Lt William Grant

Abt 1746 - 1810  (64 years)    Has 3 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Grant
  Prefix	Lt
  Birth	Abt 1746
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jun 1810	Gladhill, Urquhart, Elgin
  He left a will recorded on 11 May 1804. will dated 18 May 1803 proved 17 July 1811
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  1. Penuel Grant,   b. Abt 1744   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Lt William Grant,   b. Abt 1746   d. 13 Jun 1810, Gladhill, Urquhart, Elgin  (Age 64 years) ▻ Katherine Grant,  m. Nov 1769   3. Peggy Grant   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ James Grant,  m. 1764
  Person ID	I677579	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	Alexander Grant   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Grant   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F298962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Grant   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Nov 1769	Greenburn, Scotland
  Children	1. James Grant,   b. Abt 1770   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lewis Grant,   b. 1771, Carron d. 3 Jun 1855, Grants Mills, Grenville Co, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) + 3. Lachlan Grant,   b. 1774   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth Grant,   b. 1776, Carron d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Grant,   b. 1779, Carron d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F298373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2010

  
  

• Notes

  Lieutenant in the 1st Royal Carron Regiment, Carron Parish, Aberlour, Scotland. He fought under General Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759 during the Seven Years War. As a soldier he earned the right to draw land and settle in Canada but he chose to return to Scotland under half-pay. William gave his eldest son Lewis "Power of Attorney" to draw the land to which he, William, was entitled and never claimed. Two of William's sons went to the USA about the same time that Lewis came to Canada. He was buried in Scotla