1. William "Grancer" Short , Jr. was born about 1766 in Burke County, North Carolina. He died on 4 Jul 1851 in Flat Gap, Wise County, Virginia.
William married (1) Elizabeth "Betsy" (Bolling) Bowling in 1786. Elizabeth was born on 8 Mar 1767 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. She died in 1819 in Russell County, Virginia.
They had the following children:
+ 2 M i Benjamin Short 3 M ii Adam Short was born in 1796 in North Carolina. + 4 M iii Charles Anderson "Cash" Short 5 F iv Rebecca Short was born in 1800 in Burke County, North Carolina. She died in Tazwell County, Virginia. + 6 F v Virginia Jane Short 7 M vi Joseph D. Short was born about 1802 in Burke County, North Carolina. Joseph married Olive "Ollie" Mullins in Franklin County, Virginia. Olive was born in 1791 in Franklin County, Virginia. She died on 11 Dec 1871 in Floyd County, Kentucky. 8 M vii William Granville "Buck" Short was born about 1805. + 9 F viii Elizabeth "Betty" Short
William married (2) Mary "Polly" Birchfield about 1809. Mary was born about 1785.
They had the following children:
+ 10 M ix Daniel Henry "Squire Dan" Short 11 F x Anne Short. + 12 F xi Providence Short + 13 M xii James Tipton "Beardy Jim" Short 14 M xiii Alexander Short was born in 1820.