Mary Elphinstone

1631 -

• Name	Mary Elphinstone  [1]
  	The Burke's entry refers only to marriage to "-- Forbes, of Bonlie', so it is possible that this marriage may have been to an elder brother of Alexander who died relatively young
  Birth	1631
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I44878	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Esq Henry Elphinstone
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Henderson,   b. Daughter of Sir Thomas Henderson (or Henryson), Lo
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1619
  Family ID	F31234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander Forbes   d. 1672
  Marriage	1656	Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Marriage Contract	12 Jan 1655/56  [2]
  	Contract of Marriage between Alexander Forbes elder of Boynlie and Mary Elphingstoune, lawful daughter to Harie Elphingstoune of Calderhall with consent of her said father and also of Thomas Elphinstoune, fiar of Calderhall, her brother 12 Jan 1656 (GD37/144)
  Children	1. Captain John Forbes,   b. Abt 1650  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Christian Forbes,   b. 1658, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Henry Forbes,   b. Abt 1646, Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1700 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Jean Forbes  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Anna Forbes,   b. Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Thomas Forbes  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1656 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3632] Burke, John, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol II, 1835, p371. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD37/144.