Matthew Grant
Matthew Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 27, 1602 |
| Died | December 16, 1681 (aged 79) |
| Occupations | Surveyor, carpenter, clerk, farmer |
| Relatives | Jesse Root Grant (8th great-grandson), Ulysses S. Grant (9th great-grandson) |
Matthew Grant (October 27, 1601 - December 16, 1681) was an English-American carpenter, surveyor, the patriarch of the Grant family, and the 9th great-grandfather of Ulysses S. Grant.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Matthew was born in Exeter, England to John Grant (1573–1640) and Alice Turberville (1577–1640). John was an Anglican vicar in Roxby, Yorkshire and Alice was the daughter of an English Lord in Woolbridge.[5][6] On November 16, 1625, Matthew married Priscilla Grey (1601–1644).[1][3][7]
On March 30, 1630, Matthew, Priscilla and his son Peter immigrated to Boston Harbor aboard the Mary and John.[1] From there they traveled to Connecticut and Matthew became a carpenter in Dorchester and a worked as a surveyor in the Windsor area.[8] He also worked as the town's first clerk and maintained the local church's records. He also maintained a farm on the outskirts of the town. Priscilla died in 1644 and Matthew died in 1681 at his farm.[1][3][7][9][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Genealogy | Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library". www.usgrantlibrary.org. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ REUNION OF GRANTS by Francis Talbert
- ^ a b c Grant, Arthur Hastings (1898). The Grant Family: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew Grant, of Windsor, Conn. 1601-1898. Press of A. V. Haight.
- ^ a b Connecticut Historical Society; Grant, Matthew (1930). Some early records and documents of and relating to the town of Windsor, Connecticut, 1639-1703. University of Connecticut Libraries. Hartford, Connecticut historical society.
- ^ Scotish history and Roxbury, Yorkshire, England parish register
- ^ Albert Goldsborough “Memorials of the Goldesborough Family” (1930). pages 159-212
- ^ a b The Rockwell family in America. A genealogical record, from 1630 to 1873 by Rockwell, Henry Ensign
- ^ Grant, Ulysses S. (2017-10-16). The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated Edition. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-97629-0.
- ^ Burke, Arthur Meredyth (1908). The Prominent Families of the United States of America. Sackville Press, Limited.