William Grant, 1st of Blairfindy

- Aft 1534

• Name	William Grant  [1]
  Suffix	1st of Blairfindy
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1534
  Person ID	I31138	DonaldRoyMacDonaldofKylesBernera.
  Last Modified	4 May 2020

  
  

  Father	John Grant, younger of Freuchie,   d. 1482, Dvp - Predeceased His Father
  Mother	Muriel Macintosh,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Yes, date unknown  [2]
  Family ID	F12252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Last Modified	4 May 2020
  Family ID	F57832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  It was not uncommon for a highland chief to provide for his younger sons by ceding lands to them at the outermost limits of his sphere of influence. In this manner the chief could insure his own security and provide a heritable property for hs son. This no doubt was the strategy of the Laird of Freuchie in the late 15th century, when he is said to have provided his grandson, William Grant, with the lands of Blairfindy in the wilds of Glenlivet. Although not far removed, as the crow flies, from the friendly environs of the chief's stronghold in Strathspey, Glenlivet would have been a desolate, remote setting for young William to establish his ?i?duchas ?/i?(heritable property). Even today, Glenlivet is considered "off the beaten path." William Grant - obviously a person of some import - was noted in a Royal Remission dated February 13, 1527. He may have also been the same William Grant who witnessed a charter in 1534. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Grant01. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Grant01:. [S1555] Grant of Blairfindy, James Grant - Historian, Clan Grant Society USA.