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     Rachel Miller was born in Pennsylvania.¹ She married first Kelly (?).¹ She married second Noah Grant, son of Noah Grant and Susannah Delano, on 4 March 1792 in Greensburgh, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 10 April 1805 in Deerfield, Ohio, (or Maysville, Mason Co., Kentucky).¹
     She and her second husband Noah moved to Liverpool, Ohio, in 1799¹, then to Deerfield, Ohio, in 1804.¹

     Jesse Root Grant was born on 23 January 1794 near Greensburgh, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He married Hannah Simpson, daughter of John Simpson and Rebecca Weir, on 24 June 1821 in Point Pleasant (or Bethel), Clermont Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 29 June 1873 in Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, at age 79.¹
     He lived for a time in Ravenna, Portage Co., Ohio,¹ and moved to Point Pleasant, Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1820.¹ He and his wife Hannah moved to Georgetown, Brown Co., Ohio, in 1823¹, to Bethel, Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1841¹, and to Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, in 1854.¹ He was a tanner, and wholesale leather and hardware dealer.¹ He also served as postmaster in Covington for several years.¹

     Hannah Simpson was born on 23 November 1798 (or 1799) in Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She married Jesse Root Grant, son of Noah Grant and Rachel Miller, on 24 June 1821 in Point Pleasant (or Bethel), Clermont Co., Ohio.¹ She died on 11 May 1883 in Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey, at age 84.¹
     She and her husband Jesse moved to Georgetown, Brown Co., Ohio, in 1823¹, to Bethel, Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1841¹, and to Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, in 1854.¹

     Ulysses S. Grant was born on 27 April 1822 in Point Pleasant, Clermont Co., Ohio.¹ He married Julia Boggs Dent, daughter of Frederick Dent and Ellen Wrenshall, on 22 August 1848 in St. Louis, Missouri.¹ He died on 23 July 1885 in Mt. McGregor, Saratoga Co., New York, at age 63.¹
     He was baptized as Ulysses Hiram Grant.¹ He graduated in 1843 from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, Orange Co., New York,¹ and was commissioned as a brevet 2nd lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Infantry. He rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a captain in 1853, then resigned his commission the following year.¹
     He worked as a farmer near St. Louis, Missouri, from 1854 to 1858¹, and in real estate in St. Louis from 1858 to 1860.¹ In 1860 he began working as a clerk in his father's leather business in Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois.¹
     When the Civil War began in 1861 he was appointed as a colonel by Illinois Gov. Yates. He again rose through the ranks, eventually becoming commanding general of the Army. He remained in the Army after the war, and served as secretary of war from 1867 to 1868.¹
     He was elected as the 18th president of the United States in 1868 and re-elected in 1872.¹
     He became partner in the Grant and Ward banking company in 1880, and also served as president of the Mexican Southern Railroad.¹ He spent his latter years writing the highly-regarded Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant.¹
     He and Julia had the following known children: Frederick Dent (b 30 May 1850), Ulysses S. (b 22 July 1852), Ellen Wrenshall (b 4 July 1855), Jesse Root (b 6 February 1858).²

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     Julia Boggs Dent was born in January 1826 near St. Louis, Missouri.¹ She married Ulysses S. Grant, son of Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson, on 22 August 1848 in St. Louis, Missouri.¹
     She and Ulysses had the following known children: Frederick Dent (b 30 May 1850), Ulysses S. (b 22 July 1852), Ellen Wrenshall (b 4 July 1855), Jesse Root (b 6 February 1858).²

     Benjamin Newberry was born say 1623 in England.^1,3 He married Mary Allyn, daughter of Matthew Allyn and Margaret Wyott, on 11 June 1646 in Windsor, Connecticut.^1,3 He died on 11 September 1689 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.³
     He came to New England with his father Thomas Newberry and stepmother Jane (?) in 1634.¹ About 1636, after his father's death, he moved with his stepmother and siblings to Windsor, Connecticut.²
     On 10 October 1640, when Windsor granted land to the children of his father Thomas Newberry, deceased, he received a thirteen acre home lot, four acres in the Great Meadows, one acre of meadow in Podunk, and a tract 10 rods (165 feet) wide along the Connecticut River, extending three miles eastward.³ He eventually became a large landowner in the area, acquiring additional land by inheritance from his brother John, through purchases, by a gift from his father-in-law, and by a 250 acre grant from the General Court in October 1667.³
     He served in several public positions, including selectman from 1656 to 1661, and in 1671 and 1672, assessor in 1663 and 1687, deputy to the General Court from May 1656 to October 1684, commissioner from May 1669 to May 1684, and assistant of the colony from May 1685 until his death in 1689.³
     He also served in the Windsor militia, commissioned as an ensign in 1655, lieutenant in 1658, and captain on 7 June 1660. On 3 September 1689 he was appointed major of the Hartford Co. regiment. He also served on a Council of War at various times from July 1666 to the spring of 1677, which had general responsibility for military affairs in Connecticut. On 20 May 1676 he led a unit of 80 men that marched to Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, to help defend the towns in western Massachusetts against Indians.³
     On the occasion of his son Thomas's marriage on 12 March 1677, he deeded him several parcels of land in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, in the area that is now South Windsor. Included were two tracts of upland, meadow and swamp along the west bank of the Connecticut River extending three miles eastward, half of the farm on the east bank of the river that he had received from his father-in-law Matthew Allyn, and half of the 250-acre farm on the west bank of the river that he had been granted by the colony of Connecticut.⁴
     He died intestate, and administration of his estate was granted to his only living son Benjamin, who received the bulk of the estate, his father having previously stated that as his wish. Each of his daughters received £44, and the sons of his deceased son Thomas received some land. His estate was valued at £563 18s.³

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     Margaret Moseley was born on 4 February 1668 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 30 October 1673 at age 5.¹

     Mary Moseley was born on 1 May 1673 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Comfort Moseley was born on 3 December 1680 in Westfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.¹ She died on 18 August 1711 at age 30.¹

     Margaret Moseley was born on 22 May 1683 in Westfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.¹

     Elizabeth Moseley was born on 17 November 1685 in Westfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.¹

     Hannah Moseley was born on 3 April 1690 in Westfield, Hampshire Co. (now Hampden Co.), Massachusetts.¹ She died on 3 September 1708 at age 18.¹

     Thomas Newberry was baptized on 10 November 1594 in Yarcombe, co. Devon, England.^1,2 He married first Joane Dabinott, daughter of Christopher Dabinott, by about 1619.¹ He married second Jane (?) by about 1632.^1,2 He died between 17 December 1635 and 28 January 1636 (possibly 28 January 1636/37).¹
     In 1626 Thomas Newberry was living in Marshwood, co. Dorset, England, at Coweleyes, an estate leased for 99 years by his father-in-law Christopher Dabinott.²
     He and his second wife Jane and their family came to New England in 1634, sailing from Weymouth, Dorset, England, on 17 April on the ship Recovery¹, and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts.^1,2 Based on the amount of goods he brought from England, he became a merchant, but was also engaged in farming.^1,2
     He became a freeman in Dorchester on 3 September 1634.¹ He was chosen as selectman on 28 October 1634 and 2 November 1635, as Deputy to the Massachusetts Bay General Court on 4 March 1634/35, 6 May 1635, and 8 July 1635, and as "overseer of the work at Castle Island" on 6 May 1635. On 8 July 1635 he and William Phelps were chosen to determine the boundary between Wessaguscus and Barecove (now Weymouth and Hingham).^1,2
     Not long after arriving in Dorchester he bought a house from William Pincheon.^1,2 On 1 September 1634 he was granted "30 acres for his accomodations in the plantation," in addition to the house he purchased, 40 acres of adjacent uplands, 40 acres of marsh, and 20 acres in Squantum Neck.^1,2
     On 4 March 1634/35 he was granted 100 acres of uplands and 100 acres of meadow, "about 8 or 9 miles up Naponset River, on the north side." According to a petition made by some of his heirs in 1762 seeking to claim this land, he took possession of it and made improvements. However, it was apparently never officially surveyed and laid out to him, and in the intervening years had been acquired by other parties, and the petition was denied.^2,1
     On 2 November 1635 he was granted 100 acres of uplands and 100 acres of meadow in Dorchester. In addition, in return for relinquishing previous grants of 40 acres of marsh and 20 acres of uplands in Squantum Neck, he was granted all the land between his house and Mr. Willson's farm. In total this grant was about 400 acres, on the south side of the Neponset River.^2,1
     He was involved in the effort to settle the new town of Windsor, Connecticut, but died before moving his family there. His widow and children, however, did move there within a few years after his death.^1,2
     His will was dated 12 December 1635. He left his wife £200, plus the household goods she had at the time of their marriage. The remainder of his estate was to be divided equally among his children, except that "3 of my younger daughters" were to receive £50 less than the others.^1,2 His estate was inventoried on 28 January 1636 (possibly 1636/37), and valued at £1520 4s 7d. Of this, £1263 10s was real estate, including land worth £300 in England.^1,2

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• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Mary Allyn was baptized on 20 January 1627/28 in Braunton, Devonshire, England.³ She married Benjamin Newberry, son of Thomas Newberry and Joane Dabinott, on 11 June 1646 in Windsor, Connecticut.^1,2 She died on 14 December 1703 at age 75.²
     She came to New England with her parents in 1633.⁴