George Grant and Charity of Wayne Co, NC

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I (Marty Grant) am not related to the George Grant family as far as I know. I am very interested in him though.

George Grant was born ca 1819/20, presumably in Wayne Co, NC. He was listed on the 1850 census with his wife Charity and one child age 1 year, indicating they probably hadn't been married very long. In 1850 they were next door to Daniel Grant (c1800) and also next to him in 1860. I think it is very likely that he is George's father, but I have no direct proof, other than them being neighbors and Daniel did have an otherwise unidentified son that age per previous census records. George also named his oldest child "Daniel" so that is another strong clue.

The 1850 census shows George Grant (and his probable father Daniel) in the section of Wayne County north of the Neuse River. This covers alot of territory (including parts of modern Wilson County which was still part of Wayne at that time).

(Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age)

1850 WAYNE CO, NC Page 148   House/Family #    8/   8 -- NORTH OF NEUSE RIVER

GRANT GEORGE          30 M W FARMER                     NC                   1819/1820
GRANT CHARITY         31 F W                            NC                   1818/1819
GRANT DANIEL H         1 M W                            NC                   1848/1849

In 1860 George was again listed next to his father. This census showed them in New Hope District.

1860 WAYNE CO, NC Page 880   House/Family #  499/ 499 -- NEW HOPE DIST GOLDSBORO P.O.

GRANT GEORGE          40 M W FARMER                   800 NC                   1819/1820
GRANT CHARITY         41 F W                              NC                   1818/1819
GRANT DANIEL H        12 M W                              NC                   1847/1848
GRANT MAJOR E          8 M W                              NC                   1851/1852
GRANT POLLY E          6 F W                              NC                   1853/1854
GRANT SARAH J          5 F W                              NC                   1854/1855

New Hope District presumably covers the same territory as modern New Hope Township. This is the area east of Goldsboro with the Neuse River as its southern border all the way East to the Lenoir County line and for a northern border it may be West Bear Creek. The western border is the town of Goldsboro. That is a large area, and without consulting deeds and other records I can't narrow it down any better. I will check out Grant family deeds eventually to narrow down where these folks lived.

I haven't yet searched the 1870 census for Grant families in Wayne Co, NC. Nor have I exhausted the available records, so there may be much more on this family waiting to be discovered.

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Ruth Westbrook = o6t8l5jv@coastalnet.com (Ruth is interested in all the Grant families of Wayne Co, NC)

1. George¹ GRANT [24929], born 1819/20 in Wayne Co, NC; son of Daniel GRANT [24876] and Sarah CHURCHWELL [24877] . He married in 1840/49 in Wayne Co, NC Charity (---) [24930], born 1818/19 in Wayne Co, NC.

Children of George GRANT and Charity (---) were as follows:

2 i Daniel H² GRANT [24931], born 1848/49 in Wayne Co, NC.
3 ii Major E² GRANT [24936], born 1851/52 in Wayne Co, NC.
4 iii Mary E² GRANT [24937], born 1853/54 in Wayne Co, NC.
5 iv Sarah J² GRANT [24938], born 1854/55 in Wayne Co, NC.

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