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     Gideon Grant was born about 1726 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He married first Mehetabel Bowers, daughter of (?) Bowers and Grace Grant, about 1752.² He married second Abigail (?).² He married third Ruth (?).² He died on 13 April 1821 in Wapping, Hartford Co., Connecticut.²
     He lived in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut,² and served as fence viewer, tythingman, and grand juror.²
     He and his first wife Mehetabel had the following known children: Gideon (b abt 1753, d 15 November 1753), Mehetabel (b abt 1755), David (b 16 December 1756, d 5 October 1833), Elizabeth (b abt 1760, d 22 (or 23) December 1845), Oliver (b 18 November 1761, d 1 April 1826), Hezekiah (bap 17 July 1763, d 14 January 1844), Eleanor (bap 5 May 1765), Mary.³

     Mehetabel Bowers was born about 1729 (she died in her 48th. year).² She married Gideon Grant, son of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett, about 1752.¹ She died on 20 February 1776.² She was buried in Wapping, Hartford Co., Connecticut.²
     She and Gideon had the following known children: Gideon (b abt 1753, d 15 November 1753), Mehetabel (b abt 1755), David (b 16 December 1756, d 5 October 1833), Elizabeth (b abt 1760, d 22 (or 23) December 1845), Oliver (b 18 November 1761, d 1 April 1826), Hezekiah (bap 17 July 1763, d 14 January 1844), Eleanor (bap 5 May 1765), Mary.³

     Abigail (?) married Gideon Grant, son of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett.¹

     Ruth (?) was born about 1729.¹ She married Gideon Grant, son of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett.¹ She died on 23 October 1819.¹

     Abiel Grant was born on 12 April 1729 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He married first Elizabeth Loomis, daughter of Moses Loomis and Elizabeth Bidwell, on 26 May 1754 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He married second Mary Wolcott, daughter of John Wolcott and Mary Hawley.² He died on 28 May 1762 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 33.²
     He and his second wife Mary had one known child, Abiel (b 26 May 1762).³

     Elizabeth Loomis was born on 30 December 1732 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Abiel Grant, son of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett, on 26 May 1754 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 15 July 1759 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 26.¹

     Mary Wolcott was born on 9 December 1736.¹ She married Abiel Grant, son of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett.¹
     She and Abiel had one known child, Abiel (b 26 May 1762).²

     Ozias Grant was born in 1733 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He married Lorana Strong, daughter of John Strong and Hephzibah Wolcott, on 30 June 1761 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He died on 22 May 1823 in Rockville, Tolland Co., Connecticut.²
     After their marriage Ozias Grant and his wife Lorana moved to Vernon, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.² He was a farmer, and also had a grist mill and a sawmill.² He was impressed into the British army, and was part of the campaign against Quebec. He later, during the Revolution, responded to the Lexington alarm.² He was described as "a large, stalwart man, of simple and quaint manners, and given to queer speeches."²
     He and Lorana had the following known children: Elnathan (b 31 August 1761, d 31 August 1849), Abiel (b 12 December 1762, d 25 May 1798), Wareham (b 29 August 1764, d 1 June 1821), Aurelia (b 28 January 1766, d 27 January 1815), Augustus (b 24 August 1767, d 12 May 1832), Aruma (b 4 May 1769, d 7 June 1855), Zeruiah (bap 24 February 1771, d as an infant), Zeruiah (b 7 March 1772, d 7 September 1851), Elijah (b 30 January 1774, d 25 March 1781), Elisha (b 10 December 1775, d 13 January 1845), Francis (b 6 December 1777, d 11 February 1856), Lorana (b 30 September 1780, d 17 September 1819), Anna (b 7 August 1782), Elvira (probably d young).³

     Lorana Strong was born on 8 February 1739/40 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Ozias Grant, son of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett, on 30 June 1761 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 25 June 1817 in Bolton, Tolland Co., Connecticut, at age 77.¹
     After their marriage she and her husband Ozias moved to Vernon, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ They had the following known children: Elnathan (b 31 August 1761, d 31 August 1849), Abiel (b 12 December 1762, d 25 May 1798), Wareham (b 29 August 1764, d 1 June 1821), Aurelia (b 28 January 1766, d 27 January 1815), Augustus (b 24 August 1767, d 12 May 1832), Aruma (b 4 May 1769, d 7 June 1855), Zeruiah (bap 24 February 1771, d as an infant), Zeruiah (b 7 March 1772, d 7 September 1851), Elijah (b 30 January 1774, d 25 March 1781), Elisha (b 10 December 1775, d 13 January 1845), Francis (b 6 December 1777, d 11 February 1856), Lorana (b 30 September 1780, d 17 September 1819), Anna (b 7 August 1782), Elvira (probably d young).²

     Alexander Grant was born on 12 December 1735.² He married first Thankful Lyman, daughter of Gad Lyman, in 1768.² He married second Miriam Sexton on 2 November 1771 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He died on 26 April 1801 at age 65.² He was buried in Westfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.²
     He lived in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut,² and moved to Westfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts, between 1761 and 1764.² He worked as a joiner.²
     He and his second wife Miriam had the following known children: Erastus (b 28 July 1774, d 26 November 1865), Thankful (b 12 May 1776, d 12 April 1834), Cynthia (b 19 March 1781, d 3 February 1861).³

     Thankful Lyman was born about 1743 (she died in her 28th. year).¹ She married Alexander Grant, son of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett, in 1768.¹ She died on 9 September 1770.¹ She was buried in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Miriam Sexton was born on 19 March 1738.¹ She married first David Bliss, son of William Bliss and Margaret Lombard, on 6 December 1757.¹ She married second Alexander Grant, son of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett, on 2 November 1771 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 20 December 1799 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 61.¹
     She and her second husband Alexander had the following known children: Erastus (b 28 July 1774, d 26 November 1865), Thankful (b 12 May 1776, d 12 April 1834), Cynthia (b 19 March 1781, d 3 February 1861).²

     Elizabeth Grant married Nathaniel Strong, son of Jacob Strong and Abigail (?), on 20 April 1755 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² She died on 21 April 1801 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.²
     She and Nathaniel had two known children, Nathaniel (b 13 February 1756, d 24 November 1836) and Harvey (bap 27 March 1763, d 11 March 1823).³

     Nathaniel Strong was born on 1 September 1712.¹ He married first Rachel Stoughton, daughter of John Stoughton and Sarah Fitch, on 2 June 1747.¹ He married second Elizabeth Grant, daughter of Samuel Grant and Theophyle Bartlett, on 20 April 1755 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 5 December 1795 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 83.¹
     He and his second wife Elizabeth had two known children, Nathaniel (b 13 February 1756, d 24 November 1836) and Harvey (bap 27 March 1763, d 11 March 1823).²

     Noah Grant was born on 12 July 1718 in Tolland, Connecticut.¹ He married Susannah Delano, daughter of Jonathan Delano, on 5 November 1746 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ He died about 20 September 1756.¹
     He lived in Coventry, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ He moved to Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut, about 1746¹, and he and his wife Susannah moved back to Coventry about 1750.¹ He served at Lake George during the French and Indian War, as a lieutenant in 1755 and as captain of the 7th Company, 2nd Regiment, in 1756. That same year the Connecticut Assembly awarded him a bonus for "extraordinary services and good conduct in ranging and scouting." He left Fort William Henry on a scouting trip on 20 September 1756 and disappeared.¹