JOHNSTON, Margaret ²

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Margaret married Alexander SKENE fiar of Skene, son of James SKENE 12th of that Ilk and Johanna DOUGLAS, 1584(contract).¹ (Alexander SKENE fiar of Skene was born about 1565 and died dvp.)

  Marriage Notes:

"There is among the Skene papers a contract of marriage in the year 1584, between Alexander Skene of that ilk, younger, with consent of his father, James, then liferenter of Bandodle, and his grandfather, Alexander Skene of that ilk ; and Margaret Johnston, daughter of Sir George Johnston of Caskieben, with whom he got 5000 merks of tocher."

from Family of Skene ¹

Margaret next married Mr Duncan FORBES 1st of Lethenty, son of Duncan FORBES of Monymusk and Agnes GRAY.² (Mr Duncan FORBES 1st of Lethenty was born about 1559 and died before 1 October 1625 ³.)

  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 ^{2 4}