Meet Duncan McGregor

The Cottage where Ulysses S. Grant died was built by Duncan McGregor, an eccentric but savvy businessman from Glens Falls. It was said that Duncan was a direct descendant of Rob Roy McGregor, the Scottish Robin Hood, and there's no doubt he shared Rob Roy's brilliance, audacity and stubbornness. But a closer look at his family tree might have revealed that Duncan had another claim to fame: He might have been U.S. Grant's distant cousin. In Scotland's ancient days, Clan McGregor's closest ally was Clan Grant. There was much intermarriage between the two groups. Join Duncan McGregor as he reminisces about life on his mountain and examines his family tree, searching for roots connecting him to General Ulysses S. Grant. Grant Cottage tour guide Steve Trimm will portray Duncan McGregor.