Sometime around 1475ish in Forbes, Scotland, my 10th great grandfather, John Forbes was born to William Forbes, the 3rd Lord Forbes and Lady Christian Gordon, the daughter of Sir Alexander Gordon, the 1st Earl Huntly.
John became the 6th Lord Forbes in 1493.
He married, firstly,Lady Catherine Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Margaret Douglas.3 He married, secondly, Christian Lundin, daughter of Sir John Lundin of that Ilk, before 26 February 1509/10.3 He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Barlow before 29 July 1515.1
John was an ancestor of Elizabeth Grant, who was the 7th cousin 7 times removed of President Ulysses S. Grant, and he was the father of Jean Forbes, Countess of Athlon, who was my 9th great grandmother. His third wife, Elizabeth Barlow was Jean's mother and the 11th great aunt of Abraham Lincoln, and the 9th great aunt of General Robert E. Lee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Forbes
http://www.geni.com/people/John-Forbes-6th-Lord-Forbes/6000000002116086456
http://thepeerage.com/p10922.htm#i109212
John became the 6th Lord Forbes in 1493.
He married, firstly,Lady Catherine Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Margaret Douglas.3 He married, secondly, Christian Lundin, daughter of Sir John Lundin of that Ilk, before 26 February 1509/10.3 He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Barlow before 29 July 1515.1
John was an ancestor of Elizabeth Grant, who was the 7th cousin 7 times removed of President Ulysses S. Grant, and he was the father of Jean Forbes, Countess of Athlon, who was my 9th great grandmother. His third wife, Elizabeth Barlow was Jean's mother and the 11th great aunt of Abraham Lincoln, and the 9th great aunt of General Robert E. Lee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Forbes
http://www.geni.com/people/John-Forbes-6th-Lord-Forbes/6000000002116086456
http://thepeerage.com/p10922.htm#i109212
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