Elizabeth Forbes

ELIZABETH FORBES

Stirnet identifies Elizabeth Forbes, here treated, as the widow of Henry Spittal of Blairlogie, who died in 1543, Stirnet: Spittal 1 and the wife of Alexander Alexander of Menstrie, who died in September 1553. Stirnet: Alexander 1 In view of this, it does not seems possible that she could be the same person as Elizabeth Forbes who is noticed on 1 March 1541-42, as the widow of Gilbert Keith of Troup and the wife of Alexander Innes of that Ilk RMS 1513-1546: 2609 who died in September 1553.

First Marriage

Elizabeth Forbes, here treated, married, as her first husband, Henry Spittal of Blairlogie. He is reported to have died in 1543. Stirnet: Spittal

Second Marriage

According to the Sir James Balfour Paul, writing in his account of the family for the Scots Peerage, Alexander Alexander of Menstrie: "seems to have married, secondly, Elizabeth Forbes, relict of Henry Spittal of Blairlogie. It is possible that Elizabeth Forbes was the wife, not of this Alexander, but of a son of the same name, who is designed on 19 November 1554 son of umquhile Alexander Alschender of Menstrie". The Scots Peerage VIII: 167

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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22 November 1521: Copy of instrument of tack by Alexander Hume of Polwarth (Polwart) to Mr Henry Spittal of Blairlogie (Blarlogy), and Elizabeth Forbes, his spouse, of the teinds of lands of Blairlogie (Blarlogie) in parish of Logie (Logy) and diocese of Dunblane. Hume being fermorer of kirk of Logie by tack from the prioress and convent of North Berwick; Spittal discharging an obligation by Hume for £100 and becoming procurator for Home in all actions before the Lords of Council. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Henderson Family of Fordell, reference GD172/1359

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4 January 1429-30: REX, cum consensu thesaurarii, confirmavit M. HENRICO SPITTALE burgensi de Edinburgh, et ELIZABETHE FORBES ejus sponse, - terras de Blairlogy, in baronia le Logy, vic. Perth; - quas idem Hen. personaliter resignavit: - Tenend. dictis Hen. et Elz. et eorum alteri diutius viventi in conjuncta infeodatione, quibus deficientibus, heredibus legitimis et propinqiuoribus dicti Henrici quibuscumque: - Test, ut in iliis cartis etc. RMS 1513-46: 880

Printed Evidence

Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546. Edited by James Balfour Paul, FSA. Scot., and John Maitland Thomson, MA., Advocates. (H. M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1883), 1067 pp. including indices and errata

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage VIII: 167
2. Stirnet: Alexander 1
3. Stirnet: Spittal 1

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Biographical Summary for Alexander Alexander of Menstrie

Alexander, Alexander (d. c.1564). Elder son of Andrew Alexander (d. c.1555); born about 1515. He married ELIZABETH FORBES and had issue: (1) William Alexander (d. 1574) (q.v.); (2) James Alexander (fl. 1584), tutor of Menstrie; married and had issue; (3) John Alexander (d. 1595) of Pitgogar, Muckhart (Perths); married Margaret Dempsterton and had issue; (4) Elizabeth Alexander (d. 1607); married John Leishman of Stirling (d. before 1590) and had issue; died February 1607; (5) Marion Alexander; married 10 August 1589 Duncan Paterson of Stirling, Dean of Guild of Stirling in 1592; (6) Janet Alexander (fl. 1590), married David Forrester of Logie and had issue. He inherited Menstrie from his father in about 1555. He died between 14 February 1564 and 6 January 1565. Landed Families of Britain and Ireland