GRANT, Robert 1st of Kincorth, founder of Northwest Fur Company 2
- Born: 3 March 1752 1
- Marriage (1): GRANT, Anne on 4 December 1797 1
- Died: 10 August 1801 1
- Buried: 1801, Cromdale Churchyard, Moray, Scotland 1
Another name for Robert was GRANT, Robert of Grantown.3
User ID: P920
General Notes:
" I cannot resist the temptation of quoting from a letter of Miss Evelyn Grant:
'Robert Grant of the North West Company was my grandfather…. I have a copy of the marriage certificate of his parents, who were David Grant, only son of Donald Grant of Easter Lethendry, and Margaret, third daughter of Robert Grant of Wester Lethendry - they were married in 1749. These two Lethendrys are about a mile apart just above the village of Cromdale in Strathspey… I am the last of his descendants, and indeed of the whole Lethendy family. His younger brother Cuthbert was also in Canada. He had no brother Charles..it seems probable that he[Charles Grant] and my grandfather were friends out there and…… connected through the Glenbeg connection…. Glenbeg is near Grantown, a most lovely little glen, but there is nothing there now but a modern farmhouse-though a group of very old hardwood trees indicate where the old home must have been-as in those parts trees only grew around houses. I do not know if there are any descendents of the Glenbeg family left."
"Before his death (Charles Grant died Quebec 1784, son of James Grant), however, he was apparently instrumental in introducing some of his relatives into the Western fur-trade. His cousin, Robert Grant, son of David Grant of Lethendry, went to the West in 1778, and was one of the partners in the North West Company formed in 1779. He is reputed to have built Fort Esperance on the Qu'Appelle River in 1787; and he retired from the fur-trade in 1793 with a 'handsome competency', and returned to Scotland. Here he bought the family estate of Kincorth, married, had five children, and died in 1801. His grand-daughter, Miss Evelyn Grant, of Nairn, Scotland, tells me that his tombstone in Cromdale churchyard describes him as 'one of the original members of the North West Company of Canada.' It seems certain also that Robert Grant's brother Cuthbert followed him into the service of the North West Company, became a partner about 1795, and died at Kaministikwia in 1799."
from William Grant of Carron 4
Robert married Anne GRANT, daughter of Reverend Mr Lewis GRANT Minister of Cromdale parish and Robina CLARK, on 4 December 1797.1 (Anne GRANT was born about 1770.)
Marriage Notes:
"The 2nd son
Robert Grant, Esq. of Kincorth, b. 1752 ; m. Dec. 1797, Anne, 2nd dau. of the Rev. Lewis Grant, of Cromdale, Inverness, and had issue,
twins: Robert, late of Kincorth.
Lewis, of Bombay, d. s. p. 17th Feb. 1854
Robina, m. 1840 John P. Grant, Esq., son of the Rev. James Grant, of Laggan, co. Inverness, by his wife Anne, the distinguished Authoress ; she d. s. p. 1850.
Davina, m. 1819, Frederick Grant, Esq. of Mount Cyrus, co. Kincardine; and d. at Hastings, 1828, leaving issue."
from Landed Gentry
"I have found a large Monument for Robert Grant of Kincorth (the estate he purchased upon his return from Canada), in the Cromdale church yard; which names his parents, David and Margaret Grant of Lethendry, his wife Ann Grant, daughter of the Rev. Lewis Grant of Cromdale (who wrote the account for Cromdale Parrish in the 1st Statistical account of Scotland (1799), and his twin sons, Robert and Lewis Grant. The monument states that Robert Grant was one of the Founding members of the Northwest Fur Company; so there can be little doubt that this is a collateral line of mine."
from Rootsweb
"Surname: GRANT
Forename(s): ROBERT
Occupation: LAIRD OF KINCORTH
Date of Birth: 03 MAR 1752
Father's Name: DAVID GRANT LETHENDRY CROMDALE
Mother's Name: MARGARET GRANT
Spouse's Name: ANNE GRANT CROMDALE
Date of Marriage: 04 DEC 1797
Date of Death: 10 AUG 1801
Age: 49 Death Narrative: INTERRED IN CROMDALE CHURCHYARD"
from Local Heritage Services in Moray
"Sacred to tlie memory of Robert Grant, Esq. of Kincorth, son of Mr. David Grant and of Margaret Grant, his wife, residenters in Lethendry in this parish, both of whom are here interred, descended from the Clan Chiarn branch of the family of Grant ; an original member of the North-West Company in Canada. In business he gained respect and confidence by honour and integrity. In all relations of private life exemplary. Born 3rd March, 1752 ; died at Kincorth, 10th August, 1801. Also in affectionate remembrance of Mrs. Ann Grant, relict of the above Robert Grant, who died at Forres House, on the 19th of May, 1864, aged 95."
from Epitaphs and Inscriptions 1 2 5
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