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John Gant 1713–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1713

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: Shocco, Warren, North Carolina, USA

Father: John (Gent)

Mother: Sarah Boone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brantley

Children(s): William R.S.

John Gant was born in 1713 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Gant Gent And Sarah Boone. John Gant married Elizabeth Betsy Brantley, and had children including William Gant R S. John Gant passed away in 1783 in Shocco, Warren, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Gant was born in 1713 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Gant Gent And Sarah Boone.
  • John Gant married Elizabeth Betsy Brantley, and had children including William Gant R S.
  • John Gant passed away in 1783 in Shocco, Warren, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Gent)
1667–1727
Birth Location: Isle of Wight Co, Virginia
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Sarah Boone
1691–1744
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
SB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brantley
1718–1826
Birth Location: Nottoway, Southampton, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William R.S.
1732–1809
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
WR

John Gant's Ancestors

Self
John Gant
1713–1783
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Gant (Gent)
1667–1727
Isle of Wight Co, Virginia
Sarah Boone
1691–1744
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Gent
1652–1689
England
Sarah (Taylor ?) (O)
1656–1691
Virginia, United States
John (Boone) Jr.
1667–1739
Biddolph, Staffordshire, England
Mary Harper
1641–1711
Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gaunt)
1610–1660
Elizabeth
1620–1715
John (O)
1619–1698
Mary James
1628–1703
John Sr.
1630–1739
Mary Harper
1630–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gaunt
1574–1655
Harriet DEMORE
–1899
Thomas Capt.
1574–1618
Margaret Swinderby
1578–1672
william james
1600–1644
Agnes Smyth
1600–1651

John Gant's Descendants

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John Gant (15 Feb 1713–1783) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Brantley (1718–1826)
  1. 1. William (Gant) R.S. 1732–1809 m. Anna Wood 1734–1809 m. Ann Wood 1756–
    1. 1. John (Gant) Ghent 1758–1845 m. Hannah (Honora Perkins) Purkins 1761–1820
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Gant 1802–1860 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Eliza") DEAL 1808–1854
        1. 1. Jesse (Sylvester) Gantt 1846–1911 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Deal 1848–1925

John Gant's Timeline

2 Records

1713
15 Feb 1713
Birth of John Gant in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
1783
1783
Age 70
Death of John Gant in Shocco, Warren, North Carolina, USA
Shocco, Warren, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1713
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Shocco, Warren, North Carolina, USA
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