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FORBES, William 2nd of Corsindae
(About 1487-)
LUMSDEN, Margaret
(About 1497-)
GRAY, William Bailie in Aberdeen
(About 1500-)
FORBES, Duncan of Monymusk
(About 1515-1584)
GRAY, Agnes
(About 1520-1584)
FORBES, Duncan 1st of Lethenty, Mr
(About 1559-Before 1625)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. JOHNSTON, Margaret

FORBES, Duncan 1st of Lethenty, Mr 1

  • Born: About 1559
  • Marriage (1): JOHNSTON, Margaret 1
  • Died: Before 1 October 1625 2

   Another name for Duncan was FORBES, Duncan of Balnagask.2

   User ID: V376

  General Notes:

"Ref No: MS 2701/139

Title: Letters of assignation granted by John Forbes of Balnagask.

Date: 1 Oct. 1625Extent: 1 item

Description: Letters of assignation granted at [?]Muchall by John Forbes of Balnagask, son and heir of the late Master Duncan Forbes of Balnagask, his father, donator after specified. Duncan Forbes had been granted by the Crown the gift of escheat of the late Sir Alex. Fraser of Fraserburgh to the extent of £10,000 Sc.in which. Robert Fraser fiar of Cairnbulg
was concerned by contract of 21 Oct. 1616 between Simon, Lord Fraser of Lovat and others (including Sir Alex.) , and Alex. Fraser then of Cairnbulg, formerly of Durris, & his son Robert, in which Alex. and his son Robert promise not to dispone lands of cairnbulg etc. during lifetime of Sir Alex. under penalty of £10,000 Sc. which became escheat to the crown & were granted to Duncan Forbes under the privy seal on [?] 21 Nov. 1620 & Forbes obtained summonds of declarator against Sir Alex. and Robert Fraser etc. on 6 or 7 Mar. 1621 and Robert Fraser was ordered to pay £10000 Sc. to late Duncan Forbes. Rights to this sum inherited from his father now assigned by John Forbes to Andrew Fraser of Stoneywood. Procuratory of registration is included. Duly signed and witnessed. Witnesses: John Baird, writer thereof, Walter Cheyne of Tillie......., James Baird.
Old ref. (16).
In O. Sc.."

from University of Aberdeen, Special Collections 2


Duncan married Margaret JOHNSTON, daughter of George JOHNSTON of that Ilk and Christian FORBES.1 (Margaret JOHNSTON was born about 1567.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Mr. Duncan Forbes of Lethentie 3d Son to the first Laird of Monimusk Married Margaret Johnston Relict of the Laird of Skene and Daughter to Caskiben who bear to him John Forbes, Capn Duncan Forbes who dyed without Succession Isobell Lady Brux. He Sold Lethentie and Bought Asloune in Alford."

from MacFarlane Collections




"Mr. Duncan Forbes of Lethenty, fourth son of the 1st Laird of Monymusk, married Margaret, daughter of George Johnston of Caskieben, and widow of Alexander Skene of Skene, son of the 12th and father of the 13th Laird, and had two sons: John, his heir; and Duncan, o.s.p.; and one daughter, Isabel, who married Arthur Forbes, 8th Laird of Brux."

from House of Forbes 1 3

Sources


1 e-books, Genealogical Collections concerning Families in Scotland, made by Walter MacFarlane, 1750-1751 ed. James T. Clark (1900).

2 Internet Site, https://calm.abdn.ac.uk/archives/record/catalog/MS%202701/139 MS 2701 - Frasers of Inverallochy: papers GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections Ref No MS 2701/139.

3 e-books, The House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937) Chapter XXII Descendants of the Younger Sons of the Lords Forbes Corsindae (whence Monymusk).

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