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. It was created on 5 May 1702 for George Suttie. The third and fourth Baronets both sat as Members of Parliament for Haddingtonshire. The latter assumed the additional surname of Grant on succeeding to the estates of his aunt, Janet, Countess of Hyndford, daughter of

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. Francis Grant-Suttie, second son of the fifth Baronet and grandfather of the eighth Baronet, was a captain in the

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. A large number of the family lie buried in the old parish churchyard of

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. The graves lie in three locations: within the church ruins; on the south side of the church; and against the south boundary. All graves are in very poor condition.

Suttie, later Grant-Suttie baronets, of Balgone (1702)

* Sir George Suttie, 1st Baronet (died 1710) * Sir James Suttie, 2nd Baronet (1692–1736) * Sir George Suttie, 3rd Baronet (1715–1783) * Sir James Grant-Suttie, 4th Baronet (1759–1836) * Sir George Grant-Suttie, 5th Baronet (1797–1878) * Sir James Grant-Suttie, 6th Baronet (1830–1878) * Sir George Grant-Suttie, 7th Baronet (1870–1947) * Sir (George) Philip Grant-Suttie, 8th Baronet (1938–1997) who was married 1962 (div 1969) to Elspeth Urquhart, a daughter of General

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(of Operation Market Garden fame), and the wife since 1970 of the Liberal Democrat politician Menzies Campbell.Alan Cochrane
"How Elsbeth the elegant holds court in the House of Ming"
''The Telegraph'', 27 January 2006> They had one son, who succeeded his father: * Sir James Edward Grant-Suttie, 9th Baronet (born 1965), who is married and has three sons. *The heir apparent is his eldest son, Gregor Craig Grant-Suttie (born 1991)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Grant-Suttie 1702 establishments in Nova Scotia