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Joseph Dant

Joseph Dant

Male 1765 - 1833  (68 years)

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  • Name Joseph Dant  [1, 2] 
    Birth 1765  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1833 
    Burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Holy Cross, Marion Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Baptist Dant,   b. 1745, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1808, Pottinger Creek, Washington Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  (Father) 
    Priscilla Heard,   b. Bef 1720, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1767, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 47 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I2189  1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father John Baptist Dant,   b. 1745, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1808, Pottinger Creek, Washington Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Susanna Gough,   b. Bef 1752, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1770 (Age > 20 years) 
    Marriage Between 1764 and 1767  St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Belinda Shercliffe,   b. Bef 1777, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1833, Washington County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 56 years) 
    Marriage 9 Aug 1792  Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • mdstmary@rootsweb.com
      mary.yoder@verizon.net wrote:

      >Nelson Co, KY Mgs 1785-1850 (my quick check index)
      >
      >John Baptist DANT m Mrs Elizabeth Shirtliff, sur Stephen Elliott, 9 Aug 1792 by S. T. Badin.
      >
      Joseph DANT & Elizabeth B. Shirtliff, sur James Rhodes. John B. DANT, stepfather of Elizabeth, m 9 Aug 1792 S. T. Badin.
    Children 
     1. James Dant,   b. 1793, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. William Dant,   b. 1794, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Treacy "Polly" Dant,   b. 1795, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1879, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    ▻ Lewis Hayden, Sr.  m. 13 Feb 1810

    ▻ Lewis Hayden, Sr.  m. 13 Feb 1810
     4. Edward Dant,   b. 1796, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ann Dant,   b. 1797, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. John Baptist Dant,   b. 1799, Washington County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1877, Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    ▻ Mary Jane Smith  m. 20 Apr 1819;   Martha Jane _______  m. Bef Sep 1850;   Sarah "Sally" Mattingly  m. 10 Oct 1833

    ▻ Mary Jane Smith  m. 20 Apr 1819;   Martha Jane _______  m. Bef Sep 1850;   Sarah "Sally" Mattingly  m. 10 Oct 1833
     7. Louisa Dant,   b. 1801, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1836, Washington County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
    ▻ Thomas C. Smith  m. 28 Jan 1823

    ▻ Thomas C. Smith  m. 28 Jan 1823
     8. Elizabeth Dant,   b. 1802, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1858, Marion County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    ▻ John B. Smith  m. 4 May 1822

    ▻ John B. Smith  m. 4 May 1822
     9. _______ Dant,   b. Bef 1818, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    ▻ Thomas Clarke  m. Bef 1833

    ▻ Thomas Clarke  m. Bef 1833
    Family ID F1318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Dant was the son of John Baptist Dant, 17xx-1808, and Susannah (Gough) Dant. He was the grandson of John Dant, and James and Priscilla) (Heard) Gough.

      Joseph Dant married his step-sister, Elizabeth Belinder Shircliffe, daughter of Thomas, Sr. and Elizabeth (Hopewell) Shircliffe, in August 1792 in Nelson County, KY. Elizabeth Belinder's mother, the widow Elizabeth (Hopewell) Shircliffe, had married Joseph Dant's widowered father, John Baptist Dant, in July 1791 in Nelson (now Marion) County, VA (now KY). Joseph and Elizabeth Belinder's marriage bond was dated Aug. 9, 1792 and the surety was James Rhodes. The bride's stepfather, John B. Dant filed a written consent which was witnessed by James Rhodes. Father William DeRohan, for whom the noted landmark--Rohan's Knob--was named, was the minister at their marriage.

      Joseph and Elizabeth Belinder were the parents of at least: Louisa (Dant) Smith, 18xx-18xx; Treacy Dant, 18xx-xxxx; Elizabeth (Dant) Smith, 1802-1858; Ann (Dant) Pike Clark, 179x-xxxx; Mary "Polly" (Dant) Hayden, 179x-18xx; and John Baptist Dant, 1799-1881.

      In his will written Jan. 30, 1833 and recorded June 25, 1833, Joseph Dant names all his children, mentions his plantation, a mare, a slave named Nace, and leaves five dollars to Holy Cross and ten dollars for Masses for the repose of his soul. He makes his son, John Dant, his executor. This will was witnessed by: William Smock, Jefferson C. Peak, and William Peterson. This was the terrible year of the Asiatic Cholera Epedemic and I suspect it was the cause of his demise. His will can be found in the Washington County, KY Clerk's Office in Springfield, KY in Will Book "E", page 200.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5407] Reno, Linda.

    2. [S3779] Find a Grave.