 John ("the Elder") Grant, son of John Grant and N.N..Born 1725 Burlington City NJ, died 1790 ABOUT Ocean Dover Township NJ John (The Elder) Grant, sometimes refered to as John Grant, Jr. was probably a Quaker although no records of him have been found in any of the monthly meetings. He probably lived too far from the meeting places to attend. He owned considerable property on Cedar Creek, which is now the boundary between Berkely and Lacey townships in Ocean Co. New Jersey. James W. Hook , in his research, proved or attempted to prove the family of John (The Elder) Grant using land records. This relationship is based on each of the male children receiving 2 parts and female children receiving 1 part when the parent died intestate. John died intestate and it appears that he had three daughters and one son. The result was that the son James received 2 parts and the three daughter each received one part. James and Deborah are proved to be children by the deed found in deed book y pp 578/79 , Monmouth Co., NJ. This deed shows that James and Deborah were entitled to 3/5 of the land as heirs and that James had quit claimed his part to Deborah and her husband John Mathis in a deed dated 13 day of the twelfth month in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred ninty nine. These deeds definately prove the relationship of James and Deborah, the other daughters are not so positive and those researching these members are encouraged to more carefully check the records. . He was born circa 1725 at Burlington, New Jersey. John (The Elder) Grant was the son of John Grant. He married Sarah Irons, daughter of James Irons and Martha Burdsal, on 3 November 1750 at Monmouth County, New Jersey.1 John died circa 1790 at Dover, New Jersey. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~joeandjerry/GEN/p8.htm Married 3 Nov 1750 Monmouth NJ to: Child: 1.  Deborah GrantMarried name: Mathis, born 3 Jan 1759 Little Egg Harbor Burlington, NJ, died 1829 Champaign County, OH, 69 or 70 years, buried Zane Township--Darby Creek Cemetery Logan Cty Jeremiah Mathis rev war vet in same cemetery as deborah 10 18 1826 died N J SOLDIER Logan County, Ohio Cemeteries Zane Township--Darby Creek Cemetery Inscriptions Mathis, Deborah, 1759-1829 (wife of John Mathis; fallen) Mathis, Jeremiah, d 16 Oct 1826 (N.J. troops, Rev. War.) | |||