William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes

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William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes

• The son of John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes and Christian Lundin.
• He married Elizabeth Keith, daughter of Sir Gilbert Keith, on 19 December 1538.
• He died in 1593.
• He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber in 1539.
• He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Forbes [S., 1445] in 1547.
• He had two other sons, both died young. Children of William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes and Elizabeth Keith
• Anne Forbes
• Jean Forbes d. a 1606
• Margaret Forbes
• Abraham Forbes of Blacktown
• Christian Forbes
• Isabel Forbes
• Catherine Forbes
• unknown son Forbes
• unknown son Forbes
• John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes b. 3 Jul 1542, d. 29 Jun 1606
• William Forbes of Fodderbirse b. 2 Mar 1543/44
• Elizabeth Forbes b. 10 Nov 1545, d. a Sep 1607
• Arthur Forbes of Logie b. 3 Apr 1550, d. 1574
• James Forbes of Lethenty b. 16 Jul 1551
• Robert Forbes b. 1 Jan 1555/56
• Barbara Forbes b. 31 Jan 1560

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

11 November 1598: Precept under the signet for the intimation of the assignation made by George Sinclair of Mey, for fulfilling a contract with John, lord Forbes, and the deceased William, lord Forbes, to James, John, Elizabeth, Agnes and Barbara Sinclair, sons and daughters of the said George and of Margaret Forbes, his spouse, of the profits and duties of the said George's lands for certain crops and years. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Sinclair family of Mey, Caithness, reference GD96/281

Undiscovered Scotland:
Born about 1520. William Forbes, 7th Laird of Tolquhoun, was the son of Sir Alexander Forbes, 6th Laird Of Tolquhon, and Alison Anderson. William's older brother John Forbes was beheaded for treason by James V in 1537, but the king then seems to have had second thoughts and compensated the family by appointing William to become of the gentlemen of his bedchamber in 1539. The 6th Laird, Alexander, was killed by the English at the Battle of Pinkie near Musselburgh on 10 September 1547 and William succeeded to become 7th Laird.