bought land and settled. on his farm below Middleport, and
spent the remainder of his life in the vicinity of Pomeroy and
Middleport, alternately with his sons. He died in 1866 at the
great age of 93 years. His wife, Mrs. Grant, lived a few years
after her husband, dying "well up in the nineties," of age.
John Grant, brother of Samuel Grant, was born on April
11th, 1789, in the State of Maine. He married Mahetible
Mahew, and they had two children when arriving at Silver
run, Meigs county.
Thompson Grant married Cynthia McNaughton.
Franklin Grant, when a small boy, was drowned in Leading
creek.
Andrew, another child, was choked to death by a grain of
corn falling into his throat or windpipe.
Mary Grant was married to Elias Hutton, and moved to
Delphos, Kansas.
John, Jr., married Lucinda Lellan, residing in Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Sarah, first; Simpson, second; Steward Grant, living at
Greeley, Iowa.
Lydia Grant, unmarried, living with her father at Greeley,
Iowa.
Henry C. married Clarissa Merrill, located at Ironton, Ohio.
In 1852, John Grant, Sr., moved to Greeley, Iowa, being up-
wards of ninety-three years old. Mrs. John Grant died in
1864. While John Grant, Sr., lived in Rutland, O., he en-
joyed the respect and confidence of all classes of the people.
He was justice of the Peace in 1826, and Township Treasurer
for many years.
He died at his daughter's, Mrs. Hutton, of Delphos, Kansas,
December 16th, 1889, aged 100 years, 8 months and 5 days.
This long-lived family, as the records indicate, were of
Scotch descent, and known as far back as Peter Grant, who,
it is supposed emigrated in colonial days and settled in Maine.
