My mother’s maiden name was Forbes, and for 40 years I’ve been searching for Forbes ancestors. When one of my cousins was yDNA tested, he matched no Forbes at all, but three Thorns. To make a long story short, I’m pretty sure that this ‘name change’ occurred in Burlington County, New Jersey from 1800-1810, or maybe later if there was an adoption. My ancestor William Forbes was b 1803 in New Jersey. He is the Thorn. He had a brother Anthony, b 1805 in Burlington County, NJ. A descendant of Anthony’s is now doing the test to determine whether they were full brothers. Does anyone know of any connections between Forbeses and Thorns in New Jersey? This is a whole new thing for me. Judy Dukes in Indiana