Memoranda relating to the family of Forbes of Waterton

14 THE FAMILY OF
to succeed according to seniority, and their husbands to bear the name and
arms of Forbes of Watertoun.*
N.B. — It appears, by the enumeration of lands here specified, that
he had sold part of the lands of Carmucks, &c, to James Gordon, sen.,
of Aberdeen.
1722. 1st December. Thomas Forbes, by bond of provision, grants
10,000 marks to James Forbes, and 6000 marks to Mary Forbes.
1723. Katharine Galloway was infeft as life-rentrix on the lands of
Watertoun.
1723. 28th October. Katharine Galloway, with consent of her hus-
band, Thomas Forbes, makes over, in lieu of his bond of provision to their
second son, James Forbes, all the money they might recover from the
estate of the late James, lord Dunkeld, her brother, in consequence of the
bond of provision made to her by Thomas, lord Dunkeld, her father, of
14,000 marks, with interest from 1690, when she came of age, for which an
adjudication had been obtained by them, in a suit against the Crown.f
1725. Thomas Forbes, by deed, makes over all his household furni-
ture, &c, after his decease, to his wife, Katharine Galloway.
A deed was entered into by the several parties interested in James,
lord Dunkeld's affairs : it appears that the estate was given to his son, who
came to England about this time : that
Mrs Katherine Galloway, born 1669, and her
husband, Thomas Forbes, had . . 15,380 marks.
Jean Galloway, born 1671, ... ... 7250 „
John Falconer, minister of Carnbie, in right of
his deceased wife, Elizabeth, born 1673, 6770 „
Margaret Galloway, born 1678, and Thomas
Rattray of Craighall, her husband, 5680 „
• No mention being made in this deed of his brother, George, though he recapitulated
the whole family in order to cut off his daughter, Margaret, it is reasonable to conclude he
had died without issue before this time.
tBond dated 15th April, 1679, registered November, 1699; Decrees of the Court of
Session, dated 15th January, 1702, and 17th June, 1703.