Greetings from Washington State where a branch of the descendants of Captain John Grout landed after WWII. This Web Site is provided to help folks fill in the missing pieces of their family Genealogy tree, whether Grout or otherwise related.

Please note that I strive for accuracy on this site and to avoid the Internet pitfall of perpetuating wrong information. However some names and dates may appear here that I do not have 100% confidence in. I point this out when this is the case. Text in Blue indicates more speculative areas as well as my commentary and side notes. Please feel free to Email me or go to my home page.

NEW! Google Books has placed a searchable copy of The Genealogy of the Decedents of Several Ancient Puritans, by Rev. Abner Morse, 1857 (Grout chapter) on-line. Click here to read his history of the Grout family and search for specific family names. You can also download a PDF file.

Last updated: 7 June, 2010

Are the Grout`s from Continental Europe?

The land of Gaul circa 53 BC

According to Morse our ancestors came from the Celtic area of Northern France and Belgium inhabited by the Belgic Gaul. This means our ancestors may have belonged to the Grudii tribe, a part of the larger Nervii in the area. If true, many Grout ancestors lived around modern day Flanders in Western Belgium where the town square in Antwerp is called the Grote Market.

However, it`s also possible our ancestors lived anywhere from Normandy to Germany. One problem in picking an ancestral location is the many spellings Grout has taken; from Groot, Gross, Grote, Growse, Graus and so on due to the tribes of Gual being scattered across Europe by Julius Caesar in 53 BC. The spelling was changed according to the local custom and when an individual became a noble De, La or Von was added such as DeGroot.

But all this is only conjecture, based on Morse tracing backward the derivations of the name of Grout in 1857 and using resources available to him in New England.

On our Ancestors time in England

According to Morse, Grout ancestors may have arrived in England during the rein of Henry II, 1152-89 when there was an immigration of Flemish weavers. Other on-line sources speak of an immigration of Mercenary soldiers to fight in Ireland and Scotland as well as villagers fleeing wars on the continent.

There is an alternative to the Morse Continental Surname theory though which concludes the Grout family is English and the name Grout comes from the Old English grut or groats meaning Porridge. Speculation has it that the `occupational` Surname was derived from someone who sold course meal. Geoffrey Grut of Lincoln, listed in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, may be the oldest record of the name.

Of course, even the oldest English ancestors came to the British Isles via the European Continent, about 10,000 years ago, walking there over the remnants of the last ice age! [Here is a very cool interactive map of Human Migration.] DNA testing may resolve the debate.

St Mary Coslany Norwich England

[Are the American Grouts from Norwich England? Records exist of Grout Births and Marriages at St. Mary Coslany in Norwich. There is also a Grouts Thoroughfare near the church. The History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk, published in 1836, lists many Grouts living there. Also, the early American Grouts were very close with other families we know to be from Norwich (See below).]

Our documented family line begins in England with :

The Groutt family Crest

I. Sir Richard Groutte, Esq., b. Abt 1562, d. Abt 1592, m. (?)

Sir Richard is presumed to be our oldest direct Ancestor of record because he received his Coat-of-Arms from Queen Elizabeth in Walton, Derbyshire England on 28 May 1587 and this Coat-of-Arms was still in the family in 1857. Nothing is really known of this man; where he was from or what service he did that led to his Knighthood. He is said to have been ``certified to be a descendant of an ancient family``, but that could mean almost anything. It`s also unclear if he was from Walton or was just Knighted there.

[It seems there is no official record of a Groutte Coat-of-Arms. I would speculate that this is due to the English Civil Wars or by the plague, but who knows? Perhaps someday an ancient record will be located somewhere, perhaps at the College of Arms.]

[Sir Richard almost certainly changed the spelling of his last name upon Knighthood, (to Normanise it, as was the fashion), but from what? If we are to believe Morse it might have been Grote. If the Grouts come from England however, it was probably Grut or Groat.]

Of the line of Grouts in America

I. John Grout, b. Abt 1588 in England, d. Abt 1637 in Boston, m. (?).

Our first American ancestor landed in Boston between 1633 and 1637 with 2 sons, John and William. He died shortly after. A family oral tradition in 1857 was that the father and sons arrived in Boston, escaping the plague in Wales. Little else is known of this man although locating his name on a ship`s passenger list may shed some light.

[Note that the information regarding John is not 100% verified and there may in fact be one more generation between Sir Richard and Capt. John. Locating Grout`s on a Passenger List could shed a lot of light as it would give not only a departure date but the names and ages of passengers. The silence of the Passenger Lists is frustrating.

Also, there are a number of web sites that list John`s wife as Priscilla DeVere, b. 1590. However this author has not yet found any actual records to confirm this including the Mormon Church Microfilm files from St. Mary Coslany where some web sites state they were married. If anyone out there knows from where this Internet tale sprang please email me.]

John had:

I. Capt. John Grout,¹ b. Abt 1616, England, d. 25 Jul 1697, m. 1st Abt 1637, Mary (Cakebread), b. Abt 1616, d. Abt 1641, m. 2nd 1643, Sarah (Busby), b. Abt 1611, Norwich, England, d. 25 Apl 1699.

Wayside Inn Grist Mill, Built 1740

John came to America with his father and brother between 1633 and 1637 and lived first in Watertown Massachusetts, outside Boston where he married Mary Cakebread and had his first child in 1641. About 1643 he remarried to the widow Sarah (Busby) Cakebread and moved to Sudbury, in the area now called Wayland, (Google map), and took over her former husbands Grist Mill. He was a remarkable man. Through the 1600`s he rose to the rank of Captain in the Sudbury Militia. He spoke the language of a Native Tribe in the Chapnacunco area, a part of the Nipmuck Tribe and is on record as the interpreter for a gift of land from a Sagamore (Chief) Tacomus to Governor Winthrop. He was a Selectman of Sudbury for many years and gave many testimonies on town affairs. He apparently was a skilled Surveyor and became a Chirurgion (Surgeon) in 1662. He also took the Freeman`s Oath. On 20 April 1676 he helped defend Sudbury against an Indian attack during King Phillips War. His life is well documented including a copy of his Will reprinted on page 6 in Morse.

[To avoid confusion with the many other John Grout`s in this period, this ancestor is known generally as `Capt. John`. However, you will find some old documents list him otherwise. Here is a key to his promotions; Sergeant, 1643, Ensign, 1667, Lieutenant, 1676, Captain, 1689.]

Mary Cakebread and her sister Anne ``were Puritans, and together sought their fortunes in America, coming from England unattended by parents, husbands or lovers`` according to Who Begot Thee? They ``had been so tantalized and tormented for her Puritanism in England`` they came to America around 1633. Rev. Manasseh Cutler wrote of Anne, ``a woman of Puritan faith, and of wonderful decision, energy, and enterprise.`` Mary and Anne were probably the sisters of Thomas Cakebread of Sudbury and some on-line sources state their parents were William Cakebread, of London and Katerin (Freeman).

Sarah Busby, (who was the Widow of same Thomas Cakebread), was the daughter of Nicholas Busby, a weaver from Norwich England and Bridget Cocke. She was Christened at St. Mary Coslany in Norwich on 12 Dec 1619. She first married Thomas Cakebread, who died 4 Nov. 1642, and had at least one child with him: Sarah Cakebread. They arrived in America in 1630 with the Winthrop Fleet. Sarah`s life is very well documented including her marriage to Capt. John and their long life and many children together. Only her actual birth date seems unknown and, by Puritan custom at the time, she could have been up to 8 years old at her Christening in 1619.

Colonial Sudbury Notice the Mill to left

[Many of the actual Sudbury Town documents from the time (Listing John Grout as early as 1639) can now be viewed on line. Click here, then click Search Archive Database, and type Grout, John under `Person`s Name`.]

[A very old map of Watertown can be found here. J. Grouts lots are about center, bordering just West of the Meeting House Common. Click `large size map` and use the magnifying glass to see the lot. Here`s a Goggle Map of the same location today.]

[An original Sudbury town map shows Thomas Cakebread`s homestead by the Mill Pond which Capt. Grout would acquire with the marriage to his widow. The Mill in the painting to the left is most likely that very Mill. Click the image to see full size. Here's a Google map of Wayland today showing the Mill Pond still there.]

Illustration from a book on Chirurgery, 1700

Captain John had with Mary (Cakebread) ;

I. John,² b. 8 Jun 1641, d. 1707. (Chapter I, pg 9)

Married 2nd ; Sarah (Busby) Cakebread and had ;

II. Sarah,² b. 11 Oct 1643, d. 1702
III. Joseph,² b. 21 Jul 1649, d. Sep 1720. (Chapter II)
IV. Abigail,² b. 14 Oct 1655, d. 28 Apl 1745.
V. Jonathan,² 1 Aug 1658, d. 19 Apl 1730. (Chapter III)
VI. Mary,² 1 Aug 1661.
VII. Susanna,² b. 22 Sep 1664.
VIII. Elizabeth,² b. 1665.

II. William De Groot,¹ b. (?), d. (?), m. Sarah ---.

Of Johns brother, William, less is known. He is thought to have married and been ``absorbed`` by the Dutch in New Jersey, spelling his name Groot and eventually De Groot. He may have been the elder brother, but given that John kept his family name, (and the Coat of Arms) and William didn`t, gives pause to the theory.

William and Sarah had:
I. John, ² b. (?)

[Who was Mary --- ? (and other points of confusion)

Morse reports Capt. John`s first wife was ``Mary ---`` and her last name seemed lost to history. However, I have concluded our first American Grandmother was Mary Cakebread, sister to Anne Cakebread who married James Cutler, and both were probably sisters (or perhaps other relatives) of Thomas Cakebread, who married Sarah Busby. A close examination of the links provided here leaves no other conclusion. However, many websites currently list a Mary Cakebread as the daughter of Thomas Cakebread and Sarah (Busby), but this is impossible. Sarah (daughter of Nicholas) Busby`s, marriage to Capt. John is very well documented and it is very improbable John remarried to the mother of his recently deceased wife.
Records show sisters Anne and Mary Cakebread coming to Boston ``unattended``, (meaning past the age of majority), about 1633, so Mary`s birth date was no later than 1616. Mary`s sister Anne Cakebread, married 1633 James Cutler of Watertown. The Cutler family Website states Anne was born in 1610 and: ``Her sister married Ensign Grout.``

Also, Thomas and Sarah Cakebread came to America with the well documented Winthrop fleet in 1630 listing no children. If Mary were the daughter of Thomas and Sarah, and born say in 1630, she would have been no more than 11 years old when their son, John² was born.

Another point of confusion is that many seem to think there was a Thomas Cakebread Senior in Massachusetts as records refer to ``Ancient Cakebread``. However, this is probably a reference to his belonging to the ``Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company`` in 1637. There are also some web sites that claim a second, and older, Thomas Cakebread came to America about the same time and had a daughter Mary. However, this author can find no actual documentation of it.

Also adding to the internet confusion is the fact Capt. John named his eldest son John² by his first wife; Mary (Cakebread) and his eldest daughter Sarah by his second wife; Sarah (Busby), although she already had a daughter; Sarah Cakebread, from her previous marriage. John² then supposedly, (see below) 1st married his step-sister, Sarah Cakebread, although they had no children. No wonder there`s confusion?!]

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My Family`s line continues as follows ;

I. John Grout,² b. 8 Jun 1641 in Sudbury Mass. d. 1707. m. 1st (Possibly his Step-sister, Sarah Cakebread, see below), and 2nd, 15 Apl 1667 Rebbecca (Toll) b. 8 Dec 1643, d. 10 Sep 1721.

John raised his family in Sudbury and later lived in Cambridge where he took the Freeman`s Oath in 1680. In later life he moved back to Sudbury. He only had children with Rebbecca.

[Did John² 1st marry his step-sister Sarah Cakebread? An old Sudbury document indicates this but even Morse leaves it an open question (Page 9). It`s possible John did not marry his step-sister as town records show a Sarah Cakebread marrying Philemon Whale, 7 Nov 1649 in Sudbury. While several sources state Philemon`s wife was the widow of Thomas Cakebread we know that`s incorrect; Sarah Busby`s marriage to Capt. John is very well documented, (although some web sites question even this). Other sources say it was Thomas` daughter, (Thus Capt. John`s step daughter), which is more likely as she would have been about 19. The Philemon cited in the ``widow`` theory was born in 1592 and married 1st in 1612. I believe it`s most likely that Philemon had a son from that marriage and named him Philemon and some sources agree.]

John`s eldest surviving son was;

John Grout,³ b. 15 Mar 1685-6 in Sudbury Mass. d. 17 Feb or 4 Apl 1763. m. 1st (?), and 2nd, 3 Sep 1724 Margaret (Adams), b. 24 Jun 1688, d. 12 Apl 1763.

Grout / Heard House built 1740 in Wayland

John lived in Sudbury and probably ran the Gristmill built by Thomas Cakebread. His second son (Eldest by Margaret) was;

Thomas Grout,⁴ b. 6 Feb 1728 in Sudbury Mass. d. 19 Jan 1756 m. 1st 19 Jan 1756 Abigail (Parenter), b. 30 Sep 1734.

Thomas grew up in Sudbury, lived for a time at Worchester and eventually moved to Spencer. His second son by Abigale was;

Jonathan Grout,⁵ b. 2 Jun 1762 in Worcester Mass. d. 13 Jul 1849. m. 20 Apl 1786 Olive (Jones) b. 5 Feb 1762, d. 16 Feb 1848.

Jonathan was born in Worchester but moved to Spencer. His forth son was;

Lory Grout,⁶ b. 21 Dec 1804, in Sudbury Mass. d. 1881, m. 3 Jun 1829, Laura (Luther), b. 9 Nov 1808, d. 1850.

In the 1850 Census, Lory Grout was living in Worcester Co., MA. His occupation was `Farmer`. He was then 45. Living with him was his wife, Laura, aka Lauretta, 41, Braman, 17, Laura Ann, 11, Henry Martin, 6, and Oliver Jane, 2. Also, Catherine Luther was living with them, age 73.

Harry Grout reports Lory Grout died in 1881 and is buried in Spencer along with Thomas, ⁴ and Johnathan, ⁵

They had :

George Lewis Grout

I. George Lewis Grout,⁷ b. 15 Jun 1830, d. Bfr 1899, m. 1st. 11 May 1854, Ellen Maria (Scott), b. 15 Mar 1832, d. 8 Jun 1860 Had:

1. Mary Louise, b. 19 Mar 1858
2. Ellen Marie, b. 8 Jun 1860

Married 2nd; Nov 1865, Annie Gardener (Haynes), b. 14 Nov 1844, d. 1889 Had:

1. Sadie H., b. 1868
2. Edith Florence, b. 1874, d. 1876
3. Ruth W., b. 1876, d. 1878
4. Evertt H., b. 30 Sep 1886

In the 1880 Census, George was reported to be an ``Organ reed maker``. A family tradition is that George survived the Civil War in part because he was a good cook, and his comrades would not allow him to march in the front lines.

II. Hiram `Harry` Luther Grout,⁷ b. 1 Dec 1831, d. 1915, m. Ellen `Martha` (Osborn), b. 1834, d. 1919, Had:

1. Edgar H., b. 1864, d. 6 Jan 1951, m. Laura (M.), b. 1863.
In the 1920 Census, Edgar lists his occupation as Superintendent-public school. Had:

1. Herald A., b. 1892, m. Margaret Knapp, b. 1897
2. Julia R., b. 1898
3. Ruth E., b. 1901
Ruth was a professor of public health at the University of Minnesota.
4. Edgar M., b. 1909
5. Marion Crosby, b. 21 Jul 1910, d. 16 Feb 1978, m. James Winston Moore, b. 10 Jan 1909, d. 6 Feb 1985

2. Millie E., b. 1867

(Morses book ends here with the children of Lory Grout.)

Information from Alvan, Eleanor, and Census reports:

	Braman Grout,7 b. 21 Apl 1833, in Leicester Mass. d. 1920. m. 22 Oct 1872Catherine Emily(White) b. 12 Dec 1847, d. 1926

In the 1880 Census, Braman was living in Leicester, Worchester Co., MA. (Google map) His occupation was listed as "Card Factory", (meaning cotton and wool hand carders). He was then 47. He was living with Catherine, E. 32, Alfred B., 6, Harry M., 2 and Elizabeth W., 11/12.

In the 1902 Leicester Directory, his occupation was listed as ``foreman, L.S. Watson Mfg. Co.`` (According to Preserve America, Leicester was a center for the Carding industry from the 1780s until the invention of mechanical carders.) He was also listed in 1896 as a Deacon of the `First Congregational Church, (John Nelson Memorial Church) Washburn Sq.`

The Grout home in Leicester

Catherine Emily White was the daughter of Alonzo White, b. 6 May 1808, who was a descendant of William White of the Mayflower. Alonzo owned A. White and Son, a card manufacturer. Eleanor Grout reports that Catherine inherited Alonzos house in Leicester after she and Braman cared for the elderly Alonzo and his wife.

A family tradition is that Catherine was related to Thomas H. White who founded the White Sewing Machine Co. which also made steam cars. At present I cant confirm the relationship, however, the Grout's and White`s were very close. In the 1850`s Thomas H. White and William L. Grout Esq. were partners in a chair manufacturing company in Orange, Massachusetts. White invented a sewing machine and the rest of that is history. However, William Grout also formed a sewing machine company, New Home Sewing Machine Company, in the 1860's. In 1900 White started making steam cars as well. Interestingly, in 1901, William Grout started the Grout Brothers Automobile Company with the slogan, ``It requires only a match to start``, and produced several models of steam cars that ran on kerosene.

In the 1920 Census report, Catherine E. Grout was living at home with her daughter Grace Laura.

They had,

I. Alfred Braman,⁸ b. 23 Nov 1873, d. 24 Mar 1950. m. Viola May (Crocker), b. 12 Oct 1872, d. 2 Jul 1960.
Douglas Hall reports Alfred `was an office manager and paymaster at the Remington Typewriter Company in Lion , N.Y.`, Had ;

Grout family, Christmas 1914

1. Alfred Leicester,⁹ b. 4 Sep 1902, d. 24 May 1990, m. Miriam (Crawford)
2. Catherine White,⁹ b. 18 Nov 1905, d. 24 Oct 1940
3. Elizabeth Allen,⁹ b. 19 Aug 1907, d. 18 May 1917
4. Eleanor,⁹ b. 11 Feb 1909, d. 5 May 2003
5. Mary,⁹ b. 7 Jul 1921, d. 7 Jul 1921

1. Luther Berkley,⁹ b. 30 Jun 1908, d. 2 Jul 1908

	Alvan Lory Grout,8 b. 28 Sep 1887, in Leicester Mass. m. Ethel Milton (Evans) b. 16 Dec 1885, d. 13 Sep 1965.

Alvan and Ethel with son Milton about 1915

Alvan was a Civil Engineer Graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1910. According to Louise Grout he designed production lines in the earliest days of assembly line production. In the 1916 Springfield Directory he is listed as a Mechanical Engineer at the S.M. Green Co. In the 1918 Directory he is listed as the Plant Engineer at the H. M. mfg Co.

Rick Grout reports: ``When I first knew him as a kid he was the New England representative for the Logan Company, a manufacturer of material handling systems (e.g. conveyors). He worked out of his home in Worcester, and was responsible for the installation of these systems in various textile mills in the Saco-Biddeford and Lowell-Lawrence areas.``

Scott Mackay reports; ``Your Grandfather Alvan Grout was married to my Grandmothers sister Ethel Evans. Back when I was a kid in the 60s we used to visit them at their beach home in Camp Ellis, ME. Uncle Al, as I knew him, took me along the beach early one morning and taught me how to find and dig for Quahogs (Clams) and occasionally we would find a sand dollar. Aunt Ethel would make the best home made clam chowder.``

Laura Ann Hill reports: ``I have so many fond memories of life at Camp Ellis and also in Worcester. They lived across the street from a pond with swimming beach and as I met kids in the neighborhood, I was just as content being in Worcester as at the beach. Uncle Al was still working and he had an office at home plus at the beach so we moved back and forth, often waiting for him in the car while he made sales calls. I understood that he was an engineer for Logan Company but also did sales.``

Laura Ann Hill also supplied me with many old pictures from the Evans Family.

They had;

I. Milton Lory,⁹ b. 20 Jul 1914. See below.
II. Vernon Marshall,⁹ b. 18 Dec 1918, d. 1984, m. Geraldine (Lowrey), b. 8 Feb 1918 d. Dec 2008, and had ;

1. Richard 'Rick' Vernon,¹⁰ b. 4 Nov 1943, m. 1965 Marilyn Higley of Albion, NY. Both now live in Bandon OR.
2. Karen,¹⁰ b. 11 Dec 1947. m. 2nd, Geoffrey Bairstow of Yorkshire, UK. Karen now lives in South Orleans MA. Had:

1. Sarah,¹¹
2. Rachel,¹¹

3. Dorothy `Danielle` Ellen,¹⁰ b. 17 Apl 1957. m. Steven Risch of Grand rapids. Both now live in Salem NH.

	Milton Lory Grout ,9 b. 20 Jul 1914. d. 30 Dec 1984. m. Louise (Line), b. 22 Oct 1919.

Milton grew up in Massachusetts and received his MBA from Harvard Business School at the age of 24. He was a Naval Communications officer, stationed in London during WWII and often delivered messages to Winston Churchill.
After the war, Milton and Louise moved to the Seattle area where he spent his professional life working for the fishing industry, rising to the position of Vice President of Financial Affairs for the New England Fish Company, which, in the 1970s, was the largest privately held fishing company in the world.

Milton paid his way through Harvard playing Banjo in the Dixieland Band; Arthur Pruneaus Banjoliers. After graduation, he became an Assistant Controller at Mount Holyoke School where he met his future wife, Louise Line. After WWII, they moved to Seattle where he was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed camping, fly fishing and mushroom hunting. He became such an expert at mushroom identification that he served 3 terms as the President of the Puget Sound Mycological Society in the 70s and 80s and was one of the societys primary mushroom identification class teachers. He was also a past President of the Financial Executives Institute.

Louise Line grew up in Missoula Montana and attended Mount Holyoke College. She raised her family in the Seattle area and taught at Bellevue Community College in the 1970`s. In 1991 she moved to Corvallis Montana, just South of Missoula.

Check out my Line family history page.

They had;

I. Judith (Reynolds) ,¹⁰ b. 18 May 1946. m. 1st, James Dean, 2nd Peter Reynolds. Had with Dean only;

1. Gregory Stark,¹¹ b. 6 Aug 1970

II. Elizabeth (Roberts),¹⁰ b. 13 Dec 1949, m. 2nd, Bruce Roberts. Had ;

1. Tahra,¹¹ b. 1981, Had;

1. Zoe, b. 18 May 2004

2. Jessica,¹¹ b. 1984

III. Robert Milton,¹⁰ b. 25 May 1956. See below.

IV. William Campbell,¹⁰ b. 10 Apl 1959, m. 2nd, Teresa, 3rd, Rae, Had with Teresa only;

1. Hannah,¹¹

	Robert Milton Grout, 10 b. 25 May 1956. m. Gail Hellene (Pollack), div. 1997. With, Diana Vinci since 1998. Had with Gail only:

I. Samuel Taylor,¹¹ b. 9 Dec 1983
II. Julia Lynn,¹¹ b. 22 Oct 1988.

Robert was born in Bellevue WA and currently lives in Bow, a rural community 60 miles North of Seattle. Robert is a Social Worker who works with Foster Children. From 1983 to 1996 he owned a widely reviewed restaurant and received a Wine Spectator Magazine Award of Excellence in 1995.

Be sure to go to the family photo page. I have loaded photos from 1886 to 1974 and included the inscriptions from the backs. More recent photos can be found on my home page.

Thank you for visiting, Robert Grout.

Here are some Grout Home Pages and other related web sites

Distant cousins, Scott and Melissa Mackay have created an extensive web site here with Grout's listed here. Scotts mother, Laura Hill, provided many photos on the Ethel Evans, (married to Alvan) side of the family.
The web site of Willie Grout, who died in the Civil War and who had a song written about his sacrifice. (You will need to click on Grout in the field to the Left.) Dont miss the interesting account of how he fell. (last link at the bottom of his section)
Here's a link to the tune and lyrics of ``The Vacant Chair`` written about Willie Grout. It was said to be a popular song in the North and South in the years after the Civil War.
Some information on Captain John Grout
The first 4 generations of Grouts in America on this Scott ancestry list
Here is a web site on Vermont Civil War vets with many Grouts. Click 'names' and type Grout.
Here is a web site on Maj. Lumen Grout from Vermont who fought in the Civil war as well as the Mexican war and became a Vermont state Legislature.

Would you like a reciprocal link to your web site? I am happy to provide one. Just E mail me

Here are some Message boards

Like to post a message on a Grout Message Board?
Here is another message board for Grouts trying to locate relations.

Here are some other sites I have found of interest.
PDF file of another book similar to Morse titled CAPTAIN JOHN GROUT OF WATTERTOWN AND SUDBURY MASSACHUSETTS AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS which follows the descendants of Isaac Grout, 4-13-1757, and the Grouts of Iowa.
Massachusetts Genealogy - Massachusetts genealogy and family ancestry.
This site is a list of Grave Sites including the GPS location. I haven't found important Grout grave sites but they rely on individuals submitting information. If you know where some of the Grout graves are, please list them here.
There is a fort de La Groutte in France.
An interesting account of how Hilkiah Grout was attacked by Indians in 1755
Here is a site featuring a French Grout coat of arms
Out in Iowa there is a Grout Museum.
John Louis Grout III reports that there is a mineral named after Frank Fitch Grout (1880-1958), Petrologist, of the University of Minnesota, Groutite.

Here are some of the more helpful commercial sites I've found

Cyndi's List
The Genealogy Register
Ancestor Guide
Geneasearch
GenealogyPortal.com
The Genealogy Home Page