2. George, ancestor of the Forbeses of
Lethinty.
3. Sir Arthur, progenitor of the Forbeses
of Rires.
1st daughter,—, married to John
Gordon of Pitevie.
2.—, married to the sheriff of Cro∣marty.
3.—, married to—, of Mon∣coffer.
4.—, married to—of Bal∣quhalie.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
III. Sir ALEXANDER, who got charters
under the great seal, Alexandro Forbes de Pit∣sligo,
of the lands and barony of Pitsligo, &c.
anno 1474.
He married Christian, daughter of sir John
Ogilvie of Lintrethan, ancestor of the earl of
Airly, by whom he had two sons.
1. Sir John, his heir.
2. William Forbes of Dauch, afterwards
of New, who married and had issue, and of
whom captain John Forbes, now of New, is
the lineal representative.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
IV. Sir JOHN, who got charter under the
great seal, domino Johanni Forbes de Pitsligo,
of the lands of Pittaloquhy, &c. &c. in 1507.
He married Margaret, daughter of sir Pa∣trick
Wemyss of Rires, by whom he had a
son,
John, his heir,—and four daughters.
1.—, married to—, laird of
Asloune.
2.—, married to William Wood∣man
of Fingask.
3.—, married to William White in
Aberdeen.
4.—, married to William Lawson in
Dysart.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
V. JOHN, who got charter-under the
great seal, Johanni Forbes de Pitsligo, of the
lands of Argathin, mill of Ausord, the lands
of Conbarty, and several others, betwixt the
years 1530 and 1540.
He married Jean, daughter of sir William
Keith of Innerugy, by whom he had four sons,
and three daughters.
1. Alexander, his heir.
2. Arthur, killed at the battle of Pinkie,
anno 1547, without issue.
3. William.
4. John.
1st daughter,—, married to—
Straiton of Lauriston.
2.—, married to—Forbes of
Watertoun.
3.—, married to—Keith of
Pittendrum.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
VI. ALEXANDER, who got charters under
the great seal, Alexandro Forbes de Pitsligo,
of the lands and barony of Pitsligo, with the
lands of Fingask, mill thereof, &c. betwixt
the years 1577 and 1583.
He married a daughter of Alexander lord
Salton, by whom he had six sons, and one
daughter,
1. Sir William, his heir.
2. Alexander, who carried on the line of
the family.
3. John Forbes of Boynlie, who married
Agnes Gray, a daughter of—Shive,
and had issue.
4. Arthur Forbes, who married Margaret
Leslie, a daughter of Pitcaple, and had issue.
5. George.
6. Hector.
His daughter, Anne, married to—of
Lismore.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
VII. Sir WILLIAM FORBES of Pitsligo,
who married Catharine Gordon, a daughter of
the laird of Strathdon, by whom he had two
daughters.
The eldest married to the laird of Lethinty.
The second married to the laird of Auchin∣hoove.
Sir William dying without male issue, was
succeeded by his brother,
VII. ALEXANDER FORBES of Pitsligo,
who married, 1st, Elizabeth Anderson, re∣lict
of William Forbes of Tolquhoan, by whom
he had only one daughter.
Elizabeth, married to George Menzies of
Pitsoddels.
He married, 2dly, Barbara Keith, daugh∣ter
of William lord Keith, son and apparent
heir of William fourth earl Marishal, by whom
he had a son,
Sir John, his heir,—and a daughter,
Marjory, married to John Forbes of Brux.
He was succeeded by his son,
VIII. Sir JOHN FORBES of Pitsligo, who
got charters under the great seal, of the lands
and barony of Pitsligo, the town and lands of
Kinnaldy, &c. &c. in the years 1599 and
1600.
He afterwards got charters of some lands in
1618 and 1620, domino Johanni Forbes de
Pitsligo, &c.