Note: The American surname appears spelled Fobes, but sources show his father's Scottish surname was Forbes.
John Forbes MP
Gender: Male
Birth: 1568
Kingswell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death: March 28, 1635 (66-67)
Delft, Rhynland (Present Zuid-Holland), Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Place of Burial: Keig Old Kirkyard, Keig,, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family: Son of William Forbes of Corse and Elizabeth Strachan; Husband of Christian Barclay of Mathers; Father of Col. Arthur Forbes; Marjorie Skene; Col. John Forbes; Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Caithness; Rev. James Forbes of Abercorn; Margaret Forbes; Wife of William Forbes; Kathleen Forbes; Unnamed Daughter Fobes; Constance Briggs and Frances Ruthven; Brother of Margaret Forbes; Patrick Forbes, 1st Bishop of Edinburgh; Sir William Forbes of Menie and Craigevar, Kt.; Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet Forbes of Longford; Alexander Forbes; James Forbes; Robert Forbes; Agnes Forbes of Corse; Jane Forbes; Elizabeth Forbes; Mary Forbes; William Forbes and Elizabeth Kennedy . Source of family info/lineage: geni.com (2023).
John's father Rev John Forbes was among the founders of Presbyterianism, and the colony in Leyden was a Continental counterpart to similar enclaves the Forbeses founded in Ulster-- and ultimately, Massachusetts Bay. This John Forbes/Fobes made the Atlantic passage with the sect led by Rev Robinson, and was part of the group that founded Duxbury in 1636.
John was a tailor by trade, and an activist in public life in the tradition of his father and uncle (Patrick Forbes)-- he served Duxbury as a constable, and was on numerous occations a juror.
He married Constant Mitchel of Bridgewater and evidently lived in that town (and died there), but he was buried in Sandwich, Barnstable Co.**
**original creator of this memorial
JOHN FOBES, by tradition, son of Rev. John Forbes; born in Scotland soon after 1600; grew up in Holland, it is said, where he acquired a soft accent resulting in the recording of the name as Vobes, or Ffobes & finally FOBES; one of fifteen young men who landed in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, in 1636; indentured to Isaac Allerton, richest man in Plymouth Colony, to pay for passage; in 1637 was known to be at Powder point, also at Green Harbor; granted land at Powder Point, built a home and lived there five years; a tailor by trade; married before Bridgewater, Constant Mitchell, (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Margaret Vochin), who was born in Leyden, Holland, (after the birth in 1609 of an older brother Experience Mitchell who came to America on 3rd ship, the ANN, in 1623); he appears in list of men able to bear arms 1643; became an original proprietor in 1645 of Bridgewater, MA; made a "freeman" with voting rights in 1645 (indicating he was not originally a member of the English Puritan Church); a man of standing and local influence; Constable in 1651 and a juror in 1659; he died 1660; his wife married second in 1662, John Briggs 1609-1690, of Portsmouth, R I., Commissioner to R I Court 1654-56, 59, 61-63, when she was about 45-50 years old.
The name FOBES is thus an AMERICAN name and one can expect that all who bear the name are descended from the above immigrant ancestor John.
(Copied From The Fobes Family in America the Descendants of John Fobes, Author: Lawrence Fobes:
Call Number: CS71.F62x:Descendants of John Fobes, an immigrant in 1636 to Duxbury, MA Very interesting facts about family and towns. Includes over 3000 names. )
http://mdhervey.com/web/pafweb/pafg02.htm#32
*** sources including geni dot com
MAYFLOWER SOURCES: History of the Early Setlers of Bridgewater, Ma, archives.org, at page 158: https://archive.org/details/historyofearlyse00mitc/page/158
Find a Grave contributor, Velcro (47336803) • [email protected], has sent you the following message about a memorial you manage for John Fobes /Forbes (70639611). Message: Hi. Thank you for maintaining the memorial for John Fobes, Jr. I believe the John Fobes buried in Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, MA is his son, John III. Based on records I have found, John Jr died in Bridgewater about 1660 and was, probably buried there. His son died at the home of George Allin 10 Jul 1661 and was buried shortly there after, assumption the burial was in Sandwich. There are no MA vital records or location/family histories to support the death of either John. Inventory date for John Jr of Bridgewater was 31 Jul 1662. That said, according to records of Plymouth, Vol III, p 200: 13 Jun 1660: "request made to the court by the widdow Vobes requesting some supply of land in respect unto the conditions of an indenture made betwixt Mr Isacke Allerton and her husband, John Vobes, lately deceased. The court gives liberty that any for her may looke out some land for her supply and a competency will be granted and confirmed unto her." Regards,
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John Forbes MP
Gender: Male
Birth: 1568
Kingswell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death: March 28, 1635 (66-67)
Delft, Rhynland (Present Zuid-Holland), Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Place of Burial: Keig Old Kirkyard, Keig,, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family: Son of William Forbes of Corse and Elizabeth Strachan; Husband of Christian Barclay of Mathers; Father of Col. Arthur Forbes; Marjorie Skene; Col. John Forbes; Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Caithness; Rev. James Forbes of Abercorn; Margaret Forbes; Wife of William Forbes; Kathleen Forbes; Unnamed Daughter Fobes; Constance Briggs and Frances Ruthven; Brother of Margaret Forbes; Patrick Forbes, 1st Bishop of Edinburgh; Sir William Forbes of Menie and Craigevar, Kt.; Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet Forbes of Longford; Alexander Forbes; James Forbes; Robert Forbes; Agnes Forbes of Corse; Jane Forbes; Elizabeth Forbes; Mary Forbes; William Forbes and Elizabeth Kennedy . Source of family info/lineage: geni.com (2023).
John's father Rev John Forbes was among the founders of Presbyterianism, and the colony in Leyden was a Continental counterpart to similar enclaves the Forbeses founded in Ulster-- and ultimately, Massachusetts Bay. This John Forbes/Fobes made the Atlantic passage with the sect led by Rev Robinson, and was part of the group that founded Duxbury in 1636.
John was a tailor by trade, and an activist in public life in the tradition of his father and uncle (Patrick Forbes)-- he served Duxbury as a constable, and was on numerous occations a juror.
He married Constant Mitchel of Bridgewater and evidently lived in that town (and died there), but he was buried in Sandwich, Barnstable Co.**
**original creator of this memorial
JOHN FOBES, by tradition, son of Rev. John Forbes; born in Scotland soon after 1600; grew up in Holland, it is said, where he acquired a soft accent resulting in the recording of the name as Vobes, or Ffobes & finally FOBES; one of fifteen young men who landed in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, in 1636; indentured to Isaac Allerton, richest man in Plymouth Colony, to pay for passage; in 1637 was known to be at Powder point, also at Green Harbor; granted land at Powder Point, built a home and lived there five years; a tailor by trade; married before Bridgewater, Constant Mitchell, (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Margaret Vochin), who was born in Leyden, Holland, (after the birth in 1609 of an older brother Experience Mitchell who came to America on 3rd ship, the ANN, in 1623); he appears in list of men able to bear arms 1643; became an original proprietor in 1645 of Bridgewater, MA; made a "freeman" with voting rights in 1645 (indicating he was not originally a member of the English Puritan Church); a man of standing and local influence; Constable in 1651 and a juror in 1659; he died 1660; his wife married second in 1662, John Briggs 1609-1690, of Portsmouth, R I., Commissioner to R I Court 1654-56, 59, 61-63, when she was about 45-50 years old.
The name FOBES is thus an AMERICAN name and one can expect that all who bear the name are descended from the above immigrant ancestor John.
(Copied From The Fobes Family in America the Descendants of John Fobes, Author: Lawrence Fobes:
Call Number: CS71.F62x:Descendants of John Fobes, an immigrant in 1636 to Duxbury, MA Very interesting facts about family and towns. Includes over 3000 names. )
http://mdhervey.com/web/pafweb/pafg02.htm#32
*** sources including geni dot com
MAYFLOWER SOURCES: History of the Early Setlers of Bridgewater, Ma, archives.org, at page 158: https://archive.org/details/historyofearlyse00mitc/page/158
Find a Grave contributor, Velcro (47336803) • [email protected], has sent you the following message about a memorial you manage for John Fobes /Forbes (70639611). Message: Hi. Thank you for maintaining the memorial for John Fobes, Jr. I believe the John Fobes buried in Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, MA is his son, John III. Based on records I have found, John Jr died in Bridgewater about 1660 and was, probably buried there. His son died at the home of George Allin 10 Jul 1661 and was buried shortly there after, assumption the burial was in Sandwich. There are no MA vital records or location/family histories to support the death of either John. Inventory date for John Jr of Bridgewater was 31 Jul 1662. That said, according to records of Plymouth, Vol III, p 200: 13 Jun 1660: "request made to the court by the widdow Vobes requesting some supply of land in respect unto the conditions of an indenture made betwixt Mr Isacke Allerton and her husband, John Vobes, lately deceased. The court gives liberty that any for her may looke out some land for her supply and a competency will be granted and confirmed unto her." Regards,
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Note: The American surname appears spelled Fobes, but sources show his father's Scottish surname was Forbes.
John Forbes MP
Gender: Male
Birth: 1568
Kingswell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death: March 28, 1635 (66-67)
Delft, Rhynland (Present Zuid-Holland), Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Place of Burial: Keig Old Kirkyard, Keig,, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family: Son of William Forbes of Corse and Elizabeth Strachan; Husband of Christian Barclay of Mathers; Father of Col. Arthur Forbes; Marjorie Skene; Col. John Forbes; Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Caithness; Rev. James Forbes of Abercorn; Margaret Forbes; Wife of William Forbes; Kathleen Forbes; Unnamed Daughter Fobes; Constance Briggs and Frances Ruthven; Brother of Margaret Forbes; Patrick Forbes, 1st Bishop of Edinburgh; Sir William Forbes of Menie and Craigevar, Kt.; Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet Forbes of Longford; Alexander Forbes; James Forbes; Robert Forbes; Agnes Forbes of Corse; Jane Forbes; Elizabeth Forbes; Mary Forbes; William Forbes and Elizabeth Kennedy . Source of family info/lineage: geni.com (2023).
John's father Rev John Forbes was among the founders of Presbyterianism, and the colony in Leyden was a Continental counterpart to similar enclaves the Forbeses founded in Ulster-- and ultimately, Massachusetts Bay. This John Forbes/Fobes made the Atlantic passage with the sect led by Rev Robinson, and was part of the group that founded Duxbury in 1636.
John was a tailor by trade, and an activist in public life in the tradition of his father and uncle (Patrick Forbes)-- he served Duxbury as a constable, and was on numerous occations a juror.
He married Constant Mitchel of Bridgewater and evidently lived in that town (and died there), but he was buried in Sandwich, Barnstable Co.**
**original creator of this memorial
JOHN FOBES, by tradition, son of Rev. John Forbes; born in Scotland soon after 1600; grew up in Holland, it is said, where he acquired a soft accent resulting in the recording of the name as Vobes, or Ffobes & finally FOBES; one of fifteen young men who landed in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, in 1636; indentured to Isaac Allerton, richest man in Plymouth Colony, to pay for passage; in 1637 was known to be at Powder point, also at Green Harbor; granted land at Powder Point, built a home and lived there five years; a tailor by trade; married before Bridgewater, Constant Mitchell, (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Margaret Vochin), who was born in Leyden, Holland, (after the birth in 1609 of an older brother Experience Mitchell who came to America on 3rd ship, the ANN, in 1623); he appears in list of men able to bear arms 1643; became an original proprietor in 1645 of Bridgewater, MA; made a "freeman" with voting rights in 1645 (indicating he was not originally a member of the English Puritan Church); a man of standing and local influence; Constable in 1651 and a juror in 1659; he died 1660; his wife married second in 1662, John Briggs 1609-1690, of Portsmouth, R I., Commissioner to R I Court 1654-56, 59, 61-63, when she was about 45-50 years old.
The name FOBES is thus an AMERICAN name and one can expect that all who bear the name are descended from the above immigrant ancestor John.
(Copied From The Fobes Family in America the Descendants of John Fobes, Author: Lawrence Fobes:
Call Number: CS71.F62x:Descendants of John Fobes, an immigrant in 1636 to Duxbury, MA Very interesting facts about family and towns. Includes over 3000 names. )
http://mdhervey.com/web/pafweb/pafg02.htm#32
*** sources including geni dot com
MAYFLOWER SOURCES: History of the Early Setlers of Bridgewater, Ma, archives.org, at page 158: https://archive.org/details/historyofearlyse00mitc/page/158
Find a Grave contributor, Velcro (47336803) • [email protected], has sent you the following message about a memorial you manage for John Fobes /Forbes (70639611). Message: Hi. Thank you for maintaining the memorial for John Fobes, Jr. I believe the John Fobes buried in Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, MA is his son, John III. Based on records I have found, John Jr died in Bridgewater about 1660 and was, probably buried there. His son died at the home of George Allin 10 Jul 1661 and was buried shortly there after, assumption the burial was in Sandwich. There are no MA vital records or location/family histories to support the death of either John. Inventory date for John Jr of Bridgewater was 31 Jul 1662. That said, according to records of Plymouth, Vol III, p 200: 13 Jun 1660: "request made to the court by the widdow Vobes requesting some supply of land in respect unto the conditions of an indenture made betwixt Mr Isacke Allerton and her husband, John Vobes, lately deceased. The court gives liberty that any for her may looke out some land for her supply and a competency will be granted and confirmed unto her." Regards,
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John Forbes MP
Gender: Male
Birth: 1568
Kingswell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death: March 28, 1635 (66-67)
Delft, Rhynland (Present Zuid-Holland), Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Place of Burial: Keig Old Kirkyard, Keig,, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family: Son of William Forbes of Corse and Elizabeth Strachan; Husband of Christian Barclay of Mathers; Father of Col. Arthur Forbes; Marjorie Skene; Col. John Forbes; Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Caithness; Rev. James Forbes of Abercorn; Margaret Forbes; Wife of William Forbes; Kathleen Forbes; Unnamed Daughter Fobes; Constance Briggs and Frances Ruthven; Brother of Margaret Forbes; Patrick Forbes, 1st Bishop of Edinburgh; Sir William Forbes of Menie and Craigevar, Kt.; Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet Forbes of Longford; Alexander Forbes; James Forbes; Robert Forbes; Agnes Forbes of Corse; Jane Forbes; Elizabeth Forbes; Mary Forbes; William Forbes and Elizabeth Kennedy . Source of family info/lineage: geni.com (2023).
John's father Rev John Forbes was among the founders of Presbyterianism, and the colony in Leyden was a Continental counterpart to similar enclaves the Forbeses founded in Ulster-- and ultimately, Massachusetts Bay. This John Forbes/Fobes made the Atlantic passage with the sect led by Rev Robinson, and was part of the group that founded Duxbury in 1636.
John was a tailor by trade, and an activist in public life in the tradition of his father and uncle (Patrick Forbes)-- he served Duxbury as a constable, and was on numerous occations a juror.
He married Constant Mitchel of Bridgewater and evidently lived in that town (and died there), but he was buried in Sandwich, Barnstable Co.**
**original creator of this memorial
JOHN FOBES, by tradition, son of Rev. John Forbes; born in Scotland soon after 1600; grew up in Holland, it is said, where he acquired a soft accent resulting in the recording of the name as Vobes, or Ffobes & finally FOBES; one of fifteen young men who landed in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, in 1636; indentured to Isaac Allerton, richest man in Plymouth Colony, to pay for passage; in 1637 was known to be at Powder point, also at Green Harbor; granted land at Powder Point, built a home and lived there five years; a tailor by trade; married before Bridgewater, Constant Mitchell, (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Margaret Vochin), who was born in Leyden, Holland, (after the birth in 1609 of an older brother Experience Mitchell who came to America on 3rd ship, the ANN, in 1623); he appears in list of men able to bear arms 1643; became an original proprietor in 1645 of Bridgewater, MA; made a "freeman" with voting rights in 1645 (indicating he was not originally a member of the English Puritan Church); a man of standing and local influence; Constable in 1651 and a juror in 1659; he died 1660; his wife married second in 1662, John Briggs 1609-1690, of Portsmouth, R I., Commissioner to R I Court 1654-56, 59, 61-63, when she was about 45-50 years old.
The name FOBES is thus an AMERICAN name and one can expect that all who bear the name are descended from the above immigrant ancestor John.
(Copied From The Fobes Family in America the Descendants of John Fobes, Author: Lawrence Fobes:
Call Number: CS71.F62x:Descendants of John Fobes, an immigrant in 1636 to Duxbury, MA Very interesting facts about family and towns. Includes over 3000 names. )
http://mdhervey.com/web/pafweb/pafg02.htm#32
*** sources including geni dot com
MAYFLOWER SOURCES: History of the Early Setlers of Bridgewater, Ma, archives.org, at page 158: https://archive.org/details/historyofearlyse00mitc/page/158
Find a Grave contributor, Velcro (47336803) • [email protected], has sent you the following message about a memorial you manage for John Fobes /Forbes (70639611). Message: Hi. Thank you for maintaining the memorial for John Fobes, Jr. I believe the John Fobes buried in Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, MA is his son, John III. Based on records I have found, John Jr died in Bridgewater about 1660 and was, probably buried there. His son died at the home of George Allin 10 Jul 1661 and was buried shortly there after, assumption the burial was in Sandwich. There are no MA vital records or location/family histories to support the death of either John. Inventory date for John Jr of Bridgewater was 31 Jul 1662. That said, according to records of Plymouth, Vol III, p 200: 13 Jun 1660: "request made to the court by the widdow Vobes requesting some supply of land in respect unto the conditions of an indenture made betwixt Mr Isacke Allerton and her husband, John Vobes, lately deceased. The court gives liberty that any for her may looke out some land for her supply and a competency will be granted and confirmed unto her." Regards,
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