Birth Name: Amy Lee Grant
Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia, United States
Date of Birth: November 25, 1960
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, some Welsh
Amy Grant is American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, writer, and media personality. She is the daughter of Burton Paine Grant and Gloria Dean Napier. Amy is married to Vince Gill. She was also married to Gary Chapman.
Amy’s paternal grandparents were Otis Paine Grant (the son of Henry Hastings Grant and Isabel Paine) and Mirella Burton (the daughter of Andrew Mizell Burton and Lillie May Armstrong). Amy’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her 13th great-grandfather William Grant of Roxby, Yorkshire, England.
Amy’s maternal grandaprents were Robert Edward Lee Napier (the son of Isaac Wesley Napier and Pricilla “Puss” Turner) and Lura Kate Logan (the daughter of Roy Logan and Mildred “Millie” Smithson).
Sources: Genealogy of Amy Grant (focusing on her father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Amy’s mother – http://www.legacy.com
Death record of Amy’s maternal grandfather, Robert Edward Lee Napier – https://familysearch.org
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