Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of John Gant who was born ca. 1713. He was likely the son of J. Gant of Isle of Wight Co., Virginia. John settled in Edgecombe Co., North Carolina and likely married twice. He was the father of eight known children. Descendants lived primarily in North Carolina and Tennseess.

John Gant was born in about 1713 in Virginia. His father was John Gent. He married in about 1732 and had five sons. He died in about 1783. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere.