Searching out the fate of an ancestor of mine, Jean Reid, and trying to understand how and why he came to France circa 1690, I came up with this :

After James VII's final defeat in 1690, the Robertson estates were forfeited , and the galant and talented young poet chief Alexander Robertson joined the exiled court in France.
I can well imagine that he had a suite, followers with him.
The Reid is a sept of Robertson... Was my ancestor Jean Reid with him in France ?
This is an excellent question.

Best,

Robert