LADY JANET FORBES Countess of Atholl

Lady Janet Forbes, here treated, is the daughter of John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes and his third wife Elizabeth Barlow She had a charter for part of Balquhain from John Leslie of Balquhain on 9 January 1547-48. The Scots Peerage IV: 55

First Marriage

Lady Janet Forbes, here treated, married, first in 1542, to John Stewart, third Earl of Atholl. The Scots Peerage IV: 55

Second Marriage

Lady Janet Forbes, here treated married, secondly, to Alexander Hay of Delgaty. The Scots Peerage IV: 55

Third Marriage

Lady Janet Forbes, here treated, married, thirdly, to William Lesly of Balquhain. The Scots Peerage IV: 55

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

17 January 1550: Charter by which John Leslie of Boquhane confirms that he has given part of the lands of Syde in the Regality of Garreauch and sheriffdom of Aberdeen, to his son William Leslie, and William's wife Jonete Forbes. William and Jonete were to hold this land in conjunct fee and liferent, and it was to pass to their lawful male heirs, whom failing to the nearest heirs whatsoever of John Leslie of Boquhane. This charter was confirmed under the Great Seal of Scotland on 8 April 1554. RMS 1546-80: charter number 941

Printed Evidence

Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1546-1580. Edited by John Maitland Thomson, MA., Advocate. (H. M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1886), 1180 pp. including indices and errata

Origins

John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes (died 1547) was a Scottish landowner. He was the son of William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes and Christian Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly.

John Forbes' third wife was Elizabeth Berlay, widow of Lord Elphinstone. Their children included:

1. Arthur Forbes of Putachie, known as "Black Arthur", who was killed at the battle of Tillieangus in October 1571.
2. Jean or Janet Forbes, who married (1) John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl, (2) Alexander Hay of Delgatie, (3) William Leslie of Balquhain.[7]

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References

1. James Balfour Paul, Scots Peerage, vol. 4 (Edinburgh, 1907), p. 53. < Archive.Org >
2. Matthew Lumsden, Genealogy of the Family of Forbes (Inverness, 1819), p. 12. < GoogleBooks >
3. The Scots Peerage IV: 55
4. Wikipedia