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Where did the French Gant family come from? What is the French Gant family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gant family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gant family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gand, Gans, Gant, Gond, Gons, Gont, Gande, Gonde, Gandes, Gondes, Gante, Gonte, Gantes, Gontes, de Gand and many more.

First found in Bourgogne, where the family has held a family seat since early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gant research. Another 245 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1258, 1307, 1385, 1420, 1440, 1500, 1612, and 1669 are included under the topic Early Gant History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Gant Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gant Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Joseph Gant, who landed in Virginia in 1705
  • Francois Gant, aged 13, arrived in Louisiana in 1719
  • Jacob Gant settled in Philadelphia in 1764

Gant Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • F Gant, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • Patrick Gant, who landed in Iowa in 1883
  • Jacob Gant, who was on record in Pennsylvania in 1890

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  • Harry Phil Gant (b. 1940), retired American racecar driver
  • Cecil Gant (1913-1951), American blues singer and pianist
  • Reuben Charles Gant (b. 1952), former professional American football tight end
  • Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant (b. 1965), former American Major League outfielder and second base man
  • Richard E. Gant (b. 1944), American film and television actor
  • Robert Gant (b. 1968), American actor
  • Donald W. Gant (1942-1987), American singer, songwriter and record producer
  • Kenneth Dwayne Gant (b. 1967), former American football safety in the National Football League
  • Willie "The Tiger" Gant (b. 1900), American jazz bandleader and pianist
  • Lamar Gant (b. 1957), American world record-holding powerlifter

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  1. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
  2. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  3. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  4. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  5. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  6. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  7. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  8. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  9. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  10. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Gant Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gant Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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