John Grant of Freuchie (died 1585)

John Grant of Freuchie (died 1585) was a Scottish landowner.

He was a son of James Grant of Freuchie (died 1553), and Elizabeth Forbes, a daughter of John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes, or Christina Barclay.[1]: 122–3 

His home was Freuchie, sometimes called Ballachastel, and now known as Castle Grant. He became the laird in 1553.[2] Grant is said to have jousted with Hugh Fraser, Lord Lovat, at Inverness Castle and lost.[3]

As Laird of Grant or Freuchie, his estates included Urquhart and Glenmoriston, from which he was obliged to pay a "feu-duty" which contributed to the household and food expenses of Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1569, Regent Moray asked Grant to pay the money to William Douglas as a contribution to costs of keeping the deposed queen at Lochleven Castle.[4]

He died in 1585 and was buried at Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard.[5]

  1. ^ Fraser, William (1883). Histories of Scottish Families: Chiefs of Grant. Vol. 1: Memoirs. Edinburgh: W. Fraser. OCLC 1292538501 – via National Library of Scotland.
  2. ^ William Fraser, The chiefs of Grant: Memoirs, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1883). p. 126.
  3. ^ William Fraser, The chiefs of Grant: Memoirs, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1883). p. 145: William Mackay, Fraser Chronicles (Edinburgh, 1905), p. 165.
  4. ^ William Fraser, The chiefs of Grant: Memoirs, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1883). pp. 127, 145: National Records of Scotland, E30/11 f2v, account of George Wishart of Drymme.
  5. ^ William Fraser, The chiefs of Grant: Memoirs, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1883). p. 152 and plate.