Revolutionary War Service for James GRANT:
Service: CONNECTICUT
Rank: SERGEANT
Birth: 1754 SAYBROOK MIDDLESEX CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 1-31-1824 CAMPBELL CO TENNESSEE
Spouse: Abigail (Maiden name unknown)
Pension Number: *S38759
Source: NSDAR Ancestor #A047042
[Contributed by Stephanie A. Hill]
James Grant
300 acres. Revolutionary War soldier from Connecticut where he served under Return J Meigs, and a reputed friend of George Washington; first chairman of the County Court; founder of the town of Grantsboro (1798) at the junction of Powell and Clinch Rivers (now inundated); died January 31, 1824, aged 71. (Ridenour, “Land of the Lake”.)
[Submitted by Brenda Foster]