Anderson Doniphan

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William Grant shortly drops from the records and John Grant (c. 1704 - 1762) became the acting exrcuter and guardian of Elizabeth Grant and Mary Grant only children and infant daughters of Willliam Grant, Jr., deceased. In this capacity he filed detailed accounts in Fiduciary Account Book #3, pages 18-28, 1738-1746, showing disbursements for various items for the two girls including their goard &c: By 2 December 1743, Elizabeth Grant, the elder daughter, had married (as his first wife) Anderson Doniphan, Gentleman, (c. 1720-1761) and shortly thereafter Mary Grant , the younger daughter, married William Wright of Prince William County and he was gentleman justice there in 1746"