1781 Urray Revd Patrick Grant, Minister of Urray & Tarradale to Grant, Inverness

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1781 Urray Revd Patrick Grant, Minister of Urray & Tarradale to Grant, Inverness
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1781 URRAY Revd Patrick Grant, Minister of Urray & Tarradale to Duncan Grant, of Inverness, and mentioning his Duncans late purchase of Bught, a Miss Peggie Grant and house and bleaching green on Bught etc.
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Patrick Grant (1706–1787) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1778.
He was born in 1706, and was licensed to preach (by the Presbytery of Haddington) until March 1734.
In July 1735, he was ordained as minister of Cawdor near Inverness. In March 1748, he was "called" to Urray in place of the late Rev John Morison of Bragar, and formally translated to this role in May 1749. He remained in this post for 38 years.
In 1778, he succeeded the James Brown as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded in turn by James Gillespie.
He died in the manse of Urray on 14 April 1787. His position at Urray was filled by John Downie
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1781 URRAY Revd Patrick Grant, Minister of Urray & Tarradale to Duncan Grant, of Inverness, and mentioning his Duncans late purchase of Bught, a Miss Peggie Grant and house and bleaching green on Bught etc. SEE SCAN Patrick Grant (1706–1787) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1778.He was born in 1706, and was licensed to preach (by the Presbytery of Haddington) until March 1734.In July 1735, he was ordained as minister of Cawdor near Inverness. In March 1748, he was "called" to Urray in place of the late Rev John Morison of Bragar, and formally translated to this role in May 1749. He remained in this post for 38 years.In 1778, he succeeded the James Brown as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scot
Type
Original Document
Family Surname
Grant
Related Interests
Bught, Inverness
EAN
Does Not apply
Country
Scotland
Estate or House name
Urray Manse
Scotland County
Ross & Cromarty
City/Town/Village/Place
Urray
Religion/ Spirituality
Christianity
Era
1750-1799
Addressed to
Duncan Grant
Letter From
Reverend Patrick Grant
Document Type
Manuscript letter
Year of Issue
1781