Individual Details
Rev. John Grant
(17 May 1715 - 16 Sep 1753)
See "A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windsor, CT, 1635" by D. Williams Patterson dated 1892, page 9, found at Heritage Quest Online: John Grant born at W. 17 May 1715; grad Yale Coll. 1741; ord. before Oct., 1746, pastor of the Presb. Ch. at Westfield, NJ, by the Presby. of NY. He died 16 Sept 1753.
See "A History of the Presbyterian Ch. in America, etc." by Rev. Richard Webster, dated 1857, found at Google Books, page 576. John Grant graduated at Yale in 1741, and was ordained, by New York Presbytery, pastor of Westfield, New Jersey, before Oct. 1746. He died, Sept. 16, 1753, aged thirty-seven.
THIS MAY NOT BE CORRECT: Rev. John Grant, birth, marriage, death and parents from "Pane-Joyce Genealogy" by Dave Pane-Joyce updated Mar. 2008, found at Google.
THIS MAY NOT BE CORRECT IN THE MARRIAGE OF PHEBE ANDREWS AND JOHN GRANT: See Roots Web's World Connect Project: R.K. West's Master List. Children of Phebe Andrews and John Grant are: Phebe Grant born 27 Apr 1745 and died 27 Apr 1808. She married Isaac Johnson 17 Sept 1762 in New Haven, CT, son of Joseph Johnson and Rachel Mead. He was born 19 Feb 1742 in Stratford, CT and died 27 Jun 1822 in Stratford, NH; and John Grant.
IGI shows marriage in 1750. 1750 marriage year does not match birth of daughter in 1745.
1753 death date is from "A History of the Presbyterian Church in America" by Rev. Richard Webster dated 1857, page 576. He graduated from Yale in 1741, and ordained, by New York Presbytery, pastor of Westfield, NJ, before Oct 1746. Died 16 Sept 1753, aged 37.
1750 Per "A sermon containing a general history of the parish of Westfield, NJ" by James M. Huntting dated 1840, page 14: Rev. John Grant became minister of the Westfield NJ church in 1750 and is buried in the church yard.
1746 In "Commemorative history of Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928" by William K. McKinney dated 1929, page 163, found at Heritage Quest Online: he had "supplied" (as compared to being it's pastor) the Presbyterian Church in Rahway for a brief period and was called to the Westfield Church before Oct. 1746 (Webster p. 576). See above "A genealogical study of the Grant family": he was ordained before Oct. 1746.
1742-1748 In "History of the Second Presbyterian Church of Rahway, NY" by George P. Edgar dated 1887, page 94, found at Heritage Quest Online: Rev. John Grant supplied (was a pastor of) the First Church 1742-1748, Rahway, NY. Shown above in "Commemorative history of Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928": he had "supplied" (as compared to being it's pastor) the Presbyterian Church in Rahway for a brief period and was called to the Westfield Church before Oct. 1746.
Events
| Birth | 17 May 1715 | Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, British America |  |  | |
| Education | 1741 | Yale, grad. | | | |
| Occupation | 1742 - 1746 | pastor of the Rahway Presbyterian Church - Rahway (Union), New Jersey, British America | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1744 | Phebe Andrews | | | |
| Ordained | Sep 1746 | ordained by the Presbytery of New York | | ||
| Occupation | Bef Oct 1746 | minister of the Presbyterian Church - Westfield (Union), New Jersey, British America | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1749 | New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British America - Phebe Andrews | | ||
| Occupation | 1750 - 1753 | minister Presbyterian Ch - Westfield (Union), New Jersey, British America | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1750 | New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British America - Phebe Andrews | | ||
| Death | 16 Sep 1753 | Westfield, Essex, New Jersey, British America | | | |
| Burial | 1st Presbyterian Ch grave yard, Westfield (Union), New Jersey, British North America | | |||
| Probate | 18 Sep 1753 | widow's petition for appointment of administrators, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey, British America | | | |
| Probate | 28 Jun 1756 | appointed Increase Grant (his brother), guardian of minor children, John and Phebe Grant,, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey, British America | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | KGCJ-KJZ | ||||
| WikiTree | Grant-2658 |
Families
| Spouse | Phebe Andrews (1725 - ) |
| Child | Phebe Grant (1745 - 1808) |
| Child | John Grant (1750 - ) |
| Father | Josiah Grant (1682 - 1762) |
| Mother | Sarah Cook (1690 - 1777) |
| Sibling | Increase Grant (1716 - 1793) |
| Sibling | Elijah Grant (1719 - 1724) |
| Sibling | Huldah Grant (1721 - ) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer Grant (1723 - ) |
| Sibling | Jerusha Grant (1725 - 1736) |
| Sibling | Elijah Grant (1728 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Anna Grant (1730 - ) |
Notes
Birth
See "A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windsor, CT, 1635" by D. Williams Patterson dated 1892, page 9, found at Heritage Quest Online.Rev. John Grant, birth, death and parents from "Pane-Joyce Genealogy" by Dave Pane-Joyce updated Mar. 2008, found at Google.
Education
See "A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windsor, CT, 1635" by D. Williams Patterson dated 1892, page 9, found at Heritage Quest Online.Occupation
In "History of the Second Presbyterian Church of Rahway, NJ" by George P. Edgar dated 1887, page 94, found at Heritage Quest Online: Rev. John Grant supplied (was a pastor of) the First Church 1742-1748, Rahway, NJ.He was at Westfield by Oct. 1746, therefore the date rang above may not be correct.
Marriage
Estimated marriage year based on birth of daughter.Marriage
The marriage and marriage year of 1749 needs to be proven because the first child, Phebe, was born in 1745.In the "Pane-Joyce Genealogy" by Dave Pane-Joyce updated Mar. 2008 found in Google, Rev. John Grant married Phebe Andrews and he was a Presbyterian minister at Westfield, NJ. They were the parents of Phebe Grant who was born 27 Apr 1745. No marriage date shown.
Per LDS Family Search: Phebe Andrews married John Grant about 1750 in New Haven, CT (year ?).
In "A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windsor, CT, 1635" by D. Williams Patterson dated 1892, page 9, found at Heritage Quest Online: Elijah Grant, son of Josiah Grant and Sarah Cook, married Mary Andrews in New Haven. Elijah's brother, John, also married a Phebe Andrews (which may not be correct) in New Haven. They may be sisters.
Occupation
Per "A sermon containing a general history of the parish of Westfield, NJ" by James M. Huntting dated 1840, page 14 found at Heritage Quest Online: Rev. John Grant became minister of the church in 1750 and is buried in the church yard after his death on 16 Sept. 1753.In "A History of the Presbyterian Church in America, from its origin until the year 1760" by Rev. Richard Webster dated 1857, page 576: John Grant graduated from Yale in 1741, and ordained by New York Presbytery, was the pastor of Westfield, NJ, church before Oct 1746.
In "Commemorative history of Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928" by William K. McKinney dated 1929, page 163, found at Heritage Quest Online: he had "supplied" (as compared to being it's pastor) the Presbyterian Church in Rahway for a brief period and was called to the Westfield Church before Oct. 1746 (Webster p. 576).
Death
1753 death date is from "A History of the Presbyterian Church in America" by Rev. Richard Webster dated 1857, page 576. He graduated from Yale in 1741, and ordained, by New York Presbytery, pastor of Westfield, NJ, before Oct 1746. Died 16 Sept 1753, aged 37.See "A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windsor, CT, 1635" by D. Williams Patterson dated 1892, page 9, found at Heritage Quest Online.
Rev. John Grant, birth, death and parents from "Pane-Joyce Genealogy" by Dave Pane-Joyce updated Mar. 2008, found at Google.
Probate
1753, Sept. 18: "Phebe Grant, the widow, renounced and prayed for Jonathan Crane, Esq., and John Crane, Jr., to be appointed adm'rs in her place, they being the persons Mr. Grant desired to act just before he died. Witness-Daniel Ross, Jr."Endnotes
1. D. William Patterson, A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windson, Conn., 1635 (Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1892), page 9; digital images, Heritage Quest Online (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/hqoweb/library/do/books : printed 14 December 2008; John, the 4th child of Josiah Grant and Sarah Cooke.
2. Arthur Hastings Grant, The Grant Family; A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew Grant, of Windsor, Conn. 1601-1898 (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A. V. Haight Publication, 1898), page 12.
3. George C. Woodruff, A Genealogical Register of the inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Conn.: From the settlement of the town, A.D. 1720 to the year 1800, 1845 (Dartford Press - The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company , 1900), page 83; digital images, Google Books, ( : accessed .
4. Rev. Richard Webster, A History of the Presbyterian Church in America, from its origin until the year 1760: with biographical sketches of its early ministers (Philadelphia: Joseph M. Wilson, 1857), page 576; digital images, Google Books ( : printed .
5. D. William Patterson, A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windson, Conn., 1635 (Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1892), page 8; digital images, Heritage Quest Online (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/hqoweb/library/do/books : printed 14 December 2008.
6. Arthur Hastings Grant, The Grant Family; A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew Grant, of Windsor, Conn. 1601-1898 (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A. V. Haight Publication, 1898), page 12.
7. George P. Edgar, `, History of the Second Presbyterian Church of Rahway, N.J. (Rahway, N.J.: W. L. Mershon, 1887), page 94; digital images, Heritdage Quest Online ( : printed 15 December 2008.
8. Willaim K. McKinney, Commemorative history of Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928 (New York, NY: unkown, 1929), page 163; digital images, Heritage Quest Online ( : printed 15 December 2008.
9. William F. Davis, Church, 200 years of Christian ministry of the First Presbyterian Church, Rahway, N.J., 1741-1941 (Rahway, NJ: 1941), page 13; digital images, Heritage Quest Online, ( : accessed .
10. Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, originally published as New Haven genealogical magazine, vols I-VII (Rome, New York: Clarence D. Smith, 1923–1932), Vol I, page 48; digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008, NewEnglandAncestors.org ( : printed 7 November 2012; Jacobus incorrectly shows Phebe Andrews perhaps also marries her daughter's husband.
11. Willaim K. McKinney, Commemorative history of Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928 (New York, NY: unkown, 1929), page 163; digital images, Heritage Quest Online ( : printed 15 December 2008; ordained by the Presbytery of New York in September, 1746.
12. Willaim K. McKinney, Commemorative history of Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928 (New York, NY: unkown, 1929), page 163; digital images, Heritage Quest Online ( : printed 15 December 2008.
13. D. William Patterson, A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windson, Conn., 1635 (Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1892), page 9; digital images, Heritage Quest Online (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/hqoweb/library/do/books : printed 14 December 2008.
14. Arthur Hastings Grant, The Grant Family; A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew Grant, of Windsor, Conn. 1601-1898 (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A. V. Haight Publication, 1898), page 12.
15. James M. Huntting, A sermon containing a general history of the parish of Westfield, N.J. (Westfield, N. J. ?: unknown, 1840), page 14; digital images, Heritage Quest Online ( : printed 15 December 2008.
16. D. William Patterson, A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windson, Conn., 1635 (Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1892), page 9; digital images, Heritage Quest Online (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/hqoweb/library/do/books : printed 14 December 2008.
17. Arthur Hastings Grant, The Grant Family; A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew Grant, of Windsor, Conn. 1601-1898 (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A. V. Haight Publication, 1898), page 12.
18. LDS Church, Intl Genealogical Index (IGI), v 5.0 North America.
19. Rev. Richard Webster, A History of the Presbyterian Church in America, from its origin until the year 1760: with biographical sketches of its early ministers (Philadelphia: Joseph M. Wilson, 1857), page 576; digital images, Google Books ( : printed .
20. James M. Huntting, A sermon containing a general history of the parish of Westfield, N.J. (Westfield, N. J. ?: unknown, 1840), page 14; digital images, Heritage Quest Online ( : printed 15 December 2008.
21. Willaim K. McKinney, Commemorative history of Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928 (New York, NY: unkown, 1929), page 163; digital images, Heritage Quest Online ( : printed 15 December 2008.
22. D. William Patterson, A genealogical study of the Grant family, descended from Matthew Grant of Windson, Conn., 1635 (Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1892), page 9; digital images, Heritage Quest Online (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/hqoweb/library/do/books : printed 14 December 2008.
23. Arthur Hastings Grant, The Grant Family; A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew Grant, of Windsor, Conn. 1601-1898 (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A. V. Haight Publication, 1898), page 12.
24. James M. Huntting, A sermon containing a general history of the parish of Westfield, N.J. (Westfield, N. J. ?: unknown, 1840), page 14; digital images, Heritage Quest Online ( : printed 15 December 2008.
25. , New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817: New Jersey State Archives, Published Archives Series, First Series (Trenton, New Jersey: John L. Murphy Publishing Company, n.d.), Vol. 7, page 132; database online, Ancestry.com, ( : printed 7 November 2012.
26. , New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817: New Jersey State Archives, Published Archives Series, First Series (Trenton, New Jersey: John L. Murphy Publishing Company, n.d.), Vol. 7, page 132; database online, Ancestry.com, ( : printed 7 November 2012.