Maud Grant of Stratherrick, heir of Stratherrick

Maud or Marjorie Grant of Stratherrick (c1295-?), heiress of Stratherrick. She married an Andrew Stewart, who was from obscure origins and took the name Grant. He was not the son of John the Black Stewart and Janet Symple; their son, also Andrew Stewart, was born nearly a hundred years later. (May 8, 2016; Anne Brannen, curator)

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At this point there is some confusion in the pedigree of the Grants. The family papers state that the male line was continued by the son of Sir Robert, named Malcolm, who soon after his father's death began to make a figure as chief of the clan. On the other hand, some writers maintain that Sir Robert had no son, but a daughter, Maud or Matilda, heiress of the estate, and lineal representative of the family of Grant, who about the year 1400 married Andrew Stewart, son of Sir John Stewart, commonly called the Black Stewart, sheriff of Bute, and son of King Robert II, and that this Andrew sunk the royal name, and assumed instead the name and arms of Grant. This marriage, however, though supported by the tradition of the country, is not acknowledged by the family or the clan, and the very existence of such an heiress is denied. (Grant at ElectricScotland.com].

However, DNA supports the account of the heiress. See Clan Grant DNA Project.

Sources

• Clan Grant Society, "Complete List of Chiefs", accessed Nov. 9, 2016.