Thomas Grant (abt. 1682 - bef. 1774)

Husband of Isabella (Richardson) Grant — married 1715 in St Peters, New Kent, Virginia

Descendants

Died before Aug 1774 before about age 92 in North Carolina

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Biography

"THOMAS GRANT was a Scotch merchant. ISABEL RICHARDSON was of an English family. They both lived to a good old age. Although they had several other sons, DANIEL was the only one who lived to marry and raise a family." (Source: Pilcher, Margaret Campbell. Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher, and Kindred Families. 1911. 331-32.)

"THOMAS GRANT married ISABELLA RICHARDSON. He gave the land upon which the first Presbyterian church edifice was built in Virginia, and assisted in erecting the building. He was an elder in the congregation of Ground Squirrel Meeting House, Hanover County, Virginia. He died in 1734 [sic], and was buried beside his wife in the yard of the Old Pole Green Church, twenty miles from Richmond, VA." (Source: Pilcher, Margaret Campbell. Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher, and Kindred Families. 1911. 331-32.)

Birth

His birth information should be considered unknown because there are conflicting and unresolved dates, places, and sources. For instance:
Born:1682 in New Kent, Virginia^[1]
Born: on unspecified date, came from Scotland to VirginIa^{[citation needed]}
Born: About 1682 in Wolfhampcote, Warwick, England^[2]
Born: about 1694 in New Kent Co, VA^[3]
Born: circa 1683 in Stratspey, Scotland^[4]
Note: that all the above birth information comes from modern authors who don't tell us where they got their information.

Residence

According to Historical sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher and kindred families . . . "John Owen, with his wife, Mildred Grant (daughter of Thomas Grant and Isabella Richardson), his father-in-law, Thomas Grant, and his brothers-in-law, William Allen and Daniel Grant, removed to Granville County, North Carolina, in 1765."

Death

Death:

Date: 1774

Source: Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #4281, Date of Import: Jan 2, 1997

Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA

Age: 91-92

Event

Event:

Date: ABT 1700

Place: Land Grant recorded in New Kent Co, VA

Event:

Place: Came from Scotland to VA

Will

The will of Thomas Grant  (w 27 Mar 1774; p. Granville Co., NC, August Ct. 1774) names:
Daughter Francess Allin -- slaves
Daughter Mildred Owen -- slaves
"...Two acres of land in the County of Hanover and Province of Virginia Whereon the Meeting House now stands known by the name of Ground Squirll Meeting house including the ___ to the use of the Presberterian Congregation upon the conditional __ that the said congregation do keep a good and genteel pailing or rails round the graves of my daughter in law and grandson that is buried in said ground..."
Son Daniel Grant -- residue
Grandson Thomas Grant -- large gun, sword and belt
Executor: son Daniel Grant
Witnesses: Fanney Owen (jurat), Armella Grant (jurat), Benja. Smith, Fanney Grant

Sources

1. ↑ Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #4281, Date of Import: Jan 2, 1997.
2. ↑ http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=6024:252&ref2=6024:253 Caution: This is an unsourced family group sheet of unknown reliability
3. ↑ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/familydata/grpf27276.html Caution: This is an unsourced family group sheet of unknown reliability
4. ↑ http://ncccha.org/pdf/howard/descendantsofjohnhowardandmargaretclarke.pdf Caution:This is an unsourced genealogy of unknown reliability

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