Genealogy of the family of Forbes

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John.
^outs; daughter to DonalJ Couts of Colerlie ; John and Al^x.
Forbesses, sons to the above Alex. Robert dyed, both unmarried,
so that the succession fell to Robert, third son to the above
Alex. Robert.
Robert Forbes of Echt married Janet Fraser, daughter to the Robert,
Laird of Duires, and relict of John Chcin of Arnage, who did
bear to him John Forbes, Laird of Echt, with a daughter called
Barbara, who was married to James Gordon, sone to George
Gordon of Lesmorr, and yr' after to Gilbert Skeen, son to the
Laird of Skeen.
John Forbes of Echt, son to the sd. Robert, married Helen
Strauchin, daughter to the Laird of Thorntonne, who did bear
to him John Forbes; and both the Johns, father and son, dyed
^vithout succession : the estate fell by lyne to Mr. Arthur For-
bes, who was married to Bessie Lyon, relict of John Master of
Forbes, who dyed without succession.
Mr. Arthur Forbes married Margaret Burnet, daughter to the
Laird of Lyes, who bear to him Robert Forbes, who, after his
father, Mr. Arthur's death, fell to be Laird of Echt.
Robert Forbes of Echt married Burnet, daughter to Roberh
the Laird of Lyes, who did bear to him Arthur Forbes of Echt,
and Capt. Thomas Forbes of Knockwharnie.
Arthur Forbes of Echt married Anna Forbes, daughter to the Arthur,
Lord Forbes, who did bear to him bairns qo. bear witnes them-
selves : and Thomas Forbes of Knogwharnie married
Forbes, daughter to Pat. Forbes of Westei'echt, qo. did bear to
him bairns qo. bear witnes ymselves.
Mr. Arthur.
Thus having spoken of Alex. Forbes, eldest son of the
eight sons of John Forbes of Echt, followes to speake
of the collaterall lyne of sd. John Forbes, viz. of his
oy'r. seven sons : and first of Wm. his second son.
William Forbes dyed in Flowdowne, without succession.
John Forbes, the third son, married Strauchan, daughter to
the Laird of Lenturk, who did bear to him Alex. Forbes in Til>
kchiiik, and his brother Wui. Forbesw