Memoranda relating to the family of Forbes of Waterton

8 THE FAMILY OF
is to have 6000 marks — if more, 10,000 marks among them, payable at 14
years old. Sir John Forbes gives, with his sister, 6000 marks, to be laid
out on mortgage, for the benefit of the younger children.
1667. Commission from James, archbishop of Saint Andrews, to
Sir John Forbes, empowering him to collect the rents, and manage all the
estates belonging to that See, in the counties of Aberdeen and Kincardine,
during the term of their joint lives.
1667. Admission of Sir John Forbes, as burgess and guild brother
of Edinburgh — fees of admission, £166 los. 4d.
1668. John Moir, and his wife, make over to Sir John Forbes of
Watertoun, all the lands of Ardgrane, Carmucks, Broomfield, Kirkhill,
and other property they had bought from the Kennedies for £42,500 Scots.
This agreement is witnessed by Sir John Gilmour, president of the College
of Justice, Sir George Gordon of Haddo, A. Ramsay, John Falconer, J.
Fraser, John Burnett.
1669. Arbitration Bond between Sir Alexander Forbes of Tolquhon
and Sir George Gordon of Haddo, in which Sir John Forbes is appointed
umpire by both parties.
1669. Charles 2d, by charter, grants to Sir John Forbes, knight, his
heirs and assigns, all the lands of Ardgrane, the office of Hereditary
Constable of Aberdeen, the lands of Carmucks, Wattieshill, Boroughley,
Kirkhill, Clayhills, &c, in the parish of Ellon, lately in the possession of
John Kennedies, senior and junior, and of John Moir; also, the lands of
Knapperna and Mostoun, in the parish of Logie-Buchan, lately in the pos-
session of William Moir and John Bannerman of Mostoun ; also, the
fishing on the Water of Ythan, sundry lands in the parish of Ellon, and
the patronage and tithes of the Church of Ellon; also, Craig of Ythan,
Over and Nether Ardmore, &c, in the barony of Alathine, lately in the
parish of Ellon, now in that of Udny ; also, the southern part belonging
to the laird of Pitmedden, of the lands LogieruifF and Orchardtoun, the
lands of Tullimald and Woodlands ; and unites all these forementioned
possessions into one free barony, to be called the barony of Ardgrane, and to
be held by the said Sir John Forbes in fee of the Crown, with rights of
Mines, Coals, Hunting, Fishing, Courts, Pit and Gallows.
1670. Contract of Marriage between Mr John Reed of Barra, and
Isobell Forbes, with consent of her mother, Jean Ramsay, and her brother,