Individual Details
Sir Adam Forrester Knt.
(Abt 1330 - 13 Oct 1405)
== Biography == }
Adam Forrester is considered the earliest known person of the Forrester line.
Sir Adam Forrester is said to have been "a wealthy Burgess of Edinburgh" who "acquired the greater part of his fortune trading with England" and in the ''Rotuli Scotia'' there is a license granted to him to bring grain into Scotland, without payment of duty. In 1373 he was Provost of Edinburgh and in 1382 Sheriff of the Lothians. The lands of the feudal barony of Corstorphine, near Edinburgh, he purchased in 1376 from Gilchrist More, brother of Sir William More of Abercorn. In 1390 Sir Adam was appointed Lord Privy Seal. In 1402 he was present at the battle of Homildon Hill where he was taken prisoner and, with several others, was presented to King Henry IV in full parliament. He was soon exchanged and in 1405 became Deputy Chamberlain of the southern part of Scotland. He died the same year and was buried in the chapel of St.John the Baptist at Corstorphine. He was twice married: first, to [[Dundas-18|Agnes, daughter of John Dundas of Fingask]]; and secondly, to a lady whose Christian name was [[Unknown-473883|Margaret]] but whose surname is unknown. Sir Adam had two sons.Anderson, William, ''The Scottish Nation'', Edinburgh, 1867, vol.3, p.250, https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=37QEAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA250 He appears to be where the Forresters of whom we have any note commence.
=== Timeline ===On 17th March 1361 Adam Forestar [sic] was appointed Justice-Clerk for North of the Forth.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.100, also Appendix 2, no.1461.
On 17th August 1365 Adam Forestar was granted a charter of the lands of Whitburn in Linlithgowshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.198 as well as Appendix 2, no.1507.
In the last year of the reign of King David II (1371) William de Seton feued to Adam Forestar two plough-lands in the town of Niddry, Linlithgowshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.367; as well as Appendix 2, no.1655 where he is called Alexander de Seton.
In June 1382 King Robert II granted to Adam Forstar [sic] annual-rents out of his place of Traquair in Peebleshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.733.
In 1382 Adam Forstar [sic] gave a feu charter to Henry de Winton and Amy Broun of two parts of the Wrightshouses in Edinburgh.''The Great Seal of Scotland'' vol.1,1306-1424, no.739.
In March 1390/91 Adam Forestar is recorded in a Royal charter of King Robert III as Keeper of The Great Seal.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.803.
In 1394 Adam Forrester sold to William Napier the lands of Wrightshouses, Edinburgh.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, Appendix 2, no.1714.
On the 12th June 1397 Adam Forstar (sic)(no territorial designation given although others are) witnessed a long charter at Edinburgh to Henry de Prestoun and his spouse.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, Appendix 1, no.157.
On 20th September 1403 Archibald, Earl of Angus, confirmed a charter to Adam Forrester of the feudal barony of Clerkington, Edinburghshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, Appendix 2, no.1768.
"Sir Adam Forrester of Corstorphine, knt.", was still living on 20th January 1404/5 when he witnessed at Edinburgh a charter of Henry St Clair, Earl of Orkney, concerning the feudal barony of Roslin, Edinburghshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1, 1306-1424, Addenda, no.2.
About 1405 "Adam Forrester of Corstorphine" granted a feu charter to William Muirhead of the lands of Whitburn in Linlithgowshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland, vol.1,1306-1424, Appendix 2, no.1926. (See above.)
There is no mention at all in any of the above charters of Adam's spouse(s).
The Crown confirmed an ecclesiastical charter of a donation of life-rents dated at Corstorphine on 2nd March 1424/5 by Sir John Forrester of Corstorphone, Knt., in which '''Adam Forrester of Corstorphine, Knt., is described as father of the said John, and Margaret as Sir John's mother'''; and a Margaret as Sir John's former wife. Witnesses are William de Libertoun, Provost of Edinburgh, John de Tours, Adam de Bonkill and John Fawside, Baillies of Edinburgh, Robert Bonkill, Deacon of the Guilds, George de Lawedre [sometime Provost of Edinburgh], John de Fentoun, John de Dune, Robert de Lorne, Robert de Niddrie and John Broun, clerk.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', no.34, confirmed at Edinburgh 25th February 1425. In the next charter (same date) the family are again mentioned: '''Adam Forstar (sic) of Corstorphine, Knt., and Margaret his spouse''' and John Forstar of Corstorphine and Margaret, "some time his spouse".
In a joint charter to the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in the parish of Corstorphine, confirmed 26th May 1429, '''Margaret Forstare [sic], relict of Sir Adam Forstare of Corstorphine, Knt.''', and [her son] Sir John Forstare of Corstorphine, Knt., donate certain annual-rents to the chapel from tenements of land in Edinburgh and the village of Leith and the templelands in Medowfield in Corstorphine,''The Great Seal of Scotland'', no.121.
== Sources ==
See also:* Sir James Balfour Paul., editor, [http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04paul#page/149/mode/1up The Scots peerage] founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Published 1904 by D. Douglas in Edinburgh . * "Sir Adam Forrester, 1st of Corstorphine", ''The Peerage'', http://www.thepeerage.com/p39263.htm#i392629* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corstorphine Corstorphine]* "Clan Forrester Origins", ''Clan Forrester Society'', http://clanforrester.org/origins.php, accesses 3 October 2020.* [http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/forrester.htm Forrester] Electric Scotland.
* Original sources researched and posted by Gregory Lauder-Frost.
See also:
* [[Space: Early Forsters]]
Adam Forrester is considered the earliest known person of the Forrester line.
Sir Adam Forrester is said to have been "a wealthy Burgess of Edinburgh" who "acquired the greater part of his fortune trading with England" and in the ''Rotuli Scotia'' there is a license granted to him to bring grain into Scotland, without payment of duty. In 1373 he was Provost of Edinburgh and in 1382 Sheriff of the Lothians. The lands of the feudal barony of Corstorphine, near Edinburgh, he purchased in 1376 from Gilchrist More, brother of Sir William More of Abercorn. In 1390 Sir Adam was appointed Lord Privy Seal. In 1402 he was present at the battle of Homildon Hill where he was taken prisoner and, with several others, was presented to King Henry IV in full parliament. He was soon exchanged and in 1405 became Deputy Chamberlain of the southern part of Scotland. He died the same year and was buried in the chapel of St.John the Baptist at Corstorphine. He was twice married: first, to [[Dundas-18|Agnes, daughter of John Dundas of Fingask]]; and secondly, to a lady whose Christian name was [[Unknown-473883|Margaret]] but whose surname is unknown. Sir Adam had two sons.Anderson, William, ''The Scottish Nation'', Edinburgh, 1867, vol.3, p.250, https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=37QEAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA250 He appears to be where the Forresters of whom we have any note commence.
=== Timeline ===On 17th March 1361 Adam Forestar [sic] was appointed Justice-Clerk for North of the Forth.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.100, also Appendix 2, no.1461.
On 17th August 1365 Adam Forestar was granted a charter of the lands of Whitburn in Linlithgowshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.198 as well as Appendix 2, no.1507.
In the last year of the reign of King David II (1371) William de Seton feued to Adam Forestar two plough-lands in the town of Niddry, Linlithgowshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.367; as well as Appendix 2, no.1655 where he is called Alexander de Seton.
In June 1382 King Robert II granted to Adam Forstar [sic] annual-rents out of his place of Traquair in Peebleshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.733.
In 1382 Adam Forstar [sic] gave a feu charter to Henry de Winton and Amy Broun of two parts of the Wrightshouses in Edinburgh.''The Great Seal of Scotland'' vol.1,1306-1424, no.739.
In March 1390/91 Adam Forestar is recorded in a Royal charter of King Robert III as Keeper of The Great Seal.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, no.803.
In 1394 Adam Forrester sold to William Napier the lands of Wrightshouses, Edinburgh.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, Appendix 2, no.1714.
On the 12th June 1397 Adam Forstar (sic)(no territorial designation given although others are) witnessed a long charter at Edinburgh to Henry de Prestoun and his spouse.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, Appendix 1, no.157.
On 20th September 1403 Archibald, Earl of Angus, confirmed a charter to Adam Forrester of the feudal barony of Clerkington, Edinburghshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1,1306-1424, Appendix 2, no.1768.
"Sir Adam Forrester of Corstorphine, knt.", was still living on 20th January 1404/5 when he witnessed at Edinburgh a charter of Henry St Clair, Earl of Orkney, concerning the feudal barony of Roslin, Edinburghshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', vol.1, 1306-1424, Addenda, no.2.
About 1405 "Adam Forrester of Corstorphine" granted a feu charter to William Muirhead of the lands of Whitburn in Linlithgowshire.''The Great Seal of Scotland, vol.1,1306-1424, Appendix 2, no.1926. (See above.)
There is no mention at all in any of the above charters of Adam's spouse(s).
The Crown confirmed an ecclesiastical charter of a donation of life-rents dated at Corstorphine on 2nd March 1424/5 by Sir John Forrester of Corstorphone, Knt., in which '''Adam Forrester of Corstorphine, Knt., is described as father of the said John, and Margaret as Sir John's mother'''; and a Margaret as Sir John's former wife. Witnesses are William de Libertoun, Provost of Edinburgh, John de Tours, Adam de Bonkill and John Fawside, Baillies of Edinburgh, Robert Bonkill, Deacon of the Guilds, George de Lawedre [sometime Provost of Edinburgh], John de Fentoun, John de Dune, Robert de Lorne, Robert de Niddrie and John Broun, clerk.''The Great Seal of Scotland'', no.34, confirmed at Edinburgh 25th February 1425. In the next charter (same date) the family are again mentioned: '''Adam Forstar (sic) of Corstorphine, Knt., and Margaret his spouse''' and John Forstar of Corstorphine and Margaret, "some time his spouse".
In a joint charter to the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in the parish of Corstorphine, confirmed 26th May 1429, '''Margaret Forstare [sic], relict of Sir Adam Forstare of Corstorphine, Knt.''', and [her son] Sir John Forstare of Corstorphine, Knt., donate certain annual-rents to the chapel from tenements of land in Edinburgh and the village of Leith and the templelands in Medowfield in Corstorphine,''The Great Seal of Scotland'', no.121.
== Sources ==
See also:* Sir James Balfour Paul., editor, [http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04paul#page/149/mode/1up The Scots peerage] founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Published 1904 by D. Douglas in Edinburgh . * "Sir Adam Forrester, 1st of Corstorphine", ''The Peerage'', http://www.thepeerage.com/p39263.htm#i392629* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corstorphine Corstorphine]* "Clan Forrester Origins", ''Clan Forrester Society'', http://clanforrester.org/origins.php, accesses 3 October 2020.* [http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/forrester.htm Forrester] Electric Scotland.
* Original sources researched and posted by Gregory Lauder-Frost.
See also:
* [[Space: Early Forsters]]
Events
| Birth | Abt 1330 | Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 1355 | Agnes Dundas | |||
| Death | 13 Oct 1405 | Scotland | |||
| Alt name | of Corstorphine | ||||
| Reference No | 1092699 | ||||
| Reference No | 1114997 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes Dundas (1340 - ) |
| Child | Sir John "of Corstorphine" Forrester (1350 - 1448) |
| Child | Thomas Forrester (1365 - 1448) |