William Grant (abt. 1803 - abt. 1870)

Born about 1803 in Saratoga, New York, United States

Died about 1870 at about age 67 in Saratoga, New York, United States

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Biography

William Grant is a part of US Black heritage.

William Grant was born about 1803 -1810 in Saratoga County, New York, most probably in the Town of Milton. He was the son of Jehu Unknown and Dinah Unknown.

Depending on his actual date of birth (unknown), William is accounted for in the 1820 U.S. Census household of his father, Jehu, in Milton, New York either as a Free Colored Person, Males, Under 14 or, more likely, as Jehu's one son listed as a Free Colored Persons - Males - 14 thru 25. ^[1]

In the 1830 U.S. Census William was head of household in Milton, New York accounting for his parents Jehu and Dinah and his siblings. It is unclear whether this census record reflects his wife Julia A. (Perdun) Grant as part of his household at the time rather than one of his sisters .^[2]

By the time of the 1840 U.S. Census, William is again heading the household in Milton, New York. Based on age, this record accounts for William's parents, his wife Julia A. (Perdun) Grant and two female children. ^[3]

In the 1850 U.S. Census, William (age 40) was in Milton, New York, living with his wife Julia and three daughters. ^[4]

In the 1855 N.Y. Census William (age 52) was the head of household in Milton, New York, United States living with his wife Julia, his mother Dinah (aka Diana), two daughters and a boarder. ^[5]

In 1860, the U.S. Census shows William (age 55), working as a Farmer living in Milton, New York living with his wife Julia, his mother Diana (aka Dinah), his son William and his brother in law Alexander Perdun.^[6]

William Grant last appears in any census record in the 1865 N.Y. Census. In this record, he is head of household in Milton, New York living with his wife Julia, a grandson and a boarder who shares his wife's maiden name of Perdun (sp).^[7]

William passed away sometime between the 1865 and 1870 U. S. Census. After this time, his wife Julia is listed as widowed. William's place of burial is unknown but believed to be somewhere in or around the vicinity of Milton, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census", Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Milton, Saratoga, New York; Page: 244; NARA Roll: M33_79; Image: 399, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1447861 (accessed 28 April 2024), John Grant in Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, USA.
2. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census", Year: 1830; Census Place: Milton, Saratoga, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 108; Page: 21; Family History Library Film: 0017168, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #80851 (accessed 28 April 2024), William Grant in Milton, Saratoga, New York.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census", Year: 1840; Census Place: Milton, Saratoga, New York; Roll: 336; Page: 83; Family History Library Film: 0017205, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2485797 (accessed 28 April 2024), William Grant in Milton, Saratoga, New York.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census", The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Milton, Saratoga, New York; Roll: 593; Page: 484b; Line Number: 26, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #8361283 (accessed 28 April 2024), William Grant (40) in Milton, Saratoga, New York, USA. Born in New York.
5. ↑ 1855 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1855", New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855; Line Number: 22, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7181 #1655566228 (accessed 28 April 2024), William Grant (52) head of household in Milton, New York, USA.
6. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census", The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Milton, Saratoga, New York; Roll: M653_857; Page: 653; Family History Library Film: 803857, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #48200514 (accessed 28 April 2024), William Grant (55), Farmer, in Milton, Saratoga, New York.
7. ↑ 1865 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1865", New York State Archives; Albany, New York, USA; Census of the State of New York, 1865; Line Number: 21; Page number: 31, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7218 #1066613 (accessed 28 April 2024), Wm Grant head of household in Milton, Saratoga, New York, USA.