John
"The Gentle"
Grant IVth of Freuchie
formerly Grant
Born about in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Husband of
Margaret Stewart
— married
19 Jan 1539 in Cromarty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Husband of
Janet Leslie
— married
before 15 May 1557 in Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Janet Grant, Katharine Grant, Grissel (Grant) Grant Lady Ballindalloch, Margaret (Grant) Gordon, Duncan (Grant) Grant Younger of Corriemony and Younger of Freuchie, Patrick Grant and Barbara Grant
Died
at about age 78
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by James Grant |
4th of Freuchie 1553 - 1585 |
Succeeded by John Grant |
Biography
John (Grant) Grant IVth of Freuchie is a member of Clan Grant.
This profile is part of the Grant Name Study.
John was the son of James Grant, 3rd of Freuchie and Elizabeth Forbes. [1]
He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl and Grizel Rattray, before 19 February 1539. They had issue:
- Duncan, of Freuchie, younger d. 25 Mar 1582[1]
- Patrick[1]
- Grissel[1]
- Paterick[1]
- Elizabeth[1]
- Margaret[1]
- Katherine[1]
- Marjory[1]
- Janet, b. 1535[1]
- Barbara, b. 1545[1]
He married, secondly, Lady Janet Leslie, daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, before 8 March 1557/58. THey had issue:
Baillie (steward) Kinloss Abbey.3 On 25 October 1577 he was granted by charter the Parkhill estate, Fifeshire, following its forfeiture by John Leslie.
He died on 3 June 1585
Research Notes
See his daughter Grissell Grant for a legal document detailing his ancestry and spouse.
Chiefs of Grant, Vol 1 p152 for John 4th of Freuchie, says that "His memorial stone was found in the Grant family burying-vault at Duthil, and is now at Castle Grant. It contains the armorial bearings of the Grant and Athole families, impaled for husband and wife, with the dates of deaths of John Grant, his wife Lady Margaret Stewart, and their elder son Duncan Grant.
- Note: {geni:occupation} 4th of Freuchie
- Note: {geni:about_me} He was 4th Laird of Freuchie, and 2nd Laird of Rothiemurchus. He was with Mary, Queen of Scots at Holyrood when her favorite David Rizzio was murdered.
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun07pauluoft/page/461/mode/1up?view=theater pp. 461-64]
See also:
- Source: Inquisitions ad Capellam Domini Regis, Retournatvm... Vol III, Inquisitions Speciales, Nairn, (1) Jul 1, 1557. "Joannes Grant de Frewquhie, heres Jacobi Grant de Frewquhie, patris" [list of lands] xcii. 75. LDS film 908847
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