GRANT, John of Easter Elchies, Advocate, then Baron Grant ^{1 2 3}

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  General Notes:

"GRANT
JOHN
PATRICK GRANT/MARGARET DICKSON FR4475 (FR4475)
M
14/03/1719
685 / 1 160 / 302
EDINBURGH"

from Births and Baptisms




"John Grant of Easter Elchies, Baron of Exchequer, by a Disposition, of 9th December, 1758, recorded the 13th of the same month, sold all his lands of Easter Elchies, Rothes, Edinville, and Keithock, to James, fifth Earl of Findlater and Seafield."

from Rulers of Strathspey




"Lord Elchies' son, John Grant, sheriff-depute of Moray and Nairn, afterwards a Baron of Exchequer, sold Easter Elchies to the Earl of Findlater, to whose descendant, the Earl of Seafield, the property now belongs. 'Esterelloquhy' belonged in property to John Grant of Grant in 1565, and was then held of the Cathedral of Moray for an annual payment of £11 5s 4d. (Reg. de Morav.) This laird appears to have given Easter Elchies to his third son Duncan, who became the founder of this branch of the Grants."

from Epitaphs and Inscriptions ^{3 4 5}

John married Margaret FLETCHER, daughter of Andrew FLETCHER of Saltoun, Lord Milton and Elizabeth KINLOCH, on 1 April 1750 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^{1 2} (Margaret FLETCHER was baptised on 22 January 1723 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ³ and died on 6 April 1775 in London, England ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"FLETCHER
MARGARET
JOHN GRANT/FR1854 (FR1854)
01/04/1750
685 / 1480 / 140
EDINBURGH"

from Index of Marriages




"John Grant of Easter Elchies, Advocate, afterwards Baron Grant. He was appointed Sheriff-depute of Elgin and Nairn in 1748, and in October 1755 a Baron of Exchequer in Scotland in room of Sir John Clerk of Pennycuik, deceased. On 26th July 1751 he obtained a charter of resignation of the lands of Easter Elchies. Very shortly after succeeding his father he sold all his lands of Easter Elchies, Rothes, Edinvillie, and Keithock, to James, filth Earl of Findlater and Seafield, by disposition dated 9th December 1758, recorded the 13th of the same month, and to complete his title, Baron Grant was served nearest heir-male to his grand-uncle, Patrick Grant, in the lands of Edinvillie and Keithock, on 27th March 1759. The estates were sold with consent of his wife only.

He married, on 11th April 1750 (contract dated 3d April 1750), Margaret, eldest daughter of Andrew Fletcher of Salton, Lord Milton. In the contract his father, Lord Elchies, settled his estates upon his son John. Mrs. Grant died at London on 6th April 1775. Baron Grant died at Grenada, where he had extensive sugar estates, on 12th November 1775. He had no issue, and left all his estates to his only surviving brother Andrew. Easter Elchies and Rothes still remain the property of the Earls of Seafield, but Edinvillie or Hillhall was acquired by Robert Grant of Wester Elchies, under a disposition dated 20th February and 2d March 1790, and recorded on 9th March same year."

from Chiefs of Grants ^{1 2}