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James GANT 1740–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Shocco, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 DECEMBER 1797 (ANOTHER ACCOUNT: MARCH 1798)

Death Location: Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Senator

Mother: Elizabeth Gant(t)

Spouse(s): Selah Wood

Children(s): Henry Gantt

The story of James GANT began in 1740 in Shocco, Granville, North Carolina, USA. James GANT married Selah Wood, and had children including Henry Gantt. James GANT passed away in 1797 in Franklin, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James GANT began in 1740 in Shocco, Granville, North Carolina, USA.
  • James GANT married Selah Wood, and had children including Henry Gantt.
  • James GANT passed away in 1797 in Franklin, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Senator
1710–1783
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Gant(t)
1712–1781
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
EG

Spouses(s)

Selah Wood
1743–1783
Birth Location: –
SW

Children(s)

Henry Gantt
1770–1852
Birth Location: Franklin, North Carolina, USA
HG

James GANT's Ancestors

Self
James GANT
1740–1797
Birth Place: Shocco, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Spencer Gant Jr III Senator
1710–1783
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann\Anna Brantley) Gant(t)
1712–1781
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Gant) Sr.
1687–1727
Charles City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Sarah (Boone) Gant
1691–1744
Biddolph, Staffordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gent
1637–1721
Mary Jennings
1668–1724
John Boone
1630–1709
Mary Harper
1641–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James GANT's Descendants

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James GANT (1740–9 DECEMBER 1797 (ANOTHER ACCOUNT: MARCH 1798)) m. Selah Wood (1743–1783)
  1. 1. Henry Gantt 1770–1852 m. Sarah Bass 1765–1814 m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Walls 1775–1877 m. Virginia (Jane) Rippy 1772–1817
    1. 1. James (Ephrain) Gantt 1797–1865 m. Mary (G) Eaton 1801–1860
      1. 1. Pinkney (Cloyd) Gantt 1835–1908 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Ledford 1834–1886 m. Patience (Hoyle) Gantt 1836–1908
        1. 1. Joel (Ledford) Gantt 1870–1920 m. Charlsey (Jane Jefferson) Gantt 1871–1953
        2. 2. Sanford (Lee) Gantt 1873–1928 m. Cordia (J) Proctor 1878–1951
        3. 3. Gamewell (Thomas " Gamel") Gantt 1879–1969 m. Mary (E) Tallent 1883–1969
        4. 4. James (N) Gantt 1861–1958 m. Rosley (J Wood) Gantt 1862–1931
        5. 5. Amanda Ledford 1856–1940
        6. 6. Alice (Lou Gantt) Goodman 1864–1953
        7. 7. Josephine (Camellia) Brown 1860–1931
        8. 8. Plato (Durham) Gantt 1874–1964 m. Alice Gantt 1883–
        9. 9. Rhoda (C Gantt) Johnson 1866–1930 m. Lafayette (Michael) Johnson 1853–1905
      2. 2. Harrison (G) Gantt 1840–1910
      3. 3. Eli (Sanford) Gantt 1829–1917 m. Phoebe Hudson 1830–1896
        1. 1. Jeremiah (Freemont) Gant 1856–1929 m. Selina (L. Doughty) Gantt 1863–1911
        2. 2. Elmer (E) Gantt 1861–
        3. 3. Hattie Gantt 1865–
        4. 4. Fannie Gantt 1867–
        5. 5. Edward (G "Eddie") Gant 1870–1945 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Gant 1873–1953
        6. 6. Geroge (Haven) Gantt 1874– m. I (Bessie) Gant 1885–
      4. 4. James (Austin Iley Gantt) Sr 1827–1914 m. Mary (D Ledford) Gnatt 1834–1937
        1. 1. Joel (A.) Gantt 1861–
        2. 2. Doctor (Ily) Gantt 1864–1947 m. Eliza (J) Ganet 1864–1942
        3. 3. Amos Gantt 1866–1943 m. Laura (Kistler) Gantt 1875–1961
        4. 4. Sarah (J.) Gantt 1870–
        5. 5. Barbara (C.) Gantt 1872–
        6. 6. William (Hosea) Gantt 1874–1938 m. Martha (Ellen) Gantt 1879–1925
        7. 7. Lilah Gantt 1877–
        8. 8. Margaret Gantt 1878–
        9. 9. Anna Gantt 1859–1948
      5. 5. O (Jefferson) Gantt 1824–1863 m. Amanda Ghant 1826–1910
      6. 6. James (Calvin) Gantt 1858–1934 m. Annie (E Campbell or Camble) Gantt 1856–1925
        1. 1. Clarence Gant 1895–1965 m. Jina (Estelle) Gantt 1902–1997
    2. 2. James (A) Gantt 1803–1865
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Gant 1820–1894 m. Mary (Elizabeth Newton) Gantt 1822–1877
        1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Carroll 1850–1940
        2. 2. John (Iley) Gantt 1861–1934
        3. 3. Alice (Gantt) Blackwood 1863–1932
        4. 4. Mary (Jane Gantt) Bridges 1847–1897
    3. 3. Henry Gant 1814–1874 m. Ruth (Lucie) Martin 1812–1864
      1. 1. Andrew (Gamewell) Gantt 1858–1941 m. Dianna (Catherine) Clark 1858–1934
        1. 1. Lucretia (Elizabeth Alice Gantt) Beam 1886–1935 m. John (Luther) Beam 1873–1963
        2. 2. Arthur (Durham) Gantt 1883–1927 m. Mary (Pearl Kiser) Gantt 1889–1918 m. Bessie Gantt 1901–1950
        3. 3. Rufus (Columbus Harrison) Gantt 1888–1974 m. Carrie Gantt 1888–1979
    4. 4. Infant (Son) Gantt 1790–
    5. 5. Sherrod Gantt 1795–1842
    6. 6. Charlie (Willis) Gantt 1799–1880
    7. 7. Tyre (T " Terry") Gantt 1805–1891 m. Rhoda (H Hoyle) Gantt 1812–1885
      1. 1. Melvin (Puckett) Gantt 1845–1904 m. Mary (Elizabeth Weber) Gantt 1848–1878 m. Cynthia (Georgianna Jones) Gantt 1850–1925
        1. 1. Able (T.) Gantt 1869–
        2. 2. Willie (C.) Gantt 1869–
        3. 3. Emma (M.) Gantt 1873–
        4. 4. Alice Gantt 1876–
      2. 2. Abel (Hoyle) Gantt 1836–1862
      3. 3. Marcus (A.) Gantt 1838–1863
      4. 4. Susan (Ann Robena Gantt) Weber 1855–1951
      5. 5. A. (G.) Gantt 1843–1914 m. Emma (C Browning) Gantt 1847–1912
        1. 1. Mary (Eleanor Adelaide "Mamie" Gantt) Dixon 1873–1901 m. Edgar (Watts) Dixon 1867–1936
        2. 2. A. (M. or Doctor Albert Mouzon) Gantt 1876– m. Eula Gautt 1878–
        3. 3. A. (Marvin) Gantt 1878–
        4. 4. Mary Gantt 1880–
      6. 6. Franklin (C) Gantt 1847–1857
      7. 7. Martha (E) Gantt 1852–1861
      8. 8. Pinckney (S.) Gantt 1850–1862
      9. 9. Summey Gantt 1849–1850
    8. 8. Warren Gantt 1810–1903 m. Victoria (Marion) Gantt 1817–1875
      1. 1. Adolphus (Sanford) Gantt 1842–1937 m. Merver Gantt 1850–
        1. 1. Wooten Gantt 1875–
      2. 2. Arabella (Amelia Gantt) Gaches 1841–1889
      3. 3. Sarah (M. Gantt) Martin 1837–1910
      4. 4. Virginia (M. Gantt) Lavender 1839–1930
    9. 9. Mary Gantt 1812– m. Soloman Hart 1790–1891

James GANT's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of James GANT in Shocco, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Shocco, Granville, North Carolina, USA
1797
9 DECEMBER 1797 (ANOTHER ACCOUNT: MARCH 1798)
Age 57
Death of James GANT in Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Franklin, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Shocco, Granville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 DECEMBER 1797 (ANOTHER ACCOUNT: MARCH 1798)
    Event Place: Franklin, North Carolina, USA
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