GRANT, Thomas of Dalvey ¹

   Cause of his death was killed by Alister Grant of Wester Tulloch.¹

   Another name for Thomas was GRANT, Thomas of Cardels.²

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  General Notes:

"Thomas Grant of Dalvey,

As eldest son, was infeft in Dalvey on a precept of clare constat by the Bishop of Moray, dated 3d July 1627. He was killed by Alister Grant of Wester Tulloch in August 1628. He left no issue, and was succeeded by his brother."

from Chiefs of Grant




"On 30th September 1628, John Gordon, younger, in Inverourie, and Patrick Gordon in Inverourie, with twenty-two other men were put to the horn on the complaint of Janet Grant for murdering her son, Thomas Grant of Dalvey (sometimes described of Cardels) and Lachlan M'lntosh, son of the late Thomas M'lntosh in Roakmore. But nothing came of it. We get a vivid glimpse into the difficulties of any prosecution by the fact that the Privy Council, on 4th December 1628, issued a warrant for the appearance of Harry Gordon in Tomachlaggan (on 27th January 1629), as a witness under protection, on behalf of John Grant in Ballindalloch. He and five other men similarly cited as having been present at the murder of Grant ' dare not compear to depone in that matter, they being rebels at the horn for the same crime.'

So, on 4th June 1630, Janet Grant complained again to the Council, associating Gordon's name with that of Finlay M'Grimmon and others. M'Grimmon came to a bad end, for the Clan Gregor took the law into their own hands and killed him on 18th March 1635. Spalding (Trubles, vol. i. p. 61) describes him as ' ane follower of Carroun's, and who wes the instrument of his death, for Carroun manteynd him against Ballindalloch as wes said, and he (weill worthie of deith), as a great lymmar, was thus cut off.' "

from The Caterans of Inveraven ^{1 2}