1726 - 1804 (77 years)
Generation: 1
1. | William Grant was born on 22 Feb 1726 in , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Jan 1804 in Boones Station, Fayette, Kentucky, USA; was buried in , Fayette, Kentucky, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1768, , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1790, , Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Notes:
William Grant was a son of William Grant I, of Scotland, who married Margery Varnon, of Ireland, a widow with one son. Her father was a rich man with an elegant household and many servants and she, being badly treated at home, ran away to America, where she met the young Scotchman,William Grant, and married him. Young Grant's name was in reality Douglas. In the land of the thistle he had had bestowed upon him a grant of land for a deed of bravery and was thenceforth called the "Grant" Douglas, to distinguish hira from others of the same name, and when he came to America he assumed the name of Grant. William Grant II was born in Pennsylvania, in February, 1726, and died in Fayette county, Kentucky, in 1804.
William married Elizabeth Boone on 10 Jan 1750 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan) was born on 5 Feb 1733 in , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Feb 1814 in Bryans Station, Fayette, Kentucky, USA; was buried in , Fayette, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John Grant
- 3. Emily Charlotte Grant
- 4. Margaret Grant was born on 22 Sep 1752 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Aug 1803 in , Montgomery, Virginia, USA.
- 5. Mary Grant was born on 22 Sep 1753 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Aug 1803 in , Barren, Kentucky, USA.
- 6. John Grant was born in 1754 in , , North Carolina, USA; died in 1826 in , Campbell, Kentucky, USA.
- 7. John W Grant was born on 30 Jan 1754 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Nov 1826 in Pond Creek Farm, Campbell, Kentucky, USA; was buried in , Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
- 8. Elizabeth Grant Moseby was born on 28 Aug 1755 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Oct 1853 in , Boone, Kentucky, USA.
- 9. Israel Boone Grant was born on 14 Dec 1756 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died in Oct 1796 in , Scott, Kentucky, USA.
- 10. Sarah Grant was born on 25 Jan 1759 in Shallow Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Mar 1816 in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA.
- 11. Sarah Elizabeth Hogan was born on 1 Jun 1760 in , , North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Oct 1816 in , Madison, Alabama, USA.
- 12. William Grant was born on 10 Jun 1761 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 20 Feb 1814 in Grant Homestead, Elkhorn River, Fayette, Kentucky, USA; was buried in , Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
- 13. Samuel Boone Grant was born on 26 Nov 1762 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Aug 1789 in Grants Lick Creek, Paoli, Orange, Indiana, USA.
- 14. General Squire Boone Grant was born on 19 Sep 1764 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jun 1833 in Errondale, Kenton, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Grant, Kenton, Kentucky, USA.
- 15. Elizabeth Grant was born on 28 Aug 1765 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jul 1804 in Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, USA.
- 16. Moses Verner Grant was born on 3 Oct 1768 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Aug 1789 in Grants Lick Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA; was buried in , Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
- 17. Hannah Grant was born on 30 Mar 1771 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 30 May 1817 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
- 18. Thomas Grant was born on 11 Mar 1774.
- 19. Rebecca Boone Grant was born on 4 Jun 1775 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Nov 1858 in Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, USA.
- 20. John Andrew Grant was born in 1776 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died in Sep 1821 in , Laurens, Georgia, USA.
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Generation: 2
4. | Margaret Grant (1.William1) was born on 22 Sep 1752 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Aug 1803 in , Montgomery, Virginia, USA. |
5. | Mary Grant (1.William1) was born on 22 Sep 1753 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Aug 1803 in , Barren, Kentucky, USA. |
6. | John Grant (1.William1) was born in 1754 in , , North Carolina, USA; died in 1826 in , Campbell, Kentucky, USA. |
7. | John W Grant (1.William1) was born on 30 Jan 1754 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Nov 1826 in Pond Creek Farm, Campbell, Kentucky, USA; was buried in , Fayette, Kentucky, USA. |
8. | Elizabeth Grant Moseby (1.William1) was born on 28 Aug 1755 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Oct 1853 in , Boone, Kentucky, USA. |
9. | Israel Boone Grant (1.William1) was born on 14 Dec 1756 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died in Oct 1796 in , Scott, Kentucky, USA. |
10. | Sarah Grant (1.William1) was born on 25 Jan 1759 in Shallow Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Mar 1816 in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Capt John Sanders. Capt was born on 2 Jan 1756; died on 5 Feb 1809. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | William Grant (1.William1) was born on 10 Jun 1761 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 20 Feb 1814 in Grant Homestead, Elkhorn River, Fayette, Kentucky, USA; was buried in , Fayette, Kentucky, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1810, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Family/Spouse: Sally Moseby. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Samuel Boone Grant (1.William1) was born on 26 Nov 1762 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Aug 1789 in Grants Lick Creek, Paoli, Orange, Indiana, USA. |
14. | General Squire Boone Grant (1.William1) was born on 19 Sep 1764 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jun 1833 in Errondale, Kenton, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Grant, Kenton, Kentucky, USA. |
15. | Elizabeth Grant (1.William1) was born on 28 Aug 1765 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jul 1804 in Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, USA. |
16. | Moses Verner Grant (1.William1) was born on 3 Oct 1768 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Aug 1789 in Grants Lick Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA; was buried in , Fayette, Kentucky, USA. |
17. | Hannah Grant (1.William1) was born on 30 Mar 1771 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 30 May 1817 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Hannah married James Lennox in 1790 in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA. James was born in 1767 in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Margaret Lennox was born in 1793 in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
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19. | Rebecca Boone Grant (1.William1) was born on 4 Jun 1775 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Nov 1858 in Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, USA. |
20. | John Andrew Grant (1.William1) was born in 1776 in Yadkin Valley, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died in Sep 1821 in , Laurens, Georgia, USA. |
Generation: 3
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