Individual Details
John "of that ilk" Forbes
(1302 - Bef 20 Aug 1387)
[[Category: European Royals and Aristocrats Project Needs LNAB]]
==Biography==
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*Sir JOHN FORBES of that ilk, who made a great figure in the reigns of king Ro∣bert II and III and acquired from Thomas earl of Marr several lands in Aberdeen-shire, which he got confirmed to him by a charter under the great seal of king Robert II. anno 1373.
*He obtained likeways a grant of the lands of Findrossie, by a charter Johanni de Forbes domino ejusdem, et Margaretae sponsae suae, dat∣ed 19th July 1378.
*In the fifth year of king Robert III. he was constituted justiciar▪ of Aberdeen-shire, and coroner of that county. He is witness in a charter of Isabel coun∣tess of Marr, of the lands of Bonjedworth to Thomas Douglas, in which he is designed Johannes Forbes de eodem, miles, dated anno 1404.
*He died anno 1405, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
By the said Margaret, (but of what family we know not,) he left issue four sons.
*Sir Alexander, his heir.
*Sir William Forbes knight, ancestor of lord Pitsligo. Vide title Pitsligo.
*Sir John Forbes, thane of Formartin, ancestor of the Forbes's of Tolquhon, Fove∣ran, Waterton, Culloden, and many others.
*Alexander, ancestor of the Forbes's of Brux, and of several other families. Vide vol. II. of this work.
== Sources ==
See Also:*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004896980.0001.000/1:108?rgn=div1;view=fulltext link]
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p7416.htm#i74159 thepeerage.com.]
==Acknowledgements==*This person was created through the import of Campbell-Charsha Family Tree.ged on 28 February 2011.
==Biography==
}
*Sir JOHN FORBES of that ilk, who made a great figure in the reigns of king Ro∣bert II and III and acquired from Thomas earl of Marr several lands in Aberdeen-shire, which he got confirmed to him by a charter under the great seal of king Robert II. anno 1373.
*He obtained likeways a grant of the lands of Findrossie, by a charter Johanni de Forbes domino ejusdem, et Margaretae sponsae suae, dat∣ed 19th July 1378.
*In the fifth year of king Robert III. he was constituted justiciar▪ of Aberdeen-shire, and coroner of that county. He is witness in a charter of Isabel coun∣tess of Marr, of the lands of Bonjedworth to Thomas Douglas, in which he is designed Johannes Forbes de eodem, miles, dated anno 1404.
*He died anno 1405, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
By the said Margaret, (but of what family we know not,) he left issue four sons.
*Sir Alexander, his heir.
*Sir William Forbes knight, ancestor of lord Pitsligo. Vide title Pitsligo.
*Sir John Forbes, thane of Formartin, ancestor of the Forbes's of Tolquhon, Fove∣ran, Waterton, Culloden, and many others.
*Alexander, ancestor of the Forbes's of Brux, and of several other families. Vide vol. II. of this work.
== Sources ==
See Also:*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004896980.0001.000/1:108?rgn=div1;view=fulltext link]
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p7416.htm#i74159 thepeerage.com.]
==Acknowledgements==*This person was created through the import of Campbell-Charsha Family Tree.ged on 28 February 2011.
Events
| Birth | 1302 | Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 1331 | Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Margaret Wake | |||
| Death | Bef 20 Aug 1387 | Duplin, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 27958603 | ||||
| Reference No | 30707062 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Wake (1299 - 1349) |
| Child | Sir John "of the black lip" Forbes (1332 - 1406) |
| Father | Alexander DeForbes (1286 - 1332) |
| Mother | Unknown DeForbes (1290 - 1350) |