. Donald Macdonell, II. of Lochgarry ; Christian, m. George Forbes, of Skellater, becoming the mother of the famous Portuguese general, 'Jock' Forbes (see Dr. James Neil's Ian Roy of Skellater) ; Henrietta, Clementina, and Cecilia, on behalf of whom and three other brothers claims on the estate of Glenbucket were sustained in 1771."

from Gordons Under Arms ^{1 2}