Timothy Forbes

1670 - Abt 1742  (72 years)

• Name	Timothy Forbes
  Birth	1670	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	29 Dec 1688	Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Witness to deed for 300 acres by John Skene of Peachfield to William Evans Jr
  Religion	1694	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Quaker
  Property	3 Aug 1694	Gloucester City, Camden, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Conveyed 50 acres to William Lovejoy (actual sale 1 February 1695/96)
  	from p662, New Jersey Colonial Documents. 1694 Aug. 3. Letter. Timothy Forbes of Burlington to Thomas Gardiner concerning a sale of 50 acres to Wm. Lovejoy, with affidavit of Joseph Hutcheson, made at Philadelphia February 1, 1695-6, that he was present when said Forbes sold the land to Lovejoy at the house of Richard Basnett
  Occupation	1698	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  	Merchant, linen draper
  Will	1741
  Origin	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aquhorties
  Death	Abt 1742	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  Person ID	I44773	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 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 1	Patience Barclay,   b. 25 Nov 1675, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Abt 1755, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1727	Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, England
  	Reported at the London Quaker Meeting
  Family ID	F31190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Sparrow
  Marriage	1 Apr 1702	Carlow, Carlow, Ireland
  	Newgarden
  Children	1. Timothy Forbes,   b. 7 Aug 1710, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1670 - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - Witness to deed for 300 acres by John Skene of Peachfield to William Evans Jr - 29 Dec 1688 - Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Religion - Quaker - 1694 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Property - Conveyed 50 acres to William Lovejoy (actual sale 1 February 1695/96) - 3 Aug 1694 - Gloucester City, Camden, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Merchant, linen draper - 1698 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Marriage - 1 Apr 1702 - Carlow, Carlow, Ireland Marriage - 8 Jun 1727 - Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, England Origin - Aquhorties - - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Death - Abt 1742 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3684] Temple, William, The Thanage of Fermartyn, p99. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, B Pt 2 (WJ): Folio 516 (SSTSE023). [S3641] Miller, William F., The Record Book of Friends at the Monethly Meeting Att Urie, (Name: Friends Historical Society; Location: London; Date: 1910;), Part I, p98. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, Glo Deeds, Book 2: Folio 176 (SSTSE023).