Invernochty
[While Invernochty is hardly within Glen Nochty, it is included here as its estate included farms within the southern part of the glen].
| Invernochty looking south from Glen Nochty | |
Valuation
of 1667 shows Arthur Forbes of Invernochty valuation £160-4-0
[according to the Cess Roll of
1715 this Arthur Forbes was brother to Alexander Forbes of New]
The Poll book of 1696
shows a valuation of £100 for Invernochtie and lists Alexander Forbes [son
of Arthur Forbes and first cousin to William Forbes of New] and Alexander's wife and four children, William, Adam, Arthur and Helen, and his servants John
Watsone (fee £13 per annum) and William Beittie (fee £8 per annum) and tenants
at:
Drumanetie
James Forbes and his wife, John Watsone and his wife, William Reid and his
wife,
and
Lost
John McLagan and his wife, John Reid and his wife, John Tayleor and his
wife, Wiliam Begg and his wife
The Bond of 1699 for Peaceable Behaviour under Alexr fforbes of Invernochtie lists John fforbes in Drumanettie, Wm. Kelles in Invernochtie, and Rot. Oig & James Grant, Invernochtie's servants. Those listed under Duncan Anderson of Candacraig [adjacent to Invernochty] included Wm. Smith in Tamaclewn, Ronald MacRobert, John More & Alester Grigor also in Tamaclewn, Alaster Grassick in Drumalind and Wm Kesson & Alaster Wattie in Finnelost.
In 1702 William Forbes was served heir to his father Alexander. William had three sons William [who in 1711 married Margaret Robertson, the Minister's daughter], Adam and Arthur and a daughter Helen.
In 1725 the Will of Alexander Forbes of Invernochty who died May 1724 was delivered by Jean Forbes, wife of Nathaniel Gordon in Mains of Glenbucket and daughter of deceased William Forbes of Invernochtie, and it refers to her sister Anna and her deceased sister Isobel. The Index to Aberdeenshire Testaments refers at 20 January 1726 to Arthur Forbes in Tolmads, son of deceased Alexander Forbes of Invernochtie, and Isobell, lawful daughter to umquhile William Forbes of Invernochtie, younger.
In 1737 University of Aberdeen MS/928 refers to the purchase of the lands of Invernochty by Alexander Stuart, Edinglassie from William Forbes junior of Aberdeen.
In 1757 in the same manuscript a rental of Mr Stuart's lands of Edinglassie and Invernochty refers (in Edinglassie) to Jo Kellas and Jo Downey, each tenants of half of Lenardach. Attached to the Mains of Invernoughty were a pendicle called Rinnaha and the towns of Drumanettie and Lost.
In 1801 the Rental of the Estate of New included Invernoughtie (tenant William Beattie), Lost & Drumanettie (Francis Downie) and Rinnahall (sic) (James Kinnear).
In 1887 a Plan of the Lands of Newe (McDonald Collection 023014 at 25 inch scale) shows Invernochty (tenant William Beattie), Drumanettie (Duncan Grassick), Lost (Geo Gordon), Rinnaha (Alexr Spence) and Scottsbank (Chas Morrison).