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From: Christine Pettit <>
Subject: [NHSTRAFF-L] GRANTs + Spouses/Somersworth
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 19:16:10 -0700


These are my GRANTs that came from Berwick to settle in Somersworth. Maybe
they married someone you know. Please let me know if you have any additions
or corrections. I have not included my sources. Please contact me directly,
if you're interested.

Thanks!

Descendants of William Grant

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM4 GRANT (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1720 in
Berwick, York, ME, and
died in. He married MARY STEVENS, daughter of THOMAS STEVENS and MARTHA.

Children of WILLIAM GRANT and MARY STEVENS are:
i.JUDITH5 GRANT, b. Abt. 1740, Somersworth, Strafford, NH>Orrington.

ii.MOLLY GRANT, b. Abt. 1742.

iii.WILLIAM GRANT , JR., b. Abt. 1745, Somersworth, Strafford, NH; d. 04
September 1822, Lebanon,
York, ME; m. MARY WENTWORTH, 23 November 1769, Somersworth/Rochester,
Strafford, NH.

2.iv.SAMUEL GRANT, b. Abt. 1746, of Somersworth, Strafford, NH; d.
August 1806, Somersworth,
Strafford, NH.
v.DANIEL GRANT, b. Abt. 1748.

3.vi.EDWARD GRANT, b. Abt. 1756, Probable ancestor of Helen,
.
vii.EPHRAIM GRANT, b. 1752.

viii.ABIGAIL "NABBY" GRANT, b. 1754, See Oliver Spencer.

ix.LYDIA GRANT, b. Abt. 1756.

x.THOMAS GRANT, b. Abt. 1758.

4.xi.ABIJAH GRANT, b. Abt. 1760, Somersworth, Strafford, NH > Readfield
> Balltown ( now Jefferson)
>Cutler; d. **.
xii.PAUL GRANT, b. Abt. 1762, Somersworth, Strafford, NH [School
Master??]; d. 1793, Somersworth,
Strafford, NH.

Generation No. 2

2. SAMUEL5 GRANT (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, PETER1) was born Abt.
1746 in of Somersworth,
Strafford, NH, and died August 1806 in Somersworth, Strafford, NH. He
married ABIGAIL "NABBY"
DOWNES 1773 in Somersworth, Strafford, NH, daughter of SAMUEL DOWNES and
ANNE CANNEY.

Children of SAMUEL GRANT and ABIGAIL DOWNES are:
i.JOSHUA6 GRANT, b. 1773-1776; d. 1843.

ii.DANIEL GRANT, b. 10 March 1777, Somersworth, Strafford, NH >Berwick,
York, ME abt 1800
>Lebanon, York, ME; d. 10 May 1867, Lebanon, York, ME; m. (1) MERCY
RICKER, 19 December
1804, Lebanon,York, ME; m. (2) SARAH RICKER, 14 December 1834, Lebanon, ME.

3. EDWARD5 GRANT (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, PETER1) was born Abt.
1756 in Probable ancestor
of Helen, .

Child of EDWARD GRANT is:
i.EPHRAIM6 GRANT, b. 13 October 1785, Berwick, York, ME; m. AMY HORSUM,
23 July 1808.

4. ABIJAH5 GRANT (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, PETER1) was born Abt.
1760 in Somersworth,
Strafford, NH > Readfield > Balltown ( now Jefferson) >Cutler, and died in
**. He married DORCAS
TRASK 1788, daughter of JOSEPH TRASK and MARTHA WEBBER.

Children of ABIJAH GRANT and DORCAS TRASK are:
i.MARY6 GRANT, b. Abt. 1789; d. Aft. 1839; m. JAMES MARSTON, 24 March 1806.

ii.EDWARD "NED" GRANT, b. 1792; d. 1876; m. (1) ELSIE DORR, 1812; m. (2)
SARAH BURKE, 1847.

iii.EPHRAIM GRANT, b. 1795, of Cutler; m. MARY MARSTON.

iv.WILLIAM GRANT, b. 1797; d. 1885; m. (1) ELIZA ACKLEY, 13 April 1820;
m. (2) ANNA (?) ELLIOT,
1857.

v.ABIGAIL "NABBY" GRANT, b. 1794; d. Aft. 1880; m. (1) WILLIAM JONES
"BARGER" DAVIS, 06
February 1811; m. (2) REUBEN COLE, Aft. 1845.

vi.SAMUEL GRANT, b. Abt. 1804; d. 1860-1870; m. HANNAH ACKLEY, 1827.

vii.ASA GRANT, b. Abt. 1806; m. ELMIRA BRYANT.

viii.JOHN GRANT, b. 05 June 1806; d. 13 March 1872; m. SUSAN PHINNEY, 18
May 1826.

ix.JAMES GRANT, b. 10 May 1810; d. 08 January 1865; m. ELMIRA CATES, 22
December 1831.

x.CHARLES GRANT, b. Abt. 1811; d. 1850-1860; m. JANE, 1850.

Christine Pettit
California

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