GRANT, John 2nd of Freuchie, 'Am Bard Ruadh', 'The Red Bard' ²

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  General Notes:

"...on 31st March 1489 a precept was issued for infefting John Grant as heir to his grandfather in the half of Freuchie, the two Culfoichs, the two Congashes, and Glenlochy, all in the shire of Inverness. The infeftment in favour of the Laird was expede on 17th June 1489, at the foresaid lands of Freuchie and Congashes, which are on opposite sides of the Spey, upon the soil and messuages of the same. Messuages imply that there were mansions or principal residences on these lands, although no mention has been found of a castle of Freuchie until some years later...

Following out the friendship between the Earl of Huntly and the Laird of Freuchie, the Earl in 1491 exchanged with him the lands of Corroo (Curr), Tullochgorm, and Clurie, for the lands of Fodderletter, Innerloquhies, and the two Innerrowries in Strathavon. The lands given by the Earl formed parts of the ancient lordship of Badenoch, and lay to the south of Freuchie, between that barony and the lordship of Glencarnie.

On 4th February 1498...the king, for the good and faithful service done by John Grant of Freuchie, bestowed upon him the lands of Glencarnie and Ballindalloch with the mills of the same, within the shire of Elgin and Forres. The lands were to be held of the king in fee and heritage for an annual payment of £71 Scots, with a proviso that if one term's rent was unpaid ere the expiry of a second term or half-year, the infeftment should be null and void.

It is to be noted that no special boundaries are assigned to the lands, as if these were well known both to John Grant of Freuchie and the officers of the Crown. The latter had collected the rents of the earldom of Moray after it was forfeited in the person of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, in 1455. John Grant of Freuchie was infeft in Glencarnie on 8th April 1499, in terms of a precept of the same date as the charter, which assigned Mullochard as the principal messuage of the lands of Glencarnie.

In the charter the lands of Ballindalloch were conjoined with those of Glencarnie, and, like the latter, only at this time became the property of the Grants. Sasine of the lands was given at the place of Ballindalloch as the principal messuage."

from Chiefs of Grant

John married Margaret OGILVY, daughter of Sir James OGILVY 2nd of Deskford and Findlater and Margaret INNES, 16 September 1484(contract).¹ (Margaret OGILVY was born about 1466.)

  Marriage Notes:

"10. Elizabeth (Ogilvy), who, on 16 July 1487, received from Nicholas Dun of Ratee the lands of Ratee, Ardwne, and Bothquhanstoun, in the sheriffdoms of Banff and Aberdeen. She was married (contract dated 15 September 1484) to John Grant of Freuchie."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)


"p. 19, 1. 22, after Aberdeen delete 'she,' and transfer the remainder of the paragraph to new line, and insert ' 11. Margaret, who, etc.' as in text."

from Scots Peerage (vol 9 Addenda et Corrigenda)




"John Grant died on 1 May 1528, having married (contract 16 September 1484), Margaret, fourth daughter of Sir James Ogilvy of Deskford. He left issue two legitimate sons and five daughters"

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) ^{1 2 4}

John next married.