Robert Grant's obit was published April 5th, 1770, his date of death was April 2nd. Robert Grant and his brother in-law James Strachan worked together in the shipping trade. Robert worked as a merchant for the Snow Mercury ship by arranging supplies for the ship and booking voyages for eager indentured immigrants while James was Master of the ship which meant he was in charge of navigation and of the ship, taking the ships position, setting sails, anchoring, docking, and the sailors.
In August 1756, the following ad appeared in the Edinburgh Evening Courant:
"The Snow Mercury, James Strachan, Master, now lying at Dundee, will sail for Charleston, Carolina against the middle of September. Any tradesmen, such as carpenters, laborers, joiners, smiths, shoe-makers and others that will indent, will meet with suitable encouragement by applying to the captain at Dundee, or to Mr. Robert Grant, merchant at Leith. The ship has exceeding good accommodations for passengers." He married Elizabeth (Betty) Allan in 1751, she was born: 24 August 1730, (Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland per LDS) Leith Scotland, she died: 4 April 1769 (parish records say she was interred April 7, 1769 buried in the Churchyard of Restalrig - there is a monument to her in the churchyard - the village of Restalrig in South Leith, she was the daughter of Lord Justice Hary Allan. They had 12 children - Elizabeth, Thomas Stephen, Harry Allan, Charles, Coultes, Mary, Helen, Robert, John, James, Alexander, Isaac.
In August 1756, the following ad appeared in the Edinburgh Evening Courant:
"The Snow Mercury, James Strachan, Master, now lying at Dundee, will sail for Charleston, Carolina against the middle of September. Any tradesmen, such as carpenters, laborers, joiners, smiths, shoe-makers and others that will indent, will meet with suitable encouragement by applying to the captain at Dundee, or to Mr. Robert Grant, merchant at Leith. The ship has exceeding good accommodations for passengers." He married Elizabeth (Betty) Allan in 1751, she was born: 24 August 1730, (Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland per LDS) Leith Scotland, she died: 4 April 1769 (parish records say she was interred April 7, 1769 buried in the Churchyard of Restalrig - there is a monument to her in the churchyard - the village of Restalrig in South Leith, she was the daughter of Lord Justice Hary Allan. They had 12 children - Elizabeth, Thomas Stephen, Harry Allan, Charles, Coultes, Mary, Helen, Robert, John, James, Alexander, Isaac.
Robert Grant's obit was published April 5th, 1770, his date of death was April 2nd. Robert Grant and his brother in-law James Strachan worked together in the shipping trade. Robert worked as a merchant for the Snow Mercury ship by arranging supplies for the ship and booking voyages for eager indentured immigrants while James was Master of the ship which meant he was in charge of navigation and of the ship, taking the ships position, setting sails, anchoring, docking, and the sailors.
In August 1756, the following ad appeared in the Edinburgh Evening Courant:
"The Snow Mercury, James Strachan, Master, now lying at Dundee, will sail for Charleston, Carolina against the middle of September. Any tradesmen, such as carpenters, laborers, joiners, smiths, shoe-makers and others that will indent, will meet with suitable encouragement by applying to the captain at Dundee, or to Mr. Robert Grant, merchant at Leith. The ship has exceeding good accommodations for passengers." He married Elizabeth (Betty) Allan in 1751, she was born: 24 August 1730, (Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland per LDS) Leith Scotland, she died: 4 April 1769 (parish records say she was interred April 7, 1769 buried in the Churchyard of Restalrig - there is a monument to her in the churchyard - the village of Restalrig in South Leith, she was the daughter of Lord Justice Hary Allan. They had 12 children - Elizabeth, Thomas Stephen, Harry Allan, Charles, Coultes, Mary, Helen, Robert, John, James, Alexander, Isaac.
In August 1756, the following ad appeared in the Edinburgh Evening Courant:
"The Snow Mercury, James Strachan, Master, now lying at Dundee, will sail for Charleston, Carolina against the middle of September. Any tradesmen, such as carpenters, laborers, joiners, smiths, shoe-makers and others that will indent, will meet with suitable encouragement by applying to the captain at Dundee, or to Mr. Robert Grant, merchant at Leith. The ship has exceeding good accommodations for passengers." He married Elizabeth (Betty) Allan in 1751, she was born: 24 August 1730, (Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland per LDS) Leith Scotland, she died: 4 April 1769 (parish records say she was interred April 7, 1769 buried in the Churchyard of Restalrig - there is a monument to her in the churchyard - the village of Restalrig in South Leith, she was the daughter of Lord Justice Hary Allan. They had 12 children - Elizabeth, Thomas Stephen, Harry Allan, Charles, Coultes, Mary, Helen, Robert, John, James, Alexander, Isaac.
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