descended From Rev John Forbes

I have always resisted discussing Russell Family connections, because they may be too close to home. But, it seems appropriate when we start talking about the Forbes Family Opium fortune. It seems that the Forbes Family sold all of its "Phildelphia Opium Clippers" to the Russell Family as in "Russell that founded Skull & BOnes. Although Murdoch may not directly descend from the "China/British Hong Kong" Forbes. You get the point.