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James Graham, 9th of Fintry was offered a knighthood by King Charles II, which he refused, the prefix of "Sir" in the seventeenth century had no attraction for the great barons of Scotland. He was lieutenant-colonel of the Angus regiment and he married Anne daughter of Colonel George Hay grandfather
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of Scotland. Their eldest son Sir Robert was titled of Fintry in Stirlingshire, they later swopped these lands for those held by their cousins in Angus. Under new law the lordship title, under no circumstance can be passed to any descendant named Stuart.
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The Grahams of Fintry played a significant part in the politics of Scotland as well as being both strong Royalists and Jacobites. William 4th of Fintry married Catherine Beaton sister of
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours
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David 6th of Fintry and son of Sir David Graham and Margaret Ogilvy of Airlie was beheaded in 1592 for his support of the popish plot.
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David Graham, 10th of Fintry was a well known Jacobite who was out in the 1715 and supported the Rebellion of 1745.
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Their son David 7th of fintry was a strong supporter of Charles I. He was married to Margaret, daughter of
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and Scottish Royalist and the family spent a large part of their wealth in support of the Stewarts.
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and was a strong supporter of the pro-French party and a strong Catholic.
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in the 19th century when they settled in South Africa in
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Clan Graham
Sir William Graham
Lady Mary Stewart
King Robert III
Cardinal Beaton
Sir James Scrymgeour
Viscount Dudhope
Earl of Erroll
Robert Graham of Fintry
Robert Burns
Fintry Castle
Grahamstown
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours
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People from Angus, Scotland

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