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     Ebenezer Grant was born on 1 August 1756 (or 2 August 1756) in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.² He married first Phebe Edgerton on 22 April 1779 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.² He married second Juliana Pearce on 24 January 1782.² He married third Edna Lathrop, daughter of Hope Lathrop and Hannah Hubbard, on 23 December 1784 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.² He died on 18 November 1803 in Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut, at age 47.²
     In 1775 Ebenezer Grant was a private in the 5th. Company, 2nd. Regiment.² He later served as collector, tythingman, lister. surveyor, and grand juror.²
     He and his first wife Phebe had one known child, Oliver (b 20 November 1779, d 22 October 1794).³
     He and his second wife Juliana also one known child, a daughter whose name is unknown (b 12 October 1783, d 26 December 1783).³
     He and his third wife Edna had the following known children: Juliana (b 16 November 1785), Phebe (b 5 August 1787), Harry (b 2 July 1789), Edna (b 1 August 1791), Ebenezer (b 16 June 1793, d 9 October 1819), Oliver (b 31 January 1795, d 28 (or 29) January 1834), Amoret (b 1797, d March 1826), George (b 24 October 1799, d 29 June 1872).⁴

     Phebe Edgerton married Ebenezer Grant, son of Ephraim Grant and Esther (?), on 22 April 1779 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ She died on 29 September 1780 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹
     She and Ebenezer had one known child, Oliver (b 20 November 1779, d 22 October 1794).²

     Juliana Pearce married Ebenezer Grant, son of Ephraim Grant and Esther (?), on 24 January 1782.¹ She died on 17 December 1783 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹
     She was probably the daughter of Samuel Pearce and Esther Wiley.¹ She and Ebenezer had one known child, a daughter whose name is unknown (b 12 October 1783, d 26 December 1783).²

     Edna Lathrop was born on 15 February 1763 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ She married Ebenezer Grant, son of Ephraim Grant and Esther (?), on 23 December 1784 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ She died on 27 October 1836 in Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut, at age 73.¹
     She and Ebenezer had the following known children: Juliana (b 16 November 1785), Phebe (b 5 August 1787), Harry (b 2 July 1789), Edna (b 1 August 1791), Ebenezer (b 16 June 1793, d 9 October 1819), Oliver (b 31 January 1795, d 28 (or 29) January 1834), Amoret (b 1797, d March 1826), George (b 24 October 1799, d 29 June 1872).²

     Katharine Grant was born on 28 December 1761 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ She died on 29 January 1763 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut, at age 1.¹

     Joseph Grant was born on 27 February 1764 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ He died on 10 January 1779 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut, at age 14.¹

     Elijah Grant was born on 8 May 1729 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 14 August 1749 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 20.¹

     David Grant was born on 8 June 1734 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 14 June 1748 (or 15 June 1748) in Bloomfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 14.¹

     Ashbel Grant was born on 20 August 1737 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Elizabeth Chapman, daughter of Henry Chapman and Mary Dibble, on 29 March 1764 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 6 January 1774 (or 8 June 1774) at age 36.¹
     Letters of administration were granted for his estate on 15 August 1773 (sic).²
     He and Elizabeth had two known children, Elizabeth (b 4 October 1767, d 10 May 1772) and David (b 6 July 1770, d 29 April 1842).³

     Elizabeth Chapman was born on 28 September 1744.¹ She married Ashbel Grant, son of David Grant and Elizabeth Chapman, on 29 March 1764 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 30 September 1807 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 63.¹
     She and Ashbel had two known children, Elizabeth (b 4 October 1767, d 10 May 1772) and David (b 6 July 1770, d 29 April 1842).²

     Ann Grant was born on 18 November 1739 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² She died on 21 October 1747 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 7.²

     Eunice Grant was born on 21 October 1741 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² She died on 28 October 1747 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 6.²

     Ebenezer Grant was born on 24 April 1744 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He died on 4 December 1747 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 3.²

     Roswell Grant was born on 9 March 1745/46 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Fluvia Wolcott, daughter of Erastus Wolcott and Jerusha Wolcott, on 20 August 1783 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 31 December 1834 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 88.¹
     He graduated in 1765 from Yale University in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.¹ He was a merchant¹, and lived on the family homestead in East Windsor Hill, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     He may have commanded the ship Connecticut "in the affair on Lake Champlain" in 1776 (the Battle of Valcour Island on 11 October 1776?). In 1777 he was Captain of the 1st. Company, 19th. Regiment, and in 1778 was part of the 1st. Battalion. He was on a committee to recruit soldiers in 1780, was in charge of the commissary of prisoners from 1780 to 1782, served as paymaster of the 1st. Brigade from 1780 to 1786, was a Lt. Col. in the 19th. Connecticut Brigade in 1794, and Captain of a volunteer company in 1812.¹
     He served as surveyor, lister, tax collector, representative, Justice of the Peace, meeting moderator, and U. S. collector for the 5th. District of Connecticut.¹ He was also clerk and treasurer of the church.¹
     He and Fluvia had the following known children: Harry (b 11 November 1783, d 13 June 1787), Ebenezer (b 25 February 1785, d 20 February 1789), Henrietta (b 6 March 1787, d 24 February 1789), Ann (b 16 September 1788, d 21 November 1851), Roswell Henry (b 15 (or 19) March 1790, d 25 September 1836), Sidney Algernon (b 27 February 1792, d 18 May 1827), Paschal Winthrop (b 14 December 1793, d 2 November 1869), Frederick William (b 12 December 1797, d 21 February 1886).²

     Fluvia Wolcott was born on 5 January 1754 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Roswell Grant, son of Ebenezer Grant and Anne Ellsworth, on 20 August 1783 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 23 May 1827 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 73.¹
     She and Roswell had the following known children: Harry (b 11 November 1783, d 13 June 1787), Ebenezer (b 25 February 1785, d 20 February 1789), Henrietta (b 6 March 1787, d 24 February 1789), Ann (b 16 September 1788, d 21 November 1851), Roswell Henry (b 15 (or 19) March 1790, d 25 September 1836), Sidney Algernon (b 27 February 1792, d 18 May 1827), Paschal Winthrop (b 14 December 1793, d 2 November 1869), Frederick William (b 12 December 1797, d 21 February 1886).²

     Ann Grant was born on 6 May 1748 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² She married John Marsh on 6 December 1775.² She died on 14 November 1838 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 90.²
     She and John had the following known children: Ebenezer Grant (b 2 February 1777, d 16 November 1803), Ann (b 17 November 1778, d 2 December 1857), Mary (b 29 May 1782, d 24 December 1869), Abigail (b 24 May 1784, d 20 March 1869), Lydia (b 28 February 1786, d 19 October 1880), John (b 2 April 1788, d 4 August 1868), David (b 8 January 1791, d 23 February 1794).³

     John Marsh was born on 2 November 1742 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He married Ann Grant, daughter of Ebenezer Grant and Anne Ellsworth, on 6 December 1775.¹ He died on 13 September 1821 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 78.¹
     He graduated from Harvard College in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1761, and was licensed as a minister in 1765. He was ordained as the minister of the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, in 1774, and remained there until his death in 1821. He also served as a fellow of Yale College in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, from 1801 to 1820, and received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Yale about 1807. He was a strong supporter of independence during the Revolutionary War.²
     He and Ann had the following known children: Ebenezer Grant (b 2 February 1777, d 16 November 1803), Ann (b 17 November 1778, d 2 December 1857), Mary (b 29 May 1782, d 24 December 1869), Abigail (b 24 May 1784, d 20 March 1869), Lydia (b 28 February 1786, d 19 October 1880), John (b 2 April 1788, d 4 August 1868), David (b 8 January 1791, d 23 February 1794).³

     Eunice Grant was born on 27 May 1752 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² She died on 3 February 1754 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 1.²

     Noah Grant was born on 20 June 1748 in Tolland, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹ He married first Anna Buell, daughter of Abel Buell and Mehetabel Dewey, in 1775.¹ He married second Rachel Miller on 4 March 1792 in Greensburgh, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 14 February 1819 in Maysville, Mason Co., Kentucky, at age 70.¹
     He was a farmer and a tanner.¹ He served during the Revolution, with ranks of Lieutenant and Captain.¹
     He and his first wife Anna lived in Coventry, Tolland Co., Connecticut.¹ About 1790, after her death, he moved to Greensburgh, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.¹
     He and his second wife Rachel moved to Liverpool, Ohio, in 1799¹, then to Deerfield, Ohio, in 1804.¹ He moved again, to Maysville, Mason Co., Kentucky, in 1811.¹
     He and his first wife Anna had two known children, Solomon (b abt 1779) and Peter (b 4 November 1781, d 10 January (or July) 1829).²

     Anna Buell was born on 17 August 1738 in Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut.¹ She married first (?) Richardson.¹ She married second Noah Grant, son of Noah Grant and Susannah Delano, in 1775.¹ She died in 1789 in Coventry, Tolland Co., Connecticut.¹
     She and her husband Noah lived in Coventry, Tolland Co., Connecticut.¹ They had two known children, Solomon (b abt 1779) and Peter (b 4 November 1781, d 10 January (or July) 1829).²