Memoranda relating to the family of Forbes of Waterton

FORBES OF WATERTOWN. 13
agreement with his superior, the Earl of Dumfermling, and given him 6000
marks, to purchase the superiority of the lands of Watertoun, whereof
the assignment was not made when he died, Lord Aberdeen, as his uncle
and trustee, undertook to get the bargain completed, and, when he came of
age, made him pay 8000 marks for it, though it could be proved that he had
not paid anything — the assignment being made in consequence of the 6000
marks paid by his father, Sir John, before his death. The Earl, taking
advantage of his minority, and his mother's confidence in him, had deprived
him of other rights.
1713. William Forbes, minister of Tarves, in virtue of the power
granted to him by Thomas Forbes, his brother, in the bond of provision of
his sister, Elizabeth, divides her fortune among her children, by Walter
Stewart of Fortrie, her husband — they were Thomas, John, Jean, Margaret,
and Catharine.
1717. Thomas Forbes, by will, appoints the following persons to be
tutors and curators of Thomas, James, William, Jean, and Mary, his chil-
dren, by Katharine Galloway, viz. — John Galloway of Baldivie, Andrew
Galloway, Thomas Forbes of Thorntoun, George Forbes, his brother, David
Rickart of Rickartoun, Alexander Abercrombie of Tillibourie, Andrew Hay
of Montblarie, Alexander Thomson of Portlethen, Robert Barclay of Urye,
James Udny of Aberdeen, William Forbes, minister of Tarves, Sir
Thomas Nicolson, Bart., William Nicolson of Margi, Robert Gordon of
Clunie.
1718. Mary Galloway acquaints her uncle, Forbes, with the arrival of
herself and mother at Craighall.
1721. William Forbes, minister of Tarves, and Janet Gregorie, his
wife, discharge Thomas Forbes of the obligations he had entered into at
their contract of marriage.
1722. 29th November. Thomas Forbes made an entail of all his estates
on Thomas, his eldest son, and his heirs male, secondly on James, his 2d son,
then to William, his third son, then to Forbes, son of his brother,
John Forbes, late of London, deceased, then to his brother, William
Forbes of Tarves, and his heirs male, and then to his heirs female, by
Katharine Galloway, always secluding his eldest daughter, Margaret, and
failing such his heirs female, then to the heirs female of the aforesaids,