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Al.l.XANllI U (iKANT <strong>of</strong> She<br />

, JullX GliANT .k-^oril.i-.l i.;<br />

Ill Iticii) av<br />

lOck-sls.lll IIcpinliaM}<br />

pvfvU-ccusicd<br />

his l'at)icT.<br />

)!0UEP.T (;i',<br />

I<br />

i» said 10 1<br />

killed at t iio liattlL-<br />

<strong>of</strong> Auldear<br />

\NT, wlio<br />

a\ u bet-n<br />

11 in ] iji?.<br />

it'iirmiii-f in ]':iv()Ur (<br />

IIiiliKUT<br />

Lo\,|<br />

.'AMES Gl'.ANT<br />

sroN,<br />

iiiiself SL'i-vi-.l licir to his father, John iTi-ant <strong>of</strong> CorriMnoiiy, and tlwrcafter<br />

"atlit-r i>ii 4lh Di-ci-niliur 1011, and in liilU was inhil'itfd lor non-lullilnient <strong>of</strong><br />

al..ii',' Willi hi-<br />

• liili-UliM-iit ot<br />

1 J-'ri-'iRiiii' in<br />

lcttc:r, f( f (ireijor <strong>Grant</strong> in Loch-<br />

A'900 Siihe Laird <strong>of</strong> l-'reuehie for<br />

lirst, be: He was twice married.<br />

Ai.i;xan1)1;h Gp.ant <strong>of</strong> Sheir^lic, wli.i. ni<br />

in IiiVernuss. He di-i)ioni-d Lochl irter <strong>of</strong> .adjudication <strong>of</strong> the lands <strong>of</strong> liiverchanuish,<br />

was then about seventy years old. ol Newc'a.^tle. Alexamler <strong>Grant</strong> ilied there, and<br />

sons and t'ix dauu'hters. lie wa^ a hii <strong>Grant</strong> <strong>of</strong> Clleiimoriston, and ha-1 i.~siie thirteen<br />

JaME.s <strong>Grant</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sheuglie, liorn 1711, i<br />

the lirst marriage, and described as eldi<br />

sou <strong>of</strong> Alexander <strong>Grant</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sheuglio.<br />

espoused the cause <strong>of</strong> the Stewarts<br />

174d, and on tliat account was for soi<br />

lime imprisoned in Tillmry Fort. J<br />

is mentioned in 17i31 as cliambcrlain<br />

Urquhart. lu 176i he was engaged<br />

lit to .\nierica as an <strong>of</strong>iii-er<br />

h the Master <strong>of</strong> Lovat. He<br />

in.ajor in-tOtli Regiment, served<br />

I, and built the house <strong>of</strong> L.ake-<br />

langhter ol B.inu.atyne,<br />

a dispute with his neiuhboiir Alexani'i, Issue. He died in 18U3.<br />

<strong>Grant</strong> <strong>of</strong> Corrienioiiy atiout their iiiossi<br />

He obtained a matiiculation <strong>of</strong> his ang.<br />

ill the Lyon Olhee on S'th DeceniV<br />

1770. He married Marjory, daughter He also went with the Master<br />

Fraser <strong>of</strong> Duntjallnch. lie died n ollicer in the Black AVati-li.<br />

Urquliart in his eightieth year on ld[,n War, and w.as taken by the<br />

March ITid, leaving issue a sou and tij remained a captive for snnic<br />

daughters. liped, and died at New Yolk,<br />

James <strong>Grant</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sheuglie and Hedcastle.<br />

in the Lyon tUtice on 1st Noveinbe<br />

returned from India with Colonel<br />

Najiles with Abbe Peter <strong>Grant</strong> on h:<br />

much distinguished in political life, ci<br />

vabad by AVarren Haslings. He wa<br />

return home he bought llcdcastle<br />

9th Noveniber ISO*, intestate, ami wa<br />

by his cousin, Lieutenant-Colonel Ale<br />

Patrick Gpvnt <strong>of</strong><br />

Rudcastle. lie jnirchaseJ<br />

Lakelield.<br />

He sold Kedcastle<br />

inl8i!S. He married<br />

('atherine S'tjihia<br />

<strong>Grant</strong>, fourthdaughter<br />

<strong>of</strong> Mr. Charles<br />

<strong>Grant</strong>, Director<br />

H.E.I. Co., and had<br />

issue. I<br />

William, born<br />

I<br />

T, who wa<br />

1,.- repics,<br />

some time in I'dRKUr CriiAXr, who became<br />

He maiTied I'.eiiior <strong>of</strong> lloniliav, ami is also<br />

becca, seconiJnw.i as luitlior. He inar-<br />

Burnet, Judj 1. on 11th Air.oi-t 1.'-.<br />

MaR-IOrv, born September<br />

1735.<br />

Kobert<br />

Ai.EXANiir.R GuAxr,<br />

who married ^lar-<br />

_'alet. damjllter <strong>of</strong><br />

Donald Maebean (<strong>of</strong><br />

the Macbeans <strong>of</strong> Kinclnlei,<br />

and left issue.<br />

He was present at the<br />

battle <strong>of</strong> Culloden,<br />

but having killed a<br />

dragoon shortly afterwards,<br />

he lied to<br />

jVnierica, and was not<br />

again heard <strong>of</strong>.

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