Individual Details
John "6th Lord Forbes" Forbes
(Abt 1472 - 10 Sep 1547)
[[Category:Lord Forbes]]
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===Biography===
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}:'''John Forbes''' was the third son of William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes, and Christian Gordon, third daughter of Alexander Gordon, first Earl of Huntly, and Elizabeth Crichton.Balfour Paul, James. ''[[Space:The Scots Peerage|The Scots Peerage]]'' (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1904-1914) [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft Volume 4] - Lord Forbes.[[#Balfour Paul|Balfour Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/52/mode/2up Volume 4, page 53] His year of birth is not provided in source and the date of 1472 is estimated based on life events.
:He succeeded to the title as 6th Lord Forbes on the death of his brother Arthur, 5th Lord Forbes, who died without issue, in 1493.
:He had charters, 1 December 1505, of the lands of Mekil Fintree and others in the barony of Kinedward, which hereditarily belonged to Alexander Forbes, knight, his great-grandfather, by infeftment from John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, Baron of Kinedward; to him and his heirs, 26 April 1509, of the hill and site of the castle of Kynedward, with leave to build a new castle.
:He appears in a charter, 26 February 1509-10, to him and his (second) wife, Christian Lundin, of the barony of Fudes (Fiddes).
:In a charter to him and Elizabeth Barlay, his (third) wife, of the barony of Fudes (Fiddes), 29 July 1515.
:He was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle on a charge of treason, in 1536 but was later honourably acquitted. His son, [[Forbes-107 | John Forbes]], the Master of Forbes, was convicted of treason and executed on 15 July 1537.
:John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes, died at the Battle of Pinkie in Midlothian, Scotland, on September 10, 1547. The title was assumed by his son, [[Forbes-149 | William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes]].
===Family===
:He married three times:
:Firstly to Catherine Stewart, second daughter of John Stewart, Earl of Atholl, brother of King James II. They had:
#James Forbes, who died young.
#Elizabeth Forbes, married to John Grant of Freuchie.
:Secondly, Christian Lundin, daughter of Sir John Lundin of Lundin. This marriage occurring prior to 26 February 1509-10. They had children:#John Forbes, Master of Forbes, who obtained a remission for the murder of Alexander Seton of Meldrum 10 October 1530. He was accused, with his father, of high treason by George, Earl of Huntly, 12 June 1536, was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle, and tried before the Court of Justiciary 14 July 1537. He was found guilty on all the counts, and was sentenced to be executed, and to forfeit his lands and goods. He died on the scaffold 17 July 1537, by the axe, as a favour, in place of being hanged, as was first ordered. He married Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis, about 27 June 1535, when she had a charter of Fintray and other lands from John Forbes, Lord Forbes. She married, secondly, Thomas Craig, of Balnely or Balmalie, son of Alexander Craig of Craigston or Craig Fintray, and had issue a son John; and, thirdly, about 8 May 1548, to John Tulloch, portioner of Montcoffer, issue a daughter Elizabeth; and fourthly, to Mr. John Abernethy, who was her husband in 1565.
#William Forbes, will become 7th Lord Forbes.
#Margaret Forbes, married to Andrew Fraser of Muchalls.#Elizabeth Forbes, married, first, to Gilbert Keith of Troup; secondly, to Alexander Innes of Innes. She was alive 20 November 1554.
#Marjory Forbes, married to Alexander Forbes of Brux.
:Thirdly, to Elizabeth Barley, or Barlow, widow of Alexander Elphinstone, first Lord Elphinstone, killed at Flodden 1513. They had children:#Arthur Forbes of Putachie, also styled of Balfour, called "Black Arthur", killed at the battle of Tullieangus in Oct. 1571.#Janet Forbes, married, first, in 1542, to John Stewart, third Earl of Atholl; secondly, to Alexander Hay of Delgaty; thirdly, to William Lesly (Leslie) of Balquhain. Janet Forbes, Countess of Atholl, had a charter of part of Balquhain from John Leslie of Balquhain, 9 January 1547-48.
: '''Additional Child''': ::John Forbes had also a natural daughter, Annabella Forbes, who married Mr. Matthew Lumsden of Tullicarn, author of a ''History of the Forbes Family''.
== Sources ==
'''See Also:'''* thepeerage.com for [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10922.htm#i109212 John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes], noting some minor variation with order and names of children.
* [https://www.geni.com/people/John-Forbes-6th-Lord-Forbes/6000000002116086456?through=6000000006290586198 John Forbes 6th Lord Forbes profile on Geni.com] Cites The Peerage and other sources.
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===Biography===
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}:'''John Forbes''' was the third son of William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes, and Christian Gordon, third daughter of Alexander Gordon, first Earl of Huntly, and Elizabeth Crichton.Balfour Paul, James. ''[[Space:The Scots Peerage|The Scots Peerage]]'' (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1904-1914) [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft Volume 4] - Lord Forbes.[[#Balfour Paul|Balfour Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/52/mode/2up Volume 4, page 53] His year of birth is not provided in source and the date of 1472 is estimated based on life events.
:He succeeded to the title as 6th Lord Forbes on the death of his brother Arthur, 5th Lord Forbes, who died without issue, in 1493.
:He had charters, 1 December 1505, of the lands of Mekil Fintree and others in the barony of Kinedward, which hereditarily belonged to Alexander Forbes, knight, his great-grandfather, by infeftment from John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, Baron of Kinedward; to him and his heirs, 26 April 1509, of the hill and site of the castle of Kynedward, with leave to build a new castle.
:He appears in a charter, 26 February 1509-10, to him and his (second) wife, Christian Lundin, of the barony of Fudes (Fiddes).
:In a charter to him and Elizabeth Barlay, his (third) wife, of the barony of Fudes (Fiddes), 29 July 1515.
:He was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle on a charge of treason, in 1536 but was later honourably acquitted. His son, [[Forbes-107 | John Forbes]], the Master of Forbes, was convicted of treason and executed on 15 July 1537.
:John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes, died at the Battle of Pinkie in Midlothian, Scotland, on September 10, 1547. The title was assumed by his son, [[Forbes-149 | William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes]].
===Family===
:He married three times:
:Firstly to Catherine Stewart, second daughter of John Stewart, Earl of Atholl, brother of King James II. They had:
#James Forbes, who died young.
#Elizabeth Forbes, married to John Grant of Freuchie.
:Secondly, Christian Lundin, daughter of Sir John Lundin of Lundin. This marriage occurring prior to 26 February 1509-10. They had children:#John Forbes, Master of Forbes, who obtained a remission for the murder of Alexander Seton of Meldrum 10 October 1530. He was accused, with his father, of high treason by George, Earl of Huntly, 12 June 1536, was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle, and tried before the Court of Justiciary 14 July 1537. He was found guilty on all the counts, and was sentenced to be executed, and to forfeit his lands and goods. He died on the scaffold 17 July 1537, by the axe, as a favour, in place of being hanged, as was first ordered. He married Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis, about 27 June 1535, when she had a charter of Fintray and other lands from John Forbes, Lord Forbes. She married, secondly, Thomas Craig, of Balnely or Balmalie, son of Alexander Craig of Craigston or Craig Fintray, and had issue a son John; and, thirdly, about 8 May 1548, to John Tulloch, portioner of Montcoffer, issue a daughter Elizabeth; and fourthly, to Mr. John Abernethy, who was her husband in 1565.
#William Forbes, will become 7th Lord Forbes.
#Margaret Forbes, married to Andrew Fraser of Muchalls.#Elizabeth Forbes, married, first, to Gilbert Keith of Troup; secondly, to Alexander Innes of Innes. She was alive 20 November 1554.
#Marjory Forbes, married to Alexander Forbes of Brux.
:Thirdly, to Elizabeth Barley, or Barlow, widow of Alexander Elphinstone, first Lord Elphinstone, killed at Flodden 1513. They had children:#Arthur Forbes of Putachie, also styled of Balfour, called "Black Arthur", killed at the battle of Tullieangus in Oct. 1571.#Janet Forbes, married, first, in 1542, to John Stewart, third Earl of Atholl; secondly, to Alexander Hay of Delgaty; thirdly, to William Lesly (Leslie) of Balquhain. Janet Forbes, Countess of Atholl, had a charter of part of Balquhain from John Leslie of Balquhain, 9 January 1547-48.
: '''Additional Child''': ::John Forbes had also a natural daughter, Annabella Forbes, who married Mr. Matthew Lumsden of Tullicarn, author of a ''History of the Forbes Family''.
== Sources ==
'''See Also:'''* thepeerage.com for [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10922.htm#i109212 John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes], noting some minor variation with order and names of children.
* [https://www.geni.com/people/John-Forbes-6th-Lord-Forbes/6000000002116086456?through=6000000006290586198 John Forbes 6th Lord Forbes profile on Geni.com] Cites The Peerage and other sources.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1472 | Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 1508 | Scotland - Katherine Stewart | |||
| Marriage | 26 Feb 1510 | Scotland - Christian Lundie | |||
| Marriage | 29 Jul 1515 | Scotland - Elizabeth Barlow | |||
| Death | 10 Sep 1547 | Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 1035330 | ||||
| Reference No | 1057179 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Barlow (1476 - 1518) |
| Child | Janet Forbes (1516 - 1542) |
| Child | Arthur "of Putachie" Forbes (1518 - 1571) |
| Spouse | Katherine Stewart (1473 - 1515) |
| Child | Elizabeth Forbes (1487 - 1545) |
| Child | James Forbes (1487 - 1495) |
| Spouse | Christian Lundie (1463 - 1515) |
| Child | John Forbes (1509 - 1537) |
| Child | Elizabeth Forbes (1513 - 1570) |
| Child | William "7th Lord Forbes" Forbes (1513 - 1593) |
| Child | Marjory Forbes (1515 - 1537) |
| Father | William "3rd Lord Forbes" Forbes (1440 - 1483) |
| Mother | Christian Gordon (1443 - 1500) |
| Sibling | Alexander "4th Lord Forbes" Forbes (1469 - 1491) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Forbes (1470 - 1525) |
| Sibling | Arthur "5th Lord Forbes" Forbes (1470 - 1493) |
| Sibling | Christian Forbes (1473 - 1553) |