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XVI.— 2. SIR JAMES GRANT OF GIIANT, Rakonet.
ANNE COLQUIIOUN, Heiijioss of Lu.ss, hi-' \vife.
1719-1747.
Sir James Grant was tlie tliird son of Luddvick Grant of Grant and
Janet Brodie, Imt owing to the deatli of his eldesl hrother, Jolin, in 1682, Sir
James became lieir-presumptive to the Grant estates dnring the hfctime of his
next eldest brother, Brigadier-General Alexander Grant. On the death of
the Briri-adier \\ithout issue. Sir James Grant succeeded as Raird cif Grant.
He was liorn on 2Sth July 1G70. From his correspondence preserved
at Castle Grant, it appears that part of his education, at least, was obtained
at a seminary in the town of Elgin, but little is known of his history until
his marriage in his twenty-third year to Anne Colrpilioun, sole child and
lieiress of Sir Hum[)hrey Colrpilioun, fifth Baronet of Russ, which took
place on 29lh January 1702.
Sir James Grant was for some time desicrnated of Rluscardine, from
the abbe}' and lands of that name, which lie inherited as the second
surviving son of Janet Brodie, daughter and only cliild of Alexander
Brodie of Rethen. Rlie abbey and lands of I'luscardine for some time
belonged to the jMackenzies of Kintail, but were ajiprised from them
in 1G49 and sold to Rudovick Grant of Grant in 1G77 for £5000. The
purchase-money was provided by ]Mr. Brodie of Rethen, and the lands were
to form a jirovision fir the second son of his daughter. Rudovick Grant
of Grant only managed the Pluscardine pro^^erty as tutor and trustee
for his son till the year 1709. In tlie following year James Grant sold
the estate to William R)ulf oi' l)i[)]ile, ancestor of Earl Fife, who is the
present pro^^rietor of Pluscardine. James Grant retained the designation
of Pluscardine until liis succes.sion to his father-in-law in the title and
estates of Cokpihoun.
After his marriage with the heiress of Russ, Sir James, in terms of
an entail, made in his favour by Jiis f ither-in-law, of tlie estates of Russ,