| Description | Marriage of William Forbes to Elizabeth Arbuthnot, 7 July 1774, births of children 1775-1796; descent of James forbes of Echt from William Forbes, third son of Sir John Forbes of Watertoun; William Forbes M.D., minister of Tarves, married Janet, daughter of Professor James Gregory, by whom he had four sons and 8 daughters; notes regarding his descendants follow, including Jane Forbes, who married George Hogarth of Woodhill in 1797, and her sister Euphemia, who married George Garden, merchant, Montreal, in 1815. |