Grant Surname

William Grant was born at an unknown date and location. He died before May 7, 1736 in King George Co., Virginia.

William was married to Margaret Glendenning White sometime between August 1723 and April 1724. William died sometime before May 7, 1736, when his widow Margaret was appointed the administrator of his estate.

Margaret was the daughter of John Glendenning and Ann Mott.

1	James Grant
2	Jane Grant was born circa 1727 in King George Co., Virginia.

2nd Generation: James Grant was born circa 1723 in King George County, Virginia. He died before April 1805, in Caswell Co., North Carolina. Father: William Grant Mother: Margaret Glendenning James was born and raised in King George County, Virginia. Sometime during the 1740s, he was married to Ann Diskin, who lived in neighboring Prince William County, Virginia. In the first years of marriage, they might have lived in Prince William County or in neighboring Fairfax County (in the part that became Loudoun County). By 1762, they were living in Loudoun County, where they remained. In April 1778, they sold their land in Loudoun County and moved south to North Carolina. In December 1779, they were in Guilford County North Carolina. Then by 1783, they had moved to neighboring Caswell County, North Carolina, where they remained. James wrote his will on December 8, 1801 and it was proven in April 1805. James married Ann Diskin in about 1750 in Stafford Co., Virginia. She was born circa 1735 in Stafford Co., Virginia. She died before September 1808 in Caswell Co., North Carolina. Ann was the daughter of John Diskin and Elizabeth Clark.

1	Diskin Grant
2	James Grant was born circa 1755-1765 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Powell.
3	John Grant was born circa 1766. He married Elizabeth Walker.
4	Rachel Grant was born circa 1776. She married John Tennason on February 3, 1796 in Caswell Co., North Carolina.
5	Joshua Grant was born circa 1779.
6	Elizabeth Grant
7	Mary Grant
8	William Grant
9	Reuben Grant
10	Neely Grant

Diskin Grant was born circa 1748 in Virginia. He died after 1824 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.

Father: James Grant
Mother: Ann Diskin

Diskin's place of birth is unknown, but would have been in one of the neighboring Virginia Counties of: King George, Prince William, or Fairfax. Sometime in his early childhood he settled with his family in the part of Fairfax County that became Loudoun County. Diskin first appeared on tithable lists there in 1769, which suggests he was born in or before 1748. He was documented in Loudoun County as late as 1778, when his parents sold their land and moved away.

Diskin's exact whereabouts over the next few years are unclear, but he eventually moved to the part of North Carolina where his parents had settled. In 1781, he was living in the part of Guilford County, North Carolina that became Rockingham County. It was while living there that he was paid for military service in the Revolutionary War. It was also there that he married Susannah Robertson from that county. Then in about 1784, he moved and his family moved away and settled in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Then in October 1798, they sold their land in Spartanburg County and moved away. By the following year they had settled in Montgomery County, Tennessee, where Diskin remained for the duration of his life. There, they setled in the eastern part of the county along Parson's (now Passenger) Creek. The last known evidence of Diskin was in November 1824 when he sold land. Other researchers have indicated that in November 1825, he applied for a pension for his Revolutionar War service, but I've never been able to find evidence for that. Although there is no evidence that he lived past the 1820s, in the 1830 census of his son Joshua's household there was a man aged 70-80 and in the 1840 census of his son Zachariah there was a man aged 80-90.

Father: Zachariah Robertson/Robinson
Mother: Elizabeth Tate

Elizabeth was born and raised in Rowan County, North Carolina; in the part that later became Guilford County, and then Rockingham County. Their last name was written interchangeably as both Robinson and Robertson.

1	Zachariah Grant
2	James Grant was born circa 1789 in Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. He died on April 11, 1859 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. 11 He married first to Lucy or Susannah Odeneal sometime before 1810. She died before 1849. It is not known if they had any children. He married second to Mary "Polly" R. Grant sometime between 1810 and 1849 (but probably before 1820). She was born circa 1799 in Halifax Co., Virginia and died on July 4, 1878 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. They had children: Mary Grant (c. 1820-1840s) md. William Armonett Eliza J. Grant (c. 1827-1852) md. Gladden Gorin Hinch James A. Grant (1828-1902) md. 1st Frances "Fannie" E. Roberts md. 2nd Henrietta Adams The identity of James' first wife is unclear, but she was his first cousin, once removed. In July 1810, Sarah Odeneal (his mother's cousin) transferred a slave named Jenny to her daughter Lucy Grant. Then a few months later, in October 1810, James Grant and his wife Susannah Grant, transferred that same slave Jenny to James' brother. Either Lucy/Susannah were the same person, or (less likely) they were different people and James and remarried sometime in between July and October 1810 OR they were sisters who happened to marry different people named Grant, and Lucy died in 1810. Although his first wife was his cousin, ironically his second wife (who had the same last name as him) was not related to him. It is unknown when the first wife died and when he married Mary Grant; no known records describe the name of his wife between 1810 and 1849. However I think it's likely that he married Mary Grant sometime during the 1810s and that his three known children (Mary, Eliza and James) were her children. Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, Apr. 15, 1859, Pg. 3: "Died,... On Monday the 11th, in this city, Mr. James Grant, an old and esteemed resident of Clarksville."
3	Joshua N. Grant was born on July 25, 1799* in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He died on January 15, 1866 10 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He is buried in the Sango Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He married Sarah Elizabeth Clifton circa 1818 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She was born circa 1800 and died after 1860 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. They had the following children: Samuel Nathaniel Grant (c. 1820-1894) md. Nancy J. Cooper George Washington Grant (c. 1822-1856) md. Tennessee Hutchison Martha Ann Grant (c. 1824-aft. 1890) md. ??? Preston William James Grant (1825-1914) md. Mary Jane Holt Sarah Elizabeth Grant (c. 1828-aft. 1888) md. 1st Joseph Proctor md. 2nd Ulyssus Kirk John E. Grant (c. 1831-1896) md. Nancy Kistner Adaline V. Grant (c. 1832-1904) md. 1st Henry Williams md. 2nd Charles W. Hyder Louisa J. Grant (c. 1836-1870s) md. David Nelson Brown Lucretia F. Grant (c. 1838-1870s) md. 1st James Rinehart md. 2nd Charles H. Kistner Mary Maria Grant (c. 1840-1860s) md. 1st Green Shelton Brown md. 2nd David T. Sisney A guess is that Joshua's middle name was Nathaniel, because that was the middle name of one of his sons. Joshua's birth year is unknown. The birth date on his tombstone has been transcribed variously as July 25, 1790, 1797 or 1799 10. Today the stone is so degraded that the year is illegible (at least in a photograph). I have listed the year 1799 because it is the most likely. Joshua and his children consistently listed his birthplace as Tennessee, and his parents did not move to Tennessee until October 1798 at the very earliest.

Zachariah Grant was born on October 18, 1786 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina ³. He died on September 13, 1864 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee ³. He is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.

Father: Diskin Grant
Mother: Susanna Robertson

Zachariah was probably named after his maternal grandfather Zachariah Robinson. Zachariah was born and raised in Spartanburgh District (now County), South Carolina. As a child (in abotu 1799) he moved with his family to Montgomery County, Tennessee, where they remained. While living there, Zachariah served in the War of 1812 as a lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of the West Tennessee Militia.

Zachariah was married to Mary Wheless in 1810 and they settled on a farm in eastern Montgomery County, Tennessee, near the community of Port Royal. On their estate, they raised a family of eight children. Zachariah and his family were quite wealthy. In 1836, he owned 1500 acres in Montgomery County valued at $6,000. In the 1860 census, his total estate (personal and real) was valued at $100,300.00. He was also a slave owner (in 1860 was listed as owning 48 slaves - their value being a significant portion of his "wealth"). In adulthood, Zachariah was either a member of the Baptist or Methodist church. After the death of his wife in 1858, Zachariah lived with his grandson William Herring, who also served as his overseer. According to family history, Zachariah was murdered by a band of guerillas in a barn outside of his house on an evening that his grandson was away from home.

They had the following children:

1	Nancy Grant was born on September 12, 1811 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 3. She died on April 2, 1874 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 3. She is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She married Albert Herring circa 1831 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. (He was born on May 22, 1811 in Tennessee and died on July 2, 1878 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.) They had the following children: Benjamin William Herring (1833-1900) Ann Eliza Herring (1835-1858) Mary Virginia Herring (1838-1896) md. Fendal John Tilley Alexander Albert Herring (1840-1914) David Grant Herring (1842-1876) Aquilla C. Herring (1844-1844) Samuel A. Herring (1846-1914) md. Susan Winchester Gardner Susan Elizabeth Jane Herring (1848-1929) md. James Curren Moody George F. Herring (1853-1913) Joseph L. Herring (1855-1857)	* Toni Cain Moody at Probanthia@aol.com is a researcher of this line.
2	David Grant was born on February 13, 1813 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He died on November 16, 1878 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He married first Lucinda C. Bobo on July 21, 1840 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. (She was born circa 1822 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee and died on September 5, 184(1 or 2) in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 6. She is buried in the Bobo Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.) They had one child: Hiram Zachariah Grant (1841-1864) He married second Telithia T. J. Hutchison on August 9, 1843 in Robertson Co., Tennessee. (She was born on July 16, 1824 in Tennessee and died on June 5, 1867 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. They had the following children: Mary E. Grant (1844-1847) John H. Grant (1847-1848) Emma V. Grant (c. 1849-1884) md. Rufus J. Gardner William D. Grant (1851-1853) infant daughter Grant (1853-1853) infant daughter Grant (1854-1854) Willemine Grant (1856-1859) Mary Grant (1858-1863) Boyd H. Grant (1863-1873) Blanche Grant (1865-1875) He married third Margaret C. Frey on April 15, 1875 in Robertson Co., Tennessee. (She was born on July 27, 1837 in Tennessee and died on February 17, 1908. She is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Springfield, Robertson Co., Tennessee.) They had one child: Margaret Grant (1875-1898) A guess is that there may have been some kind of genetic problem that caused all 12 of David's children to die while relatively young. In 1880, his 30-year old daughter Emma indicated that she suffered from a spinal problem.
3	Martha Grant was born on October 2, 1814 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 3. She died on November 9, 1852 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 3. She is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She married Henry Gunn circa 1833 in Tennessee. (He was born on February 15, 1809 and died on April 30, 1886 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.) They had the following children: Mary E. Gunn (c. 1835-1864) md. Henry Halcat Pride David Thomas Gunn (1835-1904) md. 1st. Francious Rogers md. 2nd. Mary Elizabeth Barnes James Henry Gunn (c. 1839-1861) Joseph Wesley Gunn (c. 1841-1862) Barbara Ann Gunn (c. 1842-1875) md. William A. Lipford Zachariah Grant Gunn (c. 1843-1862) Neil Simpson Gunn (1847-1914) md. Mary Kelly Robert Allen Gunn (c. 1849-after 1910) md. Robella Aquilla Logan Gunn (1852-1924) md. Amanda F. Ford
4	Joseph Grant was born on about April 4, 1817 8 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He died on March 19, 1892 8 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He married Harriet A. Atkins on July 7, 1841 in Robertson Co., Tennessee. (She was born on September 20, 1822 in Tennessee and died on October 12, 1858 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.) They had the following children: James Zachariah Grant (1843-1918) md. Mary Fannie Crouch Mary Elizabeth Grant (1847-1890) md. Anthony Foster Rosson David Council Grant (1850-1913) md. 1st Henrietta "Etta" Grant md. 2nd Barbara Gunn W. R. Grant (1853-1861) Margaret "Mittie" Ann Grant (1857-1914) md. William Chesterfield Brown He married second Mary Jane Morris on November 26, 1859 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. (She was born on November 4, 1824 in Tennessee and died on December 1, 1915 in Port Royal, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She is buried in the Morris Cemetery, Thomasville, Cheatham Co., Tennessee.) They had one child: Harriet "Hattie" Elizabeth Grant (1860-1909)
5	Mary Grant
6	Elizabeth Grant was born on May 3, 1822 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 3. She died on May 1, 1840 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 3. She is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She married Samuel H. Northington on January 6, 1839 in Robertson Co., Tennessee. (He was born circa 1816 in Tennessee.) They had no children, or at least none that survived. She was only married for one year.
7	Aquilla Grant was born on October 9, 1824 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 5,8. He died on October 16, 1888 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 5,8. He is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He married first Maria Louise Cherry on February 24, 1848 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 5. (She was born on September 23, 1824 8 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee and died on February 1, 1866 8 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.) They had one child: Charles Aquilla Grant (1863-1863) He married second Sarah "Sallie" Ann Norfleet on December 24, 1867 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 5. (She was born on October 7, 1837 5,8 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee and died on August 30, 1886 5,8 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She is buried in the Old Grant's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.) They had one child: Ella Norfleet Grant (1869-1926) md. Edward F. Rosson
8	Charlotte "Lottie" Grant was born in June 1826 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She died on December 26, 1900 in Ferguson Station, Logan Co., Kentucky. She is buried in the Ferguson Graveyard, Logan Co., Kentucky. She married Luke H. Ferguson on November 4, 1845 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. (He was born on January 4, 1811 and died on January 11, 1887 in Logan Co., Kentucky.) They had the following children: John Isom Ferguson (1846-1934) md. Emma L. Burks Mary "Mollie" E. K. Ferguson (1849-1921) md. Robert Everett Lyne Robert A. Ferguson (1855-1904) md. Mary E. Gordon Luke H. Ferguson (1857-1861) Martha "Mattie" Jane Ferguson (1860-1944) Many sources have confused her with a different Charlotte Grant of Montgomery County, Tennessee. That other Charlotte was born circa 1813, married John Cooksey, and settled in Missouri. Charlotte Grant Cooksey was not the daughter of Zachariah and Mary Grant, but was probably the niece of Zachariah Grant.

Mary Grant was born on August 6, 1820 in Montgomery County, Tennessee ^1,2. She died on March 16, 1870 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee ^2,8. She is buried in the Sango Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.

Father: Zachariah Grant
Mother: Mary Wheless

Mary spent her youth at her parents' estate in eastern Montgomery County, Tennessee, near Port Royal. In 1840, at the age of 20, she was married to an aspiring young plantation owner named George Halliburton. They settled on a farm east of Clarksville in Montgomery County, where the community of Sango would eventually spring up from around their home. Besides the work involved with raising seven children, Mary probably helped with the administration of the family's successful farm and general store at their home.

There is evidence that Mary may have been raised as a Baptist, yet as an adult she became a Presbyterian. She and at least some of her children were members of the Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which stood near her home at Sango. Mary died in 1870, at the age of 49, probably from consumption (tuberculosis), the same disease that killed her daughter two months earlier.

For more information about their children, see his page.

Sources:

1. Rutherford, William K. and Anna C. Genealogical History of the Halliburton Family. Privately Printed, 1972.
2. Tombstone inscriptions, Sango Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee
3. Cemetery index, Old Grants Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
4. Obituary of Mary Grant, Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, c. June 1858
5. Research of Faye Jensen
6. Cemetery index, Bobo Cemetery, Montgomery Co., TN. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nightshade/Cemeteries/Bobo_Cemetery.html
7. Marriage registers, Montgomery Co., Tennessee
8. Death notice of Mary Halliburton, Clarksville Chronicle, Mar. 19, 1870, Pg. 3
9. Tombstone inscriptions, Old Grants Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
10. Online cemetery index, Sango Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
11. Death notice of James grant, Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, Apr. 15, 1859, Pg. 3

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