Grant Genealogy Volume 2, Issue 2 May 2003

Grant Genealogy

Volume 2, Issue 2

May 2003

Editor: Marty Grant, Kinston, NC, USA
E-Mail: public@martygrant.com
Website: http://www.martygrant.com

Welcome to this issue of "Grant Genealogy", a newsletter devoted to Grant Genealogy in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia (and other states to a lesser extent).

Please visit my Grant web pages at: http://www.martygrant.com/gen/grant.htm for documented web pages for numerous Grant families in NC, TN and VA.

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This newsletter is devoted to Grants in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, and it seems to me that most of the Grants in these states are from Scotland originally, but some could be English or Irish. Perhaps many of the diverse lines we are studying have common ancestry back in Scotland. (Perhaps a Grant Surname DNA Study would help identify related lines).

In this Issue:

Introduction

This and that.

Grants in Virginia in 1782-1785

Just a few Grants listed in Virginia for the reconstructed "1790" census.

17th and 18th Century Grant Immigrations to the Southern United States

Several Grants came to Virginia in this time period.

What's New on the Grant Web pages?

New pages, and recently updated pages.

Descendants of Wiley Grant of NC, TN and TX

Submitted by Jean Taylor

Expert Advice:

Questions to Ask in the Grave Yard

Web Links

Introduction

Hi, I hope everyone is doing well. I apologize for taking so long to get this newsletter out. This it the first one since January. Well you get what you pay for! <g>

I've been busy recovering from my 3rd (and last) tailbone surgery, and I think this one has done the job, and that I'll be back to normal before long. I've been dealing with this problem since 1999, so it will be nice to be able to sit long enough to go visit my parents, go to church, movies, dinner, etc. I also plan to go to libraries, archives and so forth to continue my research.

I have taken some time in the last month or two to work on my Grant book (concerning William Grant (c1720-1795) of Rutherford Co, NC). I have now reached a stopping point and could probably publish it "as is," but I wouldn't be satisfied with it. I really need to make a couple of research trips before I can feel good about it. I need to go the Virginia Archives and try to find more about his origins in Virginia (probably Orange County), and I'd also like to make one more trip to Rutherford County, NC and other counties in the North Carolina mountains. In any event, the book is currently 878 pages, including index. There is only a little more I'd like to add to it. I'll keep you posted.

I've also been reading. I've finished biographies on George Washington, and John Adams and am currently reading one about Thomas Jefferson. Can you see a trend here? I also am reading (off and on) a book about the History of Colonial South Carolina.

Enough about me, on with the newsletter. I am adding some interesting Virginia records and some immigration records that might be of use. I'm also glad to publish some submitted material sent to me by cousin Jean Taylor. I'm always glad to receive something like this to publish. It takes some of the pressure off of me. Enjoy the newsletter, and please let me know if there are any topics you'd like me to cover in a future edition.

Grants in Virginia in 1782-1785

As many of you probably already know, the 1790 census was the first one taken for the United States. Unfortunately the census returns were lost for the State of Virginia. It was once widely reported that they were destroyed during the War of 1812 when the British burned parts of Washington, D.C., but more recent research suggests they were just misplaced or destroyed over the years by neglect or carelessness. In any event, a substitute was printed up many years ago by the Government Printing Office which used extant tax lists from 1782, 1783, 1784 and 1785. These were published under the title: "First Census of the United States 1790. Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785. Virginia", originally published in 1908, but reprinted several times since.

I noticed that only a few Grants were listed on this "census", when the 1787 State Census of Virginia shows quite a few more. I wonder why so many were missed in 1782-1785? It could be that the compiler didn't have access to all the available records, or in fact, some of the early tax lists for some counties were lost. Another book was published later based on the missing 1782 listings. This list below does not include those.

The 1782 and 1783 lists included a column for Whites and one for Blacks. The 1784 and 1785 lists included 3 columns, one for white souls, one for dwellings, and one for "other buildings." Any notes after the enumerations are from me and not part of the original record.

1782

Fluvanna Co, VA

Alexander Grant, 4-0 (Married Agness Jarrett in 1751 Goochland Co, VA)

Alexander Grant Jr, 6-0 (Married Martha Parrish in 1780 Louisa Co, VA)

Halifax Co, VA

Burwell Grant, 7-0

Jasper Grant, 5-0 (Someone of this name resided in King George Co, VA in 1750's)

1783

Chesterfield Co, VA

Edith Grant, 6-5

Edith Grant, 11-0

1785

Halifax Co, VA

Burwell Grant, 7-1-5

John Grant, 2-0-0

Isaac Grant, 3-0-2 (Married Elizabeth "Betsy" Farris in 1783 in Halifax Co, VA)

Jasper Grant, 4-0-3

Norfolk Co, VA

Kesiah Grant, 3-1-2

William Grant, 2-0-0

Ann Grant, 4-1-0

James Grant, 8-1-0

John Grant, 6-1-0

17th and 18th Century Grant Immigrations to the Southern United States

A large number of Grants came to America in the 1600's and 1700's from England and Scotland. Many arrivals went to Boston, Nova Scotia, Barbados, New York and other points in the north or the Caribbean, however quite a few landed in the south. Here are a few of them from a variety of sources (contact me for complete source citations). This list is by no means complete:

Georgia

Andrew Grant to Georgia 1733

Andrew Grant to Georgia 1734

Archibald Grant to Georgia 1734

John Grant to Georgia 1735

Patrick Grant to Georgia 1735

Christian Grant to Georgia 1737

Gilbert Grant to Georgia 1737

John Grant to Georgia 1737

John Grant to Georgia 1737

Peter Grant to Georgia 1737

Will Grant to Georgia 1737

John Grant to Georgia 1741

Jannet Grant to Georgia 1741

James Grant to Georgia 1745

Peter Grant to Georgia 1745

Alexander Grant, age 20, to Georgia 1774

John Grant to Georgia 1774

Alexander Grant to Georgia 1775

Maryland

Daniel Grant to Maryland 1716

William Grant to Maryland 1716

Thomas Grant to Maryland 1720

Sarah Grant to Maryland 1723

Catherine Grant to Maryland 1732

William Grant to Maryland 1742

Allen Grant, age 60, to Maryland 1747

Angus Grant, age 22, to Maryland 1747

John Grant, age 34, to Maryland 1747

William Grant, age 48, to Potomack, Maryland 1747

Thomas Grant to Maryland 1763

Thomas Grant to Maryland 1775

Marmaduke Grant to Maryland 1776

North Carolina

George Grant (age 20) and wife to Wilmington, NC 1774

James Grant to North Carolina 1783

South Carolina

Ludovick Grant to South Carolina 1716

Virginia

Christian Grant to Virginia 1637

John Grant to Virginia 1638

Joane Grant to Virginia 1640

Duncan Grant to Virginia 1650

Elizabeth Grant to Virginia 1650

Anthony Grant to Virginia 1652

Bened Grant to Virginia 1652

William Grant to Virginia 1656

John Grant to Virginia 1662

Jasper Grant to Virginia 1663

John Grant to Virginia 1684

Grace Grant to Virginia 1695

Mary Grant to Virginia 1695

William Grant to Virginia 1696

William Grant to Virginia 1697

Alexander Grant to Virginia 1701

Alexander Grant to Virginia 1701

Margy Grant to Virginia 1701

Mary Grant to Virginia 1702

Peter Grant to Virginia 1705

Thomas Grant to Virginia 1714

Daniel Grant to Virginia 1716

John Grant to Virginia 1716

Robert Grant to Virginia 1716

John Grant to Virginia 1721

Charles Grant to Virginia 1736

John Grant to Virginia 1736

Thomas Grant to Virginia 1740

Alexander Grant to Virginia 1752

Charles Grant to Virginia 1773

George Grant to Virginia 1774

James Grant to Virginia 1774

John Grant to Virginia 1774

William Grant to Virginia 1774

Donald Grant to Virginia 1776

John Grant to Virginia 1776

What's New on the Grant Web pages?

1 Apr 2003 - New page for Theodore Hicks and Eliza F. Grant (c1826 KY) of Macon Co, NC.

Descendants of Wiley Grant of NC, TN and TX

Jean Taylor submitted the following regarding her ancestor Wiley Grant (1834-1890), son of Alexander Grant and Susan Sumner of Buncombe Co, NC and Polk Co, TN. Anyone with information, comments, etc., please contact Jean at: Jean Taylor, 546 Granberry, Houston, TX, 77007. The formatting below is slightly off (the original was fine), for these kind of reports don't translate well into html for web pages, but it is good enough to get the point across.

Descendants of Wiley Grant

Son of Alexander and Susan Grant of NC and TN

Generation No. 1

1. WILEY⁴ GRANT (ALEXANDER³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born Bet. April 27, 1834 - 1835 in Buncombe Co., NC, and died August 30, 1890 in Upshur Co., TX. He married (1) SUSANNA (Susan) BRUCE in (probably) TN. She was born 1836-1844, and died in (probably) Smith Co., TX. He married (2) FANNIE BALLZIGER. (Some family members say Wiley’s second wife was a Shamburger.)

Although Wiley Grant's tombstone in Chilton Cemetery in Big Sandy, Upshur Co., TX notes he was born April 27, 1843 in Ducktown, TN, it is apparent from census records and information obtained from other Grant researchers that he was actually born ca 1834 – 1835 in Buncombe County, NC. I am assuming the month and day from his tombstone are correct. J. A. Taylor

Wiley Grant is found in the following U. S. censuses:

1840 Buncombe Co., NC age 0-4
1850 Gilmer Co., GA age 15
1860 Walker Co., GA age 26
1870 Walker Co., GA age 35
1880 Smith Co., TX age 46

Wiley is shown with his parents, Alexander and Susan Grant, until the 1860 census when he is found in Walker Co., GA with his wife, Susanna (Susan) Bruce (Source of her maiden name is from her daughter's, Susan Frances Grant Kennedy, death certificate. Daughter’s husband, J. M. Kennedy, supplied the information.) J.A. Taylor

1860 Walker Co., GA Census - Pond Spring District July 18, 1860 - Pg. 805

GRANT, Wiley 26 M Farmer TN

Susan 20 F TN

Nancy 3 F TN

Elizabeth 2 F TN

Harriet 3/12 F GA

1870 Walker Co., GA Census - Subdivision No. 128 PO Friek's Leap(?) - Pg. 10

GRANT, Wiley 35 M Farm laborer NC

Susanna 34 F Keeping House TN

Nancy C. 14 F At Home TN

Elizabeth A. 12 F At Home TN

Harriet R. 9 F GA

Susanna F. 6 F GA

George A. 3 M GA

1880 Smith Co., TX Census - Subdivision # 96 Garden Valley - Pg. 7

GRANT, Wiley 46 M Farmer NC

Susan 36 F Keeping House TN

George 14 M Farm Laborer GA

LOVE, Lizzie 23 F Daughter - Domestic TN

" Jennie 4 F Granddaughter GA

" Clay 2 M Grandson GA

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It seems likely that Wiley's father, Alexander Grant, and family moved from Gilmer Co., GA to Polk Co., TN in the early 1850's since daughter Roxanna is believed to have been born there. Wiley probably moved with them. He would have been only about 17 years old at the time. His two oldest children are shown born in TN so it would seem that he married there and moved to Walker County, GA between 1858 and 1860 when he is found in the 1860 Walker Co., GA census.

If we assume that Wiley's daughter, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grant Love, moved to Texas at the same time as Wiley and Susan, it would place the time frame of that move between 1878 and 1880 if the information on the Love children is correct that they were born in GA. Wiley’s wife, Susan, is living at the time of the 1880 Smith Co., TX census, but we know Wiley was remarried before his death in 1890. It is not known when Susan Grant died or where she is buried. An extensive search of Smith Co., TX cemeteries has been made with no success. It can only be assumed that her grave is unmarked.

With the destruction of the 1890 census, it has not yet been ascertained when (or if) Wiley moved to Upshur County, TX before his death in August 1890. It is likely that he did move there or somewhere close by since he is buried in Chilton Cemetery in Big Sandy, Upshur County, TX. Or it may be that his second wife was from the Big Sandy area and that's why he was buried where he was.

Wiley Grant served as a Private CSA. His occupation afterwards was listed as Farmer.

Wiley Grant's military information from "Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia" 1861-1865, Vol. 1, page 107. “Wiley Grant, Private, July 8, 1861. Transferred to 2^nd Co. I, 1^st Confederate Regt. Inf. November 8, 1862. Appears last on roll for August 31, 1863.” J.A. Taylor

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Children of WILEY GRANT and SUSANNA BRUCE:

1. i. NANCY C.⁵ GRANT, b. Abt. 1856, TN.

2. ii. ELIZABETH A. GRANT, b. Abt. 1858, TN.

3. iii. HARRIETT R. GRANT, b. Abt. 1861, GA.

4. iv. SUSAN FRANCES GRANT, b. December 09, 1864, GA; d. July 22, 1918, Smith Co., TX.

5. v. GEORGE A. GRANT, b. Abt. 1867, GA; d. November 01, 1930, Smith Co., TX.

Generation No. 2

1. NANCY C.⁵ GRANT, (WILEY⁴, ALEXANDER³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born. Abt. 1856, TN. – Nothing further.

2. ELIZABETH A.⁵ GRANT (WILEY⁴, ALEXANDER³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1858 in TN. She married (1) ? UTEN. She married (2) ? LOVE. (May have been named Clay, same as son.)

Children of ELIZABETH GRANT and ? LOVE:

i. CLAY⁶ LOVE.

ii. JENNY LOVE.

3. HARRIETT t R.⁵ GRANT (WILEY⁴, ALEXANDER³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1861 in GA. She married C. W. STEWART, March 07, 1878, Smith Co., TX. Married By: H. E. Calahan.

4. SUSAN FRANCES⁵ GRANT (WILEY⁴, ALEXANDER³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born December 09, 1864 in Georgia per census records (It was originally thought that she was born in TN.), and died July 22, 1918 in Smith Co., TX. She was buried July 23, 1918, in Verner Cemetery, Smith Co., TX . Susan Frances married JAMES MARION KENNEDY June 27, 1878 in Smith Co., TX, son of JOHN KENNEDY and ELIZABETH JOHNSON. He was born April 15, 1856 in Georgia, and died March 19, 1925 in Smith Co., TX.

Children of SUSAN GRANT and JAMES KENNEDY:

i. GEORGE WILEY⁶ KENNEDY, b. Smith Co., TX; d. Smith Co., TX.

ii. INEZ REBECCA KENNEDY, , b. Smith Co., TX; d. March 31, 1897, Smith Co., TX

iii. RICHARD ROY KENNEDY, b. Smith Co., TX; d. Smith Co., TX

iv. TWIN BOYS KENNEDY, b. Smith Co., TX; d. October 24, 1891, Smith Co., TX

v. ROLAND LEE KENNEDY, b. July 31, 1880, Dixie Community, Smith Co., TX; d. May 23, 1958, Smith Co., TX

vi. JOHN WILLIAM KENNEDY, b. July 24, 1882, Dixie Comm., Smith Co., TX; d. October 25, 1973, Smith Co., TX

vii. BARBARA ALLEN KENNEDY, b. December 27, 1884, Dixie Community, Smith Co., TX; d. March 22, 1979, Smith Co., TX

viii. JAMES GRADY KENNEDY, b. February 24, 1887, Smith Co., TX; d. May 27, 1967, Smith Co., TX

ix. FRANCES ELIZABETH KENNEDY, b. June 19, 1890, Dixie Comm., Smith Co., TX; d. June 17, 1982, Smith Co., TX

x. ISABELLE RUTH KENNEDY, b. October 20, 1892, Dixie Comm., Smith Co., TX; d. October 24, 1962, Smith Co., TX

xi. MARY BERTHA KENNEDY, b. August 1899; d. August 22, 1900, Smith Co., TX.

xii. DAVE LEWALLIN KENNEDY, b. June 13, 1901, Black Fork Com., Smith Co., TX; d. January 29, 1971, Smith Co., TX

xiii. HOWELL WESLEY KENNEDY, b. November 24, 1903, Red Springs, Smith Co., TX; d. September 15, 1989, Smith Co., TX

xiv. LENA VERA KENNEDY, b. August 19, 1906, Red Springs Community, Smith Co., TX; d. June 27, 1994, Tyler, Smith Co., TX

5. GEORGE A.⁵ GRANT (WILEY⁴, ALEXANDER³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1867 in GA, and died November 01, 1930 in Smith Co., TX. Burial: November 02, 1930, Sand Flat, TX. He married MITTIE GILBREATH. She was born Abt. 1867, and died January 21, 1922 in Smith Co., TX.

Children of GEORGE GRANT and MITTIE GILBREATH:

i. LONA⁶ GRANT.

ii. J.R. GRANT, b. Abt. 1909; d. Abt. 1922, Smith Co., TX.

iii. JOHN H. GRANT, b. August 06, 1882, Prob. Smith Co., TX; d. September 15, 1962, Smith Co., TX; m. (1) NELLIE ?; b. May 16, 1893; d. September 01, 1942, Smith Co., TX.

Research on this family is on going and any additional information on the Grant and related families would be greatly appreciated by the Texas descendants of Wiley Grant. Jean A. Taylor

Expert Advice: Questions to Ask in the Graveyard

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EXPERT ADVICE: QUESTIONS TO ASK IN THE GRAVEYARD

When you locate your ancestor's grave, copy the marker's inscription. Here are some other items you should note:

* What type of cemetery is it? What is the location of the cemetery? Record directions in case you or another researcher wants to return.

* What is the location of the grave from the entrance? You'll want to be able to find it again or tell others how to get there. If there is a cemetery map, mark the location on a copy of the map and keep it in your files.

* How are the graves oriented? On an east-west axis? Haphazardly? In neat rows?

* Was your ancestor buried in a particular section of the cemetery? For example, a section reserved for a religious group, for veterans, for members of a fraternal organization or with other disaster victims. Who's buried around your ancestor? Later research may reveal that they were relatives.

* What kinds of decoration and foliage appear on or around your ancestor's grave? Is the grave scraped or mounded? What kind of artwork was carved on the stone? These symbols have different meanings.

* Is there a false crypt or grave house? What is the shape of the marker, and what is it made of? Marble? Granite? Slate? Limestone? If the stone is granite and the death date is 1789, then this isn't the original stone. Granite wasn't used until the 1880s.

* What kind of inscription was carved on the stone? Only a name and dates? Does the epitaph or poetry speak of the dead, or is it a farewell message?

--Excerpted from "Your Guide to Cemetery Research" by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, $19.99.
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Web Links

Marty and Karla Grant website: http://www.martygrant.com

What's New at Marty and Karla Grant?: http://www.martygrant.com/gen/whats-new.htm

Grant Genealogy - North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia: http://www.martygrant.com/gen/grant.htm

What's New on the Grant pages? http://www.martygrant.com/gen/grant/grant-new.htm

Grant Census Transcriptions 1790-1870: http://www.martygrant.com/gen/grant/grant-census.htm

Grant Discussion Forum (North Carolina Grants only): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GrantGenealogyNC/

Other Grant websites: http://www.martygrant.com/gen/grant/grant-links.htm