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John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator 1713–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1713

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

Death Date: 3 Sep 1783

Death Location: Franklin, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Sarah Boone

Spouse(s): Susannah Brantley, Anna Brantley

Children(s): William Gant, Alexander Gant, Isham Gant, John Gant, Charles Gant, Lewis Gant, James Gant, James Gant, Andrew Gant, Thomas Gant, Edward Ghent, Sally Gant, Andrew Gant, Mary Gant

In 1713, John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA, born to John Gant Sr And Sarah Boone. John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator married Anna Brantley, Susannah Brantley, and had children including Alexander Gant, Andrew Gant, Charles Gant, Edward Ghent, Isham Gant, James Gant, James Isham Gant, John Spencer Gant, Lewis Gant, Mary Gant, Sally Gant, Thomas Gant, William Gant. John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator passed away in 1783 in Franklin, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1713, John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA, born to John Gant Sr And Sarah Boone.
  • John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator married Anna Brantley, Susannah Brantley, and had children including Alexander Gant, Andrew Gant, Charles Gant, Edward Ghent, Isham Gant, James Gant, James Isham Gant, John Spencer Gant, Lewis Gant, Mary Gant, Sally Gant, Thomas Gant, William Gant.
  • John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator passed away in 1783 in Franklin, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1687–1727
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Boone
1691–1743
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Brantley
1724–1792
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Anna Brantley
1712–1781
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Gant
1732–1809
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Alexander Gant
1734–1800
Birth Location: Swansea, Glamorgan, , Wales
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Isham Gant
1738–1800
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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John Gant
1765–1801
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Charles Gant
1753–1816
Birth Location: Franklin, Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Lewis Gant
1757–1837
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
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James Gant
1738–1797
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
JG
James Gant
1740–1798
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony or Shocco, Granville, North Carolina Colony
JG
Andrew Gant
1742–1778
Birth Location: Edgemont, Sullivan, North Carolina, USA
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Thomas Gant
1735–
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Edward Ghent
1748–1782
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Sally Gant
1767–1845
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Andrew Gant
1766–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Mary Gant
1770–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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John Senator's Ancestors

Self
John Senator
1713–1783
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Gant Sr.
1687–1727
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Sarah Boone
1691–1743
Exeter, Devon, England
Grandparents
JOHN BOONE
1630–1709
Biddolph, Staffordshire, England
Mary Harper
1641–1711
Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Senator's Descendants

1.
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John (Spencer II Gant\Gantt) Senator (15 Feb 1713–3 Sep 1783) m. Susannah Brantley (22 June 1724–Apr 1792) m. Anna Brantley (23 Aug 1712–19 Apr 1781)
  1. 1. William Gant 1732–1809 m. Anna Wood 1734–1809
    1. 1. Kitty Walker 1802–1846 m. James (Monroe Alexander) II 1772–1851
      1. 1. George (Washington) Alexander 1821–1879 m. Rachel (Ellen) Thompson 1820–1860 m. Helen (McDonald) Anderson 1837–1927
        1. 1. Nancy (Lucile Nannie) Alexander 1851–1929 m. Robert (Mitchell) Crook 1854–1933
        2. 2. James (Ephraim) Alexander 1843–1899
        3. 3. William (Wallace) Alexander 1844–1906
        4. 4. Mary (C) Alexander 1842–1915
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Alexander 1819–1851
      3. 3. William (Wilburn) Alexander 1803–1873
      4. 4. David (Clay) Alexander 1806–1893
      5. 5. Nancy (Minerva) Alexander 1814–1887
      6. 6. Thomas (Walker) Alexander 1804–1876
      7. 7. Sarah (Belle "Sallie") Alexander 1810–1878
      8. 8. James (Monroe) Alexander 1815–1894
      9. 9. Ferebe (Louisa (m- Alexander Earp)) Alexander 1830–1852 m. Capt (Charles Alexander) Earp 1832–1920
        1. 1. Elizabeth Earp 1850–
        2. 2. James (E) Earp 1852–1880
      10. 10. Riley (W) Alexander 1840–1863
      11. 11. James (A) Alexander 1803–1886
      12. 12. Kitty ((Catherine)) Alexander 1813–1899 m. James Aldridge 1806–1872 m. Thomas Reeves 1814–1893
        1. 1. Betheny (Catherine) Reeves 1849–1935
        2. 2. Louisa (J (m- William Minor Witt)) Reeves 1842–1932
        3. 3. Margaret (L) Reeves 1837–
        4. 4. Abasalom Aldridge 1835–1899
        5. 5. Jonathan Aldridge 1833–1860
        6. 6. Malinda (Ann) Reeves 1840–1930
      13. 13. Elizabeth Alexander 1812–1850
    2. 2. James (M.) Gant 1758–1817
    3. 3. Britton Gant 1769–1837
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Betty) Gant 1762–1845
    5. 5. Tyre Gant 1768–1837
    6. 6. Nancy Gant 1778–1850
    7. 7. Giles Gant 1756–1793
    8. 8. Frederick (Charles) Gant 1762–1815
    9. 9. Cador Gant 1771–1848
    10. 10. Abigail (Abby) GANT 1775–1801
    11. 11. Sarah (Sally) Gant 1760–1845
    12. 12. Amy Gant 1781–1858
    13. 13. Jane Gant 1755–
    14. 14. Lavina Gant 1758–1836
    15. 15. John Gant 1758–1793
  2. 2. Alexander Gant 1734–1800
  3. 3. Isham Gant 1738–1800
  4. 4. John (Spencer) Gant 1765–1801
  5. 5. Charles Gant 1753–1816
  6. 6. Lewis Gant 1757–1837 m. Mary Armstrong 1761–1848
    1. 1. Keziah Gant 1796–1832
  7. 7. James (Isham) Gant 1738–1797 m. Selah (Elizabeth Wood) Gant(t) 1743–1783
    1. 1. Jemima ("Myma" Gant(t)) Sherley\Shirley 1789–1861
    2. 2. Abigail (Abby) Gant 1798–1863
    3. 3. Amy Gant 1772–1850
    4. 4. Britton Gant 1768–1826
    5. 5. Henry Gant 1770–1852
    6. 6. Nancy Gant 1788–1850
    7. 7. Sampson Gant 1765–1849
  8. 8. James Gant 1740–1798
  9. 9. Andrew Gant 1742–1778
  10. 10. Thomas Gant 1735–
  11. 11. Edward Ghent 1748–1782
  12. 12. Sally Gant 1767–1845
  13. 13. Andrew Gant 1766–1850
  14. 14. Mary Gant 1770–1850

John Senator's Timeline

2 Records

1713
15 Feb 1713
Birth of John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
1783
3 Sep 1783
Age 70
Death of John Spencer II Gant\Gantt Senator in Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Franklin, North Carolina, United States

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: 3 Sep 1783
    Event Place: Franklin, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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