WIFE, First ¹

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First married James GRANT in, then of Auchernack, 'Chief of Clan Allan'.¹ (James GRANT in, then of Auchernack, 'Chief of Clan Allan' was born about 1550 and died by 1614 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

By the mid-16th century, the chieftain of Clan Allan had moved his family across the River Spey to Auchernack, in the Lordship of Abernethy. According to Shaw, James Grant in Auchernack had eight sons. His eldest son and heir was Duncan Grant. Other sons reportedly established cadet families of varying longevity. [....]

James Grant 'in Aichkernik', also known as McAllan, is mentioned in a remission by King James VI to John Grant of Freuchie and his clan in 1569. This is the earliest known reference to the chieftain of Clan Allan. He was to become a prominent member of the clan and a close advisor to the Laird of Freuchie. McAllan was apparently married twice. His wife in 1581 was Janet Calder. [....]

"James Grant "in Auchernack" died sometime during the years 1606-1614 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Duncan .... James Grant McAllan's eldest son and heir, Duncan Grant in Auchernack, was wadsetter in Lettoch in 1623 and died circa 1638. (Dixon, opere citato) "

from The Clan Allan