GRANT, Elizabeth ^{1 2}

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Elizabeth married Captain John GRANT of Easter Elchies (2nd family), son of Robert GRANT of Easter Elchies (2nd family) and Margaret MACINTOSH.^{1 2} (Captain John GRANT of Easter Elchies (2nd family) was born about 1659,² died on 4 March 1715 and was buried in 1715 in Elchies Kirkyard, Knockando, Moray, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Captain John Grant of Easter Elchies. So designed in a document dated 19th December 1696, to which he was a witness, and so in other documents later. On 5th September 1688 he received from his brother Patrick a disposition of the lands of Edinvillie, which was confirmed by charter from Alexander Duff of Braco on 30th September 1697. In 1711 he purchased the barony of Rothes from John, ninth Earl of Rothes. Captain John Grant is mentioned as a cautioner for the executors of the deceased Ludovick Grant of Dalvey in 1712, when the testament of that gentleman was recorded. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Grant of Ballindalloch, and died before 21st June 1718."

from Chiefs of Grant




"Captain John Grant, born c. 1659, succeeded his brother Patrick in the estate of Easter Elchies, but when is not altogether certain. On 5th September 1688, he received from Patrick a disposition of the lands of Edinville, part of the Lordship of Balvenie, in the parish of Aberlour, which was confirmed by charter from Alexander Duff of Bracco on 30th September 1697. When Ludovick, Chief of the Grants, raised the Grant regiment in April 1689, in the interests of King William, John Grant, then designed of Easter Elchies, was appointed captain of a company. Captain Grant was in command of the garrison of Ballachastell (Castle Grant), and materially assisted General Livingstone in his victory over the Jacobites under General Buchan at Cromdale near by, on 1st May 1690. Later that year he and his company of sixtie sentinels, two serjants, three corporalls and a drummer garrisoned the house of Ballindalloch, Inveraven. The company, under a lieutenant, was in Glasgow when, late in January 1691, it was ordered to join the remaining companies of the regiment, then in garrison at Inverlochy, with the view of the disbandment of the whole regiment there.

On 6th October 1702, he appeared at the election in Banff of James Ogilvie younger of Boyne and of Alexander Duff of Bracco as Commissioners to Parliament, and voted as fiar of Edinvillie. In the minute of the election meeting he is designed of Elchies, which is in Moray. At the Pasch head court of 1703 his name was added to the suite roll for Edenvillie, and he continued on the roll until 1710. On 5th August 1704 he was appointed one of the Commissioners of Supply of Banffshire, and qualified at Banff on 12th September following. In 1711 he purchased the barony of Rothes from John, ninth Earl of Rothes. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Grant, and sister of John Roy Grant, respectively Vlth. and Vllth. lairds of Ballindalloch. He died on 4th March 1715, and was buried in the kirkyard of Elchies, Knockando. He was succeeded by his only son Patrick, a Scots advocate, who sat on the bench as Lord Elchies."

from Records of the County of Banff ^{1 2}