Lady Jean Graham

LADY JEAN GRAHAM

Lady Jean Graham, here treated, is the only daughter of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose and his wife Magdelena Carnegie The Scots Peerage VI: 254-5

Lady Jean Graham, here treated, is identified as 'Lady Jane Grahame, only lawful daughter procreat betwixt umquhile James, Marquess of Montrose, and umquhile Lady Magdalen Carnegy his spouse' in an assignation which she granted on 2 July 1686. According to the late William C. Bishop: "Her childish fortunes were linked with those of her brother Robert. Along with him she joined their brother the second Marquess at Mugdock, and lived there in family with him till his death. She then removed with the widowed Marchioness to Glasgow, and was intrusted with the management of the household on a journey she took to London. In her will the Marchioness, who died in December 1672, recommends the care of her children ' while at the schools ' to their aunt Lady Jean. In her later years Lady Jean Graham resided at Nether Liff, near Dundee. In a letter to the widow of her nephew, the third Marquess of Montrose, dated 30 June 1686, she mentions the present indisposition I am in,' l and she died at Liff soon after." The Scots Peerage VI: 254-5

Death

Lady Jean Graham, here treated, died intestate in September 1686. [NRS: CC20/4/15] She probably died at Nether Liff in the parish of Liff, Forfarshire, Scotland. The Scots Peerage VI: 255

Her Testament Dative and Inventory

The testament dative and inventory of "umqle Lady Jean Grahame lawfull daughter to ane Noble & potent Marquyse James Marquys of Montose wtin the parochine of Liff and Screfdome of fforfar" was given up by her creditors, John Gray, younger of Crichie, and James Kinloch of Kilrie, who were recognised as her executors dative by the Commissary Court of St. Andrews. Alexander Gray, brother german to John Gtay of Crichie, acted himself as cautioner for the executors and confirmation was granted to them on 14 July 1688. [National Records of Scotland, St. Andrews Commissary Court, The Testament Dative and Inventory of Lady Jean Grahame, lawful daughter to James Marquis of Montrose, parish of Liff, reference CC20/4/15]

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Genealogy

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. Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms. Volume VI. (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1909), 601 pp.