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John A. Gant 1786–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1786

Birth Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1836

Death Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lewis Gant

Mother: Mary Armstrong

Spouse(s): Sarah Asheley

Children(s): Ann Gant, Eliza Gant, Elizabeth Gant, John Gant, Martha Gant, William Gant, Sarah Gant

The story of John A. Gant began in 1786 in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA. John A. Gant married Sarah Sally Asheley, and had children including Ann Gant, Eliza Jane Russell Gant, Elizabeth Gant, John W Gant, Martha Patsy Gant, Sarah Caroline Gant, William Washington Gant. John A. Gant passed away in 1836 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John A. Gant began in 1786 in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA.
  • John A. Gant married Sarah Sally Asheley, and had children including Ann Gant, Eliza Jane Russell Gant, Elizabeth Gant, John W Gant, Martha Patsy Gant, Sarah Caroline Gant, William Washington Gant.
  • John A. Gant passed away in 1836 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Gant
1758–1837
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Armstrong
1770–1845
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Sarah Asheley
1796–1857
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SA

Children(s)

Ann Gant
1816–1899
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
AG
Eliza Gant
1835–1922
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
EG
Elizabeth Gant
1826–1899
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
EG
John Gant
1829–1853
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Gant
1818–1906
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
MG
William Gant
1831–1926
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
WG
Sarah Gant
1824–1856
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
SG

John Gant's Ancestors

Self
John Gant
1786–1836
Birth Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Lewis Bobo Gant
1758–1837
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Armstrong
1770–1845
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Armstrong
1733–1780
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (M.) Wood
1741–1792
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Armstrong
1707–1771
Jean Murray
1712–1760
John Jr.
1716–1794
Sarah Clements
1721–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Armstrong
1690–1745
Mary Campbell
1688–1743
John Murray
1670–1749
Isabell Turnbull
1672–1746
John Wood
1686–1735
Anne Billingsley
1699–1770
Judith Witherell
1689–
John Clemons
1689–1720

John Gant's Descendants

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John (A.) Gant (17 Jul 1786–25 Aug 1836) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Asheley (28 Dec 1796–20 Jul 1857)
  1. 1. Ann Gant 1816–1899 m. Alexander Bryant 1806–1870
    1. 1. David (Alexander) Bryant 1843–1921 m. Nancy (Ellen) Choate 1844–1928
      1. 1. Mary (E.) Bryant 1863–1887
        1. 1. Grover (Cleveland) Patton 1886–1946 m. Jahasie Swails 1884–1958
      2. 2. Curtis (Hatton) Bryant 1875–1957
      3. 3. David (Melvin) Bryant 1870–1954
      4. 4. James (S. (Shep)) Bryant 1873–1950
      5. 5. Jesse (Avery) Bryant 1878–1962
      6. 6. John (Walter Dude) Bryant 1887–1957
      7. 7. Julia (Anne) Bryant 1867–1947
      8. 8. Ollie (Bell) Bryant 1875–1930
      9. 9. Sara (Tennessee Tennie) Bryant 1865–1940
      10. 10. William (Cullen) Bryant 1867–1945
  2. 2. Eliza (Jane Russell) Gant 1835–1922
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gant 1826–1899
  4. 4. John (W.) Gant 1829–1853
  5. 5. Martha ((Patsy)) Gant 1818–1906
  6. 6. William (Washington) Gant 1831–1926
  7. 7. Sarah (Caroline) Gant 1824–1856 m. Americus Gifford 1819–1868
    1. 1. Louisa (Jane) Gifford 1840–1867
      1. 1. Sarah (Louisa) Rogers 1868–1940 m. William (Anon) Lacy 1863–1938
        1. 1. Jewel (Nadine) Lacy 1909–2003 m. Wilton (Forrest) Sorrell 1909–1974
        2. 2. Roscoe (Royal) Lacy 1906–1991
        3. 3. Curby (Gerome) Lacy 1895–1992
        4. 4. William (Homer) Lacy 1887–1969
        5. 5. Reube (Edward) Lacy 1903–1992
        6. 6. Herman (Sloan) Lacy 1898–1982
        7. 7. Ira (Lee) Lacy 1892–1981
        8. 8. Bessie Evans 1900–1955

John Gant's Timeline

2 Records

1786
17 Jul 1786
Birth of John A. Gant in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1836
25 Aug 1836
Age 50
Death of John A. Gant in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1786
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1836
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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