FORBES, Janet 1 2 3
User ID: E982. Janet married Lieutenant Colonel Patrick GRANT of Wester Elchies (second Grants), son of Lieutenant Colonel James GRANT 7th of Freuchie and Mary STEWART.1 (Lieutenant Colonel Patrick GRANT of Wester Elchies (second Grants) was born about 1655 and died in January 1693 1 2.) Marriage Notes: "Patrick Grant of Wester Elchies. Younger son of James Grant, seventh Laird of Freuchie, who, before his death, provided that his son's maintenance during his minority should be obtained from the rents of certain lands. In 1675, Ludovick Grant of Freuchie, the elder son and successor of James, calls Patrick Grant of Elchies his brother-german. He held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Laird of Grant's regiment. He married Janet, daughter of Forbes of Newton, who survived him. He died in January 1693, leaving one son and three daughters, all in their minority." |
1 e-books, The Chiefs of Grant vol. 1 by William Fraser (1883).
2 e-books, The Rulers of Strathspey: A History of the Lairds of Grant and Earls of Seafield by the Earl of Cassillis (1911).
3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.
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