Alexander
Forbes
Born about in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
John (Forbes) Forbes of Balfluig [half], James (Forbes) Forbes IIIrd of Corsindae [half], William (Forbes) Forbes of Newhills [half], Duncan (Forbes) Forbes Ist of Monymusk [half], Elizabeth (Forbes) Skene [half] and Patrick Forbes [half]
Husband of
Bess (Arthur) Forbes
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Forbes
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2011
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Biography
Alexander Forbes is a member of Clan Forbes.
Alexander was born about 1540, the natural son of William Forbes 2nd of Corsindae and a daughter of Sir William Seton, 5th of Meldrum. He married Bess, the daughter of John Arthur, a merchant in Aberdeen.
Sources
- Publications of the Scottish History Society, Vol. 34, p 247, T. and A. Constable, 1900.
- Clan MacFarlane Genealogy.
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