GRANT, John of 97th Strathspey Fencibles or Highlanders, later in Auchterblair,, Major ¹

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  General Notes:

"THE 97th: OR INVERNESS-SHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT. 1794: RAISED BY SIR JAMES GRANT OF GRANT: DRAFTED 1795.

Captains

John Grant (from Lieutenant, Independent Company), February 10, 1794; Major, November 15, 1794; retired by December 23, 1795."

from Territorial Soldiering ²

John married Daughter GRANT 'of Lettoch'. (Daughter GRANT 'of Lettoch' was born about 1780.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Major John Grant, Auchterblair, of 97th Strathspey Highlanders. He was previously in the 42d and 29th Regiments of Foot. On retiring from the army he obtained a lease of the farm of Auchterblair. He was twice married, first, to a daughter of Mr. Grant of Lettoch, by whom he had no issue; and secondly, to Anna Trapaud Grant. They had issue."

from Chiefs of Grant

John next married Ann GRANT, daughter of Reverend Mr Patrick GRANT Minister of Duthil parish and Beatrix CAMPBELL 'of Duntroon', on 29 June 1802 in Duthil parish, Invernesshire, Scotland.¹ (Ann GRANT was baptised on 18 April 1785 in Duthil parish, Invernesshire, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GRANT
JOHN
ANNE GRANT/FR109 (FR109)
29/06/1802
096 / B
10 / 102
Duthil & Rothiemurchus"

from Index of Marriages

Old Parish Registers
Duthil parish Inverness-shire
Marriages

"Grants
Major John Grant Auchterblair & Miss Anne Grant daughter to the Rev^d. M^r Patrick Grant Min^r. of Duthil were married June 29th 1802"




"Major John Grant .... married .... secondly, to Anna Trapaud Grant. They had issue."

"Anna Trapaud Grant, twin with Matilda. She married, as his second wife, Major Grant of Auchterblair."

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