Matthew
GRANT
(b.
27 October 1601
,
Exeter, Devon, England
d.
16 December 1681
,
Windsor, Connecticut Colony
)
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Matthew GRANT was born 27 October 1601 in Exeter, Devon, England
Matthew GRANT was the child of ? and ?Matthew was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1645.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Matthew married Priscilla UNKNOWN 16 November 1625 in England . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Priscilla UNKNOWN was born abt. 1601 in England (United Kingdom). Priscilla died 27 April 1644 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock).
Matthew married (2) Susannah CAPEN 29 May 1645 in Windsor, New Haven Colony . Susannah CAPEN was born 11 April 1602 in Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington). Susannah died 13 November 1666 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock). Susannah was the child of Bernard CAPEN and Joan PURCHASE.
Matthew GRANT died 16 December 1681 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony .
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Family and Children of Matthew GRANT
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Priscilla UNKNOWN-- Date: 16 November 1625 Place: , England
Children of Matthew GRANT and Priscilla UNKNOWN:
Samuel GRANT (b.12 November 1631, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 10 September 1718, East Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Mary PORTER 27 May 1658 in East Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Broad Brook) (Warehouse Point) (Melrose) (Scantic) (Windsorville)
Matthew GRANT married Susannah CAPEN-- Date: 29 May 1645 Place: Windsor, New Haven Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Susannah CAPEN was the child of Bernard CAPEN and Joan PURCHASE
"Matthew (1601-1681) & 2-wf Susanna (CAPEN) ROCKWELL (1602-1666), w William; 29 May 1645; Windsor, CT {Windsor CT VR 125, 249; Reg. 21:174; Warner-Harrington 100, 251, 548; Windsor CT 2:303, 648; Goodwin-Morgan 106; Booth (1910) 29; Dillon Anc. 17, 31; Crary-Dunham 152; Rockwell 66; Dunham-Boyd 250; Hartford Prob. 1:312; TAG 9:55; Capen 13}"
Children of Matthew GRANT and Susannah CAPEN:
Priscilla UNKNOWN-- Date: 16 November 1625 Place: , England Children of Matthew GRANT and Priscilla UNKNOWN:
Samuel GRANT (b.12 November 1631, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 10 September 1718, East Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Mary PORTER 27 May 1658 in East Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Broad Brook) (Warehouse Point) (Melrose) (Scantic) (Windsorville)
Matthew GRANT married
Susannah CAPEN-- Date: 29 May 1645 Place: Windsor, New Haven Colony Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Susannah CAPEN was the child of Bernard CAPEN and Joan PURCHASE
"Matthew (1601-1681) & 2-wf Susanna (CAPEN) ROCKWELL (1602-1666), w William; 29 May 1645; Windsor, CT {Windsor CT VR 125, 249; Reg. 21:174; Warner-Harrington 100, 251, 548; Windsor CT 2:303, 648; Goodwin-Morgan 106; Booth (1910) 29; Dillon Anc. 17, 31; Crary-Dunham 152; Rockwell 66; Dunham-Boyd 250; Hartford Prob. 1:312; TAG 9:55; Capen 13}"
Children of Matthew GRANT and Susannah CAPEN:
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1601 Birth 27 October 1601
Exeter, Devon, England
1625 Marriage / PartnerMatthew GRANT and Priscilla UNKNOWN 16 November 1625, , England (United Kingdom)
He was 24 years old.
1631 Birth of ChildSamuel GRANT was born 12 November 1631, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Matthew was 30 years old.
1644 Death of Spouse/PartnerPriscilla UNKNOWN died 27 April 1644, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
1645 Marriage / PartnerMatthew GRANT and Susannah CAPEN 29 May 1645, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
He was 43 years old.
1658 Marriage of ChildSamuel GRANT married 27 May 1658, East Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Broad Brook) (Warehouse Point) (Melrose) (Scantic) (Windsorville) to Mary PORTER
1666 Death of Spouse/PartnerSusannah CAPEN died 13 November 1666, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
1681 Death
1681 GRANT MATHEW GRANT DYED DECEMBER 16 1681 DEATH
VITAL RECORDS OF HARTFORD, WINDSOR AND FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 1631 TO 1691. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2009.) ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS RETURNED FROM HARTFORD, WINDSOR, AND FAIRFIELD, AND ENTERED IN THE EARLY LAND RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT : VOLUMES I AND II OF LAND RECORDS AND NO. D OF COLONIAL DEEDS, TRANSCRIBED AND EDITED BY EDWIN STANLEY WELLES. HARTFORD, CONN.: CASE, LOCKWOOD & BRAINARD CO, 1898.
1681 GRANT MATHEW GRANT DYED DECEMBER 16 1681 DEATH
VITAL RECORDS OF HARTFORD, WINDSOR AND FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 1631 TO 1691. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2009.) ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS RETURNED FROM HARTFORD, WINDSOR, AND FAIRFIELD, AND ENTERED IN THE EARLY LAND RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT : VOLUMES I AND II OF LAND RECORDS AND NO. D OF COLONIAL DEEDS, TRANSCRIBED AND EDITED BY EDWIN STANLEY WELLES. HARTFORD, CONN.: CASE, LOCKWOOD & BRAINARD CO, 1898.
Will
Taken 10 January, 1681-2, by Thomas Dible sen., John Loomis.
'I Matthew Grant of Windsor, beinge aged and under present weakness, yet of Competency of understandinge, doe by this declare my Last Will concerning the dispose of my Estate as followeth: 1st, I doe declare that my son Samuel, my eldest son, is already satisfied with the portion I made over to him in Lands already recorded to him, and that is my will concerning him. 2dly, Concerninge my son Tahan, my will is that he shall have as a legassy, payd to hime in Country paye by my son John, the full some of five pounds, and this to bee payd two yeers after my decease. Alsoe I doe appoynt hime to gather upp all the debts oweinge to me in this towne or elsewhere, and my will is hee my son Tahan shall have them for his owne. 3dly, my will is that my son John, with whome I have lived some time, I doe give to hime all my meadow land in the great meadow; also I give to hime my pasture land lyeinge belowe the hill agaynst Thomas...Read MORE...
Taken 10 January, 1681-2, by Thomas Dible sen., John Loomis.
'I Matthew Grant of Windsor, beinge aged and under present weakness, yet of Competency of understandinge, doe by this declare my Last Will concerning the dispose of my Estate as followeth: 1st, I doe declare that my son Samuel, my eldest son, is already satisfied with the portion I made over to him in Lands already recorded to him, and that is my will concerning him. 2dly, Concerninge my son Tahan, my will is that he shall have as a legassy, payd to hime in Country paye by my son John, the full some of five pounds, and this to bee payd two yeers after my decease. Alsoe I doe appoynt hime to gather upp all the debts oweinge to me in this towne or elsewhere, and my will is hee my son Tahan shall have them for his owne. 3dly, my will is that my son John, with whome I have lived some time, I doe give to hime all my meadow land in the great meadow; also I give to hime my pasture land lyeinge belowe the hill agaynst Thomas...Read MORE...
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