Commons 1715-1754

b. 14 Oct. 1712, 2nd s. of Richard Grenville of Wotton and bro. of James, Richard and Thomas Grenville. educ. Eton 1725-8; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1730; I. Temple 1729, called 1735, bencher 1763; L. Inn 1734. m. May 1749, Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Bt., 4s. 5da.

b. 25 Sept. 1696, 1st s. of Sir Francis Grant, 1st Bt., of Cullen of Buchan, Banff, Lord Cullen, S.C.J., by his 1st w. Jean, da. of Rev. William Meldrum of Meldrum, Aberdeen; bro. of William Grant. educ. adv. 1714; L. Inn 1725. m. (1) 17 Apr. 1717, Anne, da. of James Hamilton of Pencaitland, E. Lothian 2da.; (2) c.1731, Anne (d. bef. 1744), da. of Charles Potts of Castleton, Derbys., 1s.; (3) 18 Aug. 1751, Elizabeth Clark (d. 30 Apr. 1759), wid. of Dr. James Callander of Jamaica, s.p.; (4) 24 May 1770, Jane, wid. of Andrew Millar of Pall Mall, publisher and bookseller, s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. Mar. 1726.

b. 28 July 1679, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Ludovick Grant of Freuchie and Grant, M.P. [S.], and yr. bro. of Alexander Grant. educ. Elgin. m. 29 Jan. 1702, Anne, da. and h. of Sir Humphrey Colquhoun, 5th Bt., of Luss, Dunbarton, 6s. 8da. suc. fa.-in-law as 6th Bt. 1718, and bro. Alexander 1719.

b. 13 Jan. 1707, 2nd s. of Sir James Grant, 6th Bt. educ. St. Andrews and Edinburgh Univs.; adv. 1728. m. (1) 6 July 1727, Marion (d. 17 Jan 1735), da. of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Bt., of North Berwick ld. pres. of court of session, 1da.; (2) 31 Oct. 1735, Lady Margaret Ogilvie, da. of James, 5th Earl of Findlater [S], 1s. 7da. suc. mother as chief of Colquhoun 1724, and fa. as 7th Bt. 16 Jan. 1747.