DE JOHNSTON, Gilbert of Caskieben ¹

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Gilbert married Elizabeth VAUX 'of Menie'.¹ (Elizabeth VAUX 'of Menie' was born about 1420.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Gilbert de Johnston) married, first, Elizabeth Vans or Vaus, the daughter of the Laird of Menie, in Aberdeenshire, 'ane man of great neme and estimation for the tyme," (D. App.) by whom he had one son, Alexander, his successor, and three daughters, whose names are not now known, but of whom the eldest married the Laird of Birkenbog, in Banffshire ; the second married the Laird of Blackhall, and the youngest married William Hay of Artrachie, (both in Aberdeenshire), and had issue."

from Family of Johnston ¹

Gilbert next married Elizabeth FORBES, daughter of Sir Alexander FORBES 2nd of Pitsligo and Maria HAY.¹ (Elizabeth FORBES was born about 1442.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Gilbert (de Johnston) married, secondly, a daughter of Sir Alexander Forbes, second baron of Pitsligo, in the shire of Aberdeen, by his wife, a daughter of the family of Errol ; and by that lady he had a son, William, 'who was provydit to the lands of Bandauch,' (or Ballindauch, the superiority of which, however, Douglas says was retained in the family), 'whilke afterwards was excambit with Crimond....This William got a crown charter, 'Gulielmo Johnstoun de terris de Ballindauch,' dated 31st August 1472 ; and of him were descended the Johnstons of Crimond"

from Family of Johnston ¹