Individual Details
Sir John Forrester
(Bef 1400 - Aft 1466)
== Biography ==John Forrester, son and heir-apparent of Sir John Forrester of Corstorphine, Knt., had a charter of the lands of Blackburn in Linlithgowshire confirmed to him on 4th February 1424.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', no.16. This indicates a birth year of about or before 1400.
In Parliament in Perth in 1430/1 Sir John Forstare of Corstorphine, Knt., ''camerario Scotia'' resigned his properties for an entail to be set down naming his heirs after his death as '''John Forstare, his "son and heir"''', and legitimate male heirs, failing whom Henry Forstare, brother, and his heirs etc., failing which to Thomas Forstare, brother of the said John the father, and his heirs etc.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', no.186, confirmed at Perth on 4th February 1430/1. This is the only mention of the destination of the entail and there is no charter under The Great Seal of Corstorphine to this John. He may not have succeeded to Corstorphine. Nisbet, however, states that Sir John the Chancellor was succeeded by his son Archibald.Nisbet, Alexander, ''Systems of Heraldry'', Edinburgh, 1722, vol.1, p.432. But this would seem a generation skipped somewhere.
In 1446 a letter was received in the Exchequer from the KIng requesting a fee be paid to John Forestar. No other details provided. In 1448 Sir John Forestar of Corstorphine, Knt., received a payment from the customs of Edinburgh, as did Thomas Forestar, the latter having been on the King's mission in Flanders. Importantly, at the same time, James de Livingston is mentioned as Chancellor of Scotland, for the first time. Given that earlier in 1448 Sir John Forrester the elder was recorded in the Exchequer Rolls still as Chancellor, he must have died that year, and the Sir John mentioned now receiving the payment from customs must be his son.''The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland'', edited by George Burnett, Lord Lyon King of Arms, vol.v, 1437-1454, Edinburgh, 1882, p.312. This is the only original source mention of John, junior, being a knight.
There are no entry fees in the ''Exchequer Rolls'' for this John formally taking possession of his father's properties.
John is said to have taken part with the Earls of Douglas in their struggles with Chancellor Crichton and Livingston, and in 1466 led the troops which besieged and demolished Brankston Castle.''The Scottish Nation'' by William Anderson, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.v, p.250.
Balfour Paul also says that Sir Alexander Forrester of Corstorphine was "probably his [John's] son" but provides no evidence.
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p69108.htm#i691078
* https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04paul#page/84/mode/2up
==Notes==
* Thanks to Gregory Lauder-Frost for original sources research.
In Parliament in Perth in 1430/1 Sir John Forstare of Corstorphine, Knt., ''camerario Scotia'' resigned his properties for an entail to be set down naming his heirs after his death as '''John Forstare, his "son and heir"''', and legitimate male heirs, failing whom Henry Forstare, brother, and his heirs etc., failing which to Thomas Forstare, brother of the said John the father, and his heirs etc.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', no.186, confirmed at Perth on 4th February 1430/1. This is the only mention of the destination of the entail and there is no charter under The Great Seal of Corstorphine to this John. He may not have succeeded to Corstorphine. Nisbet, however, states that Sir John the Chancellor was succeeded by his son Archibald.Nisbet, Alexander, ''Systems of Heraldry'', Edinburgh, 1722, vol.1, p.432. But this would seem a generation skipped somewhere.
In 1446 a letter was received in the Exchequer from the KIng requesting a fee be paid to John Forestar. No other details provided. In 1448 Sir John Forestar of Corstorphine, Knt., received a payment from the customs of Edinburgh, as did Thomas Forestar, the latter having been on the King's mission in Flanders. Importantly, at the same time, James de Livingston is mentioned as Chancellor of Scotland, for the first time. Given that earlier in 1448 Sir John Forrester the elder was recorded in the Exchequer Rolls still as Chancellor, he must have died that year, and the Sir John mentioned now receiving the payment from customs must be his son.''The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland'', edited by George Burnett, Lord Lyon King of Arms, vol.v, 1437-1454, Edinburgh, 1882, p.312. This is the only original source mention of John, junior, being a knight.
There are no entry fees in the ''Exchequer Rolls'' for this John formally taking possession of his father's properties.
John is said to have taken part with the Earls of Douglas in their struggles with Chancellor Crichton and Livingston, and in 1466 led the troops which besieged and demolished Brankston Castle.''The Scottish Nation'' by William Anderson, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.v, p.250.
Balfour Paul also says that Sir Alexander Forrester of Corstorphine was "probably his [John's] son" but provides no evidence.
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p69108.htm#i691078
* https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04paul#page/84/mode/2up
==Notes==
* Thanks to Gregory Lauder-Frost for original sources research.
Events
| Birth | Bef 1400 | Corstorphine, Midlothian Scotland | |||
| Death | Aft 1466 | Corstorphine, Midlothian Scotland | |||
| Alt name | younger of Corstorphine | ||||
| Reference No | 16480961 | ||||
| Reference No | 17734348 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Child | Isabella Forrester (1440 - ) |
| Father | Sir John "of Corstorphine" Forrester (1350 - 1448) |
| Mother | Margaret Unknown (1360 - 1408) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Forrester ( - 1420) |
| Sibling | Henry Forrester of Niddry (1407 - 1477) |