Sir
James
Grant of Grant VIth Baronet of Nova Scotia
formerly Grant aka Colquhoun
Born in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Anne Grant, Elizabeth (Grant) Rose, Janet (Grant) Mackenzie, Margaret (Grant) Fraser and David Grant
Husband of
Anne (Colquhoun) Colquhoun heiress of Luss
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jean (Grant) Grant Countess Fife, Ludovick (Grant) Grant VIIth Baronet of Luss, James (Grant) Colquhoun, Francis Grant MP, Penuel Grant and Clementina (Grant) Grant Lady Durn
Died
at age 67
in Morayshire, Scotland
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| Preceded by Humphrey (Colquhoun) Colquhoun of Colquhoun 5th Bt (-1718) |
6th Baronet of Nova Scotia 1718-1719 |
Succeeded by Ludovick (Grant) Grant of Grant 7th Bt (1707-1773) |
Biography
This profile is part of the Grant Name Study.
James (Grant) Grant of Grant VIth Baronet of Nova Scotia is a member of Clan Grant.
Sir James Grant of Grant, 6th Bt. was born on the 28th of July 1679, the son of Ludovic Grant, 8th of Freuchie and 1st of Grant, and Janet Brodie.[1]
James married Anne Colquhoun, daughter of Sir Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss, 5th Bt. and Margaret Houstoun, on the 29th of January 1702.
His daughter Clementia married Sir William Dunbar 3rd Bt of Durn. [2]
On the 30th of August 1625, COLQUHOUN OF LUSS was created by patent. Sir James Grant became heir of entail to his father-in-law’s estate and baronetcy under the terms of a regrant of this patent executed in 1704. In 1708, upon succeeding to the baronetcy, he became, in accordance with the patent, Sir James Colquhoun, 6th Baronet Colquhoun, of Luss. But in the following year, when he succeeded to the Grant estates, the Colquhoun inheritance passed by the entail to his second son Ludovick, whereupon he reverted to his family name of Grant, retaining the title of baronet
In 1718 his name was legally changed to James Colquhoun.
In 1719 his name was legally changed back to James Grant of Grant.
James Grant died on the 16th of January 1747, at age 67.
Sources
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive. Sir James Grant of Grant, Vol VII, pps 480-483
- ↑ Welles Albert Family Antiquity, Society library, New York, 1880, p251
See Also:
- Wikidata: Item Q28962171, en:Wikipedia
- "GRANT, Sir James, 6Th Bt. (1679-1747), Of Grant, Elgin. | History Of Parliament Online". 2021. Historyofparliamentonline.Org. James Grant, 6th Baronet
- Fraser, Sir William. Chiefs of Colquhoun and Their Country (T. & A. Constable, Edinburgh, 1869) Vol. 1, Page xxvi
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According to the following source, I believe that this Francis Grant MP (1717-1781) is James' son: "The Scots peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom"(https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun07pauluoft/page/482/mode/2up)
James was from the historic family Grant of Grant, which held no baronetcy (his father was the 8th Laird of Freuchie and 1st of Grant). He married the daughter of Humphrey Colquhoun of Colquhoun, another historic family which did hold a baronetcy, dating from 1625 of which Humphrey was the 4th. But Humphrey had no male heirs. Worried at the possible extinction of the Colquhoun name, in 1704 Humphrey resigned his baronetcy and a new one was made for him (Colquhoun of Luss), with certain conditions. The titles of Grant and Luss were to be kept separate, and the holder of the Luss estates and titles must bear the surname Colquhoun.
It didn't totally work. When Humphrey died in 1718, his son-in-law did indeed become James Colquhoun of Luss, Baronet. Everyone treated the baronetcy as continuing, counting him the 5th Baronet of Colquhoun when really he should have been the 2nd of Luss. But just a year later he was styling himself Grant of Grant, Baronet, following the death of his elder brother Alexander (Unprofiled!), holder of the Freuchie and Grant estates. In 1721 he was made Lord Grant in the disputed Jacobite peerage.
There were titles passing between brothers as various people died, and several name changes from Grant to Colquhoun and back to Grant. The Luss estates eventually passed to James's son, James Colquhoun, but the baronetcy somehow followed the Grant estates first through James's brother Ludovick Grant of Grant, and then his son, James Grant of Grant, 8th Baronet (if counting from 1625). They were still occasionally referred to as "of Colquhoun" or "of Luss."
Any dispute over the ownership of the baronetcy was eliminated in June 1786 when James Colquhoun was made a Baronet of Great Britain, James Colquhoun of Luss, 1st Baronet, while James Grant of Grant continued to enjoy the Scots (Nova Scotia) baronetcy (it would pass to his son Lewis, who would inherit the Earldom of Seafield into which the baronetcy was subsumed, along with the associated surname "Ogilvy.")
I'm not sure if the Wikitree baronetcy box is supposed to be titled with the baronetage (Nova Scotia), or the surname (Colquhoun), or the estate (Luss), but there should be consistency with whatever is chosen from holder to holder. James is styled in Burke as "Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, 2nd Baronet of the new creation" with a note that in 1719 "he resumed his paternal family name of Grant, retaining the baronetcy only, it being vested in his person." However it might be fine and less confusing (if not heraldically accurate) to count him as the 6th Baronet of Luss, or even just Sir James Grant of Grant, 6th Baronet.
I haven't edited anything, will leave it to the respective profile managers.
Titling him "Baronet of Nova Scotia" in his name is like putting "Duke of the United Kingdom" in the Duke of Sussex's name. It's not technically incorrect but it doesn't provide any useful information or differentiate him from the numerous other people with the same dignity.
It's absolutely true that he was James Grant of Grant, that he was formerly James Grant, that he was for a time, James Colquhoun, and he was a knight. Burke might disagree that he was a 6th baronet of the baronetcy created in 1625 (technically he was the 2nd of the baronetcy created 1704) but he was the 6th baronet to bear the name Colquhoun, and styled himself as such. And yes, it's technically true he was one of the many Baronets of Nova Scotia (both baronetcies were created within that baronetage) but that's more of a description of the baronetcy than a styling any self-respecting Baronet would use, or which is useful in referring to him.
I'll shut up now!
Thank you for your thoughts and information, however the ultimate aim of the above, particular succession box, is to apparently show the Nova Scotia Baronetcy succession, particularly when it didn't or couldn't be followed by male to male succession down the line. This can thusly be followed by clicking the links on either side of the box. Thom Anderson who added the box, would be the best person to contact to discuss your wishes and desires on this matter. On the other hand, if your wish is to add another separate succession box, to show the succession of the Grant or Colcohoun land or hereditary family succession, you are by all means, welcome to add them. If you are unsure exactly how to go about adding another succession box, I'm quite sure Thom would be happy to assist.
Cheers.