John Jackson Grant (c1822) and Nancy --- of Greene Co, NC
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I (Marty Grant) don't know how or if I'm related to John Grant.
His family was listed on most census records with race code of "Mulatto".
John Jackson Grant was born ca 1821/22 (per 1850 census), in North Carolina, presumably Greene County.
I have no direct evidence, but it seems likely that John is related to Lewis Grant (c1775), as he was the patriarch of the "white" Grant families, and it seems reasonable that Jack is somehow connected to them. My theory (and others have suggested this also) is that John was a son of Nancy Grant (1790/1800) (daughter of Lewis), born out of wedlock. This works as Nancy did have an apparent son Jacks age with her in 1830, though there is no way to know if it was him or not. Nancy did have two "Free Colored" females with her in 1840 (but no males), so this may be a clue in her favor of being Jack's mother. Another point in her favor is that she had a brother named Needham, and Jack named one of his sons "Needham".
Jack would have been about 8 years old for the 1830 census. There were four Grant households in Greene County that year, and only one of them had a male his age, and that was Nancy (1790/1800), daughter of Lewis Grant. She had one male child (white) age 5-9 (born ca 1820/25). This could be Jack.
Jack would have been about 18years old for the 1840 census. Nancy was still in Greene County, but had no apparent sons with her (neither White nor "Free Colored"). At that age he could easily have been living with some other family as a hired laborer.
Jack married Nancy --- before ca 1843, presumably in Greene County. She was born ca 1824/25. I don't know her maiden name.
They were in Greene County for the 1850 census, just a few houses from Richard Grant (c1815).
- 1850 census abstract: (Explanation of this census)
- (Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age)
1850 GREENE CO, NC Page 244 House/Family # 529/ 529 -- Twp GRANT JOHN 28 M M NONE LISTED NC 1821/1822 GRANT NANCY 25 F M NC 1824/1825 GRANT MARY 7 F M NC 1842/1843 GRANT NANCY 6 F M NC 1843/1844 GRANT JOHN 5 M M NC 1844/1845 GRANT JAMES 3 M M NC 1846/1847 GRANT SUSAN 4 F M NC 1845/1846 GRANT NEIDHAM 1 M M AGE 1&1/2 NC 1848/1849
In 1860, John and family were still in Greene County, in Tysons Marsh District, not near any other Grants.
- 1860 census abstract: (Explanation of this census)
- (Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age)
1860 GREENE CO, NC Page 325B House/Family # 222/ 222 -- TYSONS MARSH Twp SNOW HILL P.O. GRANT JACK 38 M M COOPER 125 125 NC 1821/1822 GRANT NANCY 40 F M SERVENT NC 1819/1820 GRANT NANCY E 17 F M SERVENT NC 1842/1843 GRANT NEADAM 12 M M NC 1847/1848 GRANT ELIZABETH 8 F M NC 1851/1852
In 1870, Jack and family were in Hookerton Township near most of the other Grants.
- 1870 census abstract: (Explanation of this census)
- (Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age)
1870 GREENE CO, NC Page 425 House/Family # 39/ 39--HOOKERTON Twp GRANT JOHN 46 M M FARMER 1600 150 NC 1823/1824 GRANT NANCY 40 F M KEEPING HOUSE NC 1829/1830 GRANT SUSAN 23 F M AT HOME NC 1846/1847 GRANT NEADHAM 21 M M FARM LABOR NC 1848/1849 GRANT ELIZABETH 17 F M AT HOME NC 1852/1853 GRANT JAMES 2 M M NC 1867/1868 SUGG OLIF 45 F W AT HOME NC 1824/1825 ELLICE SALLY 18 F W NC 1851/1852 SUGG MARY 7 F W AT HOME NC 1862/1863
Jack and family were still in Hookerton for the 1880 census. ** I don't have this entry typed up yet.
Children
John Jackson Grant and Nancy had at least eight children per the various census records. I don't have much additional information on any of them so far.
Researcher List
Persons researching this family (click here for data on how to get on or off of this list):
- Mary Jane Poole =
Register Report
1. John Jackson1 Grant, born 1821/22 in Greene Co, NC; died aft 1880 in Greene Co, NC. He married in 1840/43 in Greene Co, NC Nancy (---), born 1824/25 in Greene Co, NC; died aft 1880 in Greene Co, NC.
Children of John Jackson Grant and Nancy (---) were as follows:
2 i Mary2 Grant, born 1842/43 in Greene Co, NC; died aft 1850 in Greene Co, NC.
3 ii Nancy E2 Grant, born 1843/44 in Greene Co, NC; died aft 1860 in Greene Co, NC.
+ 4 iii John2 Grant, born 1844/45 in Greene Co, NC. He married Emily (---).
5 iv Susan2 Grant, born 1845/46 in Greene Co, NC.
6 v James2 Grant, born 1846/47 in Greene Co, NC.
7 vi Needam2 Grant, born 1848/49 in Greene Co, NC.
8 vii Elizabeth2 Grant, born 1851/52 in Greene Co, NC.
9 viii James2 Grant, born 1867/68 in Greene Co, NC.
Generation 2
4. John2 Grant (John Jackson1), born 1844/45 in Greene Co, NC. He married in 1870/73 in Greene Co, NC Emily (---), born 1854/55 in Greene Co, NC.
Children of John Grant and Emily (---) were as follows:
10 i Hattie3 Grant, born 1872/73 in Greene Co, NC.
11 ii Gertrude3 Grant, born 1874/75 in Greene Co, NC.
12 iii Matilda3 Grant, born 1877/78 in Greene Co, NC.
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