James Forbes

1672 - 1734  (62 years)

• Name	James Forbes
  Birth	1672	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	17 Feb 1694/95	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	When he wrote to Robert Barclay jr stating his intention to travel to Dublin and stay with Amos Strettle
  	Source: Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Archives, D78/2, bound manuscript containing copies of letters to and from Robert Barclay the apologist, letters to and from his son Robert Barclay, 1659 to 1742, f59.
  Religion	1703	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Quaker
  Religion	1 Mar 1725/26	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  	Quaker. Date admitted to the Dublin Meeting of the Society of Friends
  Origin	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aquhorties
  Death	1734	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  	Died without issue
  Person ID	I44772	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Alexander Forbes,   b. 1625, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 16 Apr 1681, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Seaton,   b. Abt 1633, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 4 Jul 1697, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katharine Barclay,   b. 26 Jun 1678, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 9 Nov 1758, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1702	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Urie
  Family ID	F31189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1672 - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - When he wrote to Robert Barclay jr stating his intention to travel to Dublin and stay with Amos Strettle - 17 Feb 1694/95 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Marriage - 17 Jun 1702 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1703 - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker. Date admitted to the Dublin Meeting of the Society of Friends - 1 Mar 1725/26 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Origin - Aquhorties - - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Death - 1734 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3684] Temple, William, The Thanage of Fermartyn, p99. [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p101.