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James "the Bold" Grant of Freuchie, 3rd Laird of Freuchie

Also Known As: "Grant of the Forays"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Freuchie, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: August 26, 1553 (65-74)
Grant Castle, Inverness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of John Grant of Freuchie and Margaret Ogilvy of Deskford
Husband of Christine Barclay and Hon. Elizabeth Forbes
Father of Isobel Grant of Freuchie; John "the Gentle" Grant of Freuchie; Agnes Grant of Freuchie; Janet Grant of Freuchie; William Grant and 1 other
Brother of Elisabeth Grant of Freuchie; John Grant, 1st Laird of Corrimony; Agnes Grant of Freuchie; Anne Grant of Freuchie; Marjorie Grant of Freuchie and 2 others

Occupation: 3rd Laird dof Freuchie
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About James "the Bold" Grant of Freuchie

One of those who signed the Secret Bond by Cardinal Beaton and others, which was directed against the designs of our awid enymyis of Ingland against Queen Mary and the Queen-Regent.

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James Grant Suffix 3rd of Freuchie Born Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland AFN TK19-GR Name Sheumas Nan Creach (James Of The Forays) Died 26 Aug 1553 Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland Buried Duthil, Inverness-shire, Scotland Person ID I19718 Stewart Genealogy Last Modified 2 Oct 2013

Family Elizabeth Forbes Children

	1. William Grant,   b. of, Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland    d. Bef 22 Dec 1560 Married: 1x	2. Duncan Grant,   d. Oct 1580 +	3. Isabel Grant,   b. of, Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland Married: 1x	4. Margaret Grant +	5. Janet Grant,   b. of, Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland    d. 17-31 Oct 1600 Married: 1x	6. Agnes Grant, +	7. John "the Gentle" Grant, 4th of Freuchie,   b. Abt 1522, Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland  d. 3 Jun 1585, Ballachastel  (Age ~ 63 years) Family ID 	F8813  	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

Birth: 1482 - Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Death: Aug 26 1553 - Frenchie, Perthshire, Scotland Parents: John Grant, Margaret Grant Wife: Elizabeth Grant Children: John Grant, Isabel Campbell Siblings: John Grant, Anna Fraser, Alexander Dunbar Grant, Elizabeth Mckenzie, Agnes Grant, Iain Mor Grant, Christiana Grant, Marjorie Grant

Grant of Freuchie, Laird Earl James Sheumas Nan Creach of the Forays The PEDIGREE of James (3rd of Freuchie) GRANT

(1st of ROTHIEMURCHUS; 'of the Forays') Born: abt. 1483 Died: 1553 Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland AFN TK19-GR Name Sheumas Nan Creach (James Of The Forays) Died 26 Aug 1553 Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland Buried Duthil, Inverness-shire, Scotland IDENTITY: Called Sheumas nan Creach (James of the Forays). He was retoured heir to his father in Freuchie, with its castle and fortalice and other lands, in 1536 and 1539. On 27 July 1545 he purchased the lands of Estir Urquhil (Easter Urquhart) and Cantradoun, within the barony of Clawach (Clava), in the sheriffdom of Nairn. On 23 April 1545, at Elgin, he excambed the lands of Easier Urquhart and others with Alexander Dolas of Cantray for the lands of Rothieimurchus. On 4 May 1548 Queen Mary granted him various lands in Lochalsh aud Lochcarron. KINSHIP: 1st son. CHURCH: Made bailie of the Abbey of Kinloss before 20 Jun 1544. ASSIGNMENTS: One of those who signed the Secret Bond by Cardinal Beaton and others, which was directed against the designs of our awid enymyis of Ingland against Queen Mary and the Queen-Regent. TITLES: Laird of Freuchie. PROPERTY: Retoured heir to his father in Freuchie, with its castle and fortalice and other lands 1536, 1539. PROPERTY: He with his wife Christian Barclay were granted Knockando, Glencumrie and Brodland in the parish of Knockando by Alexander Douglas, Chaplain of St. Andrews (Knockando) with consent of the dean and chapter of Moray 1545. PROPERTY: He purchased the lands of Estir Urquhil (Easter Urquhart) and Cantradoun, within the barony of Clawach (Clava), in the sheriffdom of Nairn 1545. PROPERTY: He excambed the lands of Easter Urquhart for the lands of Rothiemurachus 1545. PROPERTY: Queen Mary granted him various lands in Lochalsh and Lochcarron 1548. BURIAL: Buried by his own testamentary direction in the Parish Church of Duthil. PROBATE: Testament. Elizabeth Forbes Children 1. William Grant, b. of, Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland d. Bef 22 Dec 1560 Married: 1x 2. Duncan Grant, d. Oct 1580 + 3. Isabel Grant, b. of, Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland Married: 1x 4. Margaret Grant, + 5. Janet Grant Married: 3x3x , b. of, Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland d. 17-31 Oct 1600 Married: 1x 6. Agnes Grant, d. Yes, date unknown + 7. John Grant, 4th of Freuchie Married: 3x3x , b. Abt 1522, Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray, Scotland d. 3 Jun 1585, Ballachastel (Age ~ 63 years) Family ID F8813 Group Sheet

Sources [S27] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), FHL book Q 929.242 W159w; FHL microfilm 1,696,491 ., vol. 1 p. 171, vol. 2 p. 340, 372.

[S41] Medieval, royalty, nobility family group sheets (filmed 1996), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department. Medieval Family History Unit, (Manuscript. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996), FHL film 1553977-1553985.

[S3544] #189 The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, with Armorial Illustrations (1904-1914), Paul , Sir James Balfour, (9 volumes. Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914), FHL book 941 D22p; FHL microfilms104,157-104,161., vol. 3 p. 201.

[S27] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), FHL book Q 929.242 W159w; FHL microfilm 1,696,491 ., vol. 2 p. 340.

[S3544] #189 The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, with Armorial Illustrations (1904-1914), Paul , Sir James Balfour, (9 volumes. Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914), FHL book 941 D22p; FHL microfilms104,157-104,161., vol. 7 p. 460.

[S3544] #189 The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, with Armorial Illustrations (1904-1914), Paul , Sir James Balfour, (9 volumes. Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914), FHL book 941 D22p; FHL microfilms104,157-104,161., vol. 7 p. 459.

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James "the Bold" Grant of Freuchie's Timeline

1483
1483
Freuchie, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1514
1514
Freuchie, Perth, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1522
1522
Freuchie, Cromdale, Moray , Scotland (United Kingdom)
1523
1523
Freuchie, Scotland
1534
1534
Scotland
1541
1541
Scotland
1553
August 26, 1553
Age 70
Grant Castle, Inverness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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Freuchie, Scotland