About Ludovic Grant
The Seannachie of Clan Grant, Adrian Grant stated: "Although Ludovick only had the one daughter with his Cherokee wife, nevertheless she went on to be the ancestress of so many Cherokees that a huge proportion - something like a third or a half - of all Cherokees now count Ludovick Grant as one of their ancestors."

Ludovic Grant is listed by some sources as a clan chief of the Grant cl an in Scotland in 1710. He joined the Jacobite rebellion in 1715, which s ought to restore James II as King of England. He was captured at Prest on and transported with many others who had been captured from Liverpoo l, England to South Carolina aboard the Susannah in 1716. In a stateme nt recorded on page 301 of the Charleston, South Carolina probate cou rt in the book of 1754-1758, in a sworn statement of January 12, 1756 he s ay's; "It has been thirty years since I went to the Cherokee country, whe re I have resided ever since, I speak their language". His wife was a fu ll blood of the Long Hair clan.

He is regarded as the first whiteman to marry a Cherokee.

-------------------- Ludovick Grant: An Aberdeen, Scotland laird's son possibly ancestor of large part of Cherokee Nation

* January 12th, 2010 11:18 pm ET

Digging Up Your Roots on BBC's Radio Scotland has posited an extraordinary link between Scotland and the Cherokee Nation. Ludovick Grant, a laird's son who originated in Creichie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, escaped a death sentence after being captured while fighting for the Jacobite army during the battle of Preston in 1715. Apparently, he avoided hanging and was transported to South Carolina, where he served as an indentured servant for seven years. After completing his indenture, Grant worked as a trader with the Cherokee people.

During the program broadcast on January 10, 2010, Marjorie Lowe, a descendent of Ludovick Grant, stated, “Many of our Cherokee leaders were descended from this one intermarriage.” During his time in South Carolina, Ludovick met a Cherokee girl known as Eughioote, and according to the Clan Grant, they had a daughter named Mary. The Seannachie of Clan Grant, Adrian Grant stated: "Although Ludovick only had the one daughter with his Cherokee wife, nevertheless she went on to be the ancestress of so many Cherokees that a huge proportion - something like a third or a half - of all Cherokees now count Ludovick Grant as one of their ancestors."

Representatives from the Cherokee Nation, descendants of Ludovick Grant the younger of Creichie,. will be attending the Clan Grant 3rd International Gathering 2010 this August 13-21, 2010 to further explore this connection. http://www.clangrant.org/index.php

For More Information on Ludovic(k) Grant::

* Maddox, Jerry The Legacy of Ludovic Grant, 2007

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhill_Cherokee

* http://genforum.genealogy.com/emory/messages/347.html

* http://www.jstor.org/pss/27575222

* http://www.innernet.org/tsalagi/history.html\

* http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2010/01/cherokees-to-attend-clan-gath...

* http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Ludovic-Grant-Jerry-Maddox/dp/1434306496

* http://nativenewsonline.org/history/hist0403.html

* Seannachie-A bard among the Highlanders of Scotland, who preserves and repeats the traditions of the clan.

Ludovic Grant: born in 1696 in Scotland and died in 1758 at Tellico Tennessee.

Ludovic, 2nd Baronet of Dalvey, was captured at the battle of Preston during the Jacobite Rebellion in 1715. The focus of the rebellion was to restore the descendents of James VII of Scotland to the British throne. After his capture his lands were confiscated and his title revoked. He was then banished to the "American Plantations", leaving Liverpool England on May 7, 1716 aboard the SUSANNAH.

Around 1725 Ludovic was an established trader in the Cherokee Nation where he married a full blood Cherokee of the Long Hair Clan by the name of Elizabeth Tassel Coody or "Eughioote".

Being of "good" family and well educated, he became the agent and coorespondent of the Governors of South Carolina. His letters keeping the governors informed of the happenings within the Cherokee Nation are published in the Chronicles of that state. He was one of the few traders who were honest and well respected among both the whites and the Cherokee.

ABOUT THE GRANT CLAN:

(information from "The Gathering of the Clans")

It's fairly certain that the ancestors of the Grant clan came with the Normans to England. Richard, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was called "Magnus" in Latin charters. "Magnus" means "great" or "large", the French translation is "le grand".

The Grants appeared in Scotland around the middle of the thirteenth century. They acquired lands in Stratherrick through the marriage of a member of the family to the daughter of Sir John Bisset. They had at least 2 sons. One of them became sherriff of Inverness.

In 1296 at the Battle of Dunbar, John and Randolph de Grant were taken prisioner. They were released. It was around the same time that the Grants acquired the land at Glenmoriston and Glen Urquhart which they still have.

Robert the Bruce's victory confirmed the Grant holdings in Strathspey and they were now established as Highland chiefs.

In 1645, after the Battle of Inverlochy, they joined the Marquess of Montrose. After the Restoration, the Laird of Grant was supposed to be rewarded by becoming an earl, but unfortunately, he died before that could happen.

The Grants formed alliances with other clans in to keep their lands safe. One clan they are particularly associated with is the Macgregors. Some historians believe that the Grant and Macgregor clans are part of the Soil Alpin, and descended from King Alpin, but this has not been proven. Many Macgregors settled on Grant lands after their clan was declared outlaw.

Ludovick Grant, grandfather to Ludovic, was sometimes called "the Highland King". He was appointed a colonel and sherriff of Inverness and in 1694 he was granted the status of a regality, which made him practically a king. This regality was abolished in 1745 after the failure of the Jacobite uprising.

The Grants of Rothiemurchus still hold their lands around Aviemore, and other branches of the family hold lands in Strathspey.

The Castle Grant is still standing.

Branches: Grant of Auchernack, Grant of Tullochgorum, Grant of Gartenbeg Grant of

Dellachapple; baronetcies: Dalvey, Monymusk and Ballindalloch.

Arms: Gules, three antique crowns Or

Badge: A burning hill Proper

Motto: Stand fast

Tartans: Grant, Grant (hunting), Grant of Monymusk.

Septs: Allan, Allanson, Bisset, Bissett, Bowie, Buie, Grant, MacCallan, MacKerron,

MacKiaran, Pratt, Suttie, Gilroy, MacGilroy, MacIlroy

Gaelic Name: Grand

Motto: Craig Elachie (The rock of alarm)

Badge: Pine

Lands: Strathspey, Glen Urquhart, Glen Moriston & Loch Ness

Origin of Name: French, grand (great)

Pipe Music: Stand fast Craigellachie

http://members.tripod.com/~lina_jane/castle.htm

Notes for Ludovic Grant:

Banished from West Highland, Scotland for his part in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, captured at Preston and transported from Liverpool to South Carolina on the "Susannah". Master of the ship was Thomas Bromhall, May 7, 1716

(Directory of Scots Banished to the America Plantations 1650 to 1775, page 66/Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD)

The Jacobite's had over the course of a century, had staged numerous rebellions in Britain, trying to restore the Stuart family to power. Ludovic was the 2nd Baronet of Dalvey.

Ludovic became a Indian trader with the Adair family. Ludovic Grant, being of good family and well educated, became the agent and correspondent of the Governors of South Carolina. His letters, informing the governors of the happenings and situations within the Cherokee Nation, are published in the Chronicles of that state. He was one of the few traders who were honest and respected, and he deplored the bad others in his letters to South Carolina.

History of the Cherokee Nation by Emmet Starr

On page 466, Starr states that Ludovic Grant married a woman of the Long Hair Clan; however, on page 561 and 563, it states he married a member of the Wolf Clan.

Ludovic Grant was the Clan Chief of the Grant holdings in Scotland, and they lost the war in the Jacobite Rebellion. They were captured by the British at Preston and banished to the New World. Ludovic arrived on the Susannah and moved in with the Cherokees, his cousins all went to Boston and the Caribbean area.

Sir Alexander Cuming, in his brief Journal, which appeared in the Historical Register of London for 1731, described his adventures in the CHerokee Nation in 1730 when, with the aid of Ludovic Grant, he convinced seven young Cherokees (including future chief, Attakullakulla, the "Little Carpenter") to visit England and King George II.

In a statement recorded on page 301 of the Charlestown, South Carolina Probate Court in the book of "1754 to 1758," in a sworn statement of January 12, 1756, Ludovic says, "It is about thirty years since I went into the Cherokee Country, where I have resided ever since." "I speak their language."

The Cherokees by Grace Steele Woodward, page 61

Sir Alexander's wild speech did not set well with traders like Ludovic Grant, the scion of a proud Scottish family, nor with other traders who heard Sir Alexander that night.

"This strange speech, which I and the other Traders heard him make did not give some of them... a very favorable impressin of him," was Grant's terse comment.

http://www.muskrattracks.com/_famtree/ludovic_grant.htm

LUDOVIC GRANT was born in Scotland 1690-1696 and was transported (by court

sentence) to Charleston, South Carolina, on 7 May 1716. He d.c.1757 and was probably buried in Saint Philip�s churchyard in Charleston under the name �Lodv. Grant� which,

in cursive, looks like �John Grant�. There was a John Grant in Charleston at the time, but there are two John Grants buried at Saint Philips. A John Grant was buried 5 October 1757 at parish expense and the other was buried 7 December 1761. Since Ludovic Grant retired from the Cherokee Nation penniless in 1756 and nothing is heard of him after 1757, it is logical to suppose that Ludovic Grant is the �John� Grant buried in 1757 but this needs to be confirmed.

His parents may have been John and Catherine Grant of Scotland. The John Grant of

Charleston is of unknown relation to Ludovic. A �Widow Grant� arrived in Savannah,

Georgia before 1740 with children Ludovic, Margaret, James and Daniel Grant. This

younger Ludovic Grant seems to disappear. [Coulter & Saye, Early Settlers of GA, p. 76]

Ludovic Grant witnessed deeds in Charleston on 12 December 1718, 16 April 1720 and another one on 30 June 1736. He entered the Cherokee trade in 1726 and lived among the

tribe until 1756. Grant�s own affidavit places him in the Cherokee Nation c.1726.

The expedition of Col. George Chicken in July-September 1725 opened the Upper or

Overhill Cherokee towns to permanent trade posts and the journey of Sir Alexander

Cuming in 1730 was guided to the Overhills by Ludovic Grant. Grant was at Great

Tellico (in what is now Tennessee) until 1735 or so when his father-in-law went into

the mountains and became headman of Tomatly (Tomah�li) in what is now western

North Carolina.

Ludovic Grant�s wife was given the Christian name Elizabeth and she had no surname.

The surnames �Tassel�, �Coody� and so on given to her are the inventions of modern

genealogists (including me � I wondered if Coody could be Gouedy). A Cherokee name

of Eughioote (�You Coo tee�) was suggested for her by western descendants but that

could be just a name of respect. A confusion with the wife of John Rogers (d.1848) has

added to the puzzle. He married Elizabeth Coody, daughter of Arthur Coody and the

daughter of Tassel, or Kahyun Techea [from Starr�s genealogy].

The father-in-law of Ludovic Grant may not have been a Tassel (there were several of

them). He is referred to as the Warrior of Tomatly then the Old Warrior of Tomatly.

The death of Moytoy of Great Tellico c.1733 certainly had something to do with the departure of Grant�s father-in-law from that town of influence to the lesser village in the mountains.

Grant�s letters from the Cherokee Nation from 1730 to 1756 are a wealth of information

about the tribe. He also accompanied delegations to Charleston. In the winter of 1742-43

he went there with a delegation along with James Beamer and Cornelius Dougherty. The

Cherokee camped at the New Market Plantation and were hosted by the Amory family,

among others. [SC Commons Journal 19 Jan 1743, 28 Feb 1743, 28 Apr 1743]

When he returned to the mountains, he took young Robert Emory and William Emory

with him. They became his assistants and soon his son-in-laws.

Children of Ludovic Grant and Eughioote (Elizabeth):

i. SUSANNAH CATHERINE GRANT b.c.1727 Tellico, Cherokee

Nation (in what is now Tennessee), d.1769 South Carolina. She may be

buried at Saint Philips churchyard in Charleston as Catherine Emory on 22

October 1769. She m. Robert EMORY (b.c.1723 d.1790) in 1743. He was

the son of John AMORY and Sarah WILSON, both of England.

Susannah is the mother of Susannah EMORY (b.1744 d.c.1765), and the

grandmother of Bushyhead (b.1758/9) and John Jolly (b.1761/3).

ii. MARY GRANT b.c.1728/9 Tellico, Cherokee Nation (in what is now

Tennessee), d.c. 1766 Goose Creek, South Carolina.

She m. William EMORY (b.c.1724 d.1770) in 1743. He was the son of

John AMORY and Sarah WILSON, both of England.

She had 6 children.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/emory/messages/347.html -------------------- I read somewhere that 50,000 to 100,000 people are descendants of Ludovic Grant.

Sir Ludovic Grant, Second Baronet of Dalvey

Emigration 1: May 07,1716, from Scottland to the "New World" Emigration 2: c 1726, To Cherokee Nation as Indian Trader Generation No. 2

(894) Ludovic Grant b.About 1700 d. .

A Scotchman, joined the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 which sought to restore James II to the throne of England. He was captured at Preston and was transported with many other captives from Liverpool, England, to South Carolina aboard the "Susannah" on May 7, 1716. In a deposition given by him in 1751, Grant stated that he came to the Cherokee Nation as a trader 26 years before.

A trader around Tellico, North Carolina, in 1730. in a statement recorded on page 301 of the Charlestown, S. C. Probate court in the book dated 1754 -- 1758 in a sworn statement of January 12, 1756,(spc) says, 'it is about 30 years since I went into Cherokee Country where I have resided ever since, I speak their language.' He married a full blooded Cherokee woman ( name unknown, could be Eughioote ) of the Wolf or Long Hair Clan. Grant was among the Cherokees at the time Christian Probner and James Aairs were in the Nation. ( Probner was an ex - Jesuit Missionary of Scottish --English blood. James Adair was probably a Missionary as well. ) In 1754 his home was located at Tommothy in the Cherokee Nation

( see Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations1650-1775,by David Dobson, pub. by Genealogical Publishing Co. , 1984; Scots in the Carolinas 1680-1830, by David Dobson, and Documents Relating to Indian affairs May 21, 1750 - August 7, 1754, edited by William L. McDowell,Jr., pub. by South Carolina Archives Dept., 1958 , SPC=State Papers:Colonial )

Ludovic Grant: born in 1696 in Scotland and died in 1758 at Tellico Tennessee.

Ludovic, 2nd Baronet of Dalvey, was captured at the battle of Preston during the Jacobite Rebellion in 1715. The focus of the rebellion was to restore the descendents of James VII of Scotland to the British throne.

After his capture his lands were confiscated and his title revoked. He was then banished to the "American Plantations", leaving Liverpool England on May 7, 1716 aboard the SUSANNAH.

Around 1725 Ludovic was an established trader in the Cherokee Nation where he married a full blood Cherokee of the Long Hair Clan by the name of Elizabeth Tassel Coody or "Eughioote".

Being of "good" family and well educated, he became the agend and coorespondent of the Governors of South Carolina. His letters keeping the governors informed of the happenings within the Cherokee Nation are published in the Chronicles of that state. He was one of the few traders who were honest and well respected among both the whites and the Cherokee.

ABOUT THE GRANT CLAN:

(information from "The Gathering of the Clans")

It's fairly certain that the ancestors of the Grant clan came with the Normans to England. Richard, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was called "Magnus" in Latin charters. "Magnus" means "great" or "large", the French translation is "le grand".

The Grants appeared in Scotland around the middle of the thirteenth century. They acquired lands in Stratherrick through the marriage of a member of the family to the daughter of Sir John Bisset. They had at least 2 sons. One of them became sherriff of Inverness.

In 1296 at the Battle of Dunbar, John and Randolph de Grant were taken prisioner. They were released. It was around the same time that the Grants acquired the land at Glenmoriston and Glen Urquhart which they still have.

Robert the Bruce's victory confirmed the Grant holdings in Strathspey and they were now established as Highland chiefs.

In 1645, after the Battle of Inverlochy, they joined the Marquess of Montrose. After the Restoration, the Laird of Grant was supposed to be rewarded by becoming an earl, but unfortunately, he died before that could happen.

The Grants formed alliances with other clans in to keep their lands safe. One clan they are particularly associated with is the Macgregors. Some historians believe that the Grant and Macgregor clans are part of the Soil Alpin, and descended from King Alpin, but this has not been proven. Many Macgregors settled on Grant lands after their clan was declared outlaw.

Ludovick Grant, grandfather to Ludovic, was sometimes called "the Highland King". He was appointed a colonel and sherriff of Inverness and in 1694

he was granted the status of a regality, which made him practically a king. This regality was abolished in 1745 after the failure of the Jacobite uprising.

The Grants of Rothiemurchus still hold their lands around Aviemore, and other branches of the family hold lands in Strathspey.

The Castle Grant is still standing.

Branches: Grant of Auchernack, Grant of Tullochgorum, Grant of Gartenbeg Grant of

Dellachapple; baronetcies: Dalvey, Monymusk and Ballindalloch.

Arms: Gules, three antique crowns Or

Badge: A burning hill Proper

Motto: Stand fast

Tartans: Grant, Grant (hunting), Grant of Monymusk.

Septs: Allan, Allanson, Bisset, Bissett, Bowie, Buie, Grant, MacCallan, MacKerron,

MacKiaran, Pratt, Suttie, Gilroy, MacGilroy, MacIlroy

Gaelic Name: Grand

Motto: Craig Elachie (The rock of alarm)

Badge: Pine

Lands: Strathspey, Glen Urquhart, Glen Moriston & Loch Ness

Origin of Name: French, grand (great)

Pipe Music: Stand fast Craigellachie

-------------------- [http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/B...

On page 466, Starr states that Ludovic Grant married a woman of the Long Hair Clan; however, on page 561and 563 it states that he married a member of the Wolf Clan. (Two wives, or a typo?)

He was the Clan Chief of the Grant holdings in Scotland and they lost the war in the Jacobite Rebellion. They were captured by the British at Preston and banished to the New World. Ludovic arrived on the Susannah and moved in with the Cherokee, his cousins all went to Boston and the Caribbian area.

Sir Alexander Cuming, in his brief Journal which appeared in the Historical Register of London for 1731, described his adventures in the Cherokee Nation in 1730 when, with the aid of Ludovic Grant, he convinced seven young Cherokees (including future chief, Attakullakulla, the "Little Carpenter") to visit England and King George II.

In a statement recorded on page 301 of the Charlestown, South Carolina probate court in the book of "1754-1758" in a sworn statement of January 12, 1756, says, "It is about thirty years since I went into the Cherokee Country where I have resided ever since" "I speak their language".

Blood: Scottish Christened: April 12, 1702, Irvine, Scotland Emigration 1: May 07, 1716, from Scottland to the "New World" Emigration 2: Abt. 1726, To Cherokee Nation as Indian Trader Note: "Indian Countryman" of Cheoah Occupation: Fur Trader Starr's Notes: B657 "married a full blood Cherokee of the Long Hair Clan"
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Ludovic Grant's Timeline
1696
April 12, 1696

Birth of Ludovic
Irvine, Scotland

1725
1725
Age 28

Marriage of Ludovic to Elizabeth Grant
Cherokee Nation, East, Tennessee, United States

1728
1728
Age 31

Birth of Mary Emory
Tellico, Cherokee Nation, United States

1758
1758
Age 61

Death of Ludovic at Charleston, South Carolina, Unit...
Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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WOW! I sure wished I had more interest when I was little when my grandmother spoke of history and family. She comes from Scottish and Irish background and other members of my family from Irish, German, and Danish and somewhere there be Choctaw too. If I was of mind back when my grandmother was still here in the living I could have learned so much.

Thank you for the sharing that has definitely got my interest in learning now.

Glad the post was a help to you. I am learning new things about my ancestry every day

That's my lineage, I descend through the Grant/Emory marriage and then through the Fields family on down to the Minor family that was thought to be Melungeon but were really just a mix of Native American and African. My 3rd Great Grandparents were Susan Patsy Fields and John lewis Minor. The history though, has been passed down all the way to me when my Great Grandmother told me about her Scottish and Native heritage and asked to always keep it going. My son, will know his heritage when he is old enough to understand. I have made a book for him. Thanks for sharing the above article.

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