The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-10
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President Grants Ancestry.

From ne RelO York FoIt. ..... .....
An interesting historical study hal
lately been made by Mr.. Z. O. Mar
shall, author OF the "Hlstory Of The
United States Naval Academy" con.
corning the ancestry OF General Grant
and Messrs. Sheldon & Company, o.
this city, have Just published u In q
little volume, which is likely 10 meet
with great favor.
The work is relieved from the dull,
ness OF n mere genealogical record by
many incidents and anecdotes, and Il
embodieB In great measure the hiBto.
~ Of the town Of Windsor, In Connect.
out; one Of the earliest foundations OIL
that colony. Mr.. Marshall has shown
no small degree Of industry and re.
search In tracing the family OF the
President back 10 It's IndIBputable
American origin, and II 10 q striking
proof Of the value Of public lIbrarIeI
that ho has been able 70 do this ,ohIefiV
through the aid be derived from their
shelves. HH. .....rs.4 ..
General Ulysses Simpson Grant
President Of the United States, ig de-
9csnded In the eighth generation from
Matthew Grant, who emigrated from
England In 1880 and settled at Dorches'
ter, Mass, from which place be remoy.
Cd 10 Windsor, on the Connecticut Riv-
Or, where he lived for more than forty
years, and was made recorder and town
clerk. he died In 1851.
To him succeeded, ~ his eldest born,
Samuel Grant, and to this ancestor
Samuel Grant, Jr., both OF whom pass
cd their days at Windsor Rs useful and
respected citizens. 81 UT
In 1892 was born unto Samuel Grant,
Jr., Noah Grant, who, upon reaching
mans estate, went 10 live at Tolland,
Conn.,, where he filled the office OF GO.
lectman. He had four children. The
eldest OF these, Moab Grant, Jr., be-
came conspicuous for his services In
the French and Indian Wars, and, par
tlclpated In the expedition against
Grown Point In 1855. He was the COM
Eade Of Putnam, StaFke and Rodgers,
at Lake George, and was killed upon q
scouting party from Fort William Hen
~, September 20, 1865, !la s.an .is.,a
He left but two children, both sons,
the elder Of whom became Captain
Noah Grant, OF the Revolution, who
enlisted o. the first call OF troops from
Lexington, was In the reserve at Bun.
ker Hill, and served throughout the
struggle. he received his commission
IN the continental army from George
Washington. He emigraied TO West
moreland county, Pennsylvania, and
afterwards to Portage county, Ohio.
Thi8Waa the grandfather Of the Presi-
dent. = a-S a-- lll'E 10
Jesse Root Grant was born before tho
removal to Ohio, ut Greensburg, ON the
MonongAhela River, twenty miles
above Pittsburgh, and married, at the
aRe Of tWenty-Beven, Miss Hannah
Simpson. They resided for some year,
OF Point Pleasant, and there the Presl-
dent was born, on April q, 1922.
Mr.. Marshall relates the accident by
which the Presidents baptlsmal name
Of Hiram Ulysses became changed on
the West Point register to Ulysses
Simpson, and tells US that In the orlgI>
nal choice Of his name, Theodore and
Albert Gallatin were both canvassed
BY the family.
The little volume Of Mr.. Marshall
contains much other curious inforrna.
ton. In connecting the American
Grants with the clan. Grant OF Scotland,
the very curious coincidence Ia pointed
out Of the defeat OF General Lee, Of thl
American army, In New Jersey, by
Major James Grant, Of the Highland
regiment Of BFitish troops, during the
war OF the Revolution. AErF