The Popp Family Home Page:Information about William Grant
William Grant (b. 29 Jul 1790, d. 22 Feb 1879)
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"History of Brown County Ohio" 1883
Washington Twp. Officials:
1823--Trustees, Joseph Calvin, Jeremiah Purdum; Treasurer, John Hindman; Clerk,_______________; Lister, William Grant; Overseers of the Poor, John Vinsandt, Matthew Day;Fence Viewer, Clarkson Dunn.
1824--Trustees, Jeremiah Purdum, Mattew Day, John Stansberry; Treasurer, Peter Shinkle; Clerk, Joseph Worstell; Lister, William Grant; Overseers of the Poor, James Dey, Levi Estel; Fence Viewers, Christopher Poe, James Robins.
1825--Trustees, Abraham Pettijohn, Peter Shinkle, Edward Pettijohn; Treasurer, Joseph Wright; Clerk, Matthew Kincaid; Overseers of the Poor, William Grant, Amos Pettijohn.
Poll Book of Election, Wash. Twp. Brown Co. Oh. 1826:
William Grant and John Moore, Clerks of the election.
"Kingman Brother's New Historical Atlas of Cass County Indiana" 1878
Noble Twp. Cass Co. In.
The same year (1829), William Grant settled on the land belonging to Mr. Douglass.
Harrison Twp. Cass Co. In.
In 1834, came the following: .................................; John Calvin, on the farm belonging to his heirs; William Grant, who is the oldest man in the township, being in his 89th year, on the farm where he still lives; and John Calvin, on the land owned by his widow.
William Grant pension application:
William Grant served in the War of 1812 in Capt. Abraham Shepherd's Company between Sept. 2, and Oct. 2, 1812 and July 29 and August 22, 1813.
Draper MS 17s pages 114 to 127:
William and Phebe (Washburn) Grant were interviewed in Cass County Indiana July 20,1863 by Lyman C. Draper.The following is the interview they gave to Mr. Draper:
P. 114--From Wm. Grant(half-brother of John A. Calvin, and late Simon Ruth Kenton, born in Bourbon Co. Ky. in 1790--now resides near J. A. Calvin's--Cass Co. Indiana
Thinks Capt. Luther Calvin was about 90 year old---P.115---when he died--knew him well--he was a native of Virginia--probably Eastern Va. Early settled on the South Branch of Potomic, within a mile of Romney. He used playfully to boast of being a Virginian, over his Jersey wife (his second wife)--that the Virginians could always whip the Jersey people, by biting if other means failed, or the Jersey women drank so strong tea as to lose their teeth.
Lived in Red Stone country awhile.Once went to Kentucky, or started with a force--also a party under Capt. Ritchie--after latter on the Ohio were worsted by Indians in some way, all returned--this was before Capt. Calvin settled in Mason County Ky.
Little Miami Expedition, 1792--Had horses stolen--Calvin and party followed.
Cornelius Washburn was selected as a sure shot to shoot an Indian who was crossing the trail on a belled horse--the Indian fell, badly disabled. It was now thought that they might get some desirable information from the Indian, but before anything was accomplished, Joe Lemon, partly deaf, came up, and not understanding the object of sparing--P.116---him, shot him dead.
Nearing, the Indian encampment, Capt. Calvin with others crawling on hands and knees as secretly as possible, whispered to the nearest one to him--"What fine soil--what rich bottom this is'"
Si Davis (Josiah--known as "Little Si" in contradistinction of another Josiah Davis) was on the expedition.Jim Calvin and Joe Turner, both quite youths remained with the unhobbled horses and when Kenton's men retreated, they hastened forward the horses.No recollection about Si Davis getting (sick?) at the deer lick, near Georgetown--he was spoken of as a brave, useful pioneer.Davis lived, and probably died directly opposite Hanging Rock on the Ohio--moved there from Mason County--and died about 1820--had two sons, Ruben and Jesse--don't know what became of them.
Joe Lemon was certainly not taken prisoner at the Little Miami fight.The Indians were on both sides of the stream--and when attacked, a reinforcement came over, and aided--this fight occurred on East Fork of Little Miami--at or near the--P. 117---mouth of (Dot?) Fork, and near what has since been known as the Van Metre Settlement.
Kenton's party had a small camp a few miles back--to which McIntire repaired the next morning, and coking his breakfast, Indians came upon and killed him.He left a wife and 3 children--his widow married Capt. Ritchie, and lived in Mason Co.
Kinsaulla taken, 1786 When Kinsaulla returned from captivity, Mrs. K. was asked if she was not happy to see him alive and safely returned? "Yes" she said "she would rather see him than the best two dollars that were ever coined."
Approaching his wife, Kinsaulla said,"Here's a coil of tobacco King John sent you."---Don't know what became of Kinsaulla or son.
One Smith and another man were captured while out hunting their horses near Kenton's Station or Washington, Ky:the Indians had taken the horses, and then the men; took them to mouth of Lawrence's Creek (this must have been before any settlement was there) and seemingly wanting more than prisoners, let them go free, and told them to return home.--Smith---P. 118---clamored forhis mare--The other man said "Come let us go--the Indians are getting mad."--By this time the Indians began to make some tomahawk demonstrations, and Smith and his companion were but too glad to clear out--and returned without their horses.
Henry Wood was killed on Locust Creek--don't know particulars; His sons John, (Jerry?), Tobias, and James--all too young to have served in the Indian Wars--Tobias living to old age on Eagle Creek, Brown Co. O., near Decatur, John
perhaps moved to Auglaize--(Jerry?) and James to Indiana--all probably now dead.(See Finley's Autobiography, p. 126.)
Tim Downing's Captivity--Has had (Flat?) Run (Perhaps some half a dozen miles) west of the Lower Blue Licks, on the road, towards Paris, Lexington, pointed out as the place of Downing's captivity, April, 1791
Col. Logan's Expedition, 1786--Logan and men crossed at the mouth of Eagle Creek, then through Logan's Gap.Molutha came out smoking his pipe, endeavored to show friendship, but---P. 119---McGary tomahawked him.Took about seventy prisoners--whites treated them so well, that the Shawnees never after burned any white Kentucky prisoners.Quite a number of the young Indian girls learned to spin, and were averse to returning to savage life.Molutha's wife was taken probably in consequence of Moluthas being killed.She was dispirited and refused food at the hands of the whites, and ate only what she could pick up.
Miss Fleming:Whittaker claimed her as his sister, and thus interested King Crane to intercede in her behalf, who in vain tried to purchase her of her Southern captors by a large offer of (brooches?). King Crane was living in 1812--head was smooth and hairless--100 years old.
My informant, Wm. Grant, is a son of Col. John Grant/ a nephew of Col. Daniel Boone--had a station at head of Houston, nine miles from Lexington.Was much in Indian warfare--can't specify=nor tell when he died, except in was about 1830.Gen. Squire Grant was a brother:Moses and Samuel Grant were killed at Grant's Creek--Indians at first fled from camp--whites rushed there, and Indians returned and fired.
P.120---Col. Daniel Boone--Saw Col. Daniel Boone several times about the mouth of Little Sandy--carried his gun, and hunted buffalo much: wore a white hunting shirt, fringed--warm weather--the year before he removed to Missouri--hence 1798.Got displeased about his Kentucky land losses, and went to Missouri, and got a Spanish grant.He was fair skinned--was of a quiet disposition--did not talk much--he was very pleasant.Once he had a man in charge, who had stolen some money at mouth of Little Sandy.Boone was the lone guard, with his gun, and the fellow's arm pinioned, and reaching Davis Ruth's (my informant's grandfather, who died about 2 years after 1800, aged 84) who lived about 7 miles above Sandy, when Boone and Ruth had a consultation about the best disposition to make of the prisoner--and finally gave him his choice, whether to be taken before a Justices' court and tried, or be whipped at once and set free.He gave up the stolen money, and chose the whipping.Mr. Ruth was too old to aid in administering the punishment--so Col. Boone had it to do alone and let the fellow go. Didn't whip him much.Col. Boone was much of a surgeon in gun-shot wounds.
P.121---Thomas Tallmadge, a boy, was scalped (but got well) at lee's Station--a youth named Stout killed--and another boy was also (out?). Tallmadge grew up, married, and early died, leaving one child.
Gen. Philemon Thomas Was Rev. Lewis Craig's son-in-law:ran early for Congress, and was beaten by Maj. Geo. Bedinger:Afterwards took Baton Rouge from the Spanish.
Simon Ruth Kenton--He was in the first battle of Brownstown, when Maj.
commanded (abt. 140)and Capt. Boerstler, in whose company Kenton was, was mortally wounded:Americans defeated. and retreated to Detroit. Kenton was in Detroit in Cass' regiment--the part in the fort--when it surrendered--and was not with Cass and McArthur--was parolled.
Went out in fall of 1812 in a thirty days tour under Gen. Harrison--Capt. Stocton, his commander--Stockton of Flemingsburg, Ky.--went to Fort defiance--no skirmish recollected.
In the spring of 1813, yet unexchanged, he went as a substitute in Capt. Thomas Sutton's campaign, in Col. Mill's regiment Ohio troops--went to Fort---P.122---Defiance, and (lay?) there a good while.Then went as a guard to Fort Meigs (about 14 or 15 of the guard) going or returning--were attacked.John Wilson, sergeant of the party was shot dead--this fight was some six to ten miles above Fort Meigs, near Roche le Bout.They had crossed to the north shore of the river, and were at the edge of the water draining their clothes, when the Indians fired from that shore:Wilson, a large stout young man was shot dead, and some wounded.Kenton tried to retreat over the river, whites first returned the fire:Indians too numerous--balls flew all around Kenton and cut his clothes--One Indian with tomahawk struck him on his arm and bruised it--and then he gave up.One Cooley slipped into the willow brushes on shore witnessed the whole affair and escaped, and reported the result. Jim (Mohan?) was one of the party--Phil burns another.One man was wounded:Kenton carried his knapsack, and helped bear him up, but the Indians finally killed him:Were 3 days getting to Malden--then went to Detroit and were sold by their Pottawattomie--P.123---captors (one was Benac, living as late as 1830, and recognized by Kenton) to the British there, taken to Quebec, and exchanged.
Simon Ruth Kenton was with Hull when he landed in Canada in 1812--in Cass' regiment and he and Col. Cass made an effort to see which should first touch the Canada shore--both jumped and struck simultaneously.Perhaps in some skirmishing in Canada.
Mrs. Ruth Calvin was a Baptist, as was her husband Vincent Calvin.
Mrs. William Grant is a daughter of George Washburn--an older brother of Cornelius Washburn.Jeremiah Washburn father of Cornelius died in fall of 1806 aged about 80, just above the mouth of Lee's Creek. His wife was ot killed by Indians and no daughter ever captured by Indians , thencedaughter was ever rescued by McClellan and Cors. Washburn as the myth hath it.Jeremiah's children were (1) George (2) Margaret, who died at age 14 (3) Elizabeth who married Saml Harlow--Joseph--Cornelius and Nicholas and by second wife Rebecca who married---P.124---Saml Doty of Brown Co., Ohio.
George Washburn was to say he was ten years older than his brother Nicholas and eight years older than Cornelius.George Washburn died in March 1851, nearly 94 years old on Coal Creek (Fountain County) Indiana some 25 or 30 miles below Lafayette--hence was born in 1757 Cornelius in 1765 and Nicholas in 1767.
George Washburn was in some Indian fights--used to speak of Crawford's campaign--settled Salt River Ky. and was one of the party there who pursued the Indians who captured Miss Van Cleve and found her murdered body, all dressed in her white Sunday clothing.At another time, one George Bolling was killed in that region--he had gone to a neighbors to ge a pair of shoes for his mother and returning was killed at the rear of a field, his head cut off, and his heart cut out--when hearing whites approaching (George Washburn, his brother-in-law Vincent Robbins, and a negro) so hastily decamped that they left the heart and several silver cups upon a log.Washburn, Robbins carried his dead body and the negro was directed to carry the---P.125--- dissevered head and looking back they found him carrying it by one ear'So Geo. Washburn must have lived on Salt River during the Indian War which closed in 1795, while his parents and brothers resided on the Ohio River in Mason Co., Ky.
Jeremiah Washburn was a native of England--came to Jersey when he was seven years of age--married Rebecca Devore while in New Jersey and moved to Red Stone Country--on Ten Mile Creek--thence to Mason Co., Ky.
Nicholas Devore was a brother of Jeremiah Washburn's wife--think he died at Brown Co., Ohio perhaps about 1825.He had a brother Jeremiah Devore who lived on the North Fork of Licking, at Devore's Ferry.
Cannot detail any of Cornelius Wasburn's services.He was with Kenton, as already related, in the Little Miami Expedition in April 1792--he was out with Wayne--served among the mounted men on Gen. Hopkins expedition in 1812 or 13.He enjoyed great reputation as a spy and hunter and Indian fighter.After peace he was believed to have killed several Indians.Once he remarked dryly, that---P.126---"he had seen an Indian and had never seen one go home so fast in his life" and subsequently evidences were found to show that an Indian had been killed in that region.
Cors. Washburn first married Jemima Masterson by whom he had a son John, who died before his father and two daughters, Rachel who married Cornelius Harlow, a cousin, and Jemima married Henry Hankins.Harlow lives on Washburn's old farm, which was on the East Fork of Little Miami.He married Elizabeth Martin for his secon wife, daughter of a Baptist clergyman from Red Stone Country, by her had a son and daughter. The marriage was an unhappy one--disparity in their ages--he left her--went trapping to the De Moines River, learning his wife had abandoned the two children, gone to Cincinnati, and died there, Washburn wrote back from the Des Moines Country to his son-in-law Harlow to take his property and the two children and educate and rear them.
Can't tell when he died.When Mr. and Mrs. Grant left Ohio in 1830 for Indiana, Cornelius---P.127--- Washburn was yet there--he left perhaps some two years there after, but can't say how long he lived there after. One report said he was living as late as 1842, but Wm. Grant hardly credits it.He was about 5 ft. 11 inches high and well built.He would not work much farming, though he had a good farm.He would bring home from his trapping expeditions from $800 to $12oo worth of beaver and other furs--would generally have a partner with him, and the amount was exclusive of his partner's share.He would soon live upon and waste his money--have sprees--and then go on another trapping expedition--from the last he never returned.
Cornelius Washburn was smart.I have note to his brother Nicholas. Thinks Nicholas was never in Indian Wars--was rather cowardly.He would relate Cornelius Washburn's war and Indian exploits and appropriate them as his own--such was the poor estimate of him among his own kindred, that they regarded him as only a great brag and great blow, and a lover of relating the marvellous.His son Elihu Washburn, like the father, was not credible.
July 20, 1863
William and Phebe Grant were active members of the Crooked Creek Baptist Church near their home in Cass Co. Indiana.They are burried in the Grant-HannaCemetery, which is part of the Crooked Creek Baptist Cemetery, Royal Center, Indiana.
I have a theory and that is all that it is as I cannot prove it and Thomas Finney, a Washburn descendant, had a similar theory--that Christina Ruth was the mother of my great, great, grandfather, William Grant, born July 29, 1790, Bourbon Co. KY.I put together my theory from various letters and interviews from the Draper Manuscripts, marriage, cemetery and court records, and histories, etc.Recently, I have learned that some misinformation about the Grant family and also my theory about Christina Ruth is now in several sources easily accessible to the public, though I am not responsible for putting them there and would not submit this theory without a statement that there is no real proof that it is correct.Because of this, I decided it was time to submit my genealogy to the public and correct this situation and hopefully a few other mistakes that are out in public sources (one being that Mary Mosby is the mother of my William Grant).Proof that Col. John Grant was the father of my great, great grandfather, William Grant (b. 1790) is found in the Draper Manuscripts, but the name of William's mother was not given.The following is my theory that Christina Ruth was the mother of my great, great grandfather, William Grant, born July 29, 1790, Bourbon Co. KY and also the mother of Simon Ruth Kenton and John A. Calvin:
Lyman Draper's interview with William Grant begins on page 114 of Draper MS 17s.Mr. Draper states--From Wm. Grant (half-brother of John A. Calvin & late Simon Ruth Kenton), born in Bourbon Co. Ky. in 1790--now resides near J. A. Calvin--Cass Co. Ind.
Simon Ruth Kenton was born ca 1787 (Letter from John A. Calvin to Lyman Draper) or ca 1788 (letter to the House of Congress of the United States from citizens of Logansport, IN. dated Nov. 22, 1842 requesting land for Simon Ruth Kenton for his service in the war of 1812 (interviews from Draper MS)).
Simon Ruth Kenton born ca 1787/88 was the son of frontiersman, Simon Kenton and a woman named Ruth ("Simon Kenton-His Life and Period" by Edna Kenton and this is also mentioned in "The Frontiersmen" by Allen Eckert, though Allen Eckert has taken what I would call 'artistic liberty' with this story, such as making Simon Ruth Kenton's birth date 1783 and making Vincent Calvin's marriage to Simon's mother just after his birth, and that Quick's Run, where the Calvin's lived was the Quick's Run near Harrodsburg, but it was more likely the Quick's Run in present day Lewis Co. Ky ("History of Lewis County Ky" and a Brandenburg researcher, Pat Bristley),I believe this information in the "Frontiersmen"is incorrect.Unfortunatly, others have believed it to be fact and have passed it on as such.
Page 120 of Draper MS 17s states that-reaching Davis Ruth's, my informant's (still interview with Wm. Grant born 1790 according to indes to MS 17s) grandfather, who died about 2 years after 1800, aged 84)
It would follow then that William Grant's mother's surname was Ruth. However, this would mean that Davis Ruth was around 72 years old when William Grant was born, so perhaps Davis Ruth was William Grant's great, grandfather.If so, this could possibly make a difference in the theory I am setting forth.I
know from records that Davis Ruth lived in Bourbon Co. Kentucky and later in Mason County.
John A. Calvin was also a half-brother of Simon Ruth Kenton and William Grant (Wm. Grant's interview, John A. Calvin's interview Draper MS17s page 110 and letters from John A. Calvin and Lewis Calvin to Lyman Draper).John A. Calvin was born Feb. 17, 1806 and died Nov. 21, 1873, Cass Co. Indiana and his father was Vincent Calvin born July 6, 1780 Romney, VA now W. V. and died Jan 20, 1856 Cass Co. Indiana (tombstone inscriptions from Crooked Creek Baptist Cemetery, Cass Co. IN).A Vincent Calvin married Christina Ruth Aug. 8, 1796 Mason Co. Ky. (Mason Co. Ky marriage record and copy of original marriage bond).Vincent Calvin had a wife named Christina by whom he had children Lewis, Ann, John, and Elizabeth and it is said that Simon Kenton Jr. (Simon Ruth Kenton--my words) was a half-brother to these children (Beer's "History of Brown County"Oh. page 665).As Vincent was only 16 at the time of this marriage, Christina Ruth would have been older than he was. Christina died and Vincent married Sarah Pool and Sarah died and Vincent married Rachel (Laycock) Washburn, widow of Isaac Washburn, brother to Phebe (Washburn) Grant.
Page 119 of Draper MS 17s states--my informant, Wm. Grant, is a son of Col. John Grant, a nephew of Col. Daniel Boone--had a Station at head of Houston, nine miles from Paris, & about eleven miles from Lexingon (Grant's Station in Bourbon Co. Ky.--my words).Col. John Grant was married in 1775 to Mary Mosby in NC.They had several children, including a son, William Grant born Sept. 22, 1782, who marriedMary Graves in 1806 and died Mar. 8, 1852, Boone Co. Ky, and ,of course, was not my William Grant.It is widely accepted that Mary (Mosby) Grant did not die until after 1797 when her name appears on a Campbell Co. Ky land transaction for the last time (file of Margaret Hartman in Alexandria Ky Courthouse).Unless John Grant had another wife named Mary, this would refer to Mary Mosby.John and Mary Grant had a son, John, born Mar. 17, 1790, so she could not have also had a child born July 29, 1790.And John and Mary also had Robert born 1793 and Nancy who I believe was born in 1796, both after my William Grant, born 1790.Mary (Mosby) Grant having died around 1797, could not have been the mother of John A. Calvin, born in 1806.
John Grant married sometime around 1800 Elizabeth Buckner (file of Margaret Hartman and letters of Samuel Baker to Lyman Draper).It is unlikely that Elizabeth Buckner could have been the mother of Simon Ruth Kenton and John A. Calvin.
Neither Mary Mosby nor Elizabeth Buckner was named Ruth or Christina. And neither could have been the mother of all three men, Simon Ruth Kenton, William Grant and John A. Calvin.Since, all three of these men had different fathers, the only way they could be half-brothers is if they had the same mother.
With all the evidence taken into consideration, I believe this woman, mother of all three men mentioned above, to have been Christina Ruth who was probably the daughter or granddaughter of Davis Ruth.However, one last 'monkey wrench'--William Grant states in his interview with Lyman Draper that Mrs. Ruth Calvin was a Baptist, as was her husband Vincent Calvin.Perhaps Christina used her surname Ruth as a sort of nickname.
I have no doubt that my great grandfather, William Grant, born July 29, 1790 was a son of Col. John Grant and therefore, I am a descendant of John Grant and the Boones (my mother's Uncle was named William Daniel Boone Grant).It is only that Christina Ruth was William's mother that I can't prove.I do not think that John Grant's family knew about my William Grant or if they did, they did not choose to acknowledge him. However, I believe that it was possible that Daniel Boone knew who William Grant's parents were and he treated William kindly.
I apologize if my theory offends other descendants of Col. John Grant. If they or anyone else has information about this or has a better theory, please let me know.
Lou Ann Winterrowd
Some other sources for information about William Grant and Phebe Washburn and their families and descendants:
Brown Co. Ohio Marriage Records
"Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812"
"Historical Collections of Brown Co. OH"
Poll Book of election held in Wash. Twp. Brown Co. OH April 3, 1826
1850 Cass Co. IN Census
1880, 1900, 1910 IN Census
1880 Mortality Schedule for Phebe (Washburn) Grant
Affidavit of James A. T. Grant and Minerva Grant, July 7, 1914
Cass County Indiana Courthouse Records
"Cass Co. IN marriages 1829-1851"
"Cass County, Indiana Tract Book 1 and 2"DAR
Index to Birth and Death Records, Cass Co. INWPA
"History of Cass Co. IN"Thomas Helm 1886
"History of Noble Twp. Cass Co., IN 1827-1936"A. O. Brandt
Logansport Journal 1849-1870
"History of Cass Co. IN"Powell
"Historical Diary of Cass Co. IN"Hand
Minutes of the Crooked Creek Baptist Church, Cass Co. IN
Cline Cemetery, Cass Co. IN
Estates of John L. Grant and Moses C. Grant
"Will Book 1, Cass Co.IN"Barbara Wolfe
Royal Center Cemetery
Cemetery Report by Robert B. Whitsett Jr.
Mrs. Georgia Fergus
John W. Nulf
Patrick DeMoss
Verna Nulf
Carmen Reiner
Lois D. Wold
Jobie Walters
Geneva Shellabarger
Russell Grant (Grant Family Genealogy Forum--tried to contact Russell, but was unable to)
Barbara Wolfe
LDS Ancestral Files
"Historical Diary....Cass Co. and Longansport, IN"Hand
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"History of Brown County Ohio" 1883
Washington Twp. Officials:
1823--Trustees, Joseph Calvin, Jeremiah Purdum; Treasurer, John Hindman; Clerk,_______________; Lister, William Grant; Overseers of the Poor, John Vinsandt, Matthew Day;Fence Viewer, Clarkson Dunn.
1824--Trustees, Jeremiah Purdum, Mattew Day, John Stansberry; Treasurer, Peter Shinkle; Clerk, Joseph Worstell; Lister, William Grant; Overseers of the Poor, James Dey, Levi Estel; Fence Viewers, Christopher Poe, James Robins.
1825--Trustees, Abraham Pettijohn, Peter Shinkle, Edward Pettijohn; Treasurer, Joseph Wright; Clerk, Matthew Kincaid; Overseers of the Poor, William Grant, Amos Pettijohn.
Poll Book of Election, Wash. Twp. Brown Co. Oh. 1826:
William Grant and John Moore, Clerks of the election.
"Kingman Brother's New Historical Atlas of Cass County Indiana" 1878
Noble Twp. Cass Co. In.
The same year (1829), William Grant settled on the land belonging to Mr. Douglass.
Harrison Twp. Cass Co. In.
In 1834, came the following: .................................; John Calvin, on the farm belonging to his heirs; William Grant, who is the oldest man in the township, being in his 89th year, on the farm where he still lives; and John Calvin, on the land owned by his widow.
William Grant pension application:
William Grant served in the War of 1812 in Capt. Abraham Shepherd's Company between Sept. 2, and Oct. 2, 1812 and July 29 and August 22, 1813.
Draper MS 17s pages 114 to 127:
William and Phebe (Washburn) Grant were interviewed in Cass County Indiana July 20,1863 by Lyman C. Draper.The following is the interview they gave to Mr. Draper:
P. 114--From Wm. Grant(half-brother of John A. Calvin, and late Simon Ruth Kenton, born in Bourbon Co. Ky. in 1790--now resides near J. A. Calvin's--Cass Co. Indiana
Thinks Capt. Luther Calvin was about 90 year old---P.115---when he died--knew him well--he was a native of Virginia--probably Eastern Va. Early settled on the South Branch of Potomic, within a mile of Romney. He used playfully to boast of being a Virginian, over his Jersey wife (his second wife)--that the Virginians could always whip the Jersey people, by biting if other means failed, or the Jersey women drank so strong tea as to lose their teeth.
Lived in Red Stone country awhile.Once went to Kentucky, or started with a force--also a party under Capt. Ritchie--after latter on the Ohio were worsted by Indians in some way, all returned--this was before Capt. Calvin settled in Mason County Ky.
Little Miami Expedition, 1792--Had horses stolen--Calvin and party followed.
Cornelius Washburn was selected as a sure shot to shoot an Indian who was crossing the trail on a belled horse--the Indian fell, badly disabled. It was now thought that they might get some desirable information from the Indian, but before anything was accomplished, Joe Lemon, partly deaf, came up, and not understanding the object of sparing--P.116---him, shot him dead.
Nearing, the Indian encampment, Capt. Calvin with others crawling on hands and knees as secretly as possible, whispered to the nearest one to him--"What fine soil--what rich bottom this is'"
Si Davis (Josiah--known as "Little Si" in contradistinction of another Josiah Davis) was on the expedition.Jim Calvin and Joe Turner, both quite youths remained with the unhobbled horses and when Kenton's men retreated, they hastened forward the horses.No recollection about Si Davis getting (sick?) at the deer lick, near Georgetown--he was spoken of as a brave, useful pioneer.Davis lived, and probably died directly opposite Hanging Rock on the Ohio--moved there from Mason County--and died about 1820--had two sons, Ruben and Jesse--don't know what became of them.
Joe Lemon was certainly not taken prisoner at the Little Miami fight.The Indians were on both sides of the stream--and when attacked, a reinforcement came over, and aided--this fight occurred on East Fork of Little Miami--at or near the--P. 117---mouth of (Dot?) Fork, and near what has since been known as the Van Metre Settlement.
Kenton's party had a small camp a few miles back--to which McIntire repaired the next morning, and coking his breakfast, Indians came upon and killed him.He left a wife and 3 children--his widow married Capt. Ritchie, and lived in Mason Co.
Kinsaulla taken, 1786 When Kinsaulla returned from captivity, Mrs. K. was asked if she was not happy to see him alive and safely returned? "Yes" she said "she would rather see him than the best two dollars that were ever coined."
Approaching his wife, Kinsaulla said,"Here's a coil of tobacco King John sent you."---Don't know what became of Kinsaulla or son.
One Smith and another man were captured while out hunting their hors
More About William Grant:
Christening: 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289
More About William Grant and Name Unknown:
Marriage: Bef. 23 Jun 18161290
More About William Grant and Phebe Washburn:
Marriage: 08 Jun 1821, Brown County Oh..1291, 1292
Children of William Grant and Name Unknown are:
- William R. Grant, b. 23 Jun 1816, OH.1292, 1293, 1294, d. Jan 1904, Cass County, In.1295, 1296, 1297.
Children of William Grant and Phebe Washburn are:
- John L. Grant, b. 01 Jun 1823, Brown County Oh.1298, 1299, 1300, d. 03 Mar 1856, Cass County, In.1301, 1302, 1303.
- Moses C. Grant, b. 04 Sep 1825, Brown County Oh.1304, 1305, 1306, d. 04 Aug 1851, Cass County, In.1307, 1308, 1309.
- Issac W. Grant, b. 05 Feb 1828, Brown County Oh.1310, 1311, 1312, d. 24 Sep 1907, Logansport, In.1313, 1314, 1315.
- Nancy Ann Grant, b. 18301316, 1317, 1318, d. 24 Dec 1849, Cass County, In.1319, 1320, 1321.
- +Lewis C. Grant, b. 1834, Cass County, In.1322, 1323, 1324, d. Abt. 1872, Cass County, In.1325, 1326, 1327.
- Simon B. Grant, b. 1836, Cass County, In.1328, 1329, 1330, d. 19 Oct 1871, Cass County, In.1331, 1332, 1333.
- Cyrus Grant, b. 1838, Cass Co. In.1334, 1335, 1336, d. Abt. 05 Mar 1867, Cass Co. In.1337, 1338, 1339.
- Lydia J. Grant, b. 18451340, 1341, 1342, d. 15 Sep 1917, Cass County, In.1343, 1344, 1345.
- George Washburn Grant, b. 18 Sep 1846, Cass Co. In.1346, 1347, 1348, d. date unknown, Cass Co. In.1349, 1350, 1351.
- James A. Taylor Grant, b. Nov 1849, Cass County, In.1352, 1353, 1354, d. Aft. 19141355, 1356, 1357.