John Grant (c1756-1780/90) and Mary --- of Dobbs and Lenoir Co., NC and Washington Co., VA

John Grant (c1756-1780/90) and Mary --- of Dobbs and Lenoir Co., NC and Washington Co., VA

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The author (Marty Grant) is not related to John Grant as far as can be determined.

John Grant was born ca 1756 or earlier, possibly in the area near Kinston in what is now Lenoir County, but was then Johnston County (until 1758 when it became Dobbs County). He could be a son of, or a younger brother to William Grant of Dobbs, though I don't know if they are even related at all.

There was more than one John Grant in the same general area in the mid to late 1700's so there is room for confusion among them. There were at least three men of this name in old Dobbs County. Keep that in mind since it is often nearly impossible to tell which record applies to which man.

John Grant (c1729-1773) wife Mary.
John Grant "Jr" (c1757-aft 1796), son of above. Wife Rachel.
John Grant (c1756-1780/90) wife Mary. (This page)

On 20 Nov 1771, a John Grant was listed on a Dobbs Co, NC Militia Muster Roll. I don't know if this is the same John Grant, or one of the other two John Grants (both of whom lived in what is now Wayne County.) (Dobbs Co, NC Militia Muster Roll).

The eldest John Grant was murdered on 6 Aug 1773 leaving a widow Mary and a son John (Jr). That means that any records found after that date for a John Grant either apply to John and Mary's son John (Jr) or to this John under study here.

On 26 Jun 1777 John Grant "Jr" was named on the Militia Roll for Captain Kennedy's company. This is most likely the John Grant under study here, though I'm not entirely sure of that. The "Jr" used in his name meant he was the younger of the two adult John Grant's living in Dobbs County at that time. It doesn't mean he is related to whoever John Grant "Sr" was. It was used to distinguish men of the same name, regardless of how (or if) related. (Dobbs Co, NC Militia Muster Roll)

On 6 Jan 1778 John Grant entered 100 acres of land on the North side of the Neuse river, and both sides of Reedy Branch bordering Michael Herring. This was in the Walnut Creek area. This is the other John Grant. (Dobbs Co, NC Land Entries 1778-1790 Book 1 page 21).

On 14 Mar 1778 John Grant entered 50 acres on the south side of Briery Branch joining Thomas Bond, Thomas Phillips, William Moore and William Wooten. These are some of his same neighbors on the 1780 Dobbs Co, NC tax list, so I'm sure it is the John Grant under study here. (Dobbs Co, NC Land Entries 1778-1790 Book 1 page 285).

On 19 May 1778 One of the two John Grant's received bounty from Richard Caswell for military service in Dobbs Co, NC. I don't know which John Grant this was. (From Dobbs County Genealogical Society Journal, May 1983.)

In 1779 Wayne County was formed from the western part of Dobbs County taking one of the John Grants into the new county. So therefore any records for a John Grant after 1779 in Dobbs pertain to this John under study here.

The 1780 Dobbs Co, NC Tax list shows John Grant listed in Harvey District, which is the area east of Kinston, but north of the Neuse River (a large area). This is the last record I've found for this John Grant, but it places him in close proximity to some other people who are significant for reasons I'll explain below. His neighbors on the 1780 tax list included many names, but these are the most interesting because they were also neighbors in 1790 to Mary Grant (an apparent widow) and her apparent son Isaac Grant, whom I believe are John Grant's wife and son:

From 1780 Tax list, same district, and how close they were to Mary and Isaac in 1790:

John Wooten (2 houses from John Grant in 1780, about 20 houses from Mary in 1790)
Markland Wooten (next to John Grant in 1780, about 20 houses from Mary in 1790)
George Bell (2 houses from John Grant in 1780, 8 houses from Mary in 1790)

The above isn't solid proof, but it seems highly likely that John Grant is the the husband of Mary Grant. Her children (as given to me by Gloria Inciong) were born ca 1763 through ca 1777 in "Lenoir County". This entire family left the area in the 1790's and moved to Washington Co, VA. A biography written on one James B. Grant's sons (Hugh M. Grant) states that Hugh's father James B. Grant was born in Lenoir County, NC. (Thanks to Li Ann Lee for that data.)

A Washington Co, VA deed (Book 11 page 107) names all of the above children, as heirs and siblings of John Grant deceased (the son of John and Mary). (Thanks to Barbara Ryals (deceased) for sharing that deed with me.)

Since the last child known to be born to Mary Grant was circa 1777, that works well with John Grant if he died ca 1780 (the 1780 tax list was his last record). Mary Grant was listed on the 1790 census in Dobbs Co, NC with her direct neighbors and many others nearby being the exact same names next to and near John Grant on the 1780 tax list. This isn't conclusive proof, but I think it is good enough to say John Grant and Mary were husband and wife, pending evidence to the contrary. Isaac Grant, apparently single, was listed next to Mary in 1790.

1790 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census)

1790 Dobbs Co, NC pg 136 Mary Grant 0-3-2-0-0
Analysis:
3 Male(s) under 16    (1774/1790)	Gardner GRANT (1773) son
					John GRANT (1775) son
					James B. GRANT (1777) son
2 Female(s) any age (before 1790)	Mary --- Grant, widow of John Grant
					Elizabeth GRANT (c1771) daughter

1790 Dobbs Co, NC pg 136 Isaac Grant 1-0-0-0-0
Analysis:
1 Male(s) 16 and Up (before 1774)	Isaac GRANT (ca 1763) s/o John and Mary

Isaac and his mother Mary and all the rest of this family moved to Washington Co, VA in the 1790's. I haven't really studied them in great detail in VA. Much of what I have below is courtesy of Gloria Inciong, Li Ann Lee and Barbara Brittain Ryals (deceased), though some of it is also my own research. I'll go into more detail on this family in VA and the branches who went to KY and TN later on.

I read the Washington County, Virginia Land and Personal Property Tax lists for the period of 1782 through 1815 looking for various relatives. No Grants were listed at all until 1798 when James and Isaac Grant both appeared in the lower district of the county. They were listed frequently after that too. John Grant first appeared in 1803. An apparent widow Susan Grant appeared a little afterwards. I don't know who she had been married to. I did not do an exhaustive search of Grants on these records.

Children of John Grant and Mary ---.

I only have a little data on the children of John and Mary. Refer to the Register Report for data on John Grant's children. I have no hard evidence that the list of children (Isaac, etc.) are John and Mary's, but based on circumstantial evidence it sure looks likely.

Researcher List

Persons researching this family (click here for data on how to get on or off of this list):

John Alexander = alexco@mindspring.com (John-Isaac-Isaac C-)
Thomas R. Davis = (John-Isaac-Isaac C-Nathan W-)
Gloria Inciong = Contact me for her snail-mail address (John-Isaac-Isaac C-)
Kay Kennedy = yachtzee1@juno.com
Li Ann Lee = snowdove@magiclink.com (John-James B-Hugh M-)

Register Report

1. John¹ Grant , born bef 1756; died 1780/90 in Dobbs Co, NC (now Lenoir Co, NC). He married bef 1763 in NC Mary (---) , born bef 1765; died aft 1810 in Washington Co, VA.

Children of John Grant and Mary (---) were as follows:

+ 2 i Isaac² Grant , born 1763 in Dobbs Co, NC; died in Washington Co, VA. He married (1) Mary "Polly" (---) ; (2) Mary Howard .

+ 3 ii Anne² Grant , born 1767 in Dobbs Co, NC; died bef 2 Jul 1832 in Washington Co, VA. She married James Wilder .

+ 4 iii Mary "Polly"² Grant , born 1769 in Dobbs Co, NC; died 1810/14 in Washington Co, VA. She married Henry Tucker .

5 iv Elizabeth² Grant , born abt 1771 in Dobbs Co, NC.

6 v Gardner² Grant , born 1773 in Dobbs Co, NC.

7 vi John² Grant , born 1775 in Dobbs Co, NC; died bef 2 Jul 1832 in Washington Co, VA.

+ 8 vii James B² Grant Dr , born 1777 in Dobbs Co, NC; died 1847 in Washington Co, VA. He married Jeanette McGinnis .

Generation 2

2. Isaac² Grant (John¹), born 1763 in Dobbs Co, NC; died in Washington Co, VA. He married (1) abt 17 Dec 1789 in Dobbs Co, NC Mary "Polly" (---) , died abt 1789/90 in Dobbs Co, NC; (2) in 1800 in Washington Co, VA Mary Howard .

Children of Isaac Grant and Mary Howard were as follows:

+ 9 i Isaac Calloway³ Grant , born 1803/04 in Washington Co, VA; died 1889 in Knox Co, TN. He married (1) Catherine Worley ; (2) Elizabeth Luttrell .

10 ii Margaret³ Grant , born 1805 in Washington Co, VA.

+ 11 iii John³ Grant , born 1805/06 in Washington Co, VA. He married Dolly Winton .

12 iv Ann³ Grant , born 1807 in Washington Co, VA.

13 v Rebecca³ Grant , born 1809 in Washington Co, VA.

14 vi Archibald³ Grant , born 1812 in Washington Co, VA. He married Mary Galliher .

3. Anne² Grant (John¹), born 1767 in Dobbs Co, NC; died bef 2 Jul 1832 in Washington Co, VA. She married in Washington Co, VA James Wilder , born 1765/84; died aft 2 Jul 1832 in Washington Co, VA.

Children of Anne Grant and James Wilder were as follows:

15 i Samuel³ Wilder , born in Washington Co, VA. He married bef 1832 in Washington Co, VA Elizabeth (---) .

16 ii James³ Wilder Jr , born in Washington Co, VA. He married bef 1832 in Washington Co, VA Elizabeth (---) .

4. Mary "Polly"² Grant (John¹), born 1769 in Dobbs Co, NC; died 1810/14 in Washington Co, VA. She married in Washington Co, VA Henry Tucker .

Children of Mary "Polly" Grant and Henry Tucker were as follows:

17 i Kinchen³ Tucker , born in Washington Co, VA. He married on 11 Sep 1821 in Washington Co, VA Sarah Brady , daughter of Josiah Brady .

18 ii Pearcy³ Tucker . She married bef 2 Jul 1832 in Washington Co, VA Adam Davis .

19 iii Anne³ Tucker . She married bef 2 Jul 1832 in Washington Co, VA William Stidham .

8. James B² Grant Dr (John¹), born 1777 in Dobbs Co, NC; died 1847 in Washington Co, VA. He married bef 1805 in Washington Co, VA Jeanette McGinnis , born in Washington Co, VA, daughter of Archibald McGinnis and Mary Scott .

Children of James B Grant Dr and Jeanette McGinnis were as follows:

+ 20 i Hugh McGinnis³ Grant Dr , born 14 Feb 1805 in Washington Co, VA; died in Fincastle, VA. He married (1) Matilda Nordyke ; (2) Caroline C McCord ; (3) Sophia M Price .

Generation 3

9. Isaac Calloway³ Grant (Isaac², John¹), born 1803/04 in Washington Co, VA; died 1889 in Knox Co, TN. He married (1) on 5 Jan 1830 in Washington Co, VA Catherine Worley , died Feb 1844 in Roane Co, TN; (2) in 1857 in Roane Co, TN Elizabeth Luttrell , born 1821/22.

Children of Isaac Calloway Grant and Catherine Worley were as follows:

21 i Nathan Worley⁴ Grant , born 1 Dec 1831 in Washington Co, VA; died 16 Aug 1883 in Runnels Co, TX.

22 ii Minerva J⁴ Grant , born 1833/34 in Washington Co, VA. She married on 30 Oct 1854 in Roane Co, TN Roger H Abbott .

23 iii Isaac G⁴ Grant , born 1835/36 in Washington Co, VA.

24 iv John Lilburn⁴ Grant , born 1837/38 in Washington Co, VA.

Children of Isaac Calloway Grant and Elizabeth Luttrell were as follows:

25 i Mary E⁴ Grant , born 1858/59 in Knox Co, TN.

11. John³ Grant (Isaac², John¹), born 1805/06 in Washington Co, VA. He married on 29 Sep 1830 in Roane Co, TN Dolly Winton , born 1808/09 in TN.

Children of John Grant and Dolly Winton were as follows:

26 i Winton C⁴ Grant , born 1831/32 in Roane Co, TN.

27 ii Isaac C⁴ Grant , born 1834/35 in Roane Co, TN.

+ 28 iii Mary V⁴ Grant , born 1837/38 in Roane Co, TN. She married Prior L Cragmires .

20. Hugh McGinnis³ Grant Dr (James B², John¹), born 14 Feb 1805 in Washington Co, VA; died in Fincastle, VA. He married (1) on 12 May 1829 in Washington Co, VA Matilda Nordyke , born abt 1809 in Washington Co, VA; died 1832 in KY, daughter of Bennajah Nordyke and Jane Foley ; (2) in 1833 in Cahaba, AL Caroline C McCord , died abt 1845 in AL; (3) aft 1845 in Washington Co, VA Sophia M Price .

Children of Hugh McGinnis Grant Dr and Matilda Nordyke were as follows:

29 i James W⁴ Grant Dr , born 13 Jul 1830 in Washington Co, VA. He married on 23 Dec 1858 in KY Emily P Graham , daughter of Benjamin Graham and Nancy Price .

Generation 4

28. Mary V⁴ Grant (John³, Isaac², John¹), born 1837/38 in Roane Co, TN. She married in 1850/59 in Roane Co, TN Prior L Cragmires , born 1828/29.

Children of Mary V Grant and Prior L Cragmires were as follows:

30 i Edgar L⁵ Cragmires , born 1858/59 in Roane Co, TN.