GRANT, John 2nd of Corrimony 1
User ID: G476. John married First WIFE.1 (First WIFE was born about 1530.) Marriage Notes: "John Grant of Corriemony, who, on 24th May 1536, was infeft in the barony of Corriemony as heir to his father John Grant, after the lands had been in the hands of the Crown for three years and a half. He frequently appears as a witness to Grant documents. In 1580 he resigned the lands and barony of Corriemony in favour of Duncan Grant, apparent of Freuchie, who, on 19th August the same year, obtained a charter thereof, with precept of sasine on which John Grant of Freuchie, son of Duncan, was infeft on 17th May 1583. He was probably twice married" John next married Marjory GRANT, daughter of John GRANT 2nd of Ballindalloch and Barbara GORDON.1 (Marjory GRANT was born about 1544.) Marriage Notes: "John Grant of Corriemon .... was probably twice married, the second wife being said to be Marjory, daughter of John Roy Grant of Ballindalloch." John had a relationship with Margaret WILSON. (Margaret WILSON was born about 1530.) Marriage Notes: "John Grant of Corriemony .... had also three natural sons by Margaret, daughter of John Wilson, burgess of Inverness, to two of whom he gave portions of the lands of Pitcherill by dispositions in 1571, which in 1593 John Grant of Freuchie proposed in a letter to his law-agent to reduce. In that letter John Grant of Corriemony is mentioned as deceased." |