James Grant, American,whaler, Scottish ancestry came to NZ 1800s.

Question

My great, great grandfather came from the US and was of Scottish ancestry from the Scottish Highlands, Glen Moriston, Glen Urquhart. He came to NZ in the 1800's as a whaler and settled in the East Coast of NZ north of Gisborne. He was the father of my great-grandmother Katarina Grant. Katarina married Apirana Manuel. Katarina was my mother's grandmother, a very small tiny woman of fair skin and bluey-grey eyes. Her face and head were rounded. Please can you help us.

Answer 1

if you google charles Grant american whaler. This may be another son of James. States Charles father james Grant was from Scotland and shipwrecked in the shoals in 1801, he was brought ashore to Nantucket where he married Elizabeth Ellis. Charles was the 2nd son of James. They were all whaling families.

Answer 2

Just realized this cant be your James Grant. Sorry to get your hopes up.

Answer 3

The best thing I can suggest is joining the Grant DNA Project at Family Tree DNA.  There are almost 300 Grants in there, and chances are one of them is a genetic match, possibly with a strong family history that can aanswer your questions.  I'm an administrator for the project and would be happy to assist as much as I can.