The chiefs of Grant - Electric Scotland

\ll.- JOHN (;|;ANT, hfth hi- Ki:i:i-chik,
Who was iiitVIt in the InmU nl' t^ii rii-imir.y ;in'l irtluis ill l."iS'_'. lie mioceudi'd
his grniiill'atlu'r in the
lie anil othi'Vs \ww fMiiiiiU-.l
ostili! of
Imin Mio
Vicm-hiu l>i>foi\- ];'i¥i). In l.'il'O
Earl of lluntly's lOiiiinijsinii of
justiciary. In ].".',HI 1il> untona into a boinl to kee|> :,'ooil niie in tlu-
Highlands.
he acciuiivd
In I.'j'.il; lie
I'roiu Jaiiifs,
ivi-iivid a commi.-siou ol ,in»ticiary. hi Itiuii,
Karl ol Moray, tin! Lnuu-liil' of AniiiNivniY,
iiinl from T-'.-Mias Nairn ol ('roimlah',
receivL'il iiu; mis honils ul' n.aM">'nt Iron
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i>i;i)i(;i,i:i-; of tiii; cmi:i's ok ciian'I'. r)(il
till', lands of fliioiiui.E. lie
members of his elan, ai.''. eiitererl
..niring barons, lu lijl ; lie look
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J.\Mi:.s of Aidiieidlie niul Logic, aiioeslor of the
(iraiits of Mnyiiess. He marric'd, in 10(12,
Katharine, d.uigliter of William Jo 'se of
KilraviH h. lie died lielore It)'.';).
I'.vlTiHiv of K.isler Kleliies. He had eli arters
of Slionie ill L'/SSI ami l.'iDo. Jle wa s pro-
,'enilor of the (Jraiils of K.ister 1-lehies;.
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separate I'edii^ree oft' family.
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into variou .iil.ar coiitr.icis '.. i-,;i nLM;^!;
ji.art ai^aiiis! Mai-'^rou'ors, .oi i the san year he and his ai.line, eoiitr.iel dated lotli A)jril l,"i!il, and
by her, who snrxived him nd died in ItUo, had issue one son and four
1;oBi:HTof Lnrg. aneesbir I lheGrant.sof Lurg.
On 7th JunelUlitihe h, a lease of CI; leliaig
to himself and his \vi: . Catherine .St. wart.
&c separate I'edigree.
DuxiWN of Daiiduleilli. He died before 1C20,
leaving two sons, .lohn who sneceedei I him
daughters, lie was sneeee 1 by his son.
ill Daiidaleitli, and Janie.>
XIII. -Sill .T(.)ll.\' CllANI'. SIXTH .IF Kuicriiiii', Knmht,
Who during liis father's lifelime was designed Sir .bjhn Giant of
IMulbeii, being knigliled by King .lames VI. He was bom on
17th August \:>i»i. In lii'JO he was eonjoined with his father in
the coniniis^ion against gipsies. On I'.lth Felirnary loiIO he was
retoured heir to his father in the lands of Letlien. He iveciveil
various eoinmissions against rebels, and was commended to the
Privy Council for his activity. He die.l in llJ07, his testament
being dated on 31st March in that year. He married, eontraet
dated nth December lOKi. :\larv.'daimliter of Lord Ogilvie of
DesklVird, who survived him. IJy her he had eieiit sons and
three daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest sou.
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XIV.-JAMKSGKANT, sfvfxth of
I'llKUCHIF,
Who was just of aec w hen Ids father died,
being born in 1010. He supported the
Covenant in l'!10, Imt alterwarLls joined
the Manpiis of Montrose, liutn \*hom he
I'cceived a et'iiimission to raise ineu tor
the King's service. He and his elan
joined ill a solemn liond ol i-.mibin.rtion
on behalf of his Majestv. ilated :iOth
March lOl.'i. On loth February li;,",7 he
received tioiii General Monde a]iermitfor
himself and his tenants to retain their
arms. He died inSeptemljerltiOo. He
married, in 1010, I.aily 3Iary Stewart,
daughter of James, second I'arl of .Murray,
by whom he had issue, w ho survived
him, two s,,ns and three daughters.
He was sneceeded by his eldest son.
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Pathic'K, of Chiniemoir, a lit-nteniint-coloiiol.
lie wn-^ tutor
ul' Grant alter thi^ death ot* lii.-.
brotlitr .fames in IGij-i. He
nian-K'il, tir>t, SurherlaiHl,
(lani^liU'i'oftLe I,;unlof Jhufu-,
\>y whom he had issue tlirce
daugliturs. }U^ second wife
was r!>iiiilla, daughter of Kcnin-th
.M.i' ken/.ie, Lord Kintaih
IJyhcrhu hail no i-->xie. Miiry,
tlie seroiid liauglittr, married
Patriek Grant or JIacal]>in of
Ilothitnunvhus.
Alkxandlr, \v1io Avas livini:; in
1G05. He married Elizaheth
Nairn, and had issue two
dauditers.
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.'\NX.iS, married (contract dated 16tli August 1611)
Sir Laehlau Mackintosh of that Ilk. She died
in llcJt, leaving issue.
.J.iNi T. married, contract daUd I'th September Itjl-',
William Sutlieiland ot Dutlus. 'I'lie Laird of
iHltfus died lilst October ll)2o, leaving i.-sne.
Lll.IAS, born l.opa, married, before imi, Sir Walter
Innes of Balveny, and had issue.
K.vTiiKKiNE, married Ogilvie of Kineairn, and had i-.suc.
XV. — LUHOVICK GlIAN'f, kioiith fiF FiiEfcniK axd kii!s,t of Grant,
Who was retoureil heir t.. his tatiu'r in lOO.j. lie was lined by King James vii. in the sum
of .l.'42,.'.o0 Soots, for which h.' leeidve.l a discharge, Sttli January lOi.'i. In lOstl he was
appointed colonel of a r.'ginieiit, ami prineip.il siierilf of Inverness. He raised, in lO'.'O,
on behalf of the (iovernmeiit, a regiment of OoO "i his clan. In lOfli he h.a.l liis Ian. Is
erected into the Uloalitv ufGua.xt. He was thereafter called GltANT oF (Jrant. He
did at K.linburgh in Xovember 1710. He man ie.l. first, contract datc.l 2otli December
1671, Janet, only child of Al.-.\aiider Brodie of Letlien. By her, who dieil in 10;'7, he
had four sons and foir il.iughteis. He marrie.l, secondly, in 1701. Jean, daughter of Sir
John llonstoun ..I that I!k, without issue. He was suecee.le.l by his el. lest son.
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1. ALKXAXDEl; GK.VNT
OF Grant,
Who entered the army aii'l r.>-e t') the rank of
Brigailier-Geueral. Hi' was .also Lord-Lieutenant
of Inverness an. 1 llaiilV. He married,
first, in lO'J'.i, Kli/abeth Stewart, ehlest
daught.T of Jaice- Lor.l Houne, son and
a])liarent heir of .\l.-xaiider, sixth Earl of
Murray ; ami sccmlly, .\nne, daughter of
John Smith, Sjieaker of the H.uise of Commons,
but ha.l no surviving is-iie. On his
first marriage his father te>,i_'iie.l the barony
and on
of Ur.inliai t and other lan.ls to him ;
his .seeon.l marriag.', in 17u!i, his father resigne.l.
111 1710, all his estates t.i liim. He
suecee.le.l his lather in November 1710, and
died at Leith on Ittli .\iignsl 17Di. He
was succeeded by hi.s brother James.
XVI.— 2. SIR JAMES GRANT of
Guaxt, Bauoxft,
Who suc.'eedeil his brother as Lair.l
ol Grant, was born 20tli July 107ii.
He marrie.l. on 29th January 1702,
Anne, ilaii'_'litcr ami In-ircss (>f Sir
Humphrey Cohinhonn ^if Luss,
Baronet, and su.'ce.-ded his fatherin-law
in his estates an. I title iu
1713. On his succesMon to the
estates .if Grant, he resume. 1 his
own surnanii'. retaining the title of
B.ir.uiet. lie wa.s an M.P. for
many years, representing t he c.iunty
of Inverness, aiul .lie.l in L.m.lon on
lOtli January 1747. By his wile,
who ilie.l on 2.'ith June 1724. he ha.l
issue si.x sons an.l eight daughters.
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Gkoiic^k, a m.ajor in the army. He was
a]>]iointeil Governor of liumbaiton
Castle. He was alive in 107J, and
died s.p,
KdUEP.T, who in 1010 witnessed the
marriage-eontraet of his sister Anne.
He died before 22.1 Augu.st lOoi,
leaving L-sue.
MUXGO, lifth son uliri' in IGal. He w as
twice married : liist, to Marg.aret
Gor.lon ; sceon.l, to Klizabeth (irant
of Gartinmore. In 1007 he aetpiired
Kinchirdie. .SV.- sej.arate Pedigree of
Gk.vnts of Kixciiiudie, htc.
Thomas of B.alniacaan, born 1G37, married,
in 1082, Mary,