The chiefs of Grant - Electric Scotland

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V). — SIi; DC.Xi'AX CHANT, Kmi:iit, hum' ; tin anii two daii-ihters.
V]I.--,1011N GKAXT, YofNcKR w Fkkuchik,
Who, on Sill Pi'jiti iiilier '[i'!i^, leeeived .1 grant fioni George Karl of llnidly, of tlie
liferent only of the Earl's lands of !" vuiestoiin, ICinrara, Geigaslc, and ojm.is, and
is tliero d.-- li '-'il as son and apfavcut heir of llnni-an Grant of i'li mhie. lie
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jircdcceasr ! 1 father Sir IJunean Grant, ilyin..; at KindiOi'hat in M;.', on SOili
August lii lid was Inirieil in tlio Cathedral Gluueli 'jf -Moray, leaviin; two sons.
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C'ATIIKliINE,iii.iniedLaelil n Maekinlosli,
ealled " Bad. . . i.." and
had i,-.sne. .She is aU^ said to
have married Ale.xa'r i-r liailiie,
of Diniean and f^lieu'd •, and had
VUl. JOTIX GK.VXT, si.cnNDdF rKKVCniK, CAi.i.i D 'iiii; " i;.\i;i) JIov."
Received, on l'';!i Seiiteiiilier 1 k^'o. a gift from George K.irl of lluiitly of the lands of Kiiiraia and others in lifen nl.
for main. -Id serviee. On l.'illi .Seiiteinber llSlhe eiitere.l into a e.iiitraet of maiiiage witli .Maiiraret UgilvN ,
(laughter of J.ames Ogiivy of llesklord. On]7tli .lire- 1 (s'.l he w.is infefl in the half lands of Freueliie and
others, as heir ol his grandfatlier, and on "iHli Jane If'.'l in the Lands of Tnlloehgonn and others. On -Itli
January l-iUS, he, on his own resignatiou, reeeived a eharrer fiom King James iv., eveiting the whole of his
lands into a barony, to be ealKd the K.Mioxv OF riiilcun:. On bth Xovemlier liiKS he eiilereil into a eoiitrait
with John Cuniniiiiu' of i;rne>ide for themairnvjeof Maigaiit Grant. Ids daughter, to Thomas Cumniing, younjer
of Ernesidc. Ill l.')iili he leeeived a charter from King James IV. of the barony of Urquliart. On :2:id October
1520 he contracted a marriage between liisdaugliter. Agnes Grant, and Donald, son of the chief of Clan Camel on.
He died on 1st May liiS. lie left two sons and live daughters. He was succeeded liy Ids ehlest son.
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IX.—J-\MKS GUAXT, THinD ok Fp.i:i'Chii:, c.vilkd Johx
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Guant,
TlIF "iJOl.D," wlio received,
AVho was rctonied licir to his father in Freuchie and ('ther
lands in l.'j^yj and l."'SO. He was bailie of the barony of
Kinloss. He received, on Slh May l,"i4ij, a bond of niaiiitenance
from George, fourth Karl of Huntly. On 2iJ;li Jaimary
1552 he eontiaeted his d.uightcr Janet in marriage to .Mexander
Sutherland of Dnllus. He died on 2Gth August 1553.
He was api^arently twice married ; tir-st, to Ehzabcth
in 1609, a
Crown charter
of the lands
of C o r r i e-
mony. Hewas
ancestorof the
GK,\NTi OF
Forbes, daughter of John, si.vtli Lord Forties ; secondly, to
Christian Barclay, who survived him, and married -Arthur
Forbes of Balfour, ^^ ithoiit issue. He left IVnir sons and
fivc daugliteis. He was succeeded by his elde.-.t son.
Corrifmonv,
in Glcn I'rquhart..sVe'sepa-
rate Pedigree.
X.—JOHX GR-AXT, ForiiTH or FRKrcHiE, callkd the
• (il.NILE,"
Who during his father's liletiine was designed of MuPen. He
W.1S retouied heir to Ids lather in certain lands iu 155:j. He
ni.anied, before 19th February 15.3',J, Lady Margaret Stewart,
daughter of John Earl of -Vthole, who, oii that ilate, received
a Crown charter of the lands of Mulbeu in liferent. On 0th
.July 1552 he received from Queen Mary a remission t._'r jominir
Matliew Earl of Leiino.x on Glasgow .Moor in .May 1511. On :Jd
December 1502 he received custody of Dnimniyn Labile. On
IGtli Xovcniber 1,51-lS he contr.icted Ids daugliter Barljara Grant
to Robert Munro, younger of I'owlis ; but aj.parently tlie marrhagc
was not celebrated, as on ISth April 1572 a ejiitract was
ratilieil for her inariiage willi Colin Mackenzie of Kintail. On
17th November 1571 he contr.icted his daui;liter Helen Grant
to Angus M=Alester M'Keane, younger of Glengarry. He died
on 2d June 15."'5. Lady -Mai-'.iret Stewart di>d in 1555. He
married, secondly, before 1557, Lady Janet Lesiir, dauuhter of
the Earl ot Rothes, who survived him, and married, belore Mh
August 150.1, James Elphiustoiie, brother of Kobcrt, third Lord
Elphinstone. He had two sons and .seven daughters. His
eldest son, I
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XL—DUXCAX GRAXT, you-nuek ok
Frkfciiif,
Predeceased Ids father, living in 15S2, his testament
being dated loth F.bruary 15S1. In 15.^0
he received a charter ol the lands of Corrieinony,
on the resignation of .bjin Gr.aut of
Corriemoiiv. He married .Mai^'iret, daughter
of William .Maekintosh of that Ilk, who survived
him, and nianied, secondly, liefore 1566,
Alexander Gordon, yoiin-er of .'iber-.-eldie. and
thirdly, before ItJiil, William Sutherland of
Duflus. She was alive in li;27, wljen, as Lady
of Dull'us, she granted a di,-liarge for BOO
nicrks toSir John Grant of Freuchie. Duncan
Grant h:i '. issue live sons and tv.o d.aughters.
M.\hg.kui:t, married, c.
150.S, TlK'iuas Cumndng,
younger of Erneside.
-\:;nf, who married, c.
1512, 11 ui;h Eraser. .Master
ol Lovat, and had issue.
-\fiNK3, married Don.ild
Cameron, younger cliief
of the Clan Canicron.
Contract dated 22d October
1521).
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WlI.LIA.M, who received from
tlie Eishoi> of -Moray, in
1541, ,1 charter of tlie lands
of Finlarg or Muckralli. He
died witliout issue iielore 22il
Decciiiber 15U0, wlien his
brother John received a ]'re-
rejit, un which he was inleft
iu these lands, as his licir.
Du.NCAX, who had a feu-charter
of Easter Elchii s in January
1512. He died in Octolier
]5?li. St-r- Pedigree of Grants
of Easter Elcliies.
Akciiibald, in B.allintomb,
a son of the second niarria'-^e,
v\ho was the ancestor of the
GuAXrs OK Mo-\vilusK. i'ide
separate I'edigiee.
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Elizaw.tii,
married. lolm
Mackenzie,
ninth of
Kintail, and
had issue.
Chiiistixi:,
named in her
brother
James's vvillj
1553.
.Alvmn.. M.nri.d
Patiirk i.,.,l,e
of r>ah|Uii.iiii,
and had i>-iie.
Shi
lire.
dird
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William, de ib,.d
as brother of .lolm
(ii.inl of rrauhie,
in a iloy.al remission,
dated KJtli
February 1627.
J o n X G li .V N T,
called John
Mor, rccei\ ed .i
Crown eliaiter
of the lands of
Glen m o r i s t o n
in 1500. Ho
was ancestor of
the family of
g i! a n t s o k
Glex.mokistijn.
&€ separate
Pedigree.
ISOBKL, married, before 154:!, Auhibdd
Campbell, younger of Cawdor, and liad
issue.
JIarcaret, nian'ied, c. 1540, Thomas
Cumndng, grandson and heir of Alexander
Cumniing of Altyie.
Janet, married (contract dated 2(!th
January 1552) Alexander Sutherland of
Duflus. She survived him, and married,
secondly, before lOtU January 1578,
James lieiiijister of -Auchterless. Slie
died between 17th and 31st October
ItjOO.
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I'.VTKICK, IsoiiEE or Eliz.vbkth, Contracted to
ancestorof William Eraser of Strowic on 20th
the GitANT.s Xovcniber 15'jl, married in 15ii4 to
oK RoiHlF- John Leslie, younger of Bahiuhaiii.
JiriicllFs. Divorced from him she afterwards, in
To/- -epiirate 15Su, married William Cumniing of
Pedigree. Inverallochy.
Gbissel, niarried (contract d.ated 30th
Xovember 15'J5) Patrick Grant,
younger of Ballindalloch. She died
before 157ti.
JlAncARKT, married, c. 15oS. .Alexander
Gordon, younger of IJaldornye.
Agnf.s, married D.avid Ross, son of -Alexander
Ross of the Holm. Contract dated
24th August 155S.
A daughter, married to Alexander Gordon
of Strathavon.
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Kathahixe, alive in 15o9.
Maimouv, alive in LVll.
Barbara, contracted on IGth
Xovember 15US to Robert .M onro,
younger of Fowlis. Sin- nia ITl.d,
contract dated ISth -\] nl 1572,
Colin -Mackenzie of Kiiit.id.
Hfi.ex, contr.aeted on 17(h .Voh-t.r
veniber 1571 to Angus .M' -\
M'^Keane, younger of Glen
riy.