GRANT, Alexander of Tochieneal, Steward to Lord Findlater ³

   Other names for Alexander were GRANTT, Alexander and GRANTT, Alexr.

   User ID: Q180

  General Notes:

"GRANT
ALEXANDER
JOHN GRANT/
M
15/07/1698
150
20 / 100
Cullen"

from Births and Baptisms


Old Parish Registers
Cullen parish Banffshire
Baptisms

"1698
15th July
Grant
John Grant in Tochieneill had a son baptized called Alexander Godfathers Alexr Hay of Ardinbath Alexander Barclay of Tillinaught witnesses James Ogilvy of Logie Willm Grant of Belay(?) George Leslie elder of Burdsbank B. Baird and patrick Sanders & Thos. Murray"

Alexander married May CHALMERS on 17 April 1722.¹ (May CHALMERS was born about 1700 and died on 9 July 1773 in Tochieneal, Cullen parish, Banffshire, Scotland ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"NM003246
Surname: GRANT

Forename(s): MAY

Maiden Name: CHALMERS

Spouse's Name: ALEXANDER GRANT OF TOCHIENEAL

Date of Marriage: 17 APR 1722

Marriage Narrative: LIVED IN TOCHIENEAL PARENTS OF ANNA & MARGARET & JAMES & THOMAS GRANT

Date of Death: 09 JUL 1773

Place of Death: TOCHIENEAL CULLEN

Miscellaneous
1750 daughter's marriage contract - DBA A37/1/2

c. 1755 memorial by husband over payment of son's debts - DBA A37/1/3

c. 1880 family tree showing descendants - LP B GRA"

from Local Heritage Services in Moray ¹

Alexander next married Peggie DAVIDSON on 10 September 1773 in Cullen parish, Banffshire, Scotland.² (Peggie DAVIDSON was born about 1735 ² and died on 12 September 1841 in Forres parish, Moray, Scotland ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"DAVIDSON
PEGGIE
ALEXANDER GRANT/
10/09/1773
150
30 / 450
Cullen"

from Index of Marriages




"Reference No.: NM003737

Surname: GRANT

Forename(s): MARGARET

Maiden Name: DAVIDSON

Date of Birth: c. 1745

Spouse's Name: ALEXANDER GRANT OF TOCHIENEIL

Date of Marriage: 10 SEP 1773

Place of Marriage: CULLEN

Marriage Narrative: HUSBAND WAS FORMERLY MARRIED TO MAY CHALMERS PARENTS OF MAY GRANT (see Note below)

Date of Death: 12 SEP 1841

Age: 96

Headstone Ref: C(O)77

Newspaper:

FGdeath23/09/1841 3/5

COURANTdeath30/09/1841 2/6

AJdeath13/10/1841 3/1

Miscellaneous

1779 disposition and assignation of husband's estate to - DBA A37/1/5

1788 discharge of legacy by stepson - DBA A37/1/7

1805 daughter's marriage contract - DBA A37/1/8

1879 mention of gravestone in 'Epitaphs & inscriptions from burial grounds & old buildings in the north-east of Scotland, with historical, biographical, genealogical, and antiquarian notes ...' vol II p195 by Andrew Jervise - L 929.5

1883 gravestone inscription in "The church and churchyard of Cullen" p93 by William Cramond - L285.241223 CUL"

from Local Heritage Services in Moray

Note:

In the Libindx entry for Alexander Grant of Tochineil, the 'marriage narrative refers to this couple as
" PARENTS OF MAY INNES NEE GRANT & MARGARET RANNIE NEE GRANT".
May Grant, born 1775, was the daughter of Alexander Grant and Margaret Davidson; she married a naval surgeon, Robert Innes, in 1805, though her name in the marriage index is noted as Margaret.

However, Margaret Grant, born 1723, who married Mungo Rannie in 1749, was Alexander Grant's daughter by his first wife, May Chalmers. ^{2 3}