James (Grant) Grant IIIrd of Freuchie
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James (Grant) Grant IIIrd of Freuchie (abt. 1482 - 1553)

James "the Bold" Grant IIIrd of Freuchie formerly Grant
Born about in Castle Grant, Morayshire, Scotlandmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 71 in Castle Grant, Morayshire, Scotlandmap [uncertain]
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Preceded by
John Grant		 3rd of Freuchie
1528 - 1553		 Succeeded by
John Grant

Biography

James (Grant) Grant IIIrd of Freuchie is a member of Clan Grant.

James was the son of John Grant, 2nd of Freuchie and Margaret Ogilvy.[1] He also went by the nick-name of James 'Sheumas nan Creach' Grant (or in English, James of the Forays).[2]

He married, firstly, Elizabeth Forbes, daughter of John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes and Lady Catherine Stewart.[3] They had issue:

  1. John Grant, 4th of Freuchie d. 3 Jun 1585
  2. William Grant d. 22 Dec 1560
  3. Duncan Grant d. Oct 1580
  4. Archibald Grant of Ballintomb d. b 15 Jun 1619
  5. Margaret Grant
  6. Janet Grant d. 1600 m. Alexander Sutherland, 8th of Duffus.
  7. Isobel Grant m Archibald Campbell.
  8. Agnes Grant

He married, secondly, Christine Barclay.[3]

He died on the 26th of August 1553. [3]

Research Notes

He has an extensive entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.[4]
Clan Grant notes: Notes

Sources

  1. ↑ 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, p. 458
  2. ↑ 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, p. 459
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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, p. 460
  4. ↑ "Dictionary Of National Biography, 1885-1900/Grant, James (1485?-1553) - Wikisource, The Free Online Library". 2020. En.Wikisource.Org.>James Grant




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Michael Hendry MBE
As a resident of Fife and descendant of James Grant 3rd Laird of Freuchie, I don't believe he was born in the village of Freuchie, Fifeshire.

This document [ https://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-03/grant-03.html ] makes it clear that the seat of the Grant clan was in the Morayshire area in the North East of Scotland, and it was the Freuchie hillock on which Castle Grant was built which was his place of birth. "Freuchie" is derived from the Gaelic for heather - there are probably a lot of other places with this name in Scotland!

posted by Michael Hendry MBE
Grant-2647 Geoff Grant
Fifeshire would be incorrect, you are right on with that. I never noticed somebody had put that in there. It's fixed now.
posted by Geoff Grant
edited by Geoff Grant
Michael Hendry MBE
I note that the places of birth and death have now been moved to the right county (Morayshire), but that "Castle Grant" has been entered. This name didn't replace "Freuchie Castle" until 1694 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Grant#cite_note-Coventry-1.

baronage.co.uk (to which I referred above) is no longer accessible.

posted by Michael Hendry MBE
Bret Bessac PhD
Hi, Would you add Grant-15709 as a son of Grant-830 with his mother Barclay-2776? I am not certified for this. Thank you, Bret
posted by Bret Bessac PhD
Grant-2647 Geoff Grant
Grant-15699 and Grant-830 appear to represent the same person because: hi Arik. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm finally working on the Clan Grant wiki pages and am looking to clear things up and merge profiles where necessary.
posted by Geoff Grant
Russell-2345 Arik Russell
Grant-5757 and Grant-830 appear to represent the same person because: Same people please merge
posted by Arik Russell

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