PEDIGREE OF THE GRANTS OF ROTHIEMURCHUS IN THE PARISH OF ROTHIEMURCHUS AND COUNTY OF INVERNESS
[509][509.01] I - PATRICK GRANT OF MUCKERACH, AFTERWARDS OF ROTHIEMURCHUS: Second son of John Grant of Freuchie (No. X of Pedigree of the Chiefs of Grant) and Lady Margaret Stewart: In 1570 he received from his father a charter of the lands of Muckerach and others, and in 1580, upon his own resignation he received another charter of' the same lands, in which he is designed "of Rothiemurchus." He appears as a witness to the testament of his elder brother Duncan in 1581, and in 1585, when his father died, he was appointed one of his nephew's curators. In June 1592, along with Lord Fraser of Lovat and others, he received a commission from King James the Sixth to act against certain Highland rebels and marauders; and in the same year he joined with Jim Grant of Freuchie in a mutual bond of manrent with John Dow McGregor. In 1597 he is named as an arbiter in a similar bond between the Lairds of Freuchie and Glengarry, and in 1599 he holds a like position in a bond of submission between Lord Fraser of Lovat and John Grant of Freuchie. Along with the Laird of Freuchie and others he received a commission in 1602 from King James the Sixth to try persons accused of witchcraft. On 11th October 1608 he appears as an arbiter in a dispute between the Grants of Tullochgorm and Wester Elchies. In 1610 he obtained a grant of the lands of Hempriggs, in the barony of Kinloss, to him and his spouse Jean Gordon. He died before 7th June 1617. He married Jean Gordon, said to be daughter to the Laird of Echt, and by her had two sons, Duncan, who predeceased, and John, who succeeded him.
[509.02] DUNCAN GRANT designed "eldest lawful son, apparent of Rothiemurchus," who predeceased his father. He appears in 1606 as a witness to a discharge granted by the Laird of Glengarry to the Laird of Freuchie. In 1613 he was fined 2000 merks Scots for resetting, supplying, and intercommuning with the Clan Gregor. He died before January 1615. He married (contract dated 1st October 1606) Muriel, daughter of George Ross of Balnagown. She survived him, and married Duncan Grant of Clurie, son of John Grant, fifth of Freuchie, and died before 11th February 1623. Duncan Grant, younger of Rothiemurchus left four daughters.
[509.03] II - JOHN GRANT, Who succeeded to his father, as his brother left only female heirs. As John Grant of Rothiemurchus he witnessed an agreement between the Lairds of Grant and Mackintosh and Cameron of Lochiel, on 21st November and 10th December 1623. He married Margaret Dunbar, daughter of Mr. Thomas Dunbar, Dean of Moray. By her, who survived him, and married, secondly, William McIntosh, he had two sons. He died before 1651.
[509.04] JEAN GRANT, married, before May 1626, Alexander Gordon of Kilhuntin
[509.05] MARJORY GRANT, win married Alexander Porterfield son of Patrick Porterfield of Whytmire (contract dated 24 May 1628).
[509.06] KATHERINE GRANT who married (contract dated 29th November 1630) Alexander Shaw, son of John Shaw of the Dell of Rothiemurchus
[509.07] GRIZEL GRANT, died before 11th February 1623.
[509.08] III - JAMES GRANT, Who succeeded his father: He died in 1677, his testament being dated 6th April in that year. He married Grizel Mackintosh (Killachie), who was called Grizel More, from her size and abilities. She bore her husband three sons, and survived him.
[509.09] PATRICK GRANT, named in his brother's testament in 1677.
[509.10] IV - PATRICK GRANT, alias MACALPINE. He was born in the year 1665, and succeeded his father in 1677. He was a contemporary and friend of Rob Roy, from whom he received the right to call himself Macalpine. In 1713 he received a charter from Alexander Grant, younger of Grant, of the kirk lands of Rothiemurchus, comprehending the lands of Balnespick, croft of Ardinch and Dell. He died before 1744, being about eighty years of age. He was twice married, first, to Mary Grant, daughter of Patrick, Tutor of Grant; and secondly, at the age of seventy, to Rachel Grant of Tullochgorm, who survived him. By his wives he had eight sons and one daughter.
[509.11] COLONEL WILLIAM GRANT of Ballindalloch. Vide Pedigree of the second Grants of Ballindalloch.
[509.12] JOHN GRANT,
[509.13] ROBERT GRANT: mentioned in his father's will to receive 100 merks.
[509.14] V. JAMES GRANT, THE "SPRECKLED LAIRD" succeeded on 24th October 1720 as younger of
Rothiemurchus. he sat on the inquest for the retour of Alexander Grant of Grant. He was Deputy-Governor of Fort George during the rebellion of 1745, but abandoned it to the rebels, for which he was tried by court-martial. On 5th February 1755, he matriculated his arms in the Lyon Office. He married Jean Gordon (of Park), and by her, who died 18th March 1782, aged ninety-five, had issue four sons and two daughters
[509.15] JOHN GRANT in Corrower at head of Loch Ennich. He was for some time in the 42d Regiment of Foot.
[509.16] PATRICK GRANT in Tulligrew, who, in 1720, was designed the third son. In 1734 he obtained a lease of the lands of Pitchaish from the Laird of Ballindalloch. He married Anne Grant. and had issue three daughters, Jean, Grace, and Mary, who, in 1792 were infeft, on a precept of clare constat by Sir James Grant of Grant, as heirs-portioners to an annual rent of 300 merks. Jean was then married to Donald Macpherson in Laggan of Badenoch, and Grace to her cousin, Lieutenant (afterwards Captain) James Cameron of Kinrara, son of Achnatallach. Mary died unmarried.
[509.17] WILLIAM GRANT, ensign in the Highland Regiment in 1745, and major in 1774. He is named in the entail of Rothiemurchus in 1787 as uncle of the entailer.
[509.18] LIEUTENANT GEORGE GRANT, in Kinrara, married Anne Grant. He is called in his nephew's entail of 1787. He died 10th June 1788, and was buried in Rothiemurchus churchyard.
[509.19] CAPTAIN LEWIS GRANT, indentured to the merchant trade by his brother James in 1744. He was afterwards in the army, and rose to the rank of captain. He outlived all his brothers, dying at Inverdruie on 19th November 1813, in the eighty-sixth year of his age.
[509.20] LACHLAN GRANT: He served in the 42d Regiment of Foot, was killed in action, and buried in Nairn churchyard.
[509.21] GREGOR GRANT
[509.22] GRACE GRANT who married Yyy Cameron, Achnatallach, Lochaber, and had issue
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[510.01] VI - PATRICK GRANT, THE "WHITE LAIRD," Who succeeded: On 24th December 1746, he married Helen Grant, daughter of Patrick, Lord Elchies, and at that date is designed "younger of Rothiemurchus." He was a lieutenant in Loudoun's Fencibles. In 1746 he raised a Rothiemurchus company for the Laird of Grant, which company lie commanded as captain. On 22d June he granted a charter of resignation of his lands in favour of himself and the heirs-male of his marriage with Helen Grant. He died at Elgin on 17th May 1790. He made an entail of Rothiemurchus in 1787. By his wife, who died at Edinburgh on 12th March 1791, he had no issue, and was succeeded by his nephew, the son of his brother William.
[510.02] WILLIAM GRANT MD, of Lyme Street, London: After retiring from practice he resided at the Doune of Rothiemurchus. He married Elizabeth, only child and heiress of John Raper of Thorley Hall, in Herts, and Twyford, Essex. He died on 31st December 1786. He left one son and a daughter.
[510.03] GEORGE GRANT, also an M.D. at Kingussie. He married Isabel Innes. As he is not mentioned in the entail of 1787, he probably died before that date s.p.
[510.04] The Rev. ALEXANDER GRANT, in holy orders in the Episcopal Church, who married Diana Neale, an English lady, and had seven sons, all of whom predeceased their father.
[510.05] HELEN GRANT who married Alexander Cumming of Logie, and had issue.
[510.06] HENRIETTA GRANT who married Patrick Grant of Glenmoriston, and had issue.
[510.07] VII - SIR JOHN PETER GRANT, M.P.: He was born on 21st September 1774, and served heir-general to his father, Dr. William Grant, on 24th September 1788, and to his uncle Patrick, as heir-male and of tailzie and provision general, on 16th March 1796. He was admitted Advocate at the Scotch Bar, 28th June 1796, and called to the English Bar, 29th January 1802. He was elected M.P. for Grimsby, Lincolnshire. He was Prime Judge in the Supreme Courts of Bombay and Calcutta, and afterwards Chief-Justice of the latter. He made considerable improvements on the estates and mansion-house since his succession in 1784. He died in July 1848, and was buried in tile Dean Cemetery at Edinburgh. By his wife, Jane, daughter of the Rev. Edmund Ironside, Rector of Houghton-le-Spring, county of Durham, he had issue two sons and three daughters.
[510.08] ELIZABETH RAPER GRANT who married, 30th June 1806, George Frere of Roy don, Norfolkshire, and had a numerous issue
[510.09] VIII - 1 WILLIAM PATRICK GRANT, An English Barrister, and Master in Equity in Calcutta, who was born on 30th September 1798: He succeeded his father in 1848. He died on 26th May 1874, He married Sarah Siddons, grand-daughter of the famous actress, but had no issue, and was succeeded by his brother,
[510.10] VIII - 2 SIR JOHN PETER GRANT, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., ETC. Born 23d November 1807. He was a Member of the Council of India from 1854 to 1859, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal from 1859 to 1862, and Governor of Jamaica from 1866 to 1873. On 16th February 1835 he married Henrietta Chichele, second daughter of Trevor Chichele Plowden, Bengal Civil Service, by whom he has issue five sons and three daughters.
[510.11] ELIZABETH GRANT, who married Major-General Henry Smith of Baltiboys, County Wicklow, Ireland, and has issue, a son John, and two daughters, Jane and Anne, both married with issue.
[510.12] JANE GRANT, who married, first, Colonel Pennington; secondly, James Thomson Gibson-Craig, WS: She died on 25th April 1863, without issue to either husband.
[510.13] MARY FRANCES GRANT, who married Thomas Gardiner, Bombay Civil Service. She died on 31st July 1844, leaving issue.
[510.14] JOHN PETER GRANT, born 17th February 1836 in Bengal Civil Service. He married, on 24th May 1859, Marion, second daughter of Richard Rowe, London and has issue.
[510.15] TREVOR-JOHN-CHICHELE-GRANT born 26th April 1837, in Bengal Civil Service: He married Letitia Clementina Gouldisbury, and has issue.
[510.16] GEORGE-FRANCIS-MYTTON GRANT, horn 26th November 1844, Captain in Bombay Civil Service: He married Isabel-Margaret-Corbet Singleton, and has issue.
[510.17] CHARLES GRANT, born 13th April 1853, Lieutenant in the 102d Regiment of Foot: He married Agnes-Georgina Isaacs, and has issue.
[510.18] BARTLE GRANT born 16th September 1856, Lieu tenant in 8th Hussars
[510.19] FRANCES ELINOR GRANT, married, on 13th April 1857, the Right Hon. Sir James Wedderburn Colville of Ochiltree and Craigflower who died in December 1880: They had issue one son, Andrew John Wedderburn, who died on 5th November 1876, aged seventeen.
[510.20] JANE MARIA GRANT, married, on 4th January 1859, as his second wife, Lieutenant-General Richard Strachey, RE, CSI, and has issue.
[510.21] HENRIETTA-ANNE GRANT, born 5th October 1843.
[510.22] JOHN PETER GRANT, born 29th February 1860 He married, on 27th September 1882 Edith Mary Brewster, youngest daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Macpherson of Belleville, parish of Alvie, and grand daughter of Sir David Brewster, and Juliet, daughter of James Macpherson (Ossian).
[510.23] WILLIAM-PATRICK GRANT
[510.24] ALEXANDER LUDOVIC CHARLES GRANT. Both died young.
[510.25] CHARLES-HUGH GRANT, born l5th May 1871.
[510.26] COLIN GRANT, born 13th November 1872
[510.27] ELINOR-BEATRICE HENRIETTA GRANT, born 23d March 1864,
[510.28] MARION-EDITH GRANT, born 29th July 1867.
[510.29] SARAH FRANCES ISABELLA GRANT, born 31st January 1869.
[510.30] JANE MARIA GRANT, who died young.
[510.31] MARGARET-ADELAIDE GRANT, born 26th August 1876.
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