Go to an 1899 New York Tribune Newspaper Article About the Earliest Grants.

Ulysses S. Grant Genealogy

"My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral."

Ulysses S. Grant. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, 1885.

The Grant Family

The founder of the branch in America was Matthew Grant from whom Ulysses S. Grant descended. The star indicates the line of direct descent.

Matthew Grant, b.1601, married Priscilla, b. 1602.
Children of Matthew and Priscilla Grant:
Priscilla Grant.
Samuel Grant, born at Dorchester, Mass, 1631.
Tahan Grant.
Matthew Grant.
John Grant.
Priscilla died in 1644. Matthew married Susanna Rockwell in 1645.

Samuel Grant married Mary Porter in 1658.
Children of Samuel and Mary Porter Grant:
Samuel Grant, born at Windsor, Conn, 1659.
----Grant. No information.
John Grant.
Josiah Grant.
----Grant.
Nathaniel Grant.
Mary Grant.
Sarah Grant.

Samuel Grant married Ann Filley.
Children of Samuel and Ann Filley Grant:
Sarah Grant.
Samuel Grant.
Ann Filley died in 1686. Samuel Grant married Grace Miner.
Children of Samuel and Grace Miner Grant:
Hannah Grant.
Samuel Grant.
Noah Grant, born at Windsor, Conn., 1693.
Abigail Grant.
Ephraim Grant.
Grace Grant.
David Grant.
Ebenezer Grant.

Noah Grant married Martha Huntington in 1717.
Children of Noah and Martha Huntington Grant:
Noah Grant, born at Tolland, Conn., 1718.
Adoniram Grant.
Solomon Grant.
Martha Grant.

Noah Grant married Susannah Delano in 1746.
Children of Noah and Susannah Delano Grant:
Noah Grant, born at Tolland, Conn. in 1748.
Susannah Grant.
Peter Grant.
Solomon Grant.

Noah Grant married Anna Richardson in 1775.
Children of Noah and Anna Richardson Grant:
Solomon Grant.
Peter Grant.
Anna Richardson Grant died and Noah Grant married Rachel (Miller) Kelly in 1792.
Children of Noah Grant and Rachel Kelly Grant:
Susan A. Grant.
Jesse Root Grant, born near Greensburgh, Penn., 1794.
Margaret Moody Grant.
Noah Bean Grant.
John Kelly Grant.
Roswell Miller Grant.
Rachel Maria Grant.

Jesse Root Grant married Hanna Simpson in 1821. More about Hannah Simpson Grant.
Children of Jesse and Hannah Simpson Grant:
Ulysses Simpson Grant. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
Samuel Simpson Grant. Died unmarried.
Clara Rachel Grant. Died unmarried.
Virginia Paine Grant. Married Abel Rathbone Corbin. 1 child. Died in infancy.
Orvil Lynch Grant. Married Mary Medary. Children:
    Harry Lockwood Grant.
    Ulysses Simpson Grant.
    Jesse Root Grant.
    Virginia Elizabeth Grant.
Mary Frances Grant. Married Rev. Michael John Cramer. Children:
    Clara Virginia Cramer.
    Jesse Grant Cramer.

Ulysses S. Grant married Julia Boggs Dent on August 22, 1848.
Children of Ulysses S. and Julia Dent Grant:
Frederick Dent Grant, May 30, 1850-April 12, 1912. See his obituary. (Married Ida Marie Honore).
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., July 22, 1852-September 25, 1929. Article from the Journal of San Diego History. (Married 1. Fannie Josephine Chaffee. Married 2. America Workman Will).
Ellen Wrenshall Grant (Nellie) b. 1855. (Married 1. Algernon Chas. Frederick Sartoris. Married 2. Frank Hatch Jones.
Jesse Root Grant, February 6, 1858-June 8, 1934.(Married 1. Elizabeth Chapman. Married 2. Lillian Burns Wilkins).
More about the Grant Family.

Note: Ulysses S. Grant derived a royal descent from David I, King of Scots (through Grace Miner) and was related to President Grover Cleveland and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The Simpson Family

The genealogy of the Simpson family is not documented as fully as the Grant family. Here is the available information:

The first John Simpson is said to have roots in Ireland, either his parents or himself originating from there.
John Simpson, Sr., born about 1740. Information about his wife is not available.
Children of John Simpson, Sr.:
John Simpson, Jr.
Hannah Simpson.
Ann Simpson.

John Simpson, Jr. Married 1. Rebecca Weir.
Children of John and Rebecca Weir Simpson:
Mary Simpson.
Hannah Simpson, born in 1798.
Sarah Simpson.
Samuel Simpson.
John Simpson, Jr. Married 2. Sara Hare.
Children of John and Sarah Hare Simpson.
Ann Simpson.

Please direct any questions or comments to Diane Meives.

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