Capt.
Josiah
Grant
Born in Litchfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Josiah Grant
and Sarah (Baker) Grant
Brother of
Jerusha (Grant) Samford, John Grant, Jesse Grant, David Grant, Rhoda (Grant) Taylor and Asenath (Grant) McArthur
Husband of
Ruth (Whitmore) Grant
— married
about 1770 (to 15 Aug 1785) [location unknown]
Husband of
Lysena (Woodruff) Grant
— married
about 1786 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 68
in Orwell, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Dec 2012
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Biography
res. Poultney 1781-90; rem, to Orwell, PA 1798, where he built on the N. side of the Ridge Road abt. 2 miles S.E. of Orwell Hill; with others he was indicted for intrusion on lands claimed by PA, but, having bought both the Conn. and PA titles, he held his land, while many others lost theirs; soon after his arrival he built the first saw-mill in that section, the irons for which he brought a long distance in bags slung over the backs of horses; enlisted as a private in Capt. Zebediah Dewey's company, 1780 and 1783; was lieutenant in Capt. Israel Hurlburt's company, Col. Thomas Lee's regiment in the expedition to the northwest; served under Ethan Allen in the Revolution; served with the Green Mountain Boys; held captain's commission in the brigade of his cousin Gen. Ethan Allen.
Sources
- The Grant Family (1898), p. 25: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/25/mode/1up
- Arthur Hastings Grant
- www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDHH-6KL
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- Geoff Grant
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-A15177, FTDNA kit #293999
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Although he isn't mentioned in the Windsor book, very strong evidence exists to suggest his membership into this family.
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