PEDIGREE OF THE GRANTS OF KINCHIRDIE, GELLOVIE, KNOCKANDO AND GARTINBEG, IN STRATHSPEY, CADETS OF THE GRANTS OF GRANT
[504][504.01] MUNGO GRANT of Kinchirdie. In a discharge dated March 1654, to his eldest brother James Grant of Freuchie, he styles himself fifth surviving lawful son to the deceased Sir John Grant of Freuchie. he is designed "OF DUTHEL" in 1663 also "OF GELLOVEY" in 1667. He obtained, on 11th June 1667, from David Cumming of Kinchirdie a disposition of the lands of Kinchirdie adn also of Avielochan and Delnahaitnich, He was for some time factor and chamberlain to his nephew, Ludovick Grant of Freuchie. He was twice married, first to Margaret Gordon who died before 1664; secondly, in 1664, to Elizabeth, daughter of John Grant of Gartinmore who survived him. He had issue by both wives. His testament is dated at Kinchirdie, 28th December 1679.
[504.02] JOHN GRANT in Tomdow, eldest son by first wife. He was served heir-general to his father on 14th June 1695, and in 1697 disponed the lands of Avielochan and Delnahaitnich to his brother Robert. No further trace of him has been found.
[504.03] JAMES GRANT of Gellovie, was second son of the first marriage, and is called in a disposition by his brother John to Robert Grant of Kinchirdie, "his brother-german," in which he is said to have had possession of the writs of the subjects disponed since the death of their father. He witnessed a discharge by Robert Grant of Auchterblair on 21st February 1679, in which he is called lawful son to Mungo Grant of Kinchirdie. In 1697 he was appointed overseer to the children of Patrick Grant of Wester Elchies. He died before 1710.
[504.04] LUDOVICK GRANT, who is described in his father's testament as eldest son of the second marriage. As such he was heir of provision to the lands of Kinchirdie, but he appears to have died before coming of age and his brother Robert succeeded to the lands.
[504.05] ROBERT GRANT of Kinchirdie, second son of the second marriage. He succeeded on the death of his brother to the lands of Kinchirdie and a small part of Avielochan. On 12th January 1697 he received from his brother John a disposition of the rest of Avielochan and Delnahaitnich. On 8th November 1699 he obtained from the Laird of Grant a charter of novodamus of these lands. He is named in 1710 as a cautioner in the marriage-contract of his nephew, Ludovick Grant. He was dead by 1724. He married Anna Grant who survived him, and as relict executrix, gave up his testament on 17th March 1725.
[504.06] PATRICK GRANT, third son of the second marriage, also designed "brother-german of Kinchirdie" on 22d May 1714, when he is called also one of the creditors of Colonel William Grant of Ballindalloch.
[504.07] MARGARET, eldest daughter of second marriage: mentioned in her father's testament.
[504.08] JEAN, second daughter of second marriage: mentioned in her father's testament.
[504.09] ELSPET, third daughter of second marriage: mentioned in her father's testament.
[504.10] LACHLAN GRANT of Gellovie, so designed in 1716 in a discharge granted by him to Colonel William Grant of Balliudalloch. He died in 1732.
[504.11] LUDOVICK GRANT of Knockando, called second lawful son of James Grant of Gellovie. He appears frequently in transactions with Colonel William Grant of Ballindalloch, and others, between 1710 and 1736. On 22d June 1713 he obtained a charter of resignation and adjudication under the Great Seal of the lands of Knockando. He married (contract dated 23d February 1710) Jean, eldest daughter of John Macpherson of Invereshie, and died on 14th January 1751.
[504.12] MUNGO GRANT of Knockando who was retoured heir-general to his father on 5th April 1709. He disponed Knockando in 1713 to Anne Grant, second daughter of Ludovick Grant of Grant, who in turn disponed them to Ludovick, second son to the late James Grant of Gellovie. In the disposition, Mungo is called brother-german of Ludovick. On 14th October 1707, as Mungo Grant of Knockando, he granted a bond to the Laird of Grant, younger for £2394 6s 8d.
[504.13] CAPTAIN ALEXANDER GRANT of Grantsfield, mentioned in 1710 as brother-german to Ludovick Grant of Knockando. In 1727 he obtained a charter of resignation of the lands and barony of Ballogie, now Grantsfield, in the county of Aberdeen. There is a portrait of him at Castle Grant. He died on 28th April 1776. He married, in December 1739, Margaret, daughter of P. Farquharson of Inverey. She died at Grantsfield on 3d April 1753.
[504.14] JAMES GRANT of Kinchirdie designed eldest lawful son and heir of Robert Grant of Kinchirdie. On a precept of clare constat by Sir James Grant of Grant, dated 6th January 1731, he was infeft in all the lands held by his father. He obtained, in 1727 and 1751, prorogations of the redemption of the wadset of his lands held from the Lairds of Grant.
[504.15] JOHN GRANT of Gellovie who, as eldest lawful son, gave up his father's testament in 1732, and is then designed "OF GARTINBEG". He was writer of the discharge of 1716 above mentioned. In 1740 he is mentioned as heritor and elder of Duthil. He entered into an agreement with Sir Ludovick Grant of Grant respecting the lands of Gartinbeg and Gellovie in 1752. He died at Gartinbeg on 7th March 1759, at the age of seventy-one.
[504.16] JAMES GRANT, who is designed lawful son to Lachlan Grant of Gellovie, in a bond, dated 3d June 1727, wherein he 1ends £1000 Scots to Colonel William Grant of Ballindalloch.
[504.17] JAMES GRANT of Knockando, succeeded his father. He is mentioned as a debtor in the testament of Lewis Grant of Wester Elchies in 1757. In a letter, 6th June 1760, he promised to pay Major Grant of Ballindalloch's expenses for going to Germany to secure a company in Colonel Morris's regiment for his son. He died on 24th April 1769, and was succeeded by his eldest son.
[504.18] HELEN GRANT, who married, on 15th August 1751, James Grant of Clury. She is called youngest daughter of the deceased Ludovick Grant of Knockando.
[504.19] CAPTAIN LEWIS C. GRANT of Grantsfield: He was for some time in Bengal, but returned to Scotland in 1775. In letters Captain Ludovick Grant of Knockando frequently calls him his cousin.
[504.20] CHARLES GRANT who as son of Captain Alexander Grant of Grantsfield, was, on 11th August (1753?) retoured heir-general to his mother Margaret.
[504.21] COLONEL JAMES GRANT of 49th Regiment who died at Dorchester on 17th August 1801.
[504.22] Mr. ROBERT GRANT of Kinchirdie, who, on 2d July 1757, as eldest son and heir of his father, obtained a precept of clare constat from the Laird of Grant for infeftment in the lands of Kinchirdie, Delnahaitnich, Avielochan, and others. He studied for the church, was licensed on 30th November 1756, and upon a presentation by Sir Ludovick Grant of Grant, was ordained minister of Duthil on 19th April 1758. He died on 12th March 1759, and was succeeded by his brother John.
[504.23] CAPTAIN JOHN GRANT of Kinchirdie, brother-german of Mr. Robert Grant of Kinchirdie, who, on 28th December 1759, obtained from Sir Ludovick Giant of Grant, a precept of clare constat for infeftment in the lands held by his brother. On 26th September 1770, he disponed Kinchirdie to Alexander Innes of Breda, by whom it was redisponed to Sir James Grant of Grant. From this Laird of Grant he received, in 1773 and 1774, dispositions of the lands of Bolladern and Lethindy, but he renounced these lands in 1780. He was a Commissioner for the county of Elgin and Forres in 1774, but is stated in 1786 to be "denuded as a freeholder" in Elgin. In 1797 he was deputy-lieutenant for the third district of Invernessshire. He is stated to have qualified in 1817 for the office of J.P. He married Ann, daughter of Robert Grant of Lurg, by whom he is said to have had issue seven sons and seven daughters. Of these are known- [33-43]
[504.24] MARY GRANT, who married John Stewart, Tytonlish, Deputy lieutenant of Invernessshire. She died on 10th April 1782, leaving issue.
[504.25] LACHLAN GRANT of Gartinbeg, writer in Edinburgh, and agent there for the family of Grant. As eldest lawful son of John Grant of Gartinbeg, he received, in September 1763, from James Grant of Grant, a precept of clare constat for his infeftment in the lands of Gartinbeg and Geilovie. In 1774 he was one of the Commissioners of Supply for Elgin and Forres. He died, unmarried, at Edinburgh on 15th August 1775, and his testament was given up by his brother, John Grant of Gellovie, on 14th February 1776. But his brother and four sisters, with the husbands of two of them, declined to be confirmed as executors, and renounced their claims in favour of Sir James Grant of Grant, on 21st July 1778.
[504.26] JOHN GRANT of Gellovie, who appears to have obtained the lands of Gellovie from his brother. He was a Commissioner of Supply for the county of Elgin and Forres in 1774. He married Elizabeth Lime(?), said to be a niece of Lord Elchies, who survived him, dying at Keith on 18th April 1812, in the 87th year of her age. John Grant died at Easter Elchies on 28th June 1780. He left issue.
[504.27] ELIZABETH GRANT; who married Sueton Grant of Milntown at Fleeness.
[504.28] ANN GRANT, who married Lieut. Allan Grant at Lynchurn.
[504.29] MARJORY GRANT, who, along with her sister Margaret, continued in possession of Gartinbeg, and, as the Misses Grant of Gartinbeg, were in 1783 involved in a dispute about the marches of their lands and those of George Grant of Tullochgorm, which was referred to the arbitration of Sir James Grant of Grant.
[504.30] MARGARET GRANT.
[504.31] CAPTAIN LUDOVICK GRANT, so designed as a witness to a document on 30th October 1767 and also in 1780 by Captain John Macpherson (of Invereshie) who calls him "cousin". On 20th December 1769 he was retoured heir-male general to his father, and on 17th January 1774 heir special to his grandfather Ludovick in Knockando and Broadland. On 21st September 1772 he obtained from James Grant of Grant a disposition of the lands of Ardfour, and in 1774 was one of the Commissioners of Supply for Elgin and Forres. He married, on 27th July 1771, at Hampstead, Anna, daughter of Stephen Guyon of Hampstead, who survived him. He died at Elgin on 5th February 1784. After his death on 2d March 1786 the estate of Knockando was purchased by Robert Grant, ancestor of the present family of Wester Elchies.
[504.32] CHARLES GRANT, mentioned in a letter by John Duff to Major William Grant of Ballindalloch 9th December 1769, as about to set out for Bengal. And another letter states that Knockando and his brother had left for London, "Charles, en route for India,"
[504.33] GRACE GRANT, who married, on 18th April 1769, Patrick Grant, minister of Cromdale. She died at Curr, 30th December 1795, leaving an only son James.
[504.34] ROBERT GRANT, who is mentioned in a letter to Lady Grant of Grant, dated 10th October 1803, as having been killed at the siege of Agra, in India.
[504.35] COLQUHOUN GRANT: He is recorded in parish register of Duthil as having been baptized there on 15th October 1784. He is described in 1838 as a surgeon in the 74th Regiment. He married Mary Anne, daughter of Colonel Harris Hailes of Frederickton, New Brunswick. He died at Corfu in 1847, leaving issue.
[504.36] JAMES GRANT, mentioned in letter to Sir James Grant, 30th March 1792.
[504.37] ALEXANDER GRANT.
[504.38] ANNE GRANT.
[504.39] MARGARET GRANT, twin sister with Anne.
[504.40] ELIZABETH GRANT.
[504.41] JANE DUFF GRANT, twin sister with Elizabeth.
[504.42] MARY GRANT, who married Alexander Cummin, Docharn, without issue.
[504.43] PENUEL GRANT
[504.44] BARBARA GRANT, Who married Major Patrick Cruickshanks, without issue.
[504.45] LIEUTENANT JOHN GRANT, who was paymaster of the 71st regiment, designed eldest son of John Grant of Gellovie. He died at Edinburgh on 24th April 1783.
[504.46] LACHLAN GRANT who went to Jamaica, and is mentioned in letters from that island
[504.47] JAMES GRANT, who also went to Jamaica. He is called third son.
[504.48] LIEUTENANT LEWIS GRANT called in letter 23d March 1792, Gellovie's son.
[504.49] ELIZABETH named as child of John Grant of Gellovie, and as giving up the testament of their brother John on 24th July 1784.
[504.50] HELEN named as child of John Grant of Gellovie, and as giving up the testament of their brother John on 24th July 1784.
[504.51] ANN named as child of John Grant of Gellovie, and as giving up the testament of their brother John on 24th July 1784.
[504.52] MARGARET named as child of John Grant of Gellovie, and as giving up the testament of their brother John on 24th July 1784.
[504.53] MARY who married, 1st July 1808, Dr. James Gordon of Keith; named as child of John Grant of Gellovie, and as giving up the testament of their brother John on 24th July 1784.
[504.54] PENUEL named as child of John Grant of Gellovie, and as giving up the testament of their brother John on 24th July 1784.
[504.55] ALEXANDER GRANT, mentioned in a letter by his mother, Mrs. Ann Grant of Knockando, to Sir James Grant of Grant, dated 24th October 1787, in which she solicits his interest for a naval appointment to him. He was then a midshipman.
[504.56] ELIZABETH GRANT, elder daughter, born 25th August 1772, married 9th November 1805, Joseph Parker, surgeon, R.N.. On 6th July 1808, she was retoured heir-general of provision to her father.
[504.57] GRACE GRANT, called the youngest daughter of the late Captain Ludovick Grant of Knockando, married, 14th September 1809, at Bristol, Captain Joseph Spear.
[504.58] GREGORY COLQUHOUN GRANT, Lieutenant-Colonel Bombay Staff Corps, and Session Judge, Kurrachee, Sinde. He married Constance Georgina, daughter of Henry Alexander of Forkhill, County Armagh, Ireland, and has issue.
[504.59] ISABELLA ANN GRANT, unmarried.
[504.60] MARY ANN GRANT, who married the Hon. A. C. Hobart, R.N. (Hobart Pasha). She died without issue.
[504.61] ELIZABETH AUGUSTA GRANT, who married first, William Dundas Boyd, 14th Dragoons; secondly, John Hurly of Feuil, county Kerry, Ireland, and has issue.
[504.62] JANE GRANT who married Colonel Richard Fielding Morrison, and has issue
[504.63] BARBARA MARIA GRANT who married John Gordon Asher, M.D., Bombay Staff Corps, and has issue
[504.64] LOUISA GRANT who married Colonel Newman B. Thoyts, and has issue
[504.65] STUART COLQUHOUN GRANT.
[504.66] ALAN COLQUHOUN GRANT
[504.67] ROSE LOUISA VERE GRANT.
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