FORBES, John 2nd of Waterton, Hereditary Constable Aberdeenshire, Sir ^{1 3}

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Knighted, 1663.

John married Jean GORDON, daughter of Sir John GORDON 1st Baronet of Haddo, Royalist and Janet FORBES, 1655 (contract) married 1663.^{1 2} (Jean GORDON was born about 1635.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir John Forbes of Waterton, Knight, Hereditary Constable of Aberdeen (Patent Charles II.), wed his cousin, 1663, Jean, sister of Sir George Gordon of Haddo, Baronet, afterwards Earl of Aberdeen; died 1675 (both children of Sir John Gordon, Bart., of Haddo)"

from Families of Moir and Byres




"Jean (Gordon), married (contract dated . . . 1655), John Forbes of Waterton."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)



"He (Sir John Forbes) married in 1663 Jean, daughter of Sir John Gordon of Haddo, and had four sons and three daughters :

(1) Thomas, his heir.

(2) John, married --------- Walton in London and had a son, John, a draper on Tower Hill, o.s.p. 1764. He had a bond of provision from his brother, Thomas, for 5000 merks in 1684.

(3) William, minister of Tarves, married Janet Gregory, and had a son, James, M.D., of Pitmedden, from whom the second family of Forbes of Echt.

(4) George, o.s.p. 1722.

(1) Jean, married John Chancellor, merchant of Edinburgh (contract 1683, by which her husband settled on her 20,000 merks), and had a daughter, Martha.

(2) Elizabeth, married Walter Stewart of Fortrie, minister at Ellon. Her brother gave her 3000 merks of tocher. (3) Isobel, married 1692 John Strachan of Bellie, son of Sir John Strachan of Thornton, and received the same tocher, her husband settling on her 7000 merks."

from House of Forbes





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