New Spalding Club > Thanage of Fermartyn including the district commonly called Formartine

454 The Tlianage of Fcriiiartyn.
He was born May 6, 1708. He was a Major in the Dutch service. On -31 August,
i7S3i he was served heir-special to his cousin Charles.' He married Judith, daughter
of Richard Mieumecks, advocate, Utrecht ; had issue three children : —
I. Thomas, was admitted September 5, 175S, a burgess of Aberdeen. He
married , and had issue : —
I. Arthur Richard Forbes, who succeeded to his grandfather.
1. Catharine, married first, Major Taylor; secondly, Benjamin Roe-
buck, s. p. By her first marriage she had a daughter, Catharine,
married to Robert Sherson of Fetcham, Surrey ; had issue {inter
alios) — Robert, Alexander, Nowell, Catharine Aurora, who
married Mortimer George Thoyts of Sulkam Stead, Berks ;
issue — the Rev. Ernest Thoyts, born 1852, some time of Tain.
II.
III.
Arthur Forbes Maitland of Pitrichie was succeeded by his grandson,
Arthur Richard Forbes Maitland.
He succeeded as nearest heir of tailzie to his grandfather, Major Arthur Forbes
Maitland, in the lands of Coulie, Cairnfechil, Auchinleck, Pitrichie, and others, 21 April,
1772.° He sold various portions of the estate, and on April 10, 1807, he disponed in
trust, for the payment of his debts, the whole of the remainder to William Macdonald,
W.S., and Charles Bannerman, advocate, Aberdeen.
They were eventually sold by them, by public roup, April 6, 18 13, to
Rev. James Mackenzie
in life-rent, and to his son, James William Mackenzie, in fee, whom failing, to certain
other persons, also in fee. A portion of the estate called Grougal-Dykes was sold to
Alexander Crombie of Phesdo, advocate, Aberdeen, which was again sold by Mr.
Crombie in 181 6 to Mr. Mackenzie. Rev. James Mackenzie died in 18 16, and was
succeeded by his son,
II. James WiUiam Mackenzie of Pitrichie.
He retained the estates till 1S34, when they had to be disposed of He very much
improved them, and erected in 1819 the present mansion house. He married the eldest
daughter of John Turner of Turnerhall, by whom he had issue two sons and two
daughters.
Mr. Mackenzie was very lavish of hospitality, and indulged in a sort of epicurism,
so that it may be said he almost ate and drank the estate, with which he was obliged to
part. On the proceeds he erected a house in Banff, where he applied himself to the
I Decen. Rels. Sup. 1753. 2 Decen. Rets. Abdn. 1772.