William Forbes
William Forbes (1797-1865), son of Donald and Janet
Forbes, farmed across the road from his father on the parcel of
land (100 acres) granted to Donald by verbal agreement.
William married Margaret Macintosh (1819-1874) in 1840.
She was the daughter of Donald and Nancy (MacKay)
Macintosh who came from Scodand on the Annabella.
William's sister, Mary, married Benjamin T h o m s o n of
Darnley. She was the great-great-grandmother of Rev. E.R.
Woodside, minister of Lot 16 United Church, 1932-1937.
William and Margaret had three children: Jane, J o h n W ,
and Frances Isabella (Fanny). Jane married Captain Donald
MacDonald; she is buried in People's Cemetery in Summer-
side. John W (1852-1906) married Annie Sullivan (1852-
1942) from Northam, and Fannie moved to Tyne Valley
and worked as a telephone operator. She did not marry and
is buried in Tyne Valley. William and Margaret Forbes are
buried in Lot 16 United Church Cemetery.
Their son, John, and his wife Annie, had six children:
Gordon, Margaret, Prescott, William, Mary, and James.
They lived for a few years in Lot 16 before selling the farm
and moving to Tyne Valley. Three of their sons, Gordon,
Prescott, and James moved to Alberta. William worked in
Summerside at Brace 8c MacKay Ltd.. Margaret married
Loman Adams and, for many years, attended Lot 16 Pres-
byterian Church. Mary (1893-1975) returned to Lot 16 and
married Earle Yeo (1893-1975) in 1918. (see Yeo History)
J o h n and Annie Forbes are buried in the Presbyterian
Cemetery in Tyne Valley.
Contributed by Vera Forbes to the book Lot 16 United Church and its People