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John Grant 1507–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 03 Jun 1585

Death Location: Highland, Scotland

Father: James Freuchie

Mother: Elizabeth FORBES

Spouse(s): Margaret Lady, Elizabeth Grant, Janet Leslie

Children(s): Duncan GRANT, Katherine Ballindalloch, Lady Kintail\Mackenzie, Jean Freuchie, Patrick Rothiemurchus, Lillias Grant, John IV, Isobel Grant, Elspet Freuchie, Lady Fraser, Barbara GRANT, Margaret Grant, Helen GRANT, Mary Grant, Uchtred Grant, Paterick Rothiemurc, Lady Mackenzie, Grissel Freuchie

John Grant was born in 1507 in Moray, Scotland, the child of James The Bold Grant Lord Van Freuchie And Elizabeth Jane Forbes. John Grant married Elizabeth Grant, Janet Leslie, Margaret Stewart Lady, Mary, and had children including Barbara Grant, Duncan Grant, Elspet Elizabeth Grant Of Freuchie, Grissel Grant Of Freuchie, Helen Grant, Isobel Isabel Grant, Jean Grant Of Freuchie, John Grant Iv, Katherine Grant Of Ballindalloch, Lady Agnes Mackenzie, Lady Barbara Grant Lady Of Freuchie Baroness Of Kintail Mackenzie, Lady Janet Christian Fraser, Lillias Grant, Margaret Grant, Mary Grant, Paterick Grant Of Muckerach Later Of Rothiemurc, Patrick Grant 1St Laird Of Rothiemurchus, Uchtred Macdowall Grant. John Grant passed away in 1585 in Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Grant was born in 1507 in Moray, Scotland, the child of James The Bold Grant Lord Van Freuchie And Elizabeth Jane Forbes.
  • John Grant married Elizabeth Grant, Janet Leslie, Margaret Stewart Lady, Mary, and had children including Barbara Grant, Duncan Grant, Elspet Elizabeth Grant Of Freuchie, Grissel Grant Of Freuchie, Helen Grant, Isobel Isabel Grant, Jean Grant Of Freuchie, John Grant Iv, Katherine Grant Of Ballindalloch, Lady Agnes Mackenzie, Lady Barbara Grant Lady Of Freuchie Baroness Of Kintail Mackenzie, Lady Janet Christian Fraser, Lillias Grant, Margaret Grant, Mary Grant, Paterick Grant Of Muckerach Later Of Rothiemurc, Patrick Grant 1St Laird Of Rothiemurchus, Uchtred Macdowall Grant.
  • John Grant passed away in 1585 in Highland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Grant's Ancestors

Self
John Grant
1507–1585
Birth Place: Moray, Scotland
Parents
James "the Bold" Grant Lord van Freuchie
1485–1553
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jane) FORBES
1485–1511
Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Schotland
Grandparents
John (II Lord Grant van) Freuchie
1450–
Grant Castle, Freuchie, Perthshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Ogilvy
1465–
Deskford, Banffyshire, Schotland
John FORBES
1475–1547
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Katherine STEWART
1463–1515
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John STEWART
1437–1512
Margaret DOUGLAS
1430–1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James STEWART
1383–1451
Joan BEAUFORT
1404–1445

John Grant's Descendants

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John Grant (1507–03 Jun 1585) m. Margaret (STEWART) Lady (1509–1555) m. Elizabeth Grant (1518–1541) m. Janet Leslie (1529–17 DEC 1591)
  1. 1. Duncan GRANT 1527–1582 m. Margaret MACKINTOSH 1542–1580
    1. 1. John (GRANT XVI Chief of Clan Grant IV van Freuchie) CHIEF 1568–1622 m. Katherine ((Rose)) Ross 1581–1658 m. Lilias (Murray of perth Countess of) Freuchie 1572–1643
      1. 1. John GRANT 1596–1637 m. Lady (Anne) Arnold 1575–1616 m. Mary Ogilvie 1597–1646
        1. 1. John Grant 1605–1628
        2. 2. Anne Grant 1632–
        3. 3. Katherin Grant 1629–
        4. 4. Patrick Grant 1605–1643
        5. 5. James Grant 1630–
        6. 6. Lilias Grant 1635–
        7. 7. Mary Grant 1614–1707
        8. 8. Anne (Grant) McDonald 1625–1670
        9. 9. James (Grant) Earl 1616–1663
        10. 10. John (William) Grant 1622–1663
        11. 11. John (Peter) Grant 1613–
        12. 12. Robert GRANT 1622–1663
        13. 13. Alexander Grant 1623–1719
        14. 14. George (Grant) Major 1623–1675
        15. 15. Mary (Isabel) Grant 1610–1707
        16. 16. Patrick Grant 1618–1672
        17. 17. Elizabeth Grant 1614–1683
        18. 18. Thomas Grant 1636–
      2. 2. Alexander (Grant) Sir 1620–1672
      3. 3. Jean (Grant of) Freuchie 1597–1630
      4. 4. Agnes (Annas) GRANT 1594–1624 m. Lachlan MacKintosh 1593–1622
        1. 1. Angus (Williamson) MacKintosh 1615–1659
        2. 2. Henry MacKintosh 1615–
        3. 3. Isabel MacKintosh 1619–1685
        4. 4. Lachlan MacKintosh 1614–1660
        5. 5. William MacKintosh 1613–1660
      5. 5. Katherine Grant 1604–1640
      6. 6. Robert Grant 1609–1661
      7. 7. Margaret ('Mary' Gordon) GRANT 1610–1659
      8. 8. James (Grant Earl of) Freuchie 1616–1663
      9. 9. Lady (Mary) Grant 1614–1678
      10. 10. Duncan (GRANT of) Clury 1595–
      11. 11. Lillias (Grant) Innes 1599–1643
      12. 12. James Grant 1613–1683
    2. 2. Patrick (Og Grant of) Freuchie 1572–1640
    3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Grant) Cumming 1575–
    4. 4. James Grant 1571–1623
    5. 5. Sir (Duncan Grant) II 1576–1620
    6. 6. Robert Grant 1574–1634
    7. 7. Margaret Grant 1580–
  2. 2. Katherine (GRANT of) Ballindalloch 1521–1591 m. Walter (BAIRD of) Ordinhnivas 1519–1589
    1. 1. Gilbert (BAIRD 3 of) Auchmeddon 1551–1620
    2. 2. Lillias Baird 1558–1624 m. Gilbert (BAIRD III of) Auchmedden 1551–1619
      1. 1. Katharine Baird 1584–
      2. 2. Duncan Baird 1575–1650
      3. 3. Thomas BAIRD 1589–
      4. 4. George Baird 1579–1641
      5. 5. John Baird 1587–
      6. 6. Elspet Baird 1583–
      7. 7. Andrew Baird 1589–1641
      8. 8. Margaret BAIRD 1598–1624 m. James (HARVEY Laird of) Elrick 1594–1618
        1. 1. John HARVEY 1615–1721 m. Margaret HENDERSON 1615–1695
      9. 9. Anne Baird 1600–
      10. 10. Alexander Baird 1578–
      11. 11. Janet Baird 1589–
      12. 12. Walter Baird 1592–1613
      13. 13. James (Magnus) BAIRD 1588–1650
      14. 14. Hugh Baird 1591–
      15. 15. James BAIRD 1590–1655
      16. 16. Thomas BAIRD 1596–
      17. 17. Branden Baird 1581–1661
  3. 3. Lady (Barbara Grant, Lady of Freuchie, Baroness of) Kintail\Mackenzie 1551–1595
  4. 4. Jean (Grant of) Freuchie 1532–1600
  5. 5. Patrick (Grant, 1st Laird of) Rothiemurchus 1530–1618
  6. 6. Lillias Grant 1541–1576
  7. 7. John (Grant) IV 1534–1593
  8. 8. Isobel ("Isabel") Grant 1541–
  9. 9. Elspet (“Elizabeth” Grant of) Freuchie 1537–1596
  10. 10. Lady (Janet Christian) Fraser 1525–1600
  11. 11. Barbara GRANT 1545–1573
  12. 12. Margaret Grant 1542–1578
  13. 13. Helen GRANT 1549–1582
  14. 14. Mary Grant 1545–1573
  15. 15. Uchtred (MacDowall) Grant 1546–1600
  16. 16. Paterick (Grant, of Muckerach, Later of) Rothiemurc 1542–1617
  17. 17. Lady (Agnes) Mackenzie 1550–1609
  18. 18. Grissel (Grant of) Freuchie 1543–1576

John Grant's Timeline

5 Records

1507
1507
Birth of John Grant in Grant Castle, Freuchie, Perthshire, Schotland
Grant Castle, Freuchie, Perthshire, Schotland
1507
1507
Birth of John Grant in Moray, Scotland
Moray, Scotland
1539
19 January 1539
Age 32
John Grant was married in Cromarty, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cromarty, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
1585
03 Jun 1585
Age 78
Death of John Grant in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1585
03 Jun 1585
Age 78
Death of John Grant in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Grant Castle, Freuchie, Perthshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 January 1539
    Event Place: Cromarty, Ross &amp, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1585
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1585
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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