William Forsyth had been baillie of Edinburgh in around 1365 and his son, William, moved to St Andrews in 1423 where he subsequently acquired the barony of Nydie. Alexander the fourth Baron of Nydie died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. His grandson, James, married Elizabeth Leslie who was a granddaughter of the Earl of Rothes and a great-granddaughter of James III of Scotland.
William Forsyth was baillie of Edinburgh around 1365, his son William moved to St Andrews in 1423 where he acquired the barony of Nydie. Alexander the fourth Baron of Nydie died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. His grandson James married Elizabeth Leslie who was a granddaughter of the Earl of Rothes and a great-granddaughter of James III of Scotland.