Forbes family

Forbes family
John Murray Forbes William Cameron Forbes John Forbes Kerry
Current region	Boston, Massachusetts
Place of origin	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Connected families	Kerry, Cabot, Griswold
Estate(s)	Les Essarts, Naushon Island

The Forbes family is one of the components of the Boston Brahmins—a wealthy extended American family long prominent in Boston, Massachusetts. The family's fortune originates from trading opium and tea between North America and China in the 19th century plus other investments in the same period. The name descends from Scottish immigrants and can be traced back to Sir John de Forbes in Scotland in the 12th century. Family members include businessman John Murray Forbes (1813–1898), part of the first generation who accumulated wealth, and politician John Forbes Kerry (born 1943).