John Baptist Dant

1745 - 1808  (63 years)

• Name	John Baptist Dant  [1, 2]
  Birth	1745	St. Mary's County, Maryland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Feb 1808	Washington County, Kentucky   [3]
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Holy Cross, Marion, Kentucky   [3]
  Person ID	I2081	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	John Dant,   b. of St. Mary's County, Maryland
  Family ID	F15921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah Gough
  Marriage	St. Mary's County, Maryland   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Dant,   b. 1765, Virginia d. 26 Jun 1833, Washington County, Kentucky (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Hopewell
  Marriage	26 Jul 1791  [3]
  Family ID	F15919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2019

  
  

• Notes

  From the Find a Grave page for John Baptist Dant (citation details below): John Baptist Dant, a native of St. Mary's County, Maryland, was the son of John Dant. He inherited a plantation styled "Hopewell from his father in 1763. He was the brother of, at least: Ann (Dant) Spalding, Charles Dant, J. Francis Excol Dant, and Mary Ann (Dant) Mills. [...] In his will he mentions these grandchildren: Polly Dant, Eliza Elliott, Teresa Dant, Susannah Elliott , and Ann Elliott. He mentions slaves named: Sucky, Steven and his wife Dianna, Mary, and Steven. He mentions "the 100 acres on which I now live." He mentions crops and farm animals. He makes his son James Dant, his executor. The witnesses to this will were: John Lancaster, Thomas Shircliff [Jr.], Wilfred Newton, and John Riggs. This will can be seen in Washington County, KY Will Book "A" on page 478 in Springfield, KY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S258] Hayden/Rapier and Allied Families: Colonial Maryland, Kentucky, U.S.A. by Mary Louise Donnelly. Ennis, Texas: MLD Genealogy Company, 1991. [S312] John Medley (1615-1660), St. Mary's County Maryland, His Descendants, by Mary Louise Donnelly. Ennis, Texas: Mary Louise Donnelly, 1995. [S3577] Find a Grave page for John Baptist Dant.