Duncan Forbes of Corsindae

Duncan Forbes of Corsindae. Commarchus av Corsindæ.

Gift med Christina Mercer, dotter av Commarchus av Balove.

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The tree begins with William, 3rd Lord Forbes, who married Christian (Christina I assume) Gordon, and Duncan Forbes of Corsindae is given as his son. Duncan was actually the younger brother of William, 3rd Lord Forbes, both being sons of James, 2nd Lord. (See p. 295.) Duncan Forbes of Corsindae had a son, Jacob, who went to foreign countries and...

James? William, 4th Laird, married Janet, daughter of William Forbes of Tolquhon, by whom he had two sons, James, his heir, and William, who went to Sweden, where (according to Allardyce) he married and had two sons, Arthur and Matthew, both Colonels in the Swedish army (but see p. 469 as to the real parentage of these two).

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Duncan Forbes of Corsindae [1]

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Duncan Forbes of Corsindae married Christian Mercer, daughter of unknown Mercer of Balliol.[2]

He is the son of James Forbes, 2nd Lord Forbes and Egidia Keith.[1],[2]

Child of Duncan Forbes of Corsindae and Christian Mercer

• 1. William Forbes of Corsindae+[1]

Citations

• 1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 253. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 2. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 1451.

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2 - *FORBES OF CORSINDAE. The first laird of Corsindae of the Forbes family was Duncan Forbes 2nd son of James 2nd Lord Forbes. I. Duncan Forbes married Christian Mercer daughter of the Provost of St. Johnstone (i. e. Perth) and Laird of Ballar and had 1. William Forbes who married Margaret Lumsden daughter of the Laird of Couland and had: 2. James Forbes 3rd. of Corsindae married Janet, daughter of Wm. Gordon, Laird of Craig of Auchindoir (who died 1555) and had: 1. William Forbes who married Fanet Forbes daughter of William Forbes of Tolquohon by Elizebeth daughter of George Gordon of Lesmoir and thus in three lines do the Forbes of Corsindae, through Lord Forbes, Forbes of Tolquohon and Gordon of Lesmoir descend from the Royal House of Scotland. William and Janet Forbes had:— I. James Forbes who married Catharine Mortimer of Cragievar daughter of Laird of Cragievar and had;— 1. Wm. Forbes married daughter of Fraser Laird of Strichen. 2. Janet Forbes married in 1610 Duncan Forbes, of Culloden Provost of Inverness of Tolquohon family and bad issue:- 1. John Forbes married Anna Dunbar. 2. Elizabeth Forbes married Wm. Baillie, of Dunain. John Forbes and Anna Dunbar had: I. Duncan Forbes married Mary Innes and had: 1. John Forbes married Jean Gordon. 2. Duncan Forbes Lord President married Mary daughter of Hugh Rose of Kilravock and had:— I. John Forbes of Culloden.