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I (Marty Grant) am not related to the Joseph Grant family as far as I know. I am very interested in him though.
Joseph Grant was born ca 1833/34 in NC, presumably in Person County. In 1850 he was listed on the census in Person Co, NC residing with the Robert and Sarah Brooks family. I don't know how (or if) he is related to them. He was a farm hand, so might have just been hired to work there, or could be a brother to Sarah (who was 11 years older than him). I haven't found anything else about Joseph Grant yet.
(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 PERSON CO, NC Page 463B House/Family # 708/ 708 -- Twp BROOKS ROBERT 31 M W FARMER NC 1818/1819 BROOKS SARAH L 27 F W NC 1822/1823 BROOKS ELLEN 4 F W NC 1845/1846 BROOKS JAMES 2 M W NC 1847/1848 GRANT JOSEPH 16 M W FARM HAND NC 1833/1834
A check of Person County marriages shows none for a Robert and Sarah Brooks (or any male Brooks), nor did I find a marriage for them in any other nearby counties, so I don't know if Sarah was a Grant or not.
I didn't find Joseph Grant on the 1860 census. There was a Mitchell Grant listed on the index (page 957), who might be the same person if "Mitchell" were his middle name, but I haven't checked yet. Robert Brooks was still in Person for the 1860 census, listed on page 933. I'll check both listings to see if Joseph is there.
In 1870 Caswell Co, NC (from the index) there was a Joseph Grant age 37, and that age is right for the Joseph under study here. I'll have to check into this some more.
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