GRANT, George of Burdsyards 1
- Born: About 1740
- Marriage (1): GRANT, Margaret 'of Auchterblair' 1
- Died: 1820 1
User ID: Q42
General Notes:
THE PURCHASE OF BURDSYARDS
"He (Robert Urquhart 14th of Burdsyards) had been an officer in the Army and had a good estate, but he became wasteful, extravagant and dissipated, and in a few years spent all his fortune. The estate was still in his possession in 1796, but in, or previous to, 1798, was sold to George Grant.
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There are two complete Inventories of the Title Deeds of the Urquharts of Burdsyards, now with the firm of J. S. & J . W. Fraser-Tytler of 22 Young Street, Edinburgh, which were delivered to George Grant when the estate was sold to him.
[There follows a long list of legal documents regarding the Urquharts of Burdsyards]
II.
Inventory of the Title Deeds of the Lands and Estate of Burdsyards acquired by the late George Grant of Burdsyards from Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards. (Made up for Fraset -Tytler, 1826.)
N.B. - The great bulk of the original estate of Burdsyards is held of the Crown. (A small part of the Estate described as a sixteenth part of the common arable land of the Burgh of Forres and also two acres of Land called Lawrence Acres and one sixteen days Salmon Fishing in the River Findhorn, are held in feu of the Burgh of Forres.)
12. Disposition of the whole lands and Estate of Burdsyards, as well the Lands held of the Crown as those held of the Burgh of Forres, under reservation of as much Superiority as should afford a Freehold Qualification. [Note. This is interesting as showing that though Robert Urquhart sold his estate he still wished to remain a voter for the county] - By Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards in favour of George Grant : under the Real burden of £17,500 Sterling being part of the sale of said lands - dated 21st Nov. 1795.
N.B. - In terms of the reservation above mentioned Mr. Urquhart restricted the qualification on which he stood enrolled as a Freeholder to the Superiority of the Lands of Burdsyards etc. and afterwards disponed the Superiority of these lands (23rd May 1797) to Wm. Grant of Smithfield from whom the said superiority came afterwards by progress into the persons of Dr. Francis Nicoll of Balgill and Mr. Brander of Pitgravenny.
13. Charter of Resignation under the Great Seal in favour of George Grant of the lands of Burdsyards etc. and others holding of the Crown - under the Reservation above mentioned. Dated 21st and sealed 30th Dec. 1795.
14. Instrument of Sasine thereon in favour of the said George Grant dated the 16th and regd. in the General Register of Sasines at Edinburgh the 22nd Jan. 1796.
N.B. - Mr. Grant never took infeftment on Urquhart's Disposition of the Lands held under the Burgh of Forres.
This is all that is connected with the Urquharts in these papers. George Grant subsequently disponed Burdsyards to William Fraser Tytler and his wife, Margaret Cussans Grant. Later, the Estate passed to A. Edward, who now (1946) owns it."
from History of the Family of Urquhart
Research Notes:
BURDSYARDS
Also Burdyards, Burrowyardis, Burcharge, Sanchar and Burdsyards, now Sanquhar (not to be confused with the town and parish of Sanquhar in Dumfriesshire).
Burdsyards was an estate in the parish of Forres, Moray, and was linked historically, as late as the eighteenth century, to the descendants of the Urquhart family of Cromarty.
George married Margaret GRANT 'of Auchterblair'.1 (Margaret GRANT 'of Auchterblair' was born about 1755 and died in Jamaica 1.)
Marriage Notes:
Note:
The identity of George Grant of Burdsyards wife is very uncertain, having few sources of real authority to identify her, so users should be cautious.
"George Grant of Burdsyards, now Sanquhar, near Forres. He is namedas 'Tullochgorm's nephew,' and as 'Glenmore' s son' in letters from John Grant, Chief- Justice of Jamaica, to Sir James Grant of Grant. He married a daughter of Grant of Aucbterblair, and by her, who died in Jamaica, he had issue an only daughter, Margaret, who, on 10th March 1801, married William Fraser Tytler of Belnain, and had issue. George Grant died at Sanquhar in 1820."
from Chiefs of Grant
"According to one auction lot description (accessed 23 June 1911) George Grant's wife was called Elizabeth McDermot and they had a son Peter in Jamaica who served in the Bengal army"
from The Episcopal Congregation of Charlotte Chapel 1
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