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 MEMORIAL 
 
 De Forsyths de Fronsac 
 
 BY 
 
 FREDERIC (;RE(;0RY FORSYTH. VISCOUNT DE FRONSAC 
 
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 MxKMiAi 1)1 nil Am AN Om>i.i< di Si, (iioiK.i-, 
 
 n O S T () N 
 
 PkK SS OF ROCKWI I. I. AND ClI IK CHILL 
 
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 HXPLANATION, 
 
 Sdiis are inaikod I., II., III., etc. 
 (iraiidsoiis, 1, 'J, •), etc. 
 (in-at-gi-aiidsous, rt, A. r, etc. 
 (ireul-great-graiKLsons, i., ii., iii., etc., 
 unless otlu'iwist' specilied. 
 
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ARMS OF rORSYTH OF FAILZERTON 
 Coi.nty Ayr, Sc'jtI.ind. 
 
 Arms of Conite de 
 
 Forsyth de Fionsac, 
 
 Aquitaiiia, Fiance, 825 
 
 A. D., were the Imperial ny, 
 
 Eagle, with the Counts r"-v-i'-*s':^^-ff; 
 
 coronet between the V^ -^ 
 
 heads. The shield and 
 
 crests were added in 
 
 Scotland as borne by 
 
 the present families. 
 
 The Vicomte s coronet 
 
 ARMS OF FOkSYTH OF TAILZERTON, 
 
 Ciiunly Stirlirt?, Si.O'|j'iil 
 
 over the shield was 
 added by Nicolas Denys, 
 Vicomte de Fronsac, 
 1650 A D., Royal Gov- 
 erncr of Acadia, his 
 mother being Margaret, 
 daugliter of David 
 Forsyth, Lord of Dykes, 
 and heir of the Comtes 
 de Foisyth de Fronsac. 
 in France. 
 
 ARMS OF COMTE DE FORSYTH DE FRONSA.: 
 Ai.|uitdnla France H?""! A D. 
 
 ARMS or FORSYTH OF THE FIRS, 
 Bi-ik-,hire, Enfc>|jii(l. 
 
 ARMS OF FORSYTH OF CROMARTY AiMO El.GiN, 
 Si,ot|jiiit. 
 
FORSYTH DE FRONSAC. 
 
 IN tin; Htli ('('iilmv the Kmperor Cliiirlcmiioiit' hiiilt the 
 Ciistlc Foisath, on tlu' banks of the Donloniu., in A(|iii- 
 tiinia. twenty miles al)()vc Hordoanx, as a i('stiainini«' 
 inlluencc on the (Jascons. It was aftenvaids called Korsath 
 (le Fronsac,* later spelled Forsytli, in Scotland. 
 
 He made it the capital of the district, and a|)p()inted as 
 lirst Comte de Forsyth, one of his suns, who hore as armo- 
 rial the imperial ca^'lc sahh'. with a curonet between the 
 heads, and he was ancestor of the Comtcs Forsvth de 
 Fronsac, whose possessions in the eldest line male continued 
 down to the loth centurv. 
 
 It was then that the Knolish, at v with the French, in- 
 vaded Acpiitania under command of the Karl of Derby, and 
 ill their cc.urse destroyed the Ciistle Forsuth, or Forsyth de 
 I''ronsac.f 
 
 *" Ilistoiie (u'lKMul" (I,iiviss,.), Vol. I., )). 310. 
 t" Kroissait's Clironiclos," ( liap. CIV. 
 
l-n|;svni l>K KI.'ONSAC. 
 
 Hctorc this, ill the latter jtart nl' tlir 1-Uli (•ciitiirv aiul the 
 l)('niiiiiiiiy (it tln' 14tli. Scotlaiitl ciiterefl into an alliiiiicf witli 
 some of the princes and nohh-s of Kiance. in onlcr to tj[aiii 
 licr indcpoiKU'iicc frctiii the clainis of snzefainty l*jinlaii(l 
 proc'lainu'd over her. 
 
 Anionn" those who went over froiii At|nitania to aid the 
 Scottish kin_n', Koliert di- l>rnce, was tin- Chevalier Oshert de 
 Forsyth, son of IJohert tie Forsyth, s|)oken of in lladdini^- 
 ton's llisloiieal Collections as rcceiviiin' h)r fealty a liiiiidicd 
 solidatcs teirac teneiiicnto de SalUill. in Co. Stirling, from 
 the kino'. \\v heloiij^ed to a yonn<^cr hraiich of the Comte 
 de Forsyth de Froiisac, the tdder line (lisai»}»caiin^- at this 
 time from I'^reiieh history. 
 
 Ill the meantime the lief of Forsyth de l^'ronsac reverted 
 to a hraiich of the N'alcis family, as next claimants in l''rance 
 under the title of \'icomtc de I'^roiisac, and a new castle 
 was rehnilt under the name of Chatean I'lonsac. 
 
 In ^•')h\ the title was once moi-e made a count, and in 
 15")') Antoine de Lustrac, as next in succession, was cn-ated 
 Martjuis de I'^ronsac. From him the title passed to the 
 family of i»i'. Cmmont, and in l<iOS Fronsac was ereetetl 
 into a duchy and jiasscd to FiiANcis I)'Oi:ij:ans Longiik- 
 VIIJ.E, Comte de St. I'ol. At his death, in Iti^U, without 
 direct heir, the peerai>'e hecame extinct. 
 
 Tlie cardinal. Due Die IJH'iiici.iKf, immmk ministi:!; of 
 FltANCK, however, revived some claim to it in lti:U, and 
 transferred it to his nephew, the Maim.u'is iu-: F.inczi:, who 
 Was an admiral of P'ranec. 
 
 In l»i4(> his sister, the l'i;iNci:s.s Die Condi';, the next heir, 
 hecame Duchess de Frons.ic, and at her ch'atli the title went 
 to the next ridativt; : 
 
 AliMAND .IkAN !»10 VUiMOllOT i>i I'lkssis, DlK' in>: HlCIIH- 
 i-ii:i' and i»i', FiKtNSAC, with whosi' descenchmts it I'l'inained 
 until the French revolution of llW. 
 
 Descended from ()sni-:itT dk Foiisytii. settled in Scothmd, 
 tempo Rohert <U' IJriice was his son: 
 
KUUSVTll l»K I'UnNSAC. 
 
 5 
 
 IvniiKitT i»K l''<>i;s\'ni,* iiii (dlicer (if the t-rowii, who icii- 
 (lerecl ail ;ic((»\iiit to Kiiiy- Kolicrt II. of the citistoin of Stii- 
 liiitr. iiiid ifccivi'd fidiii the l<iii<jf Clud per iiiminii from the 
 lands of rohiiiiise Marischall, Co. Stiiliiin'. lie was C'oiista- 
 hle of Stirlin<( Casth' mi 18«>8. and liis l>rothci'. William de 
 l-'oi'svlh, in 1-)t>4 was Haillcc of l^dinhni-^li. Uohcifs son 
 was : 
 
 .IniiN 1>K l-'(>i;sN'ni,' an ollici'i' for the erowii in 1370. ilis 
 son was : 
 
 WiMJA.M DK Fousvrii,* an ollicer for the crown in \-)W. 
 His son : 
 
 HoHHiiT DK FousvTii, witnessed u charter of I{(»l)ert Keith, 
 Karl Marischall of Scotland, in 14:2»i. His son: 
 
 John i>k Fonsvrii. ac(iiiiied the lands of (iilcairnstorm, 
 ("o. Ahei'deeii, in 147<K He married the danyhter of .lames 
 Doni^las. Lord of Dykes, Co. Lanark. He was also a relative 
 of Thomas de Forsyth, who was Canon of (ilasgow in 14(ST, 
 who hore "Two huekles on a heiid." .lohn's son was: 
 
 D.wiit i»K FoitsVTii. of (Jileairnstorm, Lord of Dykes: lu- 
 obtained the Marony of Nydie. His son was: 
 
 D.w'ii) i>i", Foiisvni, Baron of Nydie, l^ord of Dykes, etc., 
 loOT. 1 lis son was : 
 
 John l''oi:s\'ni, of Dykes. IJaion of Nydie, L')40, whose 
 arms as Forsyth of Nydie are emblazoned in the llerahlie 
 MS. of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, Knight of the Ivose 
 Ilaunclie, and Principal Herald of Scotland in ].')A'2. He 
 had a brother, James Forsyth, who was signer of a feudal 
 charter before the Lords Commissioners at Kdinburgh in 
 L")<>0, as Lord of the Moiuistery of Dnmblane, " Dominus 
 James h'orsyth, nuinu projiria."" for the brother of Fatiick 
 Murray of Tibbimuire.f Another one of his relatives in 
 ir)4:2 was Henry 1^'orsyth. Hector of Monymusk. John l^'or 
 syth. of Dykes, iiaroii of Nydie, etc., in lo4-5, transferred his 
 estates of (iilcairnstorm, Co. Aberdeen, to Lord (iorc^'-^u of 
 
 * " ExcIrmukm- Rolls of Scotland." 
 t < Mipliiiiits in Scotliind. 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
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 FOIiSYTII in: I'ltONSAC. 
 
 I'ittwig. He Wiis also in one of tlic inilitiiry (joiiipiinio.s of 
 Fraiifo ill l;3»i(l, and assumcil tin. title ol' ('oiiitc l-'orsalli (U; 
 Fioiisac. His son was : 
 
 David Foiisvrir, of Dykes.* laTl. lie was coinniissioiifp 
 of Reveniu' for (Jlustrow in 15l»4.t His eliildren were : 
 
 I. Mar<i(in't,m. Jean Deiiys, of Honlleiir, and St. \'in- 
 
 eent de Toiii's, I-" ranee. 
 
 II. '/anit'x, ("oinniissioiier for (Jlag.M\, IdOS, d. s. |j. 
 
 III. Wlllldin, his sueeessor. 
 
 I\ . M(ttt]i(>ii\ of Aiielieniriay, an advocate. 
 
 V^ lioheri, Fail7.ert<iii4 Co. Ayr. He was in tlie {•'leiieii 
 
 Army, was a eiaiiiiaiit of tlie title of iMusatli de 
 
 I'^roiisac. 
 
 FOUSAYTH OF FAIL/.KUTOX. 
 
 Cai'T. James Foksavtii, son of IJoheit. of Fail/erton, a 
 eaptaiu by land and sea, in. liis cousin. Marguerite, dau. of tlie 
 
 * Tlio iiiiiis (iC N v.lic wore roiifiriiu'il to liis posterity tliroii-li tlie iMiiiilics of I )ykcs, 
 Fiiil/crton, clc, by the ileriikl>' ('olle;;i' of Scothiiul. 
 
 t Act of Scot. I'arl. !\'., p. 7!» (l.")!)!): "Act in favor of the citic of (iiasjr„w . . . 
 recites a coniinission formerly ifiven for rcineid of defects . . . full power and 
 eoniiiiissioii . . . to David Forsyth of I )y]<cs . . . and raise and lift the Itcer 
 and malt inereat. " 
 
 t Anns of Xydie coiilirmed to the Forsaytlis of Failzertoii hy Sir (ieo. McKeiizie, 
 Kinfr of Arms for Scotland. 
 
I 
 
 roUSVTII l>K KIJONSAC. 7 
 
 Cheviilirr Nicolas Dciiys. X'icointe <U; Kioiisiic aii«l IJoyal 
 (iovt'iimr (»r Acadia. 
 
 WiMJANf FoitsYTli, (»!' Dykes, son of David as above, was 
 Coniinissioiici- to I'ailiainciit for Foncs in lt»21. Ilis cliil- 
 di'cii well' : 
 
 I. WiUidtii Foi'Hiilh, i){ Dykes.' his sueeessor. whose dan. 
 
 Uarhara in. IJanni UeUo. 
 
 II. Jo/ni F»rsi/t/i,-\ .M.I*, for ("nUen (lti.V2) and one of 
 
 tlie sitrners of the eoininission to meet the Enurlish 
 Parliament. He m. a danohter of Sir Williafn 
 Livingston, of Kilsyth. Issue: 
 1. James (of whom hereafter). 
 ± Walter.J Frovost of the I'liiveisity of CJlas- 
 gow, m. Margaret, dan. of ('apt. James For- 
 sayth, of Fail/erton, hy wife Marguerite, 
 dan. of Nicolas, \'ieomtede l-'ronsuc, IJoyal 
 (lovernor of Acadia. 
 HI. Jidiirx, from whom are the Forsyths of Flgin and 
 Cromarty, etc. 
 
 TnK Famii.v ni' Dknvs ae(iuired a great renown in France 
 ill (!onneetion with early American ex[»lorations. In 1506 
 ('apt. Jean Denys, of Honfleur. pnhlished a chart of that 
 (iulfof N. America, afterwards known as th.e (iulf of St. 
 Lawrence. 
 
 He was also one (»f the companions of \'eraz/ani commis- 
 sioned liy the king, Francis I., to tiiul lands in the New 
 World for France in 1.V24. His grandson Jean, also a ca[)- 
 tain on the sea, married the eldest (diild of David Forsyth, 
 Lord of Dykes in Scotland, and claimant of the de Fronsac 
 title in France. Among his children hy this marriage were: 
 
 *Uet. Scot. I'iiil. Atil)rev. Iiiq. Slice. I.iiiiark (190), .Jan. IH, lOlO : " Hercs 
 William Forsvlli dc Dvkis, piitiis, in 40 solitlatcs terraniiii aiitiqui evtniitiis t\c (Jaync, 
 40 solidates dc I'nthcos, inlVa doiuiiiiiiin dc Ncwliurgli ct liaioniiiiu de .Mtiiicklaiul." 
 
 t Act Scot. I'arl. (1«;")2). 
 
 J Act. Scot. I'ail. (1078). 
 
>^ i''*)i;ssrii ni; I''i;<>nsa<'. 
 
 I. Nii-uhis, who, for tlii' scrNJccs nl' liis ;tiiccslurs in dis- 
 (•(»\<Miiin' IiiimIs Inr l'"r;iiicc in Anicricii. icccivrd in lull sov- 
 cniit^nity IVoin llic kiiiL;', tlic noi'tlicni liall ul' .\c;i(li:i in l<i:;L', 
 :i domain <if altoul ^llJ.UOO S(|nai(' miles. Tlic ollifi- poilion 
 was l)('slii\\('(| (111 llic ('(innuandcr dc l{a/,ill\ and llif ( JKnaliLT 
 ('laudc (If Si. l^ticniir di; la 'Toiii'. 
 
 IN DK KUONSACS DOMAIN', TliACA IXK, ACADIA. 
 
 Nicolas Dciiys was horn at Si. \'iiict'iil dc Toms in l.V.is, 
 and was ilaiinant ol' tlic dc b'roiisac title, lie was also made; 
 Ity the kinjj' Ifoyal (Jovismor of Acadia entire. On account 
 ol ti'oiihle with the ('iitholics. he heiiii^' a 1 1 ncfiiciiot. a hic'- 
 otcd olTK-cr. Lc Uoin'ne, secretly planiKMl an amhnsli at^'ainst 
 the j^overiior, and. witli ollieis. caiifnit'(| him, when alone, 
 and carried him a prisoner to I'oil, l(o\al ( .Vmiapolis ). 
 
 lie ohtained. liowe\cr. the aid of the Trotcstant I'!ii_L;'li.sli, 
 with wIkum he was force*! to form an alliance for his own 
 safely, and they I'cleasod him hy armed inter\ t-nt ion. In the 
 meantime he had opened the countrx lo colonists, fostered 
 ti'ade witli New l'Jit;land, Imilt ships, estahlished the town of 
 (iasp<' as his capital, had a h, 1 on the Straits of ('anseaii to 
 protect, his treasnr<'S, wlii( li were on the Cape Ui'etoii shore, 
 from the sjioliat ion of his enemies. His enemies next pro- 
 ceeded to petition the kini;' for liisr(!mo\al from the ^'ovmiior- 
 shi|). They suceee(led in ^'ettiiiL,' (liriUldiere appointeil. and 
 de I'^roiisac retircfl into his ow n teriitor\ . Tlu! new Lioveinoi, 
 
(i^?;^«f'^'Biir?r' 
 
 .^ 
 
 (From I. S.S. Co.'u collection.) 
 
 DE FRONSAC'S DOMAIN. 
 
 Near tlio straits of C.tiiseau w,ts fie Fronsac's Fort anrJ Treasury, and Baddeck 
 was oiu- of his ports of entry. 
 
 ( 
 
FOItSYTH DH FIJONSAC. 
 
 witli llie aid of tlie king's shij)s iiiid troops, made war on 
 <le Froiisac, seized tlie ships hy wiiicli he traded with New 
 Kiiglaiul, I)esie,o-(Hl and drove liiin from the fort at ranseau,got 
 his treasury at ('ai)e P.retoii. and linailv drove him from the 
 country. Charlevoix, in ids History of Canada, says, ''Tlie 
 loss of the most important enterprising, lihcral, and "best edn- 
 (•utedi)erson was a great blow t(» the country." ButinlGCtB he 
 so far recovered theauthority that tlu; king appointed him Lieu- 
 tenant-General for Acadia, and in lOCJ, at the instance of his 
 friend, the minister Talon, his claims on the title of Vicomte de 
 Fronsac were recognized and onU-red to be enregistcred by the 
 king, Louis XIV. Four others were enrolled at the same 
 time with him in the nobility of New Franc(>. Canada. In 
 1672 there was published in P;!ris his history, in two vol- 
 umes, entitled, "Descrii.tion Gc.grai.hifpie et'llistorique de 
 rAmeri(|Ue Septentrionale avee Tllistoire Xaturale du Fays." 
 He is mentioned by Charlevoix as the best instructed of "the 
 goveniors of New France. lie m. in France Margueri ■ de 
 La Faye. His children, born in France, were: * 
 
 1. Illchanl, Vicomte de Fronsac, Seigneur de Miri- 
 
 machie and Ciovernor of Caspc, m. 1st, Anne 
 Parabego; i>d. Francoise, dan. of Jac(iues Cailteau, 
 Sieur de Champlleury. His children were : 
 <(. Nicolas.f N'icomte de Fronsac, Governor, etc.. born 
 IfiSi'. m.. 1700, Marie Sauvagesse. He and his 
 children, Francoise, born 170S. Gabriel, born 
 1710, and Jac(iues, born 1717. all died in 1782, 
 l)robably of an epidemic. 
 ^'. Anne, m. Jean Mer(;on, (^)uebec, 1700. 
 c. Louis, born 1ti!H), was a student in 1707 with 
 Mesire Jac(|ue Le lUond, cure of St. Francis 
 Xavier, Petite Kiviere. 
 
 2. Mariiiwriti' m. at HouHeur. France, in 1050, her 
 cousin (apt. .James Forsayth (son of Robert of 
 
 * neiiys, " I{o-i«itiv (iciu-,ilo<ri.|ue." Tan^niay, " Dirt. C;^!. dii Caiiiida." 
 t Taii;;uay's " DictiniiiKiiro (ii'iii>al()uic(iio( anadiciiiH'." 
 
FOKSYTH DE I'lIONSAC. 
 
 Failzerton, ("o. Ayr)i h captiuii in Imid and naval 
 tMiterpiises. May 17. 1<!.")4. lie was ji |)iis()n('r of war 
 among tlic Knolisli iind escaped from the vault he- 
 low the I'ailiameiil House where lie had heen con- 
 lined. His dauo'htei' and heiress was: 
 Mah(;ai!i:t Foksavtii,* of Failzerton ( Vicomtess de 
 Fronsac), whom. Walter Forsyth, Provost of the University 
 and Snhdeaneries of (ilasgow in ll»78 (see p. 7). Theii' 
 son was : 
 
 .Iamks Foiisavtm.* of Failzerton (Viconite de Fronsac). 
 He was a captain in Kino' William of Orange's Irish ( ani- 
 paign. He m. Margaret, dan. of Maj. Hugh .Montgomerie, 
 of Co. Avr, who was a petitioner to the kincj in lOOO. His 
 children wei'c : 
 
 I. MATTiiicw.f horn ('(.. Ayr, ItiK!*, went lirst to Ireland 
 where he married Fstlier, dau. of Hohert (Jrahani. J ancestor 
 of the (irahams of Drumgoon, d). Fermanagh ( Maguires 
 Hridge). and descended from the Farls of Menteath through 
 Lang Will (iiaham. of Stubhle, Cunibei'Lind, Kiigland. 
 Matthew, on acc(»unt of the political troubles in Ireland, went 
 to America in 1742, and settled at Chester, N.H., bringing 
 considerable wealth with him and family silver with armo- 
 rials thereon, which had been conlirmed to the family bv the 
 Principal Heiald of Scotland, Sir TJeorge Mackenzie, Knt. of 
 the Rose Haunche, etc. He was one of the most prominent 
 mentioned in the history of Chester. Name very freipient in 
 town and j)rovincial records. He was lay [U'eachcr in absence 
 of minister ami deacon of the church. He several times 
 
 • Heeortls ol' I'orsaytli of Fail/.ortoii. 
 
 t'M'Iiase's Jlist. ol' ( lic-^tcr," pp. 524, KM), 127, 12<), 130, HO, 142, 114, l.VJ, 259, 
 4.16, ()21, 231; "Town Pitpors, X.Il.," Vol. XI . p. 309; Vol. IX., pp. 109, ll,",; 
 "State Papers, X.II.," Vol. IX., pp. 109, 115; "(ininito :Montlily," Vol. VIII. 
 The name is spollod on the Chester Hceonls P'orsuyth, Forsaith, and Forsyth. Some 
 (losceniiants follow the first, others the last, way of spcliin;;-. He had an estate in 
 Ireland for which his dcseendants lodged jiapers. 
 
 t" Drumgoon MSS." Hohert (Jrahani's wife was Janrt Ilnnie, of the family of 
 Castle Hume iind Hume's Wood, wliose estates Join those of Drumgoon, and have 
 liassed into the family of Luftiis, Manpiis of Fly, with whom they iiitermaniecl. 
 
FOHSYTM l)i: KUONSAC. 
 
 11 
 
 represented [letitioiiers of Cliuslcr to the Proviiicial legislat- 
 ure for imjirovenuMits and for the remedy of o-iievaiiees. lie 
 was cliosen President of the Local Committee of I*id)lic Safety 
 in 177*'), and altliough his attitnde and tliat of some of his 
 sons leaned towards a resistance of Parliamentary tyranny in 
 America, he was a firm believer that a royal form of j^overn- 
 ment is best conducive to the interests of a people. He died 
 17!I0. His children were: 
 
 1. Mattiikw, b. in Ireland, was a loyalist and a jihysician 
 
 in the Koyal Navy; m. Oir : came to Fredericksburg 
 
 before 1774. His only son was Robert,* b. 1754; captain in 
 Lee's Lot. Horse, 177G; Major, 1777 : Deputy (Quartermaster- 
 General of the Southern Ai'my,177^i; and A.I).C\ to (Jeiieral 
 Washington; member of the \'irginia Order of Cineinnatus. 
 1783; a[)pointed U.S. Marshal of (Jcorgia, 17S*'>: killed in 
 performance of duty, 17'.'4 : buried with funeral honors by 
 the Order of ('incii\natus ; a monument was eriH-ted to his 
 memory at Augusta, Ga. : Congress voted a sum of money 
 for the education of his childicn : he m. Mrs. Fanny (Jolni- 
 ston) Houston, a widow, sister to Judge I'eter .Johnston, of 
 Fiedericksburg, and aunt of Lieut. -(Jen. Jose[»h E. Johnston. 
 C.S.A. Issue: 
 
 a. liOlJKitT, died, aet. Il». 
 
 /'. .F(>MN,t b. in Fredericksburg, Oct. 10, 1780: mem- 
 ber of Society of the Cincinnati : 1st Attorney-Gen- 
 eral of Georgia, 180S : Ke[). of I'.S. Congress, ISl-")- 
 1818: Minister l*lenii)otentiary to Spain, lHlO-:^2 : 
 Rep. of U.S. Cmigress 182:i-18i>7: (iovernor (.f 
 (Jcorgia, 1828-1830 ; U.S. Senator, 1830-4; Secretary 
 of State foi- United States, 1834-41 : died in Wash- 
 ington, Oct. '22, 1841 ; introduced the culture of 
 
 * " Stevens' Hist, of (Jeorj^ia," Vol. 11., p. 302. " ( )1(1 Enoyclopcdiii Aiiicriciina." 
 t" Vir;:iniii Ilist.Coll.;" " Whytc's Hist, dl'liti.;" "Van ilolst's Hist, of U.S.;" 
 
 " IJeiich and Har of ( Ja.," \'ol. H., etc. The family estate in Georfjia was about 50,000 
 
 acres, with about 10,000 achlitional in r.ouisiana. 
 
12 
 
 I-OIISYTII 1)E KUONSAC. 
 
 ii;mket'ii cotloii into Aiiicrica ; (Jeoigia erected a 
 inoiiiiinent to his iiiem(»iy in the Coiit^n-essioiial liurv- 
 iiig (irouiid at VVashiiij^toii : in. ("hira, (hiu. of lion, 
 •losiah Meiin'S, IjL.I)., 1st I'lest. of the I'niveisit y 
 of ( Jeoryiii, and son of ("ol. Jonatlian Meigs of the 
 War of "T(). Issne : 
 
 1. Julia, h. ISO:}; ni. lion. Alfred Iverson, .ludoeof 
 
 Supreme Court of (la., I'.S. Senator, and (Jen- 
 oral in Confederate Arniv. 
 
 2. Alttn/,* h. 1807; m. Arthur Shaaff, Georgetown, 
 
 D.C. 
 
 3. Cltira, h. IHIO; ni. Capt. Murray Mason, U.S.N., 
 
 afterwai'ds Conmio(h)re in Confederate Nav}-, 
 son of (ien. .lohn Mason, of Virginia, whose 
 hiotlier was C.S. Senator James M. Mason, and 
 whose sister was Airs. Sidney Smith liee.f 
 nu)tlier of (ien. Fit/,-IIugh Lee(ne|»hew of (Jen. 
 Robert K. Lee, Commander in Chief of the 
 Southei'n Confederaey) : a (hiughter of Clara 
 Forsyth Mason m. ('apt. S. P). Davis, C.S. A., 
 living in Alexandria, \'a. 
 
 4. Johu.X ^- i» Angusta, (Jeorgia, 1812; mend)er of 
 
 Soeiety of tlie Cineiniuiti (S.C. ) ; Adj. 1st (Ja. 
 Reut. in Mexican War: I'.S. Minister to Mex- 
 ico, 1850; Mayor of Mobile, .oiiO; Confederate 
 Commissioner I'leni[)otentiary, 18i!l ; the Chief 
 of Staff of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, 
 1803; and author of the " I'roehimation of the 
 South to the peo[)le of Kentucky:" since the 
 war editor of " Mobile Register " until his death 
 
 * A dauj^litcr of Mury (Forsyth) SliiiiitV ni. Hicliiinl Tig'lilman Bricc, ji'randson ot 
 (Jen. Tench Tij^hhuau, of Maryland. 
 
 t " Lee Family History." 
 
 + " Stevens' War hetween the Stales," Vol. II.; "Davis's Hise and Fall of the 
 Soutliern ( Onfedcraey," \'ol. II.; " Soiitii(M-n Historical Tatjors; Correspondence he- 
 twecu the U.S. and C.S. Governments." .lohn Forsyth, .Ir., enjoyed the souhriqnct 
 of " Prini-e of Southern .loiii nnlists." 
 
KOUSYTM DK I'ltONSAC 
 
 18 
 
 in ISTS; he \\\. Miii'o'iUi't, (lau. of Liitliiiin Hull, 
 of AiiL^Mstii, (lii.. iiiid liiul : 
 1. C'/iur/ex. It. Mohilo, Col. -'xl Al;il);iiiia Ht'»;t., 
 C.S.A.: (listiii^uislu'd at battles {)i IJiiU 
 Run, Sliiloli. Seven I'ines, and ahont Petors- 
 hni'Ljli : ni. Liinia.dau.of l^orenzo M. S|)rii<4"iie, 
 and had as cliildien : 1. Charles Sitraome, h. 
 Mobile, LSdl. [Meini)er ..f the SC. Soeiety 
 nf the Cincinnati, Su[)t. IJeekiir Leather Co. 
 of Milwankee : ni. Margaret, dau. of Kev. 
 C. F. Ivnioht, 4th IJishop of Milwankee, their 
 chihlren being Kli/abeth I'iekering, b. 1(S!>1, 
 and John, b. lS9i>.] -2. Kli/.abeth Hunter, 
 ni. Irwin M. Meyer, d. iSDo : and .■>, Margaret 
 Angela, d. 1SS:5. 
 '). Vii'n'iniii, ni. George llargraves, had Clara V. : ni. 
 Capt. ("has. Wood, C.S.A.. of Ivy, Albemarle 
 Co., Va. 
 (1. Anna E., b. lcS:i.'5. 
 
 7. liona J/., b. lS:i8: ni. Wni. Aubrey, of IJaltiniore, 
 
 afterward of Carters ville, (ia., Commissary, 
 C.S.A. 
 
 8. I{<>h,rt* b. in Augusta, Ga.. 182G; Capt. 1st I'.S. 
 
 N'oltiijeuis, Mexican War : Colonel of Artillerv, 
 (y.S.A. ; Commandant of Confederate Fortifi- 
 cations in MobiU; IJay ; m. .lulia, dau. of Latham 
 Hull, of Augusta, (Ja., and had : 
 1. John. 
 '1. Angela. 
 3. ^Margaret. 
 2. D.wiD.f born in Ireland. JMisign in Chester Co. 1st 
 N.II. IJegt. ; wcjunded, Ticonderoga. and died May 21, 
 1778. 
 
 * Si'C "Correspondence l)ct\vccii tlic U.S. sinil C.S. (iovcniincnts " 
 t" Hist. Col. \. II.," Vol. VII., p. H:i; "Ciiii^c's lli-l. of ClRwicr," p. .V_>t; 
 " St;i(c< I'Mpci'^ N.II.," \..l. .\I\"., i>p. :C\\, (l.'il. 
 
14 
 
 rolISVTII l)K FWoNSAf. 
 
 •"). .loNATiiAX,* born in Iiclaiul. Soldici' in Chester Co. 
 1st X.II. lU',t,'t., killed, 'Pieonderog;!. .Inlv !•, 1777. 
 
 4. KsTliKH, died nnin. 
 
 5. WiLMAM.f Itorn in Irt.'land. 1740. ICnsign in the 
 IJovid l'i()\ iiuial Ucgt.. 17<)-'>-7. An Cnited I''.nii)ii'e Loy- 
 alist in the War of 177ti-8-). One of the founders of the 
 Dcrry (N.H.) I'idtlic Library. Settled in Deei-in^. Ilills- 
 boronuh Co., N.H. Married .lane, (hiii. of .lames Wilson. t 
 formerly of Irehmd, '"■Surveyor of tlie llinh Ways of 
 Chester," whose wife. Mary, dan. of .lohn Shirley (a 
 relative of (lov. Sir Thomas Shirley). Chase, in his 
 History of ('hester. elaims was a ivlativc; also of the 
 celebrated Countess of Huntington, the patron of 
 Weslev. He died in 1S08. His children were: 
 
 (f. Matthew, settled in what is now Mancdiester. 
 N.H. 
 
 /(. .bimes, a physician, an alunnius of Dart- 
 mouth College, a son of whom. Dr. V. ¥. 
 Forsyth, was oms of the founders of the 
 Weymouth (Mass.) Hist. Society, and a 
 contributor to the Hist, of Weymouth. 
 
 c. David, captain of the Deering KiJles. 
 
 (/. 'rhomas,s> born Sept. 1, 1775; was a scholar 
 at a military school, France, at age of 
 eleven. Jji 1792, at age of seventeen, joined 
 the IJrigade de Navarre, Marcpiis de Mont- 
 marte conunanding. in the campaign of 
 the royalists and French princes against 
 the first French Republic. W^is at Coljlenz, 
 Treves, Grevenmaker. and Stadbredimus. 
 
 * " Chase's Hist, of ( 'hestcr," pp. 377, 379. 
 
 t" rroviiiciiil rapers, N.H.," Vo\. \'l., p. 7ti7 ; "Town Pi 
 
 apers, N.H.," Vol, 
 
 IS 
 
 t" rroviiicial Tapers, N.H.,' \ ol. \ I., p. <•)/ ; "lowii I'apers, N.ll., \ i: 
 Xr., pp. 493, 497, 498; X'ol. IX., p. 7ri9; " Hist, ol" llillshoroii^ii Coiiiity (\.H.)." 
 
 + " Chase's Hist. Chester" (Wilson Family). -lames Wilson lived to be 1 
 years of aj^e. Mde, also, Shirley Family. His family was very eelcbrated. 
 
 yV " P.urke's Colonial (ieutiy," Vol. 11. " Dufaurc's Notes siir Ics Knu'^ivs 
 " America 1 leraldica, American .Ancestry," Vol. VH. 
 
 1 
 
roiisvrir i>k fi;onsac. lo 
 
 Was a captain in the Illyrieiis, at the siege 
 of Tiiionvillo. (Jiven 1>\ connnand of 
 II.K.II. t lie ( 'onitc (TArtois the doconition 
 of the lioyal and Military OnUn'of St. Luuis 
 at the sicoe df N'crdMM. His claim on 
 the title of de I'^ronsac was icconnizcd i)\- 
 the l^nijtcror Francis II, in 171'S, prjucipalh- 
 on aec'onnt nf his adhereiicf tn r(>\alist 
 [)i'inci[iles. He came to Savannah, (ia., 
 r.S.A.,ab()ut ISOO, and liad been previonsly 
 inscribed a member of the Society of the 
 ^'ello\v Uose, of the old loyalists, now 
 known as the Aryan Order. He entered 
 into eonimercial business in 18011, nt I'ort- 
 hind, Me., St. John, X.I)., and Savannah, 
 (ia. He was one of the wardens of the 
 vVncient Lambnark l.odye of 1^'reeniasons 
 at Porthuuh He jji^ojeeted the scheme 
 of a railwu}' from Montreal to Portland 
 as (iarl}^ as ISoO, bnt it was not con- 
 (duded nntil 1804 — live years after liis 
 death. He married at Savannah, 1809, 
 Sallie, dan. of A(bniral .John Pi-ay,* 
 formerly of the Colonial Navy of (Jeorgia, 
 by wifi' Mary. (hiu. of Col. .b)lni Hamil- 
 ton,! who conunanded the N.('. Loyalist 
 Regt. in 17T<i, an<I was after ITcS:] Uritish 
 ("onsnl at >.'orh)lk. His (•hihb'tni were: 
 -hme, b. ISIO. n. j{. P. Ilsley, of I'orthmd, 
 whose (hui. l^liz. m. Hon. IJoise de ^'el)er, 
 M. P. and Mayor of St. .John, N.!>,, in ISSC, 
 a descemhint of Col. (iabriel de N'eber 
 
 * " Stevens' Hist, of Gcor<:iii," p. 152. 
 t " Sabine's Americiin I.ovsiJisis " ( iiiiiiiilloii). 
 
 Note. — Saliio Priiy, 1>. 1778. AdiiiiiMl Tniy, h. 174'!. Mnry iriuiiilton, li. IT'ID. 
 Col. Hamilton, 1). alraiit 173.J. 
 
 ^ 
 
It) 
 
 FoltSVTII DK Fi;nNSA('. 
 
 ul' tilt' I'liuci' (»t' Wales' AiiuMiciiii Ucyt. ol' 
 ITTti-S:'.. 
 
 ii. Iliiiniltoii. 1). iSlii. Army <il" Tcxiis. ls;'>4. 
 Ciiptiiiii (III stiiif ol' ( Jell. MiialH'iiu I). L;iiii;ir. 
 Died, (iiilvfston. 1X8!). 
 
 iii. Sarah Ann. 1). 181 "). in., as second wile, llim. 
 W. I'. I'rchK'. LI..I).. .Iiidgc ol' Ihr 
 Snpicnit' ("(tnrt of Maine, First I'lest. of 
 tlie (irand Trniik Ky. ot ('anada, (1S")4), 
 and r.S. Ministci' to llic Xctlieilands, etc. 
 They had one son Mdward, ni. to Caroline 
 S., dan. ol' (ii'o. ("apron, Newton C'entre. 
 Mass. 
 
 iv. l^lcanoi'. 1). IJ^IT, ni. Samuel Sawyer, of Port- 
 land. Their son. (Jeor^'e, d. at New Orleans 
 1 «;■■):!. 
 
 V. Frederic. N'iconite de Fronsae, of Montreal 
 and Portland, b. l.Sl!), was one of the 
 ])i()neers to California in 184i>, at Kealejo, 
 Nicaragua, ISoO. Peturned Fast ISo'i, Cap- 
 tain of the Portland liitle Corps and i-oni- 
 nianded CJuard of Honor to the Prince of 
 Wales it Portland in 18(10. Pelieved in the 
 riirlit of the Southern cause of 18Gl-t)o. 
 Was a niend)er of the Odd Fellows, of the 
 Society of California i'ioneers, and Chan- 
 cellor of the Aryan Order of St. (Jeoi'ge in 
 1891. The tiftieth aiuiiversary of the reign 
 of Queen Victoria in l88t) was celebrated at 
 his housi! in Portland by liritish residents. 
 lie died June 11. 18!»1. He ui. Harriette 
 Marie, dan. of Maj. (Jen. .lose[)h Stuitt 
 , Jewett,* of Portland, who had conunanded 
 
 *Geiicrfil Jewell belonixcil to ii celcl)nitc(l lamily iVom Yorlvsliirc, Hnullbid, W. U., 
 Knjrliiml (sec" .Savii^^c's (Joncalo^ncal Diet, of X.K., and Uie Kssex Institutes"). He 
 111. Marv I'.ukcr M;irr. of a Scotli-li laniily, chniiiinir ilcsciMil (V(im the Ilarl- ol' Marr. 
 
FOFfSYTII DK l"l;( »NS.\C. 17 
 
 the 5tli Militiirv District of Maiiif in 1«.")lt. 
 Imd heeii ji coinniissioiier on tlu; houiidiiiy 
 In^tweeii M;iiiic iiixl Xcw lliiin|»sliiiL', and 
 had ivpicf-fiitj'd Maine in the ( Jcncial ( 'oiirt 
 of Mass. l)ct"()i(! IS-JO. His cliildrcn, Froderic 
 (Jr('i,''(ii\. N'icdiiitf do l''i(insac. It. Montreal; 
 founder of tlie Ciiited I'jnpire lioyalist As- 
 sociation of Canada in IHU;"); cliancellor of 
 tlie Seit^neurial Order of Canada, and Her- 
 ald Marshal of the Ai-yan Older of St. 
 (icorge ; note(l as a historian, poet, and music 
 writer: and 'riionias Scott, now living' in IJos- 
 ton. a musician and litteiateur and dramatist, 
 vi. (Jeoroe: b. iSi'l, l.ient. TSth K.S.C. Troops, 
 1S(>8, Asst. Q.M. and A.A.(i. w ith rank as 
 Major, at camj)S at Washington. 1865; cus- 
 toms olhcer at Sitka, .Vhiska, afterwanls re- 
 moved to San Francisco; m. Albertina, dau. 
 of Capt. Albert .lewett, of I'ortlaud ; their 
 dau., Albertina; m. Dr. Macallester, of 
 Hoiiolidu. 
 vii. Caroline Augusta, b. l(S-23; m. James Albert 
 Macnabb, of (ireenock, Scotland, a cousin 
 of Sir .\ X. Maeiiabb, of Canada. 
 
 e. Uobert. 
 
 /. Josiah, banister, at (loffstown, an alumnus (»f 
 Dartmouth College, whose son, Hon. Will- 
 iam L., is justice of the Hoston Municipal 
 Court (iStli;). 
 
 Ilis IjitluT, Joseph .Ifwott, wlm oaiiic IVoiii M;ts--. to I'ortlaiul, liiid lipid a iiuval ap- 
 poiiitiiiciit iVoiii W'asliiiijxton, mid his wile was Itiilli Mcl,aii;;'hliii, ol' the Macl.anyh- 
 liiis of Clan Owen, from near I, ondondeny, Ireland, (iciieral Jewelt's wife. Man- 
 Afari', liad for mother, olive, dan. of Jiuliic l*o;;er I'laisted, son of Jiid^^e Idiahod 
 I'laistcd, of York, at one time a royal councillor of Maine, whose father, ('apt. Itoi^er 
 I'laistcd, also a royal conneillor, commanded the j^arrisons at lierwicU and Salmon 
 Falls, where he was killed in repellinj,^ an Indian attack. He is called by Williamson 
 in his ilist.of Maine, the " Hero of Hcrwick." 
 
 
18 
 
 FOIJSYIII hi; I ItONSAC. 
 
 //. Iliiiiiiiili, 111. a Mr. riiii^c. 
 
 • '». KoitKUT.* 1». Clicstcr. ITItl: LiciK. in the War of 
 177(;-S;{: m. Mary, dan. <>l Dca. William Tnlloid. uf Walnut 
 Hill. One of Ills sons was Ikoln-rl, who n). Saiali Liixkin. 
 Ills soil l{ol»ei't ni. Sal>iina Hanicsay. and tlicir son, .lanics. 
 was one of till' proiniiiciit men in New ^'ol•l< State. He 
 was I'rest. of tlie llelissalaer l'ol\ tecliiiic Inslitiite: I'lcst. 
 (»f the Kenssalaer \ Saratoga l{y.: I'rest.of the'I'roy i»iid<re 
 ('<».: .Indye (tf the ('oiiiity Coiiit : .Indn'c Adxocatc of Di- 
 vision; author on the l^aw of ( 'out lacls. etc lie in. 1st 
 a (lau. of lion. I^li^!;a TiMu'tts. of New ^'ork (iiy: lid. 
 a Miss l'iini|i(dley, of the family of the e\]ilorer. His ehildren 
 were: 1, Kohert. ( 'i\ il I-jiLjiiieer and Manai^cr (d' the I'liioii 
 Steid Co., of (hiea^'o, and 2. .lames, Alty.-at-Law. It. lst;(), 
 living' at liiverside. the home of the l*iim|)(dle\s. in ( )w('L!'o. 
 N.Y.' 
 
 7. .In.siAli.f horn Chester: Lieiit. in War of 177d-8o; 
 m. Kitty, dan. of Caleh l{i(diardsoii. 
 
 II. Alkxandei;, horn Ayreshire. 17<i(i. Cane to liostoii. 
 1710. He was an eminent nieridiaiit and ship-owner. He was 
 selectman, 17')'"), and afterwards foiseNcral years, and captain 
 in the Colonial iJe^t. He was a snhscriher to I'liiiei-'s (hrct- 
 nology, and a |»atron of art and liteiatiire. His autograph 
 is in \'ol. II., '•'•Memorial Hist, of IJostoii.'" He was a linn 
 loyalist. He left Uoston with his family aliont 17*i"), at the 
 l)e<;inniiio' of the dispute hetween the Home (iovernmeiit 
 and the Colonies. His children horn in I»oston were: 
 
 1. A/r.nnH/er4 h. Oct. 'id, 1721. 
 
 2. I{nl,rrl.% 1.. An-'. IS. 172:;. 
 
 3. Jo]iti,\ I). Nov. "). 17:')1. He went with his 
 
 fatliei" to Ayreshii'e. He was a^ captain in the 
 
 *"('liiisc's Hist. Ciu'Mcr," pp. us, :ill, \\'\: " I'mvinci;!! I'apcrs N.h ." Vol. 
 VII., p. 755; "Town TiipcTs, N.II.." Vol. .Mir, pp. WW. IDS. 751 ; Vol. .\l., pp. .3^20, 
 685. 
 
 fChase's Hist. Chester," pp. 231, 373, .'?83, 457, 630; "Town I'iipiTs, N.II.," 
 Vol. XI., p. 315; " State Papers, N.II.," Vol. XI., p. 315. 
 
 ;J Vol. '24, Coiuniissioner-i' IJcpoits ( I the i'ei'ofds of Moston. 
 
 (p. IcS.) 
 
 Capt. Alex. Forsyth, besides his other appointments, was 
 one of the commissioners to make a treaty with the Indian 
 tribes for the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1724. 
 
 I 
 
FOKSYTH Di; FIK'NSAC. 
 
 19 
 
 Koyjil Army diiriiiif \\';ii of 177<'t-8:>. Mis 
 soil 'loliii, li. 1771. ill .\\ ii'siiirt', was ii 
 <'ii|)t;iiii ill tile N'oliiiitccis, or in ii icot, of 
 tilt' lint'. ;i!hI liis sun \\'illi;iiii. h, in Ayi't'sliirc, 
 tiinic tti IJoMton in iMJM. mihI whs loi- nearly ii 
 iinaitt'i' of a ceiitiiiy coniiccted with tlic Moslfni 
 Bt'ltinn- Cii.. tilt; oiiniiial maniil'at'tiii'crs of viil- 
 (tani/i'd Imlia-iiihhci' o(mmIs in tlic U.S. He 
 ni. .laiif, (Ian. of llainilton I'M-nnctt,* of an 
 old I'Jiylisli family, tlir head of wliic'i is tln^ 
 present lOarl of 'raiikcivillc. Mr. Bennett's 
 mother was a llaniilton of Ayresliire. td' the 
 Iioit'land Itiaiicli (»f that family, liaciiiL;' their 
 antestry to Sir David Hamilton. Lord of ( 'ad- 
 zow, from whom, also, are descended the Dukes 
 of Hamilton and Ahercoin. .Mrs. I-'orsyth died 
 Sept. S. l.SCO. at l{o\l)iiry, whert^ Mr. Foisyth 
 also died Dee. 12, l.S7(i. His ehildi-en weit- : 
 
 1. l\'/l/i(tni, d. .luly 1. 1.^77. 
 
 2. '/')/iiu Snneiiiiteiident of llostoii l)eltim>- Com- 
 
 |)aiiy. 
 
 •). Ainir -/(Itir, d. Sei)t. 7, lS4S. 
 
 4. '/((inrs Brtniif/, (ieneviil Manao-er of Boston I'xdt- 
 in,<;- Company, one of the foremost inventors 
 of India-ruhher a]>pliaiiees in Ameriea, having,' 
 proeured over tifty patents for machinery and 
 for im[)roved methods for mamifaeturint;' me- 
 chanical ru' !r goods. 
 
 o. Miir(/((r('f lii-ii,ietf, d. .\j)ril S, ISIKJ. 
 
 (!. Mitrii Ellzohi'th, d. Sept. ."). 184S. 
 
 7. T/khikik A/t'.nni(fi'i\ Manufact uriiio' Agent of IJos- 
 
 ton lU'ltiiio- ( 'ompany. 
 
 8. Geovije Ifenr//, Assistant General r*Ianuger of 
 
 Boston Belting Company. 
 
 *Tlie Bennett family in represented in Knjrlantt liy tlie Earls of Taiikervilie. 
 One of tliciii. Sir (J^'or;.''!' nriuiclt, was Haroiiet in I'olami, 1071. 
 
20 
 
 FOKSYTH DE FItONSAC. 
 
 III. Thomas,* died in Cork. Ireland, in 17(>S. Mary, his 
 widow, survived liini, liaving a private estate. Issue : 
 
 ]. /i'o//('/7, merchant in C(»rk ; ni. Catherine, dan. of 
 Thomas Campion, Kscp. and had: 
 (I. Thomas, m. Mary Ann. rehativo of Sir .1. 
 (irant. of Kihnurray, Fermoy. Issue: 
 i. Unhert^ 1). ISOT: curate in liristol ; 
 
 ni. Fanny ; died 1S40, k-aving a 
 
 dau., Frances Jane, autlior of poems 
 "• Armos Waters." 
 ii. Thnmas aifonJ. b. 1S0<> ; II. M. At- 
 tatdie to the I^nd)assy at Morocco; 
 musician and poet : m., 1st, Rose 
 D'Ai'guihir : '2(\. l^ucy II., (hiu. of 
 Colonel O'TooU". of Wickh)w. 
 iii. Cathfrhie. 
 iv. Mar//. 
 
 V. 'loJnt Jirahdzoii, artist, settled at 
 Bunhurv, Western Australia, in 
 1X40. 
 vi. Fjliza. 
 '1. Jn/nu h. 17-)0 ; Pensioner at Trinity College, 
 l)id)lin, 1749 ; Fellow 1702, with degree of 
 D.I).: Aiehdeacon of Cork, 17S1; line (dassi- 
 cal scholar: dit'd num., 17X1. 
 
 3. Mari/arcl, died unm. 
 
 4. *S'«?/# ?/('/, entered II. M. Custonis Service at (\)rk, 
 
 17r>2: aj)[)ointed by the \'icei'oy, Insjiector 
 (ieneial of Customs for Ireland, Dublin, .July 
 
 24, 177<) ; m. Margaret ; died 1S(ll ; burieil 
 
 at St. Ann"s, Dublin. Issue: 
 n. John, A.B., a])[)ointt'd \'icar of Leiglimoney, 
 March -JO, lS2t) ; priest at Cloyne, Sei)t. 29, 
 17S(): in 1X0:1 was "■ Thieshers Ledurer" in 
 
 *AniH (if Fiiilzcrton ("onfiniit'd lo this family: Crest; a jjrittin's luiid liolwecn 
 two wiiiys (lisjiliiycd, vert. Motto: " Lui/ii/ in/ Mcrt." 
 
FOIISVTII I>K Fi;oNSA(;. 
 
 21 
 
 >, 
 
 tv 
 
 
 Cork; died Sept. Id, iSiiO ; l)uiied at St. 
 Niclioliis, Cork. He ni. Aim Courteny, and 
 had: 
 
 i. 'riioiii'fs. educated at 'i'riiiitv College, 
 where he distiiit^uished himself hy 
 elassieal attainiueiits : barrister at 
 law: (^JueeiTs counsel; reeoi'der of 
 Cork; died lS7!l. 
 ii. Skiiiiu'I. 
 iii. Ilohi'ii. 
 iv. Chdrhltc. 
 V. William. 
 
 vi. '/o/in. Curate (»!' Upper Shandon, 
 Cork. 
 A. Jamks, A.i>., scholar at 'I'l'inity ( 'olleov. ITSO ; 
 priest at Cloyne, 17S4 : rector of Kilfeti- 
 nione, County 'rip]>erarv, 1798: ni. .lane, 
 dau. of ITuoh Evans, Ks(p, of Cashel. lie 
 was author of the "'History of our Lord 
 and Saviour." Issue : 
 i. ScDituel, settled in Halifax, N.S. 
 ii. lloh'rt. 
 
 iii. /iii-Iiiii-i/ .Martin^ studied medicine in 
 Dublin and Kdinburoh ; degree of 
 M.I)., iMlinhurgh, 18:^7; degree of 
 Surgery, Glasgow. 1828: at llot(d 
 Dieu and other hosj»itals, Paris; set- 
 tledat Tem])lc more, Ireland ; m. Kate 
 Craven, dan. of \Vm. Ciiad\viid<, l^s(p. 
 I of Hallinard, 'ri])perary ; his children 
 
 were : 
 
 Kichard William, who entered 
 
 II.M. Military Service , 
 
 served in Iiulia ; retiicd in 
 1884, as brigade surgeon ; 
 m. Harriet Mai'garet, (hiu. of 
 
•)•) 
 
 I'OUSVril DK I-'KONSAC 
 
 Rev. .1. Iliiii'd, had issue, and 
 settled at ( 'oi'k. , . , 
 
 Kate 1 lioinas. 
 
 .loliu ('. ('., entered medical pro- 
 fession : died of fcver in for- 
 est of West Africa while 
 eni])Uiyed in an exjiedition. 
 -lane Iv. ni. Dr. Ivolu-i't T. Ilnston. 
 iv. -/ohii^ commanded 1 lie •' Indian (^)neen "' 
 in the Mercliant Marine, and made 
 the shortest voyage then known 
 hetween Liverpool and IJarhadoes. 
 c. ('iiai;L()I"1'i;. ni. Kidiard Mai'tin, l^sip 
 </. Kmzaisktii. m. the iJev. Charles Smith. 
 e. A i)Ar(iirri:i;, nnm. 
 
 DENYS DH LA TRINITE. 
 
 Simon I)i:nvs,* brother of tlu' N'icomtc.' Nieliolas Denys de 
 I-'i'onsae (see p. 8), lioyal (Jo\enior (sf Acadia, etc., was 
 horn at St. \'incent de Tonrs. I.V.IH. \\v married tirst, 
 .leanne Dnbrenil: secondly. l"'ran(;oise dn 'I'artre. lie was 
 the Seignenr de la Trinitt' in Canada.* His children were 
 (all horn in l''rance ) : 
 
 I. Pierre, h. France, 1(I8<>. SIciir '/<■ f.n linn,li\ \\\\- 
 
 der which head see. 
 
 II. Charles, 1). I''rance lll:)S. S'icitr<li' f'ifrr, under which 
 
 head see. 
 HI. Francoise, h. 1()44: in. Michel Le Neiif. Seigneni' du 
 
 I lerisson. 
 IV. Catherine, 1). liUH. 
 
 \'. I'anl. h. lt»40. Siciii'ile St. Siiiinn. under which head see. 
 \^I. Marguerite, I). lt'»-")l : in. Miclud Cresse. 
 \'I1. Barbe, b. ll!r)2 ; m. Antoine P(jeody-Contrecoeur. 
 X'lII. Simon Pierre, b. 1(554. 
 
 * Denys' "Registrc Gencalogique ■' and Tangiiay's " Diet ioun aire Gcnealogique." 
 
IT)i;sVTII l>K FI.'ONSAC. 
 
 28 
 
 I\. Millie. I), lli.'));. 
 
 X. Cliiudc, I). lti.')7. Deacdii. 
 
 XI. * (;ai.rifiic, 1). n;r)S. 
 
 XII. Charlotte, h. l(iti:;; m. ritMic Diipas: sccoinlly, Pierre 
 
 Buiieliei'. 
 
 XIII. .Iae(|iies. Ii. ItilU. 
 
 XI\'. Marie l-'raiieoise, h. l(i(i(I: m. .Idlin Oiitlaii : secondly, 
 X(iei Cliartraiii. 
 
 X\'. .lean liaptiste, 1). l(i(;;t. 
 
 I'ierre Deiiys. Siair '/r I<i /i''(//</r. eldest son. as above, ni. 
 
 l<!o.), at (^Mielte". Catlieriiie, dan. of .laeciues Le Xeid", Sieiir 
 
 de \a\ I'oteiie, iiieiiil)er of the Sujierior ('oiincil. In \\'\U' 
 
 •Miiro-aiel Le (iaideiir. lie was brother of Matheii-Miclud 
 
 Le Xeul, Sieiii' de llerissoii. Lieut .-( ieii. for the king'. 
 
 I'ierre d. I TON. Childien: 
 
 I. Margnei'ite Keiiee. I». Three Kivers, lOoii: ni.. IdT-l, 
 
 'riioiiias (h' La Xoii'^ilere: seeoiidlv. .lae(|Ues Alex, 
 de Fleiiiv. d. \~±1. 
 
 \\. JaL'(|iies, h. 1t'i,")7. 
 
 Fir. Siiiioii Pierre. \). \^'u)\\ S,i;i,ii'iir ^h' li'mni'iiitKrc : Chev- 
 alier and Kiiii^'s LiiMiteiiant in Aeailia in ItiSO ; 
 eaplain of frigate, Koyal I-'reindi Xavy, IdDl; an- 
 iioniieed relief at (^)nel>('c. eapt iired sevei'ul I'^nn- 
 lisii prizes. e\('ii at the qates of Uoston, and took 
 them into I'oit Koyal. Ilehiiled to ea[)ture I'eni- 
 krnt, hilt his arri\al and eoii(|iiests on the eoast 
 of Acadia in l»l!i,") *■ raised the spirits of the provin- 
 cials, lie deieated the ISostoii man-of-war "■ Sor- 
 lino's " off St. .lohn. In 17<»7 he was one (d' the 
 most energetic naval conimanders against the I'^ng- 
 lish. lie 111. (iene\ie\(', dan. of Louis ("oiiillard, 
 Sieiir tie I'Mspiiiay: secondly, .leaiiiie Jaiiiere, of 
 IlonihouriL>'. ( 'hildieii : 
 <(. Charles, h. lti,S7, d, ItiSS. 
 
 h. Claude, Seigneur de lionaventure. Chevalier of 
 ♦C'lmrlcvoix, " Ilisl. dc Xoiivellc France." 
 
24 
 
 FORSYTH DE FItONSAC. 
 
 the Royal and Miliary Onlcr oi St. I^ouis, 
 Admiral ot" l^'raiice; in., 1748, Louise, dan. of 
 Louis J)('uys. Sicur ile La Uomle, by wife 
 Louise, (lau. of IJoiu' Louis ("liai'tier de Lotbi- 
 niere, Councilloi' for the King-, Lieut.-Cicu. Civil 
 and Criminal. Claude was also Major of the 
 Lattalion of Isle Royal, lie had a child, 
 Mai'ie Lonise, I). L(Uiisl)ourn', 17")8. 
 
 IW Marie Angeli(iue, b. 1(J»»1 ; m. Cliarles Auhert. 
 
 V. Claude, 1).' 1(50:5. 
 
 \'L Fi'aiK,'oise Jeanne, b. lt)(!4; m. (Tuillaunie Bontliier; 
 secondly, Nicolas D'Aillebuut, 
 
 VI L Catherine',!.. I(i6r.. 
 
 \'IIL Marie Charlotte, b. 1(!(»8: m. Claude dc Rame/av, (lov- 
 ernor of Montreal, who built the Chateau de Ranie- 
 zay there, 170;"). 
 
 IX. Joseph, I'l'iest-KecoUeet. 
 
 X. Xicolas, b. ICtJO. 
 XL Pierre, b. KhI. 
 
 XTL Marie Louise, b. I(i71 : ni. Pierre D'Aillebout. 
 
 XTIL Louis, b. Iti7'") ; Sleiw de La liomlc ; m. Louise Chartier 
 
 de Lotljiniere. 
 XT\'. Anne I'rsule, b. Iti77 ; m. Frant^oise Aubert. 
 
 LoH/x Deitji^ ile La liomle^ son, as above, of Pierre, m. 
 
 Louise, dan. of Reiu' Louis Chaitier Lotbiniere, Lieut.-Gen., 
 
 etc., and son of Louis Therandre Chartier de iiotbiniere. Lieut.- 
 
 Cien. of the Prevote of (Quebec. He drove the English fioni 
 
 Acadia. Royal Envoy sent to New Knq'land, 1711. by the 
 
 Covernoi', Count de C!ostal)elle. iNIost likely he is the Sieur 
 
 de La Ronde mentioiu'd by (^lai'ueau as introducing the 
 
 manufacture of salt into ( "anada. Two of Jiis chihben were : 
 
 I. Francis Paul Deiiys. b. 1722, Sieur de La Thibeau- 
 
 diere, onicer. m. Marouorite, dau. of Alex. Celles- 
 
 Duclos, son of (iabriel, Sieur du Sailly, Civil and 
 
 Criminal Judt^e at Montreal in l(ir)2. Children : 
 
 it. Louis, b. 
 
KoiiSYTM I)K FItONSAC. 
 
 25 
 
 ^M^'u 
 
 CHATEAU DE UAMEZAY. 
 
 II. 
 
 /'. I'iiul, killed ill war of 1777. 
 c. Marie Arcliiiiige. b. 17")7, at Detroit. 
 (7. Elizahetli. I.. 170(1. 
 I'hilipj)e Deiiys, Sunir ,(>■ La l{n,„1e, eaptaiu of a de- 
 tacliineiit of marines ; m., (^)uel)ee, 17o:), Louise 
 Marguerite, dau. of Jean Hai)tiste Gaillard, son of 
 Gulllaiune, Seigneur de Tlsle et Comte de St. 
 Laurent, Royal Couneillor, etc. Cliildren : 
 <f. Philippe Ambroise, b. 175'). 
 h. lioeli, b. and d. 175."). 
 
 DHNYS UH VITRb. 
 
 Chahles Dknvs, Sieur de Vitrei and Sieiir de La Trinite, 
 second son of Simon, Sieur de La Trinitt^, Councillor for the 
 king: m., ICGS, Quebec, Catherine, dau. of Charles de 
 
2(; 
 
 FORSYTH I>K I'ltoNSAC. 
 
 LosU'limii. .)f St. Xirolas d.-s Cliimips. I'iiiis. d. 17<>:i. 
 ( 'liildivn : 
 
 I. Catlieiinc IMiillipiJe, I). ltiT2. 
 
 II. Murie (ialuielle. m., Ki.ST. I'u'iic IH'.scua nic. 
 
 III. Cliark's, >S;,'„r <li' Vl1n\ Councillor of the king: m., at 
 
 Lorettc, 1700, (liarlottc, <laM. ol" .lean Chretien. 
 
 Cliildren : 
 ,1. Charles And)()ise, 1).. (^iel)ee. 1T<I<I i d. 1701. 
 A. Charles I'anl. I). 17<>2; d. 170:'.. 
 
 DENYS DE ST. ShWON. 
 
 I'AUi. 1)i:nvs. :')d son of Simon Denys, Sieur de l.a Ti'inite. 
 was Sieur di- St. Simon. lie was (uand Provost of the 
 ''Mareehaussee;"' m.. (^)uel)ee, 1(178. Marie Madeleine, dan. of 
 Jean Dujieyras, Sieur de Santerre ; secondly. Marie I'heresa, 
 dan. of l"iiaee I)u(diesnav, Sieur de P.eauport. lie d. 17:)7. 
 
 Childien : 
 
 I. Catherine, h. ICnO : m. l)omini(|Ue liei'^vron ; secondly. 
 
 (iuillaume (laillard. 
 
 II. Loui>e Matleleine. b. lUHl. 
 
 III. Marie Anyeliciue. 1) 1(184. 
 \\ . Marie Antoinette. 1). 1('»8(1. 
 
 V. Charles Paul. h. 1(188 i Scionenr de St. Sim(»u; Royal 
 Ciuincilloi- and Provost of the Marechaussee ; d. 
 1748: m. Marie Joseph, dan. of Louis Prat. Captain 
 of the Port of (^Jnebec Children : 
 <i. Marie Louise, b. 1714: d. 1717. 
 //. Marie Ano-eliiiue, b. 171(i. 
 r. .\viu\ Paid. b. 1717. 
 «/. Matheu Paul, 1». 1718. 
 
 f. Louise Framboise, 1». 1722. 
 /'. Mai'ie Madeleine, b. 1724. 
 
 g. Marie Jacquette, 1). and d. 1729. 
 
 h. Anne Charlotte, b. Cliarlesbourg. 1730. 
 i. Paul Charles, b- 1733. 
 
FORSYTH T>K I'ltONSAO. 
 
 27 
 
 ./. Anioiiic Cliuiles, l>. 17:54; d. at l.cs/.aiinf, llavti, 
 1 78;",. 
 
 /-. ("•itlieiiiie Ano-elicpie. I). 17-»(). 
 /. hoiiis Acliillc, 1) 17:5S. 
 ///. Iliioiies Alatliurin, h. and d. 1789. 
 II. (iiiillaumc Matliuiiii, I), and d. 1741. 
 VI. Kli/.ahetli. h. KIlM); m. Matlimin Collet. 
 \'II. (riiillaunic Einaniud Theodore, 1). lliltH, Sieiir ,1,- Vitre : 
 III. .Marie Joseiili, daii. of I^iyinoud Hhii.se Dcs 
 Ileroeies, r'aptaiii of Mariiu-s and Major-Coinman 1- 
 ant at Three l{ivers. ('hildrcii : 
 <i. Theodore Mathieu, I). 1724: Captain French 
 lioyal Xavv, made jirisoner In the Mii^lish, 
 17o!t, afterwards entered the British Navy; d. 
 Knii;land. 
 h. Marie Niielle, I). 172."). 
 <: Pierre Marie, h. 1727, d. 17:50. 
 \TII. Alexandre, h. l()!Mi ; {iriest. 
 
 IX. Marie Anne, h. It'.HS; in. Miehel Herthier. 
 
 X. .lean. b. 17»»2. 
 
 XI. Chai'lotte Fran(;oise, b. Charlesboiiro', 1704. 
 
 
28 
 
 t'OKSYTH DK KlioNSAC. 
 
 FORSYTH OF TAILZERTON 
 
 Kiev. .Iamios Foksvth,* of 'railzertoii (son of .Joliii. ami 
 Miss Livingston, Forsytli, sec p. 7), inherited the hinds of 
 Tailzerton and Kilsyth I'.aster from his motlier. lie was 
 minister to tlie chuivh at Airth in lOtJI, and to tliat at Stir- 
 ling in 1 (*»(!"). Ill" married a danghter and heiress of l)rnce,t 
 Laird of Gavell, cadet of IJrncc of Airth through a dangh- 
 ter of Sir William dc Airth of tliat ilk. Lssuc, a son : 
 
 L Jamks F(>i;svTii,:j: Ids successor, of Tailzerton, .Mend)cr 
 of the Council of Stirling, in company with the I)id<e of 
 Hamilton, Earl of Calender, Lords {•'dphinston and Livingston 
 of Kilsyth, the I'^arl of Mar being the convener (lOHo). Li 
 
 *A(:t. Scot. I'arl. (lfi()l-."i). 
 
 t(ieneral ,\rm()ry (Hiifkc), ridi Hnicc and Aiitli. Rev. .Iiiiiies I'orsydi was a 
 t'aiiioiis prcaclier. Sermons |)ul>lishiHl at London, 16('){). 
 
 t Het. Scot. Al)l)rov. Inq. Spi'c. Siirlinu' (277), Sept. 1, l()7(i : " llercs tidlia ct pro- 
 visionis Majiistri .lacol)! Forsytli dc 'railzcrtounc, iua;,''islri volii Deiapiid ecclesiiini dc 
 Stii'linj,^ . . . in tcnis dc Polinais, vocatis Polinais-Taii/.crtoiiii i)fo principal!, tcr- 
 ris de Kilsytli ; Kaster in spccialc wanantiiin ciiniudMni." 
 
FnitSVTII DF, FIMtNSAr. 
 
 29 
 
 lUOO lie silt in Paiiiainciit, as - Forsyth of (uivell." Cliil- 
 (Ircn : 
 
 1. Jli>he<',-((* II. ir////aw, see below. 
 
 I. William F(»i:svTiit (son of .lames Bruce Forsytli, as 
 above) was l)uni ICHT : nianted freedom of (Jlasgow, 178;*): 
 
 married Klsi)et, daughter of (Jerard of Walkerhill, 
 
 County Alu-rdeen. A son was: 
 
 I. WiLiJAM FonsvTif, I)orn Dee. IS. 1721 ; granted free- 
 d(.m of (ilasgow, 174(» : married Jean, daughter of George 
 l'hynn4 Lord of the Corse of Monelly. Issue: 
 
 1. (ii'in'iii\ b. April 2, 17r)(i: ni. a Miss Taybrook. 
 i'. Willldiiu b. Ai)ril .'), 17.")(i. llis daughter m. 
 i'l'of. Means, D.I)., and was mother of IJev. 
 W. Means, D.D., of Disblair, County Aber- 
 deen, 
 o. Alexander,^ b. Nov. 17, 17.")M. 
 4. ./^/mf'-s 1). .lune 2:5, n.V.*; Ca[)tain of Dragoons; 
 
 m. Aim, daii. of John, Hth Baron Colville.§J^ 
 '). Tli'imas, b. March, 17<>1, 
 <!. '/oJui (of whom hereafter). See Forsyth of 
 
 Ecclesgreig Castle. 
 7. Ju>,ej>/i, b. June 24, 1704; m., tirst. Miss Bell; 
 second, Alice, daughter of Maj. James Bob- 
 bins, B.A. Issue : 
 a. William. 
 
 />. James Bell, b. Dec 2.'), 180:5; M.P. for (Que- 
 bec. Oue sou was Burnet Bell, Captain 
 
 *ltui. Spof. Slii-lin- (342), April 2fi, 1699: "Ilcrcs tiillia et provisioiiis, .Jacobi 
 Forsytli, alius Unu'c ile Giircll, putris in icnis de I'olinais liiinc vocatis Polinais-Tail- 
 /ertouii pro principal!, ct in speciale warrantiitn earundam in terris de Kilsyth 
 Easter." 
 
 t Ecck'sijri'iii- Mss. : ( Vcsl ol' Tailzcrtoii, a dcnii-j^rillin vert, armed and nuni- 
 l)cred;;ii. Motto; " llestaurator Itiiiinac." 
 
 t Another daiiu-'litiT or(;eo. I'iiynn was niothei' to Hi"lit Hon. Edward Ellico 
 
 M.r. 
 
 if Eeclcsij^reij^ Mss. 
 
 vS'> Mnrke's PccrHye (Colville). 
 
30 
 
 l''()i;SVTII l>K I'llONSAC 
 
 ♦ KItli HiHcs, wiis Idst ill II cyulone on hoard 
 II. M.S. ••Persia,"' in l»ay nl' Uciiual ; aii- 
 otlier was (nl. .I()sl'])Ii I»c11 l''(irs\(li, of 
 Qiiuin'C. Collt'ctor of IJcveiiiii' in IS'.MI. 
 ('. 'riionias, Lieut. Hiid Foot. 
 (/. .loliii Richardson. 
 ('. I'Jiretta .lane. 
 f. Marv Ann. 
 8. V.W-r/-/,* h. 17»»<i: Knsinii (list Foot, ITS:'.: dsih 
 Foot, ITS"): 7'2d b'ool, 178;"): Lieutenant 7-d 
 Foot, 17S7: Captain ll:ith Foot, n'.T): '2d 
 Battalion \m\\ Foot, 171>o: f'.Otli Foot. 1705: 
 Major t'.Oth Foot, 17!>7 ; IJetircd from service 
 liv the sale of his commission, ALirch »». LSO'2 ; 
 died 1824. 
 '.), Ihio'ul,^ 1). Se[)t. 2, 17()7: ni. a ^Flss .lacksoii, of 
 Kendall, Westmoreland. Knyland. Issue: 
 <t. William, m. Susan, dan. of .ludge Leigh 
 (sister of Maj. 11. Leigh. l»8th Foot) of 
 Madras Presidency. 
 }>. .lames, Lieut. K.A. 
 ('. (ieorge. 
 '/. Henry. 
 
 f. Emilv. ni. William Skinner, Barrister, nepliew 
 of [light Rev. William Skinner, D.I)., Lord 
 Primate of Scotland and Hishoj) of Aher- 
 deen. 
 1(1. Morn'x, 1). .Ian. 27, 1771 : ministei' to the church 
 at Mortlach: m. Isahella, dau. of James Don- 
 aldson, of Kinairdie. 
 11. Jlxri/'iirf, I). May o, 1777. 
 
 * Roconl of Services of Mil). fJobert For^ylli, COtli Ititlcs. No. 73.")3. F. 214. 
 War ortiL-e. London, Kii^^IuikI. 
 t F^cclesgreiii; Mss. 
 
(p. 31.) 
 
 Hy royiil license the For.sytliH of p]celestri'(.inr uddcd the 
 n.'iiue of (inmt in 1824, und <|iiurtered the (fnmt anus with 
 llijit.of Forsyth. 
 
 FORSY rn OF FCCLESGREIG CASTLE. 
 
 COUNTY KINCARDINE. SCOTLAND. 
 
 .John iMtiiSYTlf (sou nf WiUimn mikI .lean Phyim) was 1>. 
 Dec. S, 17l'>2. See \k '2\K lit- caiiir In New N'tilk dlirilit;' tiif 
 American IJcVdliitioii, hut wniild not icnduncf his allegiance 
 to tlie kinn'. and was one ol' the I'nitiMl l-'iiipire Loyalists wh(t 
 setth'd ill Montreal alter 17^;'.. Ih; was in i)artiiershii> there 
 as a slii|i-owiiei' and lorfinn merchant with another l'nite(l 
 I'impirc Loyalist. Ifon. .lohn l{icliards(»n. I'rcst.ol' the Laeh- 
 ine (anal ( 'onst rnetion ('oniiiany. lie ni. Mai'y'aret. dan. ot 
 ("harh^s (Irant. tliiid son of (Jrant. Laiid ol' Kinworth. 
 Children : 
 
 1. \V//h\tut.\). Feh. 10. 1S04: sneeeeded his inicle. 
 
 Fredeiic ( irant. to the estates ot" iCeclesurt'io' ; 
 m. I'^nretla. dan. of .l(»se])li l'"'orsytli, Kini^'ston. 
 ( anaila. Issne : 
 
 ((. Frederic (irant, h. Sept. 2, IS:.!); Captain :5(1 
 Hnssais. A. !).('. to His l-'.xcidleiicy. the 
 Mai(|nis of Loi'ne. (iovernor-( ieiu'i'al of 
 (anada: aft(;rwards \.l).('. to Tier Majesty 
 (yjiu'cn N'ietoria : m. Marearet. dan. of Col. 
 William A. ( )rr. ( '.I)., of l>i'idneto\\ n. 
 
 /-. .lohn .Joseph. 1). <>et. 2:'), 1 S40 : Captain Ttitli 
 Foot : ni. Annie, dan. and heiress of .lohn 
 Littleton, of 'I'rcwin. St. ( iermain. ( 'oinwall. 
 I-jiU'land. 
 
 c. William, l». May ^C. 1s4:): Ca[)taiii S^d l'\)ot. 
 
 (f. (ieoro'e .lames, h. March 7, 1S47. 
 
 c. Annie (ires]fory. ni. William Owen, iliidn'c- 
 stock. ( it'ttydy\yl. Carmarthenshire, Wales. 
 
 ,/'. Enretta Alice. 
 
 2. -/ohti lilackwooLl, 1). Nov. 21, ISO,'): m. Mary, 
 
 dan. of Samnel derrard, of Montreal. Issne : 
 
 (p. 31.) 
 
 Ctipt. William Forsyth, of the 82d Foot, m. Minnie, 
 dau. of Hon. John Bevcrlev Robinson, Lieut. -Governor of 
 Ontario, and son of Sir John Beverley Robinson, Bart. 
 
82 
 
 roliSYTII IH", lltONSAr 
 
 <i. .loliii (JciTiird,* Major .")7tli Foot ; served 
 with most (listiiimiisli(M| nalliintry in the 
 ("I'inu'an war: dccoratiMl with the (irand 
 CrosN of (/ommaiidcr of the lit'trioii of 
 Honor by Napoleon III., witli the Sardinian 
 War Medal 1»\ the Kin^' of Sardinia, and 
 with the N'ietoria (ross l>y (^hieeii N'ietoria : 
 in. Kli/abe'h l\t>lK'rta,(hui. of .lohn Horseley, 
 of the Madras Civil Service, and n-iand- 
 daughter of John 15yiig', 5th N'iscoinit 
 Torrington. 
 
 f>. Frederic Arthnr, b. April i', 1S:)0 ; Captain 
 r>tli Fusileers. 
 
 (-. Margaret, h. March (i, IS^I : ni. |{ev. C. N. 
 Williams, M.A.. Kector of St. Andrew's, 
 Hereford, ICnglaiid. 
 
 (/. Eiirettu N'ivian, 1». Dee. S, 1S.")1. 
 i). J(tnc\ in. Caj)t. Geo. Gregory, lOth Light 
 Dragoons. 
 
 FORSYTHS OF THE FIRS. 
 
 MORTIMER. BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND. 
 
 I. Thomas Fonsvni, of l.iveri)oul; ni. .lane, dan. of 
 William Hamilton, (ireenock. Some issue: 
 
 1. ll7///V///^ 1). 1812 ; ChanueUor's Medallist of Caiii- 
 hridge I'niversity and Fellow of Tiinity Col- 
 lege, 1887: at IJar (d" inner Temple. 1839 ; 
 Counsel for Seeretaiy of State for India; Coni- 
 niissiouer for Cambridge rniversity: M.P. for 
 Cambridge, I8r)9: M.F. for Marylebone, 1874- 
 1880 ; author of (1) " Law of Compensation 
 
 * Moriraii's " Mio^rapliios of ( 'olphnited Ciiiiadiaiis," p. 7'2S : Major Forsyth was 
 present at tlic l)attlc3 ol'lialaklava, Iiikcniiann, Sebiistopol, and Tlic Quanics, and led 
 e stonnitig party at tlic Redan and at Ivinlfourii. 
 
I'OIISVTII Hi: FItONSAC. 
 
 88 
 
 witli ( rcditors,'" ( i* ) •• I Inrfciisiiis, or llic Du- 
 ties of iiii .\il\iMiitt'." ( ;> ) •• Law iclatiiin' in tlic 
 ( 'ustoily III lnraiits," ( 4 ) •• I list(»iv i>l' the Trial 
 1)\ .liirv,*" (.")) •• Nii|i(pl('nii at St. I Iriciia.'" («'» ) 
 ••Lilt' (if ( 'icero," (7) "• ( 'ascs and ( )jiiiii(iii.s in 
 
 (^iMstitiitidiial Law." (S) •• Novels and XoncI- 
 ists (if the Lstli Ct'iituiT,"" (0) '• llaniiilial in 
 Italy," (10) •• I^ssays. ( 'ritical and Narrative," 
 (11) •' Scdavonic Provinces Smitli (if the Dan- 
 nlif." etc.: ni., lii'st. Marv. dan. (if (Jeo. I^yall. 
 ALl*. I'(ir London: second. ( iedij^iaiia ('liar- 
 lotte, dan. (if Tlios. I'lnnnuei'. Ls(|., and uraiid- 
 (lan. of Sir 'I'Ikis. IMninnici-. .Master (if the Kdlls. 
 '1. TlmiiKts />niii//((.s,* I). lSi!T: toiil\ four nic(lals at 
 the rni\ei'sity exandnations : .Asst. Coininis- 
 sioner in the I'nnjali, India, l!^48; decorated 
 ('oni[)anion of tlu' IJath for active service in 
 su[)jirt'ssino' the mutiny of IS")!: Secretai'v of 
 Oiulh, ISoS: (Mvil Jud^e of Pnnjab. IH.VJ ; 
 
 * Burlte's Peerage — List of Orders ol' tlic Bath and Star ot India. 
 
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 ■Ha 
 
 84 
 
 FORSYTH DK I'ltONSAC^ 
 
 Hmhassiulor to Yiirkuiid. ISTO; I\iiv(»v, 1878; 
 for illustrious service in ludiii, iniidc Kiii<rht 
 Coniiiiaiider of the Star of India, 1874: I''.iivoy 
 t(i tlie kiii<if of Biiniiali, 187*). 
 
 FORSYTH OF GLENGORM 
 
 ARGYLLSHIRE, SCOTLAND. 
 
 L .Iamks Fousvth (descended from the For)<i/fhs of 
 TalLzt'fto)!) \vv.:> .LI*. an<l Dejmty l^ieutenant of the county ; 
 ni. Maria .Mu^dellena, dau. of Emanuel Muller, {^i Clifton, 
 (jloucestersliire. A sou was : 
 
 1. 'f<(mcx Xiii'l Midla- Farsi/f/,, ]). 1S44: m., 187:2, 
 Mary, dau. of Thomas Couslal)le, of Kirklaud, 
 Mi(Uothiau. .James was Lieutenant 82d Foot 
 and Magistrati for County Argyle. 
 
 FORSYTH OF WHITSOME. 
 
 NEWTON. BERKSHIRE. EN(iLAND. 
 
 I. Iviov. .LvMEs 1n»i;svtii. D.I)., of Aherdeen (descended 
 frou' Forsyth of Tailzerton); m. Elizabeth, dau. of Kobert 
 Brown, of Whitsome-Newtou. Issue : 
 
 1. Uohert lii-nini Foi\s//fhA). ^X■U i Asst. Surgeon 
 18lh Lgt. Dragoons; afterwards Magistrate for 
 the County Ucrwick : and meudxM' of the Royal 
 College of Physicians and Surgeons at I'^.din- 
 burgh ; m. Temix', dau. of Loftus T. L. (Uarke, 
 F.ILS.. and Barrister at Law, Calcutta. 
 •2. -loin, X, 1). 1841. 
 
 Note. — This brunch of the 
 armorials. 
 
 .^ave recentlv made other additions to their 
 
FORsvTii dp: fi;()Nsa<' 
 
 35 
 
 FORSYTH OF CROMARTY AND ELGIN. 
 
 .Ia.mks I-'oitsYTH, :j(l son of W'illiiiiii of I)\kes (seei). 7). 
 kit't (iiiite ii posterity, who iirc considenihly scattered. One 
 of his sons w as : 
 
 Wir.MA.M l'\)i;sv'rii. of I)ai'niU('kety, who ni. .lean Thomson. 
 Their chihh'en were : 
 
 I. -lAMhs. m. at Cromarty Sept. :>0, ITi'O. Kathcrine 
 ]\Iorison : d. IT^)!*, k'aviny': 
 
 1. WillliDiK* merchant and mayistrate at Cromartw 
 h. ITiil: m. 1st. Mary Unssell : I'd, Kli/.ahctli. 
 (hiu. of Kev. Patrick (irant, of Dnthel. Strath- 
 spey, incuml)ent of Niyg. Kosshire. Issue: 
 a. William. 
 h. Patrick. 
 r. James. 
 (7. \\'ilUam. 
 e. IsabeUa. 
 /. Margaret. All died in infancy. 
 
 * I.ilV (.1' William FuiNVtli, liy Ilii^ii Miliar. 
 
r 
 
 ■HIIIMi 
 
 3(3 
 
 i'()i;svrii DK FitoxsAC. 
 
 //. .lohii. I). ( 'loiimrty, 177I> : in c-ivil service of 
 lieiio-al : in. iit Ciileutta, ISK), Mary Ann 
 I'^ariiier : liis dan.. Maiy VA'r/.., 1). Caleuttu, 
 1817. ni. Ileiirv II. Ilarvcod. .1.1*. and 
 D.L. for Co. Middlesex, wliose children are 
 Henry W. Forsyth Harwood, barrister of the 
 Inner Temple, anothei- son, and a danghter. 
 
 /^ Catharine, ni. Isaai- Forsytli, of lOlo'in. 
 
 /. Isabella, ni. Ah'X. Mackenzie, Captain in Koyal 
 Marines, an<l <>i'andson of Sii' iJoderie Mac- 
 kenzie, 2d Bart, of Scatwell. 
 ± Aim, h. 172."). 
 
 3. 'Jolni^ settled at Dinu'wall. 
 
 4. Aiilntr, nierehant. 
 ir. Klsi'kt. 1). 1704. 
 
 III. Alkxandf.i;, h. 1707; merchant and mao-istrate at 
 Filyin : m. 1st. Marn'aict Hoss: 2d, Ann, dan. of William 
 Harrold, by wife, a Miss (iordon. dan. of Cordon, laird of 
 Cairnlield, IJanffsiiii'e. Mr. Harrold was a folh)werof Prince 
 Charles I'M. Stnart. and was robbed of eveiythino- by the 
 brntal foUowers of flie l)ru(al Duke of Cnmberhmd. Mr. 
 Forsyth was one of the most pi'ominent citizens oi lOlgin. 
 He had 21 childi'en, of nhom a fe\\- were : 
 
 1. -Iiiln). m. Sophie, dan. (»f Kev. I'atricl< (irant. of 
 
 Nin'L>', Kosshire. and his dan. Ann m. Adam 
 Longmore. of tin- Conrt of F.x('lie(|nei'. F.din- 
 bnr!:;!!. 
 
 2. FjJIzdIx'tlu, m. Thomas Stepiien, Provost of I'^lg-in. 
 8. '/"xc/i/i, I). Flgin : author of the " Anti(|uitics, 
 
 Arts, and Letters of Italy,*' etc. 
 4. /.sv/<^'. luithor of "' Memoii'c i»f Joseph Forsyth;" 
 m. Catlieiine. dan. of William Forsyth, of Cro- 
 marty, and had : 
 
 (/. Flizabeth. 
 
 /). Isabella. 
 
 e. Catherine. 
 
 1 1 
 
FOltSVTIl DK I'MtONSAT. 37 
 
 (/. Anil, 111. Williiiiii Duncan Macandrew, of 
 Liver|)(H)l aixl I^lgin, whose sons arc Major- 
 (leiieral Isaac l'\)rs\th Macandiew, of tlu' 
 IJengal Staff Corps, and William Macan- 
 drew, Ks([uire. 
 f. Justiiia. 111. Artliur Duff, Slicriff-clcrk of Mo- 
 raysliirc. 
 I\'. AuTiiri;. went to America with iiis family and settled 
 in New York State. 
 
 iris cliildren were .lolm and Timothy, with perliaps (Jilhert 
 and .lason, who went from Counecticut and settled in King's 
 Co.. Nova Scotia, about 17<)0. 
 
 I. Joiix, son of Arthiu', m. a Miss Smith, of Lyme, Ct., 
 who claimed descent from the Princess Pocahontas. Issue : 
 
 1, Ri(sse/l (hereafter). 
 
 2. Dtnia. 
 8. Gcon/e. 
 
 4. .1 <htii.. 111. Mr. Iiathhone, of Albany, the father 
 
 of Ceil. Ivalliboiic. 
 1. /»V/.*-'.sv7/ (as above ), physician in Albany: m. Sa- 
 rah Seymour, of the faniil}' of Gov. Horatio 
 Seymour. Issue: 
 (I. Doimlas. 
 
 /'. William Wallace, m. Cornelia Kane Strouo', 
 niece of Dr. Ivaiie, the explorer, and de- 
 sceii(huit of (Joveriior Wiuthrop. Issue: 
 i. Emily Howe. iii. Ilerman I»ruen, of 
 N.V., and had Ivniily Howe and 
 Ileiman. 
 ii. Sarali Seymour, m. Mattliias Kllis, of 
 South Carver. Mass., their daii. Zaidee 
 (wlu» 111. Thos. v. (Jaff, of Cincinnati) 
 and Helena, 
 iii. Ixussell, iii. Helena Annette, daii. of 
 Benj. Davies K. Craig, of X.Y. city, 
 and had Beatrice. 
 
38 
 
 KnltSVTH DI-: I'ltoNSAC. 
 
 II. TiMoTiiv. son (•!' Aitliiir, iii. , and hud: 
 
 1. Gcnr<i<' (hei'eat'ter). 
 '1. Ihiri.L 
 •J. Sioiford. 
 4. Frederic. 
 (JKoitcE (as a])OVi'). ni. I.ucy, dau. of Abiier Flowe. He 
 d. IcSiil. Issue: 
 
 1. Orlainio. 
 
 2. Amawht M., 1). 180t> ; in. Darwin Hill, of Clark- 
 
 son, N.^'., and had : 
 ((. Cornelia Frances. 1>, ls;^>2; ni. Tlios. Soutli- 
 
 wortli. Holly, N.Y. 
 A. Helen Louise, b. 1.S.84 : in. K. Bradford 
 
 (Ireenleaf, Milwaukee. 
 i\ Mary Seymour, b. IS'id : ni. AV. II. Koo-ers, 
 
 Mount Vernon. ( ). 
 (/. Harriet Evelyn. 
 e. Emma Amanda. 
 •^. liuxse/I. 
 
 4. Lxcij, 1). 1812; in. Hon. .1. I). Perkins. 
 ."). Geon/e ILiiiu'/fon, i). 1(S1:>: m. .Inlia Harman. 
 He d. IS")!. Issue : 
 rt.. Ijucy. 
 f>. Amanda. 
 c. William. 
 <!. Atuie. b. 1815: m. \V. M. (i<»rliiiin. M.I)., New- 
 
 biiroh. N.Y. 
 7. Jane. 
 
FORSYTH I)E FRONSAP. 39 
 
 FORSYTH, OF NEWBURGH,NEW YORK. 
 
 Thrff brothers. Alcxiiiider, .loliii, and a third (who went 
 to Soiitli America), grandsons of Ak'xandei', merchant of 
 Rlgin (see p. •)•>), are given l)eh)w: 
 
 I. Alkxandkr, h. .Inly ."), 17S7, Came to Martlia's \'ine- 
 yard, 180-S. lie settled in Maine, and m. at rarmington, 
 Deborali, (hui. of l^phraim Norton, grand-uncle of r/illlan 
 JVonlica, the prima donna. His chihb'cn were: 
 
 1. Jamea /inuider, b. h'armington. Mavor of 
 
 ( 'hi'lsea, Mass., two terms. IFc was a [)hvsiciaii 
 of high standing. IFe m. Octavia Auo-usta, 
 dau. of .Joseph IJaiion. Prest. of tlie P)rantle 
 Bank of Boston. Ills chihh'en nvv : 
 
 a. Sarah E., m. Allen E. Eiigles, M.D., surgeon 
 U.S.N. 
 
 f>. Annie, d. s. p. 
 
 c. Margaret rio[)kins, m. Arthur Biatt, Boston. 
 
 (L Isabella, d. s. [>. 
 
 2. Ephnnnuh. Farmington. Merchant in Gardinei', 
 
 Mc. : m. Emily Williamson, relative of William- 
 son, the historian. Children : 
 <i. Martha, m. Charles Duren, (lielsea. 
 />. Alex, b. l(S7o, (Jardiner. 
 8. Elizahetli^h. Farmington, Sept. 3, 1813 ; m. Henry 
 Stone. Children : 
 a. Lucy Augusta. 
 4. Geo)-(j<',\). Farmington, .July !•, 181."). Merchant; 
 m. Rebecca, dau. of Samuel Kichaidson, of 
 Princetown. Mass. ( 'hildren : 
 a. Harriette A., m. .lolni (^uincy Adams, of Derry, 
 N.II., now of Chelsea, whose son, William 
 B., m. Addie, dau. of Edwin Smyth, of East 
 Boston, and lias a dau., Hester Forsyth 
 Adams, b. 1893. 
 
40 
 
 FOHSYTH DK I ItONSAC. 
 
 h, Isiiht'lla InstiUiec, d. s. p. 
 
 r. Wiilti'i'. 1). Chelsea, 111. Aiigie IC, dau. of Capt. 
 !•:. \\. Wiiicliestei', iJostoii. Cliildren: 
 i. Aiiiialiella. d. s. p. 
 ii. Eiiiest \\'., d. s, p. 
 (L .lames Uraiidi.T, h. Chelsea. ISo"), of the lii'in 
 of Stone \- l-'orsyth. Devonshire street, 
 IJoston : 111. I'lli/ahetii. dau. t)f Capt. (,'lifton 
 lUanchard, I'.S.W 
 
 5. Ale.iudiilcr. h. I'^ariiiiiii^loii, 1819. Gentleman 
 
 farmer. 
 
 6. lVII/i(i)H, 1). ["'arinington, 1822, d. s. p. 
 
 II. John, b. Alierdeeii. ITiH. lie eaiiie to Newburgh, 
 New York, where he m. .laiiel Ciirrie. Children : 
 
 1. JoJin, Doctor of Divinity and LL.D., educated at 
 
 Kdinlmrnh. Prof, at Princeton College, N'.V., 
 and Chaplain at I'.S. Military Academy, West 
 Point; d. 1887, without issue. 
 
 2. Ji'ii/irrt Alexan(h')\\), Xewburgh, N.^'.. 1<S14 : m. 
 
 Charlotte Pierson, dau. of Samuel VV^illiams, of 
 
 Ncwbiiro-h ; d. IST^). ('hildreii: 
 
 tt. Mary W.. m. I]. A. W'ikes, of Poughkeei)sie, 
 
 and had, Mary Porsyth and Forsyth Wikes. 
 
 b. (ieorge Wallace, l>. 1854 ; in. I'iinily X'ermilye, 
 
 dau. of .lohn E. P)Urrill. of New York city. 
 
 3. Jaahi'/ld, 1). Ni-wbiirgh, in. Mr. LittU". 
 
 4. 'lamcx Cfiriiitic, b. Newburgh ; m. at Kingston, 
 
 N.^'., Mary Catiierine, dau. of Severyn I»ruyu, 
 son of Lieut.-Col. Jacol)Us Severyn IJriiyn. 
 
 III. TiiK 'riiiitD S(tN went to South Amerit-a, and one of 
 Ills descendants was the late; Iviulkner Foisyth. 
 
 It is to this lamily iilso IliiU Dr. Alex. Forsyth hcloiijrcd, who iiivGiiteil ttii' pcrcus- 
 sioii-l(jck iiiul fill minute which icvoliitioiiized the art of war. Napoleon III. olVereil 
 hiin the title of count, and Ij 10,000 for his invention, hut he refused and jrave it freely 
 to the Kritish ^overnnieut, and while derivin;f the ;;reatest henelit from his invention, 
 an ungrateful dynasty allowed him to die in poverty and neglect. (See Encyclopedia 
 Britaunica. ) 
 
 (p. 40.) 
 
 James Brander Forsyth married Kutli instead of Eliza- 
 beth.