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John Forbes, Esq., captain R.N.; who m. Mary, dau. of Dr. Ogilvie, M.D. of Murtle, a lineal descendant of Sir John Drummond, 1st of Hawthornden, and heiress, by special settlement of her cousin, Mrs Barbara Drummond (who d.s.p. in 1789, wife of Dr. William Abernethy-Drummond, and only dau. and heir of William Drummond, Esq., of Hawthornden), upon which occasion Mr. Forbes assumed the additional surname and arms of Drummond; by this lady he had an only surviving dau.
Capt. Forbes-Drummond was created a baronet 27 Feb. 1826, for distinguished naval service, with remainder to his son-in-law, and dying 28 May 1829, was s. according to the limitation by Sir Francis Walker Drummond.
SOURCE: Sir Bernard Burke. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire 31st ed. Published 1869 by Harrison in London. page 363
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May 23, 1829
Age 83
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