'Grant07'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Grant of Dalvey, Grant of Gartenbeg, Grant of Inverladenan, Grant of Kinveachy

The following branch of the Grant family is known as Clan Donochy.
John Maconochie Grant
1. Duncan Grant of Gartenbeg in Duthil (a c1490?)
  A. John Grant of Gartenbeg
  m. Agnes Cumming
i. Sweton Grant of Gartenbeg
  m. _ Farquharson of Inveray
  a. Duncan Grant (dsp unm)
  b. Sir James Grant of Dalvey, 1st Bart (dsp 1695)
  Sir James purchased Dalvey, which is in Cromdalte parish in co. Elgin, from another branch of the Grant family. He was created a Baronet "with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever".
  m. (mcrt 08.04.1687) Agnes Scott (dau of Sir Gideon Scott of Highchester, sister of Walter, Earl of Tarras, m2. William Rutherford of Barnhills)
c. Sir Ludovic Grant of Dalvey, de jure '2nd Bart' (dspl 04.01.1701)
  B. Donald Grant of Kinveachy or Kenveady
  i. Duncan Grant of Kinveachy
  a. Sir Sweton Grant of Gartenbeg, de jure '3rd Bart' (a 02.1710, dsp)
  m. Margaret Grant (dau of Donald Grant of Inverladenan) @@ below
  C. Sweton Grant of Inverladenan, co. Inverness
  i. John Grant of Inverladenan
  a. James Grant of Inverladenan (d 02.01.1667)
  m. Elspeth Grant (dau of Robert Grant of Glenbeg)
  (1) Donald Grant of Inverladenan (d 1735)
  m. Mary Grant (dau of Lt. Col. Patrick Grant, son of Sir John of Grant)
(A) Sir Patrick Grant, 4th Bart (b 1654-5, d 10.04.1755)
  m. Lydia Mackintosh (dau of William Mackintosh of Borlum)
  (i) Sir Alexander Grant of Dalvey, 5th Bart (dsp 01.08.1772)
  Sir James purchased Grangehill (co. Elgin) which he renamed Dalvey.
  m1. Elizabeth Coote (dau of Robert Coote of Jamaica)
m2. (01.10.1764) Margaret Grant (d 30.07.1792, dau of Alexander Grant of Auchterblair)
  (ii) Sir Ludovic Grant of Dalvey, 6th Bart (d 17.09.1790)
  m. Margaret Innes (d 12.03.1782, dau of Sir James Innes, 5th Bart)
  (a) Sir Alexander Grant of Dalvey, 7th Bart (d 26.07.1825)
  m. (13.07.1775) Sarah Cray (d 04.02.1803, dau/heir of Jeremiah Cray of Ibsley by Sarah, sister of Sir James & Sir George Colebrooke, Barts)
  ((1)) Sir Alexander Cray Grant of Dalvey, 8th Bart (b 30.11.1782, d unm 29.11.1854, MP)
((2)) Ludovic James Grant (dsp 1851)
  m1. (1838) Frances Povey Lovett (dau of Sackville Hatch Lovett)
  m2. (30.03.1843) Anne Frances Neave (d 27.12.1857, dau of John Neave, niece of Sir Thomas Neave, 2nd Bart)
  ((3)) Sir Robert Innes Grant of Dalvey, 9th Bart (b 08.04.1794,d 01.08.1856) had issue
  m. (17.12.1825) Judith Towers Battelle (b 1803-4, d 06.03.1884, dau of Cornelius Durant Battelle of St. Croix, West Indies)
  ((4)) Caroline Grant probably of this generation
  m. (1816) Levett Edward Thoroton (b 1789, d 1851, rector of Rowley)
  (b) Peter Grant (d 25.10.1820, serjeant-at-arms to the House of Assembly in Jamaica)
  ((1))+ 2 daughters
(c) James Grant of Vache Park (Buckinghamshire), later of Goldington Grange (Hertfordshire) then London (b 1751, d 04.02.1816)
  m. (26.12.1790) Harriet Montagu (d 15.03.1823, natural dau of John, 5th Earl of Sandwich)
  ((1)) Margaret Anna Grant (d 08.1827)
  m. (30.08.1824) Alfred William Begbie
  ((2))+ other issue (dsp) - Montagu Harvey (b 06.04.1797, d 1831), Charles Alexander (b 26.05.1798, d 18.06.1827)
  (d) Elizabeth Grant
  m1. William Grant of Ballindalloch (Major)
  m2. John Burnett of Countesswells
  (e) Marjory Grant
  m. (1772) Duncan Macdonell of Glengarry
  (f) Margaret Grant
  m. (1785) Sir Eneas Mackintosh of Mackintosh
  (g)+ other issue - Charles (dsp), John (d unm), Robert (d unm), Lewis (dsp 05.01.1779)
  (B) Margaret Grant probably of this generation
  m. Sir Sweton Grant of Gartenbeg, de jure '3rd Bart' (a 02.1710, dsp) @@ above

Main source(s): BP1934 (Grant of Dalvey)
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