Austin Forsyth

Austin in February 2022

Austin Martin Forsyth is the fourth of Terry Forsyth's four children and the second of Roxanne Forsyth's two children. He is married to Joy Forsyth; together they have three living children, Gideon, Evelyn, and Gunner. They also had a stillborn daughter, Annabell.

## Early Life

Austin Martin Forsyth was born to Terry and Roxanne Forsyth on December 11, 1993. When Austin was a toddler, his parents opened Fort Rock Family Camp, and he grew up helping in the camp.
As children/teens, Austin and his sister were not allowed to close their bedroom doors except to change clothes.

### Childhood Education

Along with his sister, Austin grew up homeschooled, and he often helped his parents out around the camp.

## Family

### Courtship and Engagement

On November 15, 2016, Austin announced that he was in a courtship with long-time friend Joy-Anna Duggar. The couple said that they had been friends for almost fifteen years, although Joy later said she didn't remember him as a child. Austin took Joy out to a special spot in a nearby forest to ask her to court him, and she enthusiastically said yes. This courtship proposal is featured on the *Counting On* episode "A Honeymoon & a Courtship".

On March 3, 2017, the couple announced that they were engaged. Austin took Joy, along with her younger sisters Johannah and Jennifer Duggar, horseback riding before leading her to a cliffside where he proposed to her. He then took her to a clearing where he and a friend had set up a table to eat a special meal he had prepared for. Joy said that she didn't expect that proposal at that moment because she didn't see any TV cameras there to film, but they were hiding in nearby trees and bushes to help make the moment more special. This proposal is featured on the *Counting On* episode "Joy Gets Engaged".

### Marriage

On May 26, 2017, Austin married Joy-Anna Duggar. The wedding took place at Cross Church in Rogers, AR and had around 1,000 guests. The couple shared their first kiss at the altar. Austin had 13 groomsmen, including Joy's older brother, John-David Duggar. His sister Meagan was among the bridesmaids and his niece Alove Tunstill was the flower girl. The wedding was featured on *Counting On* episode "Joy's Wedding".

The couple went to Switzerland for their honeymoon, starting in Geneva and later traveling to Interlaken and Zurmatt. They chose Switzerland becauase they thought it was beautiful. They then spent time in Israel, reportedly on a misison trip, before returning back to Arkansas.

Although they have not publicly stated where they are living, it is assumed that they have moved back to Austin's home town of Combs, AR, to work at Fort Rock Family Camp.

### Fatherhood

On August 30, 2017, Austin and Joy announced that they were expecting their first child.

On February 26, 2018, Austin and Joy announced that their son, Gideon Martyn Forsyth, had been born at 3:39 pm on February 23, 2018. He weighed 10 pounds and 3 ounces.

On May 1, 2019, Austin and Joy announced that they were expecting their second child. This child was due November 2019. On July 3, 2019, Austin and Joy announced that at their 20-week ultrasound the week prior, they discovered that their daughter had no heartbeat. She was named Annabell Elise.

On March 18, 2020, Austin and Joy announced that they were expecting their second child, a girl, who was due on August 19, 2020. On August 24, 2020, Austin and Joy announced that their daughter had been born at 2:12 pm on August 21, 2020. She weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. On August 27, 2020, they announced that she was named Evelyn Mae.

On October 5, 2022, Austin and Joy announced they were expecting their third child, due in May 2023. On November 18, 2022, Austin and Joy announced that the baby was a boy. On May 19, 2023, they posted a video to their youtube channel announcing their son had been born. On May 21, 2023, they shared that their son Gunner James Forsyth had been born on May 17, weighing 8 pounds and 14 ounces.

## Resume

### Television Appearances

    On June 6, 2009, Country Music Television aired an episode of the reality TV show "World's Strictest Parents" featuring Austin's family. In the episode, two "unruly" teenagers, 15-year-old Arielle and 17-year-old Tyler, were sent to live with the Forsyth family for a week to help them "straighten up". In the episode, the two teenagers were expected to work alongside Austin and Meagan in a variety of tasks including yardwork and household chores. They were also expected to go to White River Baptist Church with the family, an issue that Tyler argued strongly against on the grounds that he was Jewish. Both teens spoke of the Sunday school class they were forced to attend, stating that they were taught that dating lead to divorce.

In 2012 Austin was seen on an episode of the TLC show *United Bates of America*. He was not heavily featured, but was seen in the background on an episode about the Advanced Training Institute homeschooling conference.

Although he was occasionally seen in the background of earlier episodes, Austin was officially introduced as a regular cast member of the TLC show *Counting On* in the episode "A Honeymoon & a Courtship" in early 2017. The following season was focused primarily on preparations for his wedding. He has been regularly featured on the show since.

### Construction Work

Austin started doing construction work at a young age, and was given the ultimatum by his father that he had to buy and flip five houses before he could get married. He has continued to work flipping and selling houses since getting married, which is regularly documented on the instagram account he shares with his wife. Despite occasional claims that Austin is a contractor, public records indicate he does not have any sort of contractor's license.

#### Lawsuit

On October 11, 2019, a couple who purchased a home from Austin filed a lawsuit against him, alleging that he had failed to provide a proper septic tank system despite claiming it was up to code. Austin has denied that these allegations have merit. This lawsuit is still ongoing.

### EMT

Austin currently holds an EMT license, which expires on March 31, 2022. He has been seen using this license to provide disaster relief services.

## Wedding Involvement

* groomsman: his sister Meagan Forsyth's wedding to Bobby Ballinger, Jr. (11/14/15)
* groomsman: his brother-in-law Josiah Duggar's wedding to Lauren Swanson (6/30/18)
* groomsman: his brother-in-law John Duggar's wedding to Abbie Burnett (11/3/18)
* groomsman: his brother-in-law Justin Duggar's wedding to Claire Spivey (2/26/21)
* groomsman: his brother-in-law Jedidiah Duggar's wedding to Katelyn Nakatsu (4/3/21)
* usher: his friend Trace Bates's wedding to Lydia Romeike (10/1/22)

*profile photo credit*

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