Genealogy of the family of Forbes

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Abd. ; also he married Bessie Lawsone, daughter to Antlre^V
Lawsone, burges in Abd. who did bear to him George Forbes of
•Kermucks, Henrie, Rot. and Wm. Forbesses ; of the posteritie
of Henrie and Wm. wee know nothing extant; but the sd,
George Forbes of Kermucks begat one called Pat. Forbes, which
Pat. had a son called Malcome Forbes, who went to Kent in
England, and made a good purchase yr.
Alex. Forbes, eldest son to jie sd. Patrick Forbes, was bailie
an Abd. and married Marjorie Cullen, daughter to Provost Alex.
Cullen, jt. who did bear to him Thomas Forbes, baillie in Abd.
and se'all other sons and diverss daughters, whose succession wee
pass b}'. The forsd. Thomas Forbes married Isobell Lorimer,
daughter to Lorimer, burges in Abd. who did bear to
him Wm. and Mr. Alex. Forbess, who was minister in England.
The sd. Wm. Forbes, called Wm. of Collen, married
Murison, sister to provost George Murison, who did bear to him
doctor Forbes, and Mr. Rod. Forbes, regent in the eoUedge of
Aberdeen, who bear witness themselves : he had also two daugh-
ters, ane married on baillie Rot. Forbes of Robslaw, and another
married on Gilbert Skeen of Dyce.
Thus having spoken of Patrick Forbes, third son to Mr.
Wm. Forbes of Corsendae, followes to speake of his
fourth son, Mr. John Forbes of Balfluige.
B.tlfluig, John Forbes of Balfluig married Janet Forbes, daughter to the
Laird of Brux, who did bear to him Wm. Forbes of Balfluig,
and Rot. Forbes, called the old man, married Garroch,
daughter to Kinstair, who did bear to him Wm. Rot. and John
Forbesses : the sd. Wm. Forbes married Forbes, who did
bear to him Livetenant James Forbes, whose bairns bear witnes.
Rot. Forbes his bairns bear witnes themselves : John Forbes mar-
ried Johnston, daughter to Mr. Thomas Johnston, and
begat Robert Forbes, burges in Abd. The sd. John Forbes of
Balfluig married to his second wife Margaret Muir, who did bear
to him Pat. Forbes, burges in Edr.; Janet Forbes married to
Mr. John Innes, or Rutherfoord, minister of Marnakirk.
The ed. Wni. Forbes of Balfluig, son to John Forbes of Bal-