John Forrest of Orchard died in 1759, leaving four daughters : —. (1.) Margaret,
who married Ist, John Steel of. Orchard ; 2nd, James Gilchrist of Gilfoot. (2.) ...
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merchant, Calcutta, and has issue, Ernest Scott, b. 1880; Vera Scott, b. 1881 ; and IvyLetitia, b. 1882. FORREST OF ORCHARD.
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Forrest of Orchard died in 1759, leaving four daughters : (1.) Margaret, who married Ist, John Steel of Orchard ; 2nd, James Gilchrist of Gilfoot. (2.) Christian, as mentioned before, who married the Rev. James Brown of Craigow Mill. (3.) Mary, died unmarried. (4.) Janet, married George Brown, merchant in Glasgow, and died without issue. Margaret and Christian divided the estate after the death of their sisters Mary and Janet, Margaret taking Orchard, and Christian Hillof Orchard. Margaret Forrest and James Gilchrist, her husband, conveyed Orchard to their youngest son, John Gilchrist, in 1798, who, becoming insolvent, conveyed the property to trustees for the use of his creditors, who sold it to Allan Fullarton in 1819, by whom it was resold to the late James Brown of Orchard in 1825. Christian Forrest, and the Rev. James Brown, her husband, conveyed Hill of Orchard to John Brown, their second son (the eldest getting Craigow), who, having died unmarried, was succeeded by the late
John
