Newsletter 5 1981-84.pdf - The Grayson Family

There are now 4 volumes of Grayson lGewslettcrs, comniled durinqthe past 6 years. A set of bound volumes of these Kzv:si.ette~3is on file in the genealogy department of the :vewberrj- Zikr3rgin Chicago, Ill,The work resumes with this issue after a long vacation fron theeffort, I will try for quarterly NewsXettJers, asswn1.n~ ck!zC;you all send good research materials. Please secd pr~r~l:,ed ortyped papers,. i3any thanks to all contribukurs of gen~&ucy,Thonas PI, Grayson, William E. Grayson p.ge 2,Thonas 1~1. Grayson p, 30 4.Wren Grayson, jr,; Beryl Grayson of Ind, p,. 5, 6,James W. Grayson & idkry Jane Graysor, pr 7Ben jarnib Grayson, Ss., of Wilkes co, , TJ .G. p.8.First Virginia Graysons pp, 9-14Lou5.slzr.a dc Ivilss. Graysons p.151822 will of Joseph Grayson, Marion c,, Tern. pelt;,, 17,18Transcription of 1825 letter of E.P. Grayson p, 19Ts.. of 1845 lettersof Joseph Grayson p,20-22Ts.of 1846 letters of E,P, Grayson p, 23- 26Ts, of 1847 letter of daF, Grayson F, 27-29Ts, of 1842 letter of dren Grayson, Jr, p, 30-32Ts. of 182b4 letter of Sandford Grayson p, 33-35Original letter of idren Grayson, Sr., 1247 po 36-7Ts,. of the 1811.7 letter p, 38Family sheet of Joseph C-rayson, sr,,of Msrlon co,, ':era.Famlly sheet of Benjamin F, Grayson p, 40,p,:',glkny tlmnks t'o cousins B ill and Elsie Clfers of Cimttanoopa.,Tenn,, for the transcriptiorrs of the letters,

121 Old Hickory LaneVersailles, Kentucky 40383March 8, 1982R. R. Grayson, M. D.103 West Main StreetSt. Charles, Illinois 60174Dear Cr, Grayson:I apologize for taking so long to send the payment for the newsletters. The pasteighteen months have afforded little time for me to spend on genealogy work; forme your newsletters have been the closest thing to research. Gn March 15, I willbe leaving on a fifth business trip to Taiwan iri the past seven months.I still have been unable to come up with any clues as to the parents of my ancestorThomas M, Crayson , (M could be for Milton, as one son was named Rufus Milton. )Family sheets for Thorr,as and for each married child (3) were published in Volunie11, ##l, pages 2-6. See enclosed new chronological data sheets for Thomas. Idon't think. these would be of any help to anyone and I've enclosed them mainlyfor the purpose of your evaluation and any personal recommendations you mighthave tirrLe to offer.IIWould you or any of my fellow subscribers have any information on William E.Grayson ? He might possibly be a brother to Thomas M.; this William appearsir, Claiborne Co, Tenn. tax records 1&53, 1654 and then William and Thomasappear in 1855, 1856 (All entries in Cistrict #3). William is also a frequentIentry in the Claiborne Co. deed books from 1859 through 1868. (No tax recordsexist from 1856 to 1865). Recommendations or information of any kind would1be greatly appreciated. [ hope this plea for help can find its way into the nextnewsletter.. Thanks in advance for publishing my personal request and a big thank you forcontinuing in providing such a wonderful service to all of us interested in theGrayson Family History.Regards and best wishes,IIJ. Wendell GraysonP. S. Has anyone completed (or presently working on) indexing the newsletters? I

THCMAS M. GRAYSGN(Data compiled by J. Wendell Grayson)Nov. E., 1630- Born in Va. (Date from.Family Bib1e;state from 1660 & 1660 kensus& Sons 1903 marriage certificate. )1840-Jan 23..Sept. 8.,June 15,Mar. 3,Mar. 6,Apr. 27,Apr. 15,Apr. 14,June . 15,Aug. 31,July 4,June 5,June 4,1850-He probably would not stand alone in 1850 census records-Va. Census: searched all counties in close proximity to Tenn. /Ky.borders-no nameslage match. Looked in Lee, Wise, Scott, Russell,Dickenson, Washington, Ta~ewell, Srnyth, Grayson, Wythe, Carroll,Pulaski, Floyd, Rotetourt, Albemarle, Louisa, Page, & Loudoun.Graysons: (1) in Smyth, (4) in W-ythe, (1) in Albernarle, (4) in Page.-Tenn. Census-no nameslage match. Grayson family (1) each inHamilton, Marion, Henry Sr Monroe .-N. C. Census: no names/age match. Grayson families in Rutherford,McDowell and Randolph.1853-Claiborne Go. Tenn. Tax Records Wm. E. Grason (List. #3-400 a. )1 I I I I I I I 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I1854-I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I1855- I II I I I I I 1 1 I I Thomas Grason (Dist. #3)1856-11 1 1 I I 11 I I 11 I I I 1 ' II(Tax Re cords start again 1865- 73)1857-Tom married Christenia Davis-Bk. 3, Page 81 Tazwell, Claiborne Co.Tenn. (Christenia, dau. of Harmon and Eliz. Derraberry Cavis ofSpeedwell, Tenn.)1858-son Isaac Creed born Tenn. (from Pension Records & 1670 Bell Co. Ky.Census)1660-dau. Roxey Anne born Tenn. (Fension Records & Bell Co. Census)1860-Listed in Tenn. Census Claiborne Co. Post Cffice Tazwell ThirdSubdivision: Tom, Christena, Isaac C. age 2, Roxannah age 6/12,Mary Cay age 7 (who is she? )1862-dau. Victoria Tennessee born Tenn. (Pension Records &Bell Co. Cens~s)1862-Tom enlisted in 6th Reg't., Co. E, Tenn. Vol. Inf. 3 CumberlandFord (now Pineville), Ky. (Pension Records)1865-Tom discharged @ Nashville, Tenn. (Pension Records)1865-Claiborne Co. Tenn. Tax Records Thomas Grayson (Dist. #3)(Early part of 1666 Tom 8; family moved to Bell Co. , Ky. )1666- son Arthur Sherman born in Ky. (Pension record & Bell Go. census)1&6&- son Franklin W. born in Ky.I I I I I I I I 1 11b70- son Rufus Milton born in Ky.I I 1 1 I I I I I I1E70-listed in Bell Co. Ky. census, Post Cffice Yellow Creek Cist. #3lt72-son George Washington born In Ky. (Pension Records 8 Bell Co. census)1874-dali. Mary E. born in Ky. I II 1I I 1 1lt76- son Jaxnes Marshall born in Ky. II I I I I I I

Cec. 25,Feb. 26,Dec. 22,May 20,Oct. 21,Dec. 14,June 4,Sept. 1,Nov. 1,Dec. 26,Jan. 14,1679-eldest son Isaac Creed mar. Lucinda Teague-Bk. #5, page 41Tazewell, Claiborne Co. T enn. (they lived near Clairfield)1880-Thomas and family in Bell Co. Ky. census F. C. Yellow Creek Cist. 31885-Thomas purchased 150 acres frorn.James ~anbever (VanBibber) kwife Mary near Cumberland Gap ( Ky. side) Bk. 4 page 252 Pineville Ky.1585-Thomas purchased additional acreage (50) from VanbeverBk. 4, page 322 Pineville, Ky.1889-Thomas filled out declaration for Invalid Army Pension; stated he is"resident of Bell Co. and has been since leaving service". P. 0. isCumberland Gap, Claiborne Co. , Tenn.(closer to farm than Pineville, Ky.1890-Thomas filled out another Pension questionnaire-same P. G. address1696-Thomas bought 180 acres in Garrard Co. Ky. -Bk. 14, page 45Lancaster, Ky.1B97-above deed "produced" to Garrard Co. Notary-Bk. 14, page 45.1897-Thomas deeded land in Bell Co. &Garrard Co. to Christenia.Bk. 53 page 12 Pineville, Ky. ;Bk. 14 page 186 Lancaster, Ky.1897-Thomas filled out another Pension questionnaire-P. C. is CumberlandGap, Claiborne Co., Tenn.1897-Deed dated Sept. 1, 1897 "producedt' to the Garrard Co. ClerkBk. 14, page 186 Lancaster, Ky.1898-Thomas thrown by a horse and killed in Garrard Co. Ky. -buried onhis farm in Flatwoods section of Garrard Go. ;farm now known asthe old Baird place. Headstone is government issue type.

IDr. Richard R. Grayson103 W. Main StreetSt. Charles. 111. 60174Dear Dr. Grayson:10001 E. Lurlene Dr.Tucson, AZ 85730January 12, 1982I recently journeyed to sweet Springs, Missouri, the burial placeof my great-grandparents, James W. and Mary J. Grayson. Additionalinformation learned from their obituaries is as follows:Sweet Springs Herald - July 1.7, 1908. James W. Grayson was bornin Madison County, Virginia, June 16, 1827. He arrived in Saline County,Missouri in 1857, married Mary Jane Elder on October 31, 1861. Theylived on a farm near Fairville until they moved to Sweet Springs in 1885.He united with the Christian Church in 1892. He died July 14, 1908.Sweet Springs Herald - February 2, 1917 - Mary Jane Grayson wasborn near Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, March 16, 1843. She wasthe daughter of James A. (or John) and Emily Moore Elder. She wassurvived by two brothers, John A. Elder of Forest Grove, Oregon andR. H. Elder of Fargo, Oklahoma. She united with the Christian Churchat an early age in Miami, Missouri; She died January 26, 1917.Is there anyone who can help me find out where in Madison CountyVirginia James W. Grayson was born and who his parents were and anyadditional data on Mary Jane's parents?Sincerely,Forrest M. Benson

The Families ofBENJAMIN GAAYWN, SR. of Wilkes co,, N.Co.who entered lend there in 1777IrvI8 +John:wenttoKnoxco.Tenn 1 to b, 1782 md, Patsymd,Monroe OD* IBrazeal? I? N.C.. Wren, jr. enry ?Jesse William Wren Joseph Benjamin, jr,Martha? !- 1I John- md, oseph, jr,Be njaminGraysonIBen j , Franklinmd *Nancy RegneyJosephwen i to Indo George Ko. , JamesSandf ord? James;Nancy1 Josepht HenryCynthia

January 26, 1 9 5 9I Mm. Florence C. Killis,3601, ~ o m ticut ~ c venue,N~shin$on 8, D.C.IIDear M*. Billis rSanetime ago I vrrs favored and honored by a letter from you,end would lib to ha.ve you write again.It is sad that so pretcntiaua a family as t*na Grclysomknow nothinr; of their origin aa far as 1 cc?n lcarn, end I have clone theheat I can,Them is an unw,rified storg that t9Jchn, Amhmse andRenjamln Crapon and 'b.ry, who married a man named Hsrii#on, of *omnothingia known, l~nded in Christ Church PRrish, L,ncaster County, Virginia inJuly, 1695.No recard is ctted.I have coll.r?eted qhotmtats of all the Ijr~gscn doctnents inLarw~tster and King Ceorp and Spotsylvania that I can find.Johann Cm;pson,as attorney in faqt for warla Gibaon, wife of Iddward Gibson his neighbor inChrist ''hurch Darish, relegsed her dower in two 'deoda in 1700, Wet was avestryman and re?orted tithers in Ink, bouEfit land from ",rk"nd~mn lain 1,ancaoter and rma enp qed in a lawsuit a?)out that tim, as a surety,Then hc bouat land in Kinp'sorgo and aftcnrrard bought and cold L~nd irSpatsylvanim 2nd livcd and died In%c!st,zta on "assanonax about 1735, andlater his eldest son, Thanm ilr:yclon,'"~rrhrn-t, of D-al Count,y, Y,nt inEn -land cnnwyerl Jrhn (:w;y;r,nnl s 1 nnr!,I hove photost,at,s of f,ho oridml inw~ntory of his e:;tclto

Page 2.raada for his widow Suaannah, in 1735, henring the autogra:;ha of FmncisTRliafem and John Gordon.J&n Srayaon was a vestryman with Ambrosa hwyson, Church \F!arden, Iof St. reore Padah in 1729, and John Qrayson, JF. (pre-gumbly son of ~ ~hn) andsenjamin i'lrayson, presumably his brother, were anpointed by the Vestry to counttobacco plants.One J.D .Evans in 12th Tyler Quarterly, page 180, wrotet iacertain thzt John of Christ !-,hurch mas the father of nenjamin Crayson, born 1700,aml thr7t John of Christ rhurch might have been second or third generation inI?dPybe so.-But hcrn is this nade certain?In my photostat of the Indices of Sootsylvania County, Virginia, Iobserve that John C~rayson, April 2, 177.4, received deed frem 'dm. Smith ofGloucester far 700 acres adjoining Ir;lnn Pne on Rnppahannock R iver and sold Yhrch 3,17'29, 200 acms of this on 1"as~aaon9x adjoining Lawrence Tallaferro to AmbroseCmyson.9nd lmbrose received patent lbrch 3, 1727 for 1000 acres an fhssaponaxand sold 100 acms of it to H. Rogera December 9, 1729.We know hubrose Grayson lab in 1726 marriet-l Alice Jame8, widm ofII'John James, W?IO died testate in Spotaylvania early in 1726, the mother of onedaughter and encienta of another &.ughter.II cannot find the mcwriape of John Janes and blice J~mea.She may havebeon Alice Tpliaferro or Alice Thornton, or sha ~ay have been Alice James, dau&terof "ilea J~mea, Jr. and his wife Eliza2-eth isti tin) Rgmsden, widow of EdwardRamadon, of !'la rbadoa .AmSrme Grayaon died tentate in Spotsylwnia 17&3, surviwd by hiswidow Alice (who shortly was remrried to a mnn nmned Stevens) and sons (1)!,mbrose(d. unmarried) (2) Jnhn (3) Renjarnin (4) Thomas. W;, "ay have had another aon IIII

Inamd W illlam, who was associated wtth John and Thnmas in a trana~c3d.on yea?later, 1749, when apwrontly Thomas and William wrsm still und~r age,,John, son of Ambro~e , rllarried ? bfore 1750 (On D p 490).I Her pmaaritrl rlna and record of mrriape I desire a d will ray far. This1 ( John rmyson died testets in 1802 in Vontgomry County, 'iirginia. HI. was the~'father of Elizabeth Myson, who married John !;ordon, This John Gordon was kill-edat Blue L~chIAuwst 19, 1782. lk resided in Lincoln County, ~irginia (laterIKP ntucky 1.INow on my Indices I observe Vicholas Gr~yson, 1729; '!anr c~yson, whomarried John Ca tle tt 1726; Elizabeth; kvilliam GraysonRut I obtaincd a cmy of a11 Grayson entries, not only in St, Feea,) but in P:,st Rfdin~ of Yorl:shim, and part of lamaahin, whnm there welo a few(IIEmysons, and at Colchester 1.n Fssex, saidhave hoe11 the birth~lace, ofRenjomin Grayson, and at Humphries in Scotland, ~nathor of Ycnja.nints birthnlacesaccording to the Grayson family histories, and at F:denh~lrgh, another of such bibbh-places, but found no Grayson entrfes them, nor at Deal in County Kent.Ambmso, no Rcnjamin.f have about 250 entries of :;mysons betmen 1538 and 1700 but noI believe the om who married Elizabeth Ray was the wldoaedhusband of Rarbam Cullm as that is our tr.-dition.Crayson who married Thorns( 11111 1731; -Suaemh Grsyscn who mrricd ? Idton, 1731.I also find John Cmysnn, Jr. sworn as a militia officer 1782 and HokeI Gmpon.I am not sum whether this John Gcl.rlon was the ssm who mararied ElizabethRoy, or the one who married Elizabeth Uern.II have made no effort to locate or identify Nicholas gob or M~ry.It hns bee3 writ,ten that IT;7ry Gr~yson, sister of Fn5roso nnd f?anjamin,1.married F nncio II,-rri~on of Fan dnor County.ITurning to the 51izahoth Grayscn, who rranfed Thomas Ht7.1, 1731, 'Iremark tht Thonwa Hill rcceiveci a deed fmm Jnhn Cordon and his rttfu E:lizahethCordon, Scptonbar 30, 1737.

Ona Wm. Ctlgysan of St. Rees Parish of County Cumberland received o deedfrom Honenales Fxr. In 1702, in the sane neighborhood a8 the othem.I have notlookd thin up, Nor any John to fit onMing I hvs.I found a Willian Grayson, lb para old in a shipping list about 16t0 -nothing more. .Accordinz to the Grrryson 'Hjstorbsn that of FXS Gwpon sayn, nBen3aminma the firet of the Mms in Vjr,dniaw.Benjamin Grayson (refermd to by hnbrose in his %ill in 17b3 as his brotherand one of his executorn) had Edinboroupfi, Dumfr"Les, Colchestar, n9mchester as hisbirthplaces.The minister )rho preached the sermon in 1756 for Pen3ad.n Craysonin Prince William said "He corns from one of the lmr counties with his broad axeon his shouldep .A curious thing is that Judt,~ Claude E m Grayson of Yobile, Alabama had oneuncle named Ambrosa Gr~yson, and another named rNrdon Or,-yson, hut does not knaw why\Another Ambrose Cmyson to whom I haw not refsrlled (unless he w,?s the sonof ?mbfaae Greyson ahom as dying unmarrted and testate in 1754-6) appeam in 1751as the grantee of the Proprietom of 1000 acres adjoining Rgmr, Tdiller and Rogors(DR E p 7) h Spotaylvania and havinp: a wife namd "PsrbeW a joint gran*eaIauspect an ermr hem.Another Pmbroae byson, son of John and Barbara -? of ?dOntpmerycounty, Virdnia was killed in Indian fiating 131 1779, near Logsns Fort In LincolnCounty, lJir&b (now Ktsntucb) according to kor~e Rb@m 'lerktg Diary.My own grandfither, Ambmse Gr:.?yaon Cordon (1803-lREO), who krre.n his kin in' Vir~inia, personally, about 1850 made u 'fen0 of his comctiona but unfortunatelydid not troublo to @VB argr rt3cord wfen!nces.f value tradiiion nota whit.Records of deeda, wills, mtrrriaea, lawsuitaare all that I cam for, and I ought to bo satisfied to stop this line w ith

Ambrose Cmyson and A lice Jaws, widow of John Jflrnes, married 1726.I may add that in Omnm County, Vir:;+M.a on July 7, 17&? '*or@ T:lylorexecuted a lease to J~hn r~ayson for 100 acres at the southest mountains of Omngefor ~ n durlny hfs natunl life and the v~atur~l lives of 'Vim. Cr~yson and ThomasGrayson (Omnp Co, D'IR 11, p. 169)If, aa I believe, this John hayson was thp son of Pmbross ( ~ h or,:ightham been at that time 21 or 22 years of ."go) Tillian and Thanas may hawheen his infant ?rothera, and hnnce this 7;lilliam may have heen a son of Xmbrose,not nawd in ! rnhrose Gr;.ysont 3 ?:ill dated 1743.No" take your Lim madin: t.hi.s lcncv rncl confused account, ancl tell me,,giving ma any references or dotails if :mu cpn orover1. The marriacm ?f John Sr~yson of Chrtst ::hurch DRrish, to Srfi%nnah-2 , The names of the chilcimn of said John b.yson.hltB 7 ) ?3 . The marriage of John Jams and Plica (J~~?Es or Taliaferro or Thorntan)b The mrria,p of John Gr-iyson and Tarbarn ?5 • The narris pe of F:liz~,kwth ';myson and J&n %?don.6. That Pmbrose Gra-pon d. 171~3, had a son n;l.mxl YiilUm.thorn.I w %ll then pay you for cord references to the above facts or aqy ofThe proof of tho marrir7.n~ ehoi~ld 3s marria ,- honb or accounts of 'Jovernomciues, c?nd should show the origin of the hrldgs and groom.These ladies am3. lcr. E, E:. llav5dson287 "aiiisonTwin Fglls, Idaho,2. ?crs, V.Fi.rmttschalk, 6r.651 C~pitol St. X.E.Vi~shin?;ton, D.3.'fj,~ latter is parLicr~larly Intorented in tho ori@ of James ch-ayscn,

'5 Glenwood Ylr!ceVicksburg, Mississippi 391804 June 1982.Dear Dr. Grzyson:I have recently received a copy of "Grayscn Genedoa Newslettertt from Leon 5, Brooksand would like very much to receive future copies and to be put on your 1-ist, if/ I Listed below is an outline of my br~nch of the Crzyaon f~mily:Mwin Sr~!yson Mzrrisd Ann:; C?vendishI B. EnglrlndD. Kentucky - Log,?n County' (Mowed to V'irgini;, in 17--) ?????I Son: Thom~sb. 1-1-1770 - Virginiad. 9-Q-1839 - Catqhoula Parish, La.Son: Llfred Moarab. F-l-l?9ta - Logzn County, Ky. . .d. 7-25-1835 - Catahoula Phrish, Ln.1 Son: Milezv. - Blo~lntb. 11-3-18.9d. 12-27-1913 Caldwell Parish, La.I -:=-=ion:Ed.= ForrestCbldivell Parish, La.dm 12-27-1922 - Franklin Tkrish, La.IParish, Ls.I do 9-28-1960 - Vicksburg, Miss.IIDaughterOdene C-rayson Milliams - 5' Glenwood Plzcce:Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-d. 3-5-1833 - La.- Eliza . nn Bowdenb. Kentuckrj.d. Caldwell Pzrish, La.- Josephine 30 ztnerb. 3-9-1e.1 C,:lcihrell Parish, La.d, 9-5-1892 - Galdwell parish, La.Minnie Thehz EllerSeb. 9-9-1902 Boxie , Xiss,I aii Secretnry-Tre3surer of the Vicksburg GenelogicA Society 2x16 trebsure =yinformatioa corlcei;iing my bxnch of Grzysons, The information cbovo is fr~m s chzrtprepared by Charles M, Xaulo, which has been revised a few times ad, I n~ve reason tobelieve, h;-s several errors in it, This opinion was expressed by Leon ;.:rooks, also, in[ a letter.Sincerely,I 1 Incl,$10.00 checkIOdene Gr~y~on ::lilli?mu(Mrs. George ,jenderson Williams)5 Glenwood FZzceVicksburg, Mississippi 39180

' >?Joseph GraysonLast 'dill and Tcstn~cnt 1822A "!ill in Solemn FormIn the name of God, amen, I, Joseph Grayson, of Marion Countybeing sick and weak of body but of sound mind and disposingmemory for which I thank,God and calling to mind the uncertaintyof human life and being desirous do dispose of all such worldlysubstance as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give andbequeath the same in mannerFollowing that is to say:I Joseph Grayson of the state of Tennessee and County of idariondo hereby make my last will and testament in manner and formfollowing, that is I desire that all my perishable property besold and gut to the use of the family after the payment of mydebts, I give to my wife Patsy Grayson the land and mare swineand cattle and one rifle gun during her natural life and afterher decease I give the sane to my children herein after namedequally to be divided. among them and to be enjoyed by them andtheir heirs forever.I give to my daughter Elizabeth Grayson one young mare and myblacksmith tools and farming toolsto my youngest sons James Graysonand. Joseph Grayson and lastly I do hereby constitute and appointmy friends Patsy,Grayson and Henry Grayson and Benjamin F R,Grayson executors of this my last will and testament herebyrevoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretoforemade in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal theIIIIIIIIIIIII10th day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundredand twenty twosigned sealed published and declared to be the

. . 1C 'WJoseph Grayson C,a:;t ':'.liIl nncl Tcr:.l;:i.ment 1822last v rill and testamen-t of .the above narned in the presents of uswho at his request and in his presents have hereunto subscribedI our names as witness to the s,meH. Elijah Hudson Joseph GraysonIJesse GraysonPatsy GraysonI Henry Watson Benjajnin F. Graysonand my v:ish that as the youngest children come of age for toIhave an equal part v!ith the rest of the children that is nowof age.IIState of TennesseeXarion County court idlay Term 1823Then was the with in last W i l l and Testament of the said JosephGrayson deceased duly by the oaths of Elijah Hudson Jesse Graysonand Henry ',?atson sworn in court and ordered to be certified andcomqitted to record given under my hand private seal notI having an officiale seal at office this 21st day of Clay 1323IIState of TennesseeJohn Iielly D PXarion County I, Amos Griffith, Reg. of said county by my deputyJohn A. K~llly, do certify that1l~ith last will and testament,,.:as duly registered in my office in Book A pages 135 md 136I Registered June 18th 1823Amos Griffith 3cgof 2Iarion CountyBy John Kelly 3 P

Page 18A W i l l In soleinn Form- Last W i l l and Testament ofJoseph Grayson Sept, 10, 1822Continuationpage 3On Back Side of WillState of Tennesseeion County Court May Term 1823There was the within Last W i l l and Testament of the saidJoseph Grayson deceased duly sworn in court by the oaths of ElijahHudson, Jessee Grayson and Henry Watson and ordered to be certified'andmmitted to record subscribing thereto undermy hand and private Seal (not having an official Seal) at officethis Zlst day of May 1823.John Kelly ARI1IIIState of TennesseeMarion CountyI, Amos Griffith,Regr of said County bymy deputy John Kelly do certify that the within Last W i l l and Testa-ment was duly Registered in my office in Book A pages 135 & 136,Registered June 18th 1823IBos Griffith Regrof Marion CountyBy Jn Kelly DPOn Other Side of W i l l36seph GraysonsL%st W i l l and Testament DeedDate 1822Grayson Exparte

. .,I Page 19iIState of TennesseeHardin CountyDear Wife & SonsTo Henry & Joseph &Friendsby DanielI inform you that I am well and have been ever since Ileft home, I am living at Samuel Purlrins 5 miles from Savannah.A very .fine gentleman. I get to work at my trade at onedollar per day. I now have let you know vhat I nm doing. Joseph,I will inform you my grief is more than anything can expectabout my family. I have written once before this and I hme hadno answer yet. I want you all to hurry to send my wagons ai~dfamily on and to tend to my affairs there, then you can tellthem better what to do than I can here, Do what you think isbest, I have given a way bill in the other letter. I nowwill give it again. The first to Winchester to Fayettcvil.lethen to cornersville then to Savannah then to Purdy then toMemphis then to Liztle Roclc then to Van Buren County, ClintonClinton Post Office, This is the direct way and if I couldever get answer from you I would know what to do. Tell DaGeland Cindy to be certain to come and stay with my farni.1~ ti1 Ifind them, If no bad luck I will by ready to go to the home assoon as I hear from them. Give my best respects to Hayvrorth,Write to Purdy as soon as you can. I amvery uneasy about myfamily. I want to hear from them, I have grieved a great dealabout them. I want them to come quick as possible. I am yetwell,Mailed the 10th 1825 Oct.B. F. GraysonOn envelopeU 1'Tennessee!!hnaf?cmfzri nf~"h8s t OfficeTo Henry GraysonGC 2-7 &&,U 6Y>-,-fl.2,, 1.5 4-

Mills pointFulton County Feb. 1, 181c5ear BrotherI received your letter dated January 1.8, 18/45 which gave meone great satisfaction to hear from you all and hear that all waswell. But I am very sorry to hear that you are uneasy about me asto this country being sickly. You are very much mistaken for it Iis as healthy here as it is there or has been since I have beenhere and as I have started I will travel all over Arkansas andMissouri before I will come back there.You may rest assured ofthat when I get ready and l:,lant to go where Pleasant is I will goand I expect to go either in Yarch or April and you need not beuneasy about me as it is very healthy here and I can make moneyIhere. By family has had their health very well since I have beenhere.I live opposite Mills Point in Missouri on an island inthe Mississippi and I see as old people here as there and for asample come and see Benjamin liicIntosh 43 years old and weighs 275hepounds and as healthy as any body and has raised children to be 27years old and never sick until last winter and that is not oftenthe case there.I have wrote to Pleasant but I have had no answer.I wrote to him two months ago and requested him to direct his letterto M i l l s Point and there is no mistake but what I can get to mlakiCounty when I get ready to go.affectionate Brother.per Janes I. l~l~~ntoshI have nothing more but remain yourJoseph GraysonI want Nardin Griffey to send me the song of Granny over the sea.On envelopeIIIIIIHenry Grays on1'34arion CountyCheeksville post officeTenn.

Page 21Hills Point Fulton County, Ky. Dec. 20 181i5. .Dear 3rotherI am still on my way tb ::Iissouri but I have stopped opgosite:?ills Point in Riszouri md havc engaged to chop a hundred cord:of :.iood, for each I am getting forty cents per cord. I have hadvery bad luck in getting to the place !.:here I now am and ldsas treatedbad md had my things throuin out at forked deer river and fro~rthere I had to hire my goods haulcd to idills Point, iiy. I ~,vnntto knoa of you h~'11 much rnoney you have paid for me and if you havepaid any nore inoncy Tor mc than you have collected. I vill p?yyou vhen I have an opportunity. Benjamin F. vras the most disn~point~~;man I have ever seen vrhcn I found hiin and I found hirn in the fb?r::c:ideer country,I want to know of you if you have heard of your son"leasant Grayson as I havc v;rote to him and cannot get xrly ans.t;prand if you have I want you to vrrite to me where he is so I car1:.!rite to hirn an4 if he has lnoved to any other place I ::;ant you towrite to me where he has gone. I want to hear from ?lother so as toknow whether she is well or not and also the balance of my rzla.tions.I vant to linon lt~hether Cousin Hugh has done accamding to pro~iseor not, give my res2ects to him. I am not settled yet but I expectif I cannot get any answer from Pleasant 1 shall settle where I amchopping wood and I want you to write to me whether there is anythingconing to me or not and if there is I vrant you to send it to me 2sI think I viill need it and if 1 ot:le anything there I v:ant to knov; itas it -;;il.l be sane satisfaction to say to those that 1 do I r~;n in acountry :./here money is 7l.enty a.nd I can pay it as I am making 5;i:;t;ycents pcr day. If I had s-taycci ..:ith the people that I was .:.rith ii;

Fage 22 Page' 22Continuation mills Point Fulton County, Ky. Dec. 20 1845Page 2vrould have killed my wife and children. I have nothing more but Iremain your most affectionate Brotherper Jams M. McIntosh Joseph GraysonIIIMills Point is fifteen miles below the Grows Bank,Benjamin grayson v~ould not let his wife ride in the wagon butmade her walk and carry her child and the last I heard of her shewas a mile behind the wagon. ',Ve are all well and at present andthe country is generally healthy.I shall expect an answer in haste.IIICn envelopeHenry GraysonMarion CountyCheeksville post officeTenne

State of MasouriaCrawf ord CountyFebruary the 18thBrother HenryContinued. page 2per hundred, corn one dollar per barrell, wheat 50 cts perbushel. This a very mountainous country. I cannot describeit nigher than the tog of then mountains with Tennesseebottom upon it for it is as healthy and the range is better.In Saint Louie beef is worth 20 cts, pork 3.50. I wouldto God I had moved here long ago, dogone, come and look atthis country. ~on't move on my say so. My next neighborone half mile, the next one mile and half, then 3 miles, thenaround there is plenty of neighbors. This country cannat besettled thick, the range will be good here as long as thevrorld stands. It takes 3 or 4 yoak of steers to turn theground then you are done clearing, I want you and Hughy tomanage my affairs there the best you can and send me money asfast as you can and if your bills is small send sone in aletter, some to Jefferson and Carrol and James and the restof the boys for I want money to enter with and buy youngsteers. Thismoney that I now have got I might give it formeat and cows. The next I get in I will enter land with.I have Jackson to enter with one days ride of Joseph. ThenI will go after him. I want you to send as soon as possibleto get hid out of there before hot weather. He wrote toPleasant scandalizing me and he has wrote to you the sameand did so on the road. He took his own things out of thewagon and I lost half days drive trying to get him along.If any of you -,vants'his debts paid then pay them outof yourproperty not out of mine. How he is my brother, I am goingof him as soon as I get money to enter land. I want to seeMother and all of you very bad. I got no news about ~aniel' snote and a heap other things.To Henry GraysonB, F. GraysonFeb. 18th, 1846On envelopeTennessee Paid 10Marion County CheakevilleHenr Gra.y:s ovLitt 1 e Prairlc, Mo. Feb. 27

Page 23State of MasouriaCra;~~f ord CountyFebruary the 1,8thBrother HenryI received your letters the 16th of this instant nith2 twenty dollars was very glad to he,w from you. :Ve 3re allwell and more fatter than we ever was, Me and Betsy is veryand Betsy is heavier than she ever was. I was veryhard run till I bought me set of blacksmith tools then Itgot plenty of everything I wanted. I have worked very hard.I have. about six mid line of bacon and fifty bushels of cornby me. I am going to bgy same milk cows nith the money thatyou sent for the grass will grow as high as my head in onehundred yards of the house. Pleasant and his family is wellhis wife has lately had another girl. He sold another crcekfor cattle. I let him have "fan" he gave her for a inprovement on the road three miles from me there was one hauseon it and stable, 4 hundred bails, good s?ring, he is tryingto put as much in corn as he can. There is level prairieat least tlvo hundred acres round his house as rich as the bestground on Sequatchie, not one tree sprout in it but good timberin one mile of him. He has got one nag, one yoak of steers'and 8 covrs and hogs enough to do him a good start. I willgive you the description of my place. I am living on BezverCreek about the size of Stmdifer Creek. I have 4 or 5 goodsprings, 2 dwelling honses, one killing and smolte house inthe yard,-fenced 2 acres of garden ground joining of thst,then across the road just a lane between 2 good stables an2corn crib with horse lot around them, My blacksmith shop atthe corner of the lot next to the d'rrelling house, at the lowercorner of the lot a long stable and hay room and land that isgood as Tennessee bottom more than ever was, is 311 clear.I have got a very good start of hogs . I have got the 5igwagon and steers and my gray mare and big filly. I have gotrail timber in one mile, fire wood plenty. I have six bu~helssowing of wheat, hogs keeps fat in the wads. It is good healthycountry for horses, c.2ttle a~ii sheep. The people here cutc# Iprairie grass to winter the cattle. Pork is worth 2.50 ctsIII

Crawf ord CountyMasauria Feb. 19thTo Henry GraysonTo Hugh Grayson andColumb1~s Grayson and allthe connectionsI wrote one letter last night and I am up 3 or 4 hours beforeday. 1.could not get all in the other. You wrote to kno\v what;sort of money to send Masauria Kentucky or Tennessee. Its allof the states bank good here. I got the silver for that you sentto me. Ye have had a good spell of weather for the last month ti1 now.There hds been snow on the $round the last week and snow last night4 or 5 inches deep and yet snowing, This is good place to settleon here as the place I left in thethat probably7~#ill not be entered in many years thence but few men have gottheir land entered. Improvements can be bought here at the worthof the labour on them, There is once and awhil? be a case of tP,ev:inter fever. Yet I have drank no liquor but twice I got halfgallon two times for bitters. I am ashamed to tell thzt I amtoo fat that I am asas the old man Hawkins thoughI have workad so hard am - that I have good wind, activethan I have been for a long time. I have wrote on2 letter toCindy and have got no ansi.ver. I want to hear -;;hether you haveor not.Hugh Grayson, virite to me about all of my affairs there assoon as you can. I oTie 77 dollars next winter and 77 this winter,follovring I want my mountain land there to pay it if possibl?.8I want to knov what Anderson has d0nc with Danie1,s note. Tryto send me as muck money in fall as possible.Columbus Graynon, I pronised to v~rite to you.II can, tonly describe this couhtry to them mountsins with good land onthem. There are plenty of good pl2ccs here to take u?, it is 2first rate place for 3 young man to take a start, but you hadbetter fetch you a wife with you. '?lomen is damn scarce her^.Tell aunt this is a very good place of old Coffer wonening forI-+:hen men s ..lives fall to 2ipces here they have to cofi'er theûp themselves. Tell. Susan an$ your rest of your bro-ihers a!ldbrothers in la;~ "hou~djr" for me. Biy boys is all going to settle

Crav~f or4 County"~!lssauria Feb. 19th-To Henry GraysonTo Xugh Grayson andColurnSxs and all theContinued mge 2then s good 7lsce. They arc the bcst satisfied that ever was andgrowed the fastest.I will give you soae directions how to move here, go to.Savann&. and get a boat for little of nothing, go down Tenne-rn 30eeto the mouth, then down the Ohio to Mississippi, then for a feivdollars you can go up to Saint Louie, then one hundred miles toway house post office, then eleven miles to my house. '~Vagonspass from Saint Louie by my house every week with goods. I amkeeping one good wagon and tern myself ready at any call forhauling 5 or 6 families. I can cone that way with little expnnsn,Betsy and all the boys is so satisfied, they say they would notmove back to Sequatchie for the best place there, for squirrelsis as plentiful here as gray squirrels is there on the ridges.the ti~ber is tall, the boys catch as many of them as they pleaseand they are very fat. Nhen we fenced our ground and broke itu?, it is cleared no briers, no sprouts. no trees nor stumps.Ihavegoodgroundsoil4and6feetdeepandasblackasgroundgets. There is plenty to take up here. So names at presentremain your friend forever. Feb. 19th 1846B, F. Grayson To Henry and Huey and ColumbusGraysonOn envelopeMarion CountyTennesseeCheakevilleHenry Grayson Paid 10Hugh h GraysonB F GLittle Prairie, do. Feb. 27

Page 27* [ - ~ ,;-..L. , I.s uB.IIIIIF. GraysonCrawf ord County ?:lo.February the 26th 1847Dear Brother and FriendsInform you that ,ve arc., 311 xell hoping that these linesfind you all enjoying the blsssing. I have nothing greatto mite to you. ,Ye hare had a very cold bad winter, very disagreeablefor work. Applicant to your last letter you lvro-te tome that Fleasant had 30 dolls:-s and more would nake meout 300. All of the mistake is thst you sent Pleasant 40 dollarsin place of 30 and sent that in his own letters directiqg hi?to keep that much that would leave you to send me 13 dollars toYour cnlculation is right all butthis so that Pleasant got to make 40 in place of 30 as far as Ito :;rntlnake 'out the 300 dollars.Icsn count but I am in hopt.:r; that your honor \:rill pl~nscIme more money than 300 hundred dollars for that land I t~mt youto go and see old (MI Daniels about that note and if you c,m'tget money out of him try to get property or get security on thenote so that you can trade it and if you can't trade the mountain1 and on 'the place in the fork to keeg it fromgrowing up and keep it in repairof it till sold,then when sold to give it ug withpossessions.To '!fill K and James M. Grayson 'Ye, the whole family, all giveour best respects to you both hoping that you are doing well.I '7le all 1:rould be glad. to see you both and ~vmt you to write whetheryou are coming back or n ~ and t to v:rite ;\rhether went there byI water or land that you got there so soon in fifteen days;Vill inform you that lftre have got our bottom forty brolre u? ar,dfenced all but 2 days worlr. :'le now are putting maples in theforay where Pleasant did live. . !:hen \re are done that field veare going to put in about 10 or 15 acres in the flat to~;ards thebig field. Me and thc boys can do all of this before it is toolate to plant. Ae have found plenty of rail timber in one mileand quarter, we intend to mdre corn by hslf fulls and we can sellall we can make. I believe the coulzty seat will be ~vhere I liveor close by. I live near the center and have the most best springsand the suitable placrjs for thc tohm. The children all grat::saighty fast, Jefferson about my size and very stout.#*

Page 28 Page 28 1Continuation of letterPage 2B. ?, GraysonFebruary the 26th 1847ITo Hughey Grayson, collect my debts, close and quick and sendthe money quick for I am in need of it and nothing more at present ,but my best respects to you all.February 26 1847B. F. GraysonIIOn envelopeCrawford County NoHenry Grayson EsquireMarion CountyTennesseeCheakevilleLittle PrairieM=C~ 19th

Continuation of letter February the 26th 181~7B. F. GraysonCrwf ord County ?{lo.I will give you a little ditty about a peachalready in this country. She net some of her neighbors oneday, sfter bidding one another "Ho-~dy" they asked her ho1,v shecame out, she replied bad enough for the but few women in thecountry and she believed that the men would be destroyedafter them for they had learned theto plow andtogrub and directly would have them making rails and fencingthe ground, then she expected the men 71rould kill oneanother for -,vh2t few wonen is here. By this you may know.+!omen in scnrce hcreand if sornc! m.tn would fetch a driveof women here he could get them off of his hands on goodterms. Times is harder here than common on the account ofthe drought last season, corn 37.14@ bushel, 1,vhea-t 50$,bacon $5.50$ per hundred, cows and calves from 5 to 8 dollars,average horses such as I took here $30 to 35 dollars.If anyperson is going to move from that country to this, tell thexto start after grass gets plenty and their expense will bebut little. Here is plenty of land to take up. I don't seemuch a do in health here and there, only land is PO objecthere. The range is good has wintered before.They y~inter :~ithout feeding them.to ansvrer as soon as you can.I want you and the boysFebruary 26 1847B. F. Grayson

. . Fag? 30Pwe 30Letter from S'Jren Grayso11, Jr., Henry Gr3yson ,and Sanford. Grayson to '.Henry Grays on.+ - *.'IDear Cousins I take thir; opportuni.i;y t o inform you that :l;n :ireall well. at present except T'lren's uife.time.Sh;. has b~cn ill for soqsXo received your letter the 22nd day of April. :rhich gave uomuch satisfzction to hear from you all thnt you arc all ~vcll. Yourletter stated that some of our connection 71~erc deceased and Eomcof them has hoved to Tf.::as, v:e vrould lilrc to Imow soire more aboutthem vrhen you write again.You wish t o know about our country ?milland and grain, you want to Icnow about Aunt Nancy.:ie heard froahmr last fall, she is .re11 and hearty except she is drawed downlike her Itlother, the rcrst vrere all rrcll as far as I know; ns for ourCountry it is healthy ss any country that I know, it is remnrkedby all person VJ~IO have lived here . Ye have great prosgect of acrop of vrheat this fall, our land. is as productive as it . is inKentucky.It raises good corn, wheat and oats and cheap as it canbe vrishcd and as for health it can't be beat by any country 'ihich1 n o . There was a farm sold ,joining Fatlicr's a fei>r days ago thnthad a saw m i l l and grist mill on it and about fifteen acres clenrcdfor four hundred and fifty dollar:i, a -tmcl: of forty acres. 'Ph[?r~is land that is second r:jte that is vacant that be entered at one dolls Iand a quarter per acre and land that is second handed very chenpand good, it would be great consolation to us all if you 1,vould cometo this country and buy land and live in our country.We would liketo see you face to face and enjoy the sweet co!nnunity of our longabsence. As for the price if produce. wheat is v!orth forty cents Inow and coon twenty cents aer bushel and it is offering to engagev2nea-t after harvest a-t tvrenty five cents per bushol, salt is chesp.IIII

w ePap 31:.continuation'of l~ttor from .:ran Gmyson, Jr ., Herlr~r Gra~isjn :,n::- . Smf ,srd Grayson to Iie~~r;~- G.r?y,-;I;'.1. Page 2IThe Rail Road cars cor~lcs within cig11.t iniles of us, saltis ivor-th31 f cents per bushel 2nd sugar is 5 cent:: per pound md coffee isoil31, II eight cents per pound, labor !ncn their wa3rs is generslly fifty centsIper day. rfloney is scarce and tiines is tolerable hard. *;:e 1-~ish ~311to come if you think it 1vil.l suit yoil, it v;ould be the greatest con-solation all your friends - rre vrant you to :;;rite to us evory nonthwe feel. rn,tilling to receive all any time ancl as many ac; you v;ill:;end,I ;Be wish you to r~ritl? to our friends in Tt?:

.-. .On Envelope sidr 0;' !.cttcr fro3 frnn C-r~yaon, Jr. , ~ n ! ~ ~ ~ :IGrayson and I;au?'orci "-rayson::lay l ~ L84? tto Henry Gr?-;y:; o:? IDear' C5uoi:qs" -9x2 ;

I. 'Dear Cousinsmilestport 29th Sept 1844connectionsI embrace this as an oportunity to infor-n you thst we sre all .enjoying reasonable health et present hoping the lines may reach youinjoying like blessing; it has been soine considersbla time si.ncawe heard froin you all and as you f ti rote last I think it my dutyto answer. Tho, I have prolonged the time until I am nearlyashame to take up my pen for that purpose. Yet excuses I hate tosee in a letter to friends, As to marriages or deaths ther isnone occured ?rorth relating I disremsmber whether or no Benjaminwas married when I wrote last He is married now and has 2 childrenhis srifcs name Iiras Lettice Tyner. All the family except myselfis married off, I am single and hope to remain so for 4 or 5years yet I have roved some considerable for a man of my age, Iwas 21 years old the 27th July last and has Seen on the river someof my time I taught school six months in a free school district I wa:clerk in a store for one R.H. Belt for one year, Belt is now i.nMatanoros Mexico as a U.S. Consul he has wrote to me twice and'I am 1ooki.ng for a appointment to me from him to fill a smalloffice under him in ?Jex.ico If I get it I will certainly bid a di.euto the old Hoosier state-----------Times is looking up some I thinkin our country tho money is not very plenty yet it is plentyer thanit has been for the last two years common laboring hands is ::orthfrom ten to $12 per month.We have about as common frops of cornthis season heat was about a average cro2 potatoes rye etc. ;I should like to see you all verry much tho I have no kno.:~ledgcof any of you more thsn from hsar say. Yet I kave that warm 2ndaffectionate love for you a11 tha,t it all must induces me to takea ran5l.e to your countyy; then I reflect may be some of you will,

Letter from Sandford Grayson, 29th Sept 1844visit Ia. soneti-ne or other; and I then can go hack riith them;if any of you ccmes out to see us I will go hone with you andsee the old country I was born in; 14e have a considerable excitrnentabout the 'residentialelection; you wrote you were all Whipsis your last letter and was going to support Henry Clay; tho Ihope you have altered your ~iotion since Polk of your ov:n stateis a condidate; if no2 I am very sorry that we all do not vote thesame ticket for every Grayson in this country is Democrats trueblue died in the wool; wc goe in distinctly for the annexation ofTexas to the United States; Father & Mother is both living andonjoyes reasonable healthfor persons being of their age. I livev~ith them *)/hen I am ta home the rest of the boys lives all roundthem except John He lives in Madison in this state, he is sextonof the graveyard the rest of the boys all follol- farming I beleavemostly except myself and I follow everything mast that can be someby mang Ye have had considerable of excitement of religion in ourcountry f o the ~ last 2 years a great many have joined the church thename they To by I suppose you no not much about it is a late thing*:rith us they call themselves the United Brethren in Christ; 'ircr~& John & Hancy 9 Mother belongs to them the rest of us belongs tono church whatsoeverIf you write to John Grayson direct your letter to hladison JeffersonCo Ia. or if you ;$:rite to Henry direct you letter to Scipio JenningsCo Ia. to any of the rest of us to the old place Westport DecaturIa. I want some of you to write to me .;;hen you get this letter andlet us kno:*i ho:! you all come on 3s to health R how times is in yourparts, if such a fello:, as me could make anythi-ng out there, if youthink I could do pretty well out there I may ramble out to see you

all one of these (lays, be shurc to itfritc to me when youreceive thisI have nov; vlriten you a long letter and and must close for thistime tho I could fill a second sheet if it would do any more good butthis v!ill sufficeTo Henry Grayson anda11 enquireing friendsLook over it being badly7:1rote for I was in a hurryON ENVEIIOPEFare wellEver your dear cousinSandford GraysonI will give you sum to try some your school masters with it isas follours.There is a field exactly square;The rails and acres equal are;The fence that does this field surround;If just six rails above the ground;Yith tvro fronnel to each pole:Nos./ tell the acres in the wholeAns 368640 acres

Page ' 58II take this as an ngportunity to inforn :.oil tilat I aa in Ireasonable hnal th. Hopin2 ;lox arc ill a S O O ~ state gf he~l-t'n..1 -,~ol~ld lj.k& to pee you qnl thc rest of ny Yrie?d:?of the country.that T 7 r - tAs I ,?in eettini: :idV:ir~(!cii jn year:; :ind i)rco,~i.ny;qjlite feeble and ae I have 1 2rospct of :qvice:-; in the last :;.an, I i'tish YOU?ension for my ser-t~ in-k~rc~do for TP i~ 1 . r ~ -curin-. ?- affid~~it from somf: of my 012 3318i.3ri: that :;~ff~~e:!the szvo that I did, certifying that he :,,35 :vith ne in the iar;tIIaIT1I supponr? some oE th2m is living yet ncnr you. ,.hi:; be?,i~~;;-.-J-ilr~ly thc 1-1:;i; timli JshlI.1 Cvrr have an opportunity of n:!dren?-ing you in this lifc, you ~ i 1 p1 3 eeso 2tI;end to it 2s soon 13you can covveni?nt. T7 you can C P ~ it -~cco?plish~d you !vi'.lI*pl~menclose it in -4 lettcr to ne. But il' vou csnnot fir.i aiqyof my old friend.; t h ~ t ias ;:ith !nt in the army I shall expct aio~?dint~ lettar in roply to this ::-t:.L.iny ?.:hcr~ they nre nl l qr:;one of them if theyi! is not so?w of tiiccl y ~ 1ivi.n- t ti1r.t i>. IIII 2r in haste.Your ?;lost Dn?r iinclcs

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GRAYSON GENEALOGY NEWSLETi'ERVOLUlF2 5. NUI3ER 2Page 41 rThere has been an insufficient amount of good typed genealqgyfrom my correspondents, so this issue has been delayed,Furthermore, a good part of what follows is from oldfiles, lany thanks, however, to John Abbott, Hot~ardGrayson, Sue Clark, Barbara Galipp, and James Lhepherdfor material which is in this issue,We need more people to do analysis and research, Please submitofferings for this newsletter typed,CONTENTS.:P, 42, z John Jefferson GraysonP. 43. : Elizabeth Grayson WhitesidePI 44-5: Australian Grayson'sP, 46-9: Arkansas Grayson'sP, 50: Eenjamin C. Grayson & James W,EI. GraysonP, 51-76.; Gr~yson genealogy abstracts; Va, & Ky.P.. 77-8:Ben janin Grayson of IrIadison Coo, Ala.P, 79. Comnentary of 10 3enjamin Grayson'sP, 80-2,: Counties of N.C. & Term.Good Hunting IWhere There's a WlllThey hate to spend and loveto save,Those miserly old investors-But nevertheless, somf futuredayThey will have made greatancestors!-R.S. Sullivan.

v11011 K .Co~eins Drive ''1Page 42 Sun City, kz, 85351 Page 42April 20, 1983Grayson Family AssociationRichard R e Grayson, M.D.103 W, Yain StreetSt. Charles, Illinois 60174Dear Dr. GraysontI obtained your address from an old issue of The GenealopicalHelper maeazine and trust that I am not intrudinp in writing to you.I am a descendant of a family of Graysons on my father's side,his mother beine a Grayson, From family records, court house records,War Deptr records and a aenealoay study made by MY?. & Mrs. Banchi(descendants of the Shepherds), I offer the follow in^ which may beof interest8John Jefferson Grayson, born 26 Nov; 1789, in Albemarle Co; Va.Me 16 July, 1812. D. 14 April, 1862 in Lopan Co., Ky. Bu in RedRiver Cem., near Adairville, Ky. (I have visited the family plotthere - most of the stones are no lon~er readable). Married toSusannah Britt (be 6 Nov; 1274, Albemarle Co. Va., D. 26 Nov; 1881, . IAlso Bu. Red River Cern.) Father, of Susannah, Obadiah Britt, B, 15Mar. 1763. Mother, Sarah Wheeler, no further info. John Jeffersongray son*^ father indicated to be John Grayson, but no proof on this.Offspring:Sally. No Rec, of B. D. by drowning @ 18 Mo or 2 Yrs.Elizabeth - M, William NoeJulia Ann - M. John Shepherd (not my direct line, probably related.)William J. - M, Lydia VickJohn Thomas - M. Caroline Mc ElvaneyEliza Jane (called Jane) my prandmother, M. William R. (called Nat)Shepherd, E,J, Born 5 Oct; 1830, Logan Co. Ky, Me 25 Sept 1851;D. 17 July, 1895.Susan Caroline - M. Samuel Eddy, or EdolyWillis Henry - M. Mary Jane ShepherdMary America - M. John Wiseman PopeAll of above Caucasian,I have written a brief biography of J.J. Grayson, the salientpoints area Varria~e license record & detail, After marriape, lived 3yrs. nr. Charlottsville, Albemarle Cot Va. Served in War of 1812 shorttime, 5th Regiment, Va. Militia at Camp Cross Roads, Va. Hon. Disch.After narria~e, moved to Barren Co. Ky. where lived 5 yrs. Issuedwarrant for 40 Acres by Dept. of Int. Cancelled and reissued for 160acres in Lopan Co, Ky,This should be sufficient to determine if this branch of Graysons1s of interest, If thereis a connection, I would appreciate receivinpyour info at my expense and will send balance of info - mostly on theShepherds, In any case, I commend you on your efforts and wish youcontinued success in your study.IIIII+-James G. Shephe d,Ret. P.E.

Page 43.2438 Brandon St.Dallas, Texas 7521112 Feb., 1983Dr. Richard Grayson103 West Main St.St. Charles, IllinoisDear Dr. Grayson,I am the 2X gr granddaughter of James and Sarah Whiteside Longo I believeSarahls parents to be William Fxanklin and Elizabeth Grayson Whiteside. I havebeen spectacularly unsuccessful in finding any proof of her parentage. I haveshaken the Long and Whiteside family trees very hard, but so far I have onlyindirect evidence of the relationship.While searching some LDS records I discovered records of three marriagesof Grayson women including Elizabeth to W.F. Whiteside. The information wasplaced in the files by a Mrs. Marie Davidson of Burley, Idaho. I wrote Mrs.Davidson who gave me your name saying that you have records of the Grayson1sin Rutherford Co., N. Carolina.I have not worked on the Grayson line. When I got as far as Rutherford Co.I knew only that Jamesq father was named John and Sa1lie1s father was named William.It has taken 2 years to prove that James was the son of John Long of RutherfordCo. and to establish that Wm. F. was the only Wm. living in the county who couldhave been Salliels father. Now that I am reasonably sure that I have the rightfamily and will not be wasting time working on the wrong line I would like todiscover more about the Grayson's. And I can hope that somewhere in theGrayson records there will be a reference of Elizabeth's children.While not looking speaifically for the Grayson's in Rutherford Co., I havenbticed that I have not seen the name frequently--one reference in 1775 to aJoseph. I believe I also saw a reference to a Jesse. I have corresponded witha gentleman in N.C. who is a very good genealogist who tells me that he too ishaving trouble with the Grayson family and he has worked on that line becausehe has a Grayson ancestor. He also believes that my Sarah is Elizabeth GraysonWhiteside's daughter, but can not prove it.Can you help? Sarah was born in 1802 in N.Carolina, married 17 Nova, 1822Rutherford Co., N.C., died 2 Aug., 1868 Cherokee Co., Texas. Any informationyou will share w ill be sincerely appreciated and any hint or clue you mightgive will be gratefully accepted.Thank you in advance for your help.convenience in replying.I am enclosing a SASE for yourSincerely,&,& 4dY7/Miss Barbara Galipp

Page 44.Flat 7, page 44.233 oro on at ion Drive,M i- l - t on ---Brisbane 4C64Queensland, Australia.Ks R.R. Grayson,Eox 167,St. Charles,Illinois 66174,U.S.A.Dear PAr. GraysonI saki your nane and ac'dress in one of the Family History Sociec~,'sVdpublicaticns.I am interested in the Grayson Family. Ly peat parandpotherwas Ann Grayson ( Plarried Henry ~llen) :jn3 they in~iprated from Co.krnaph in the le5C1s. They bou-ht with them a younr family. Cvera period of 5C years many other Grzyeon farily merrbers joined t h r ~ iAustralia. be know that some of the Gr~~gsons went to Csnada - ttis onlyin recent years and that one member went from Auctralia to The Areen tine(Rai.l\;ays - we Selieve).I have a ccnsidera?~le arount of data on the local Gray~ons and soreon the reminir.~ ne~bers in Korthern Ireland. he have had a 2kily reunionin Gueensland for the Grayson forrily and 9 other closely relatedfarilies - 1200 ~ eople cane. Our Grayeons, until rece~tly, tended to. marry into a few farilies.!de are hopinp to have encu~h inforraticn about the farily to ~rjcta booklet within the next five years - to co-incide with kustralia'sBicentenary in l?PG.I would be nost interested to hear from anyone with Grayson antic. c~r?nnf;sLufrom Northern lrcland ~articularly Co. Tyrone and Co. Armagh.Yours sincerely,q"LJ 1c!Lic jewh

ijisx eathe her ,a;. ,5mithrlat 7, 233 coronation Urive11;i 11; onarisbcme kObb*uecnsland, nustraliaDear i~iss Saith,Thank you for your letter reparfii~:~ the Graysonsof lreland.I have records of several thous-3nd Graysonsin tkie dnited btates. ho1,tever. I &no& of no connectionto Ireland.iiowever, 5 -.hink it woulr! ke of xutual benefit ifyou could selid records of iraysons W ~ emigrated O fromIrelard or &ro!~ Australia to the U.s., for possibly thenI coultl inake the con!!ec,tion at this end,I do have an old recor(l of a ..illiam Grayson, beinIreland, d. 1803 in Cumberl;~nd co., Pennsylvania, (U,S,A.).married Agnes Waugh; son Ji*i,ies douglns Grayson 1776-1855. a.1803 to i.lary Carothers: son Hobcrt Sr.ivson, 1816-1895; dau:Laura Ha Ciragson, - ? ( u c : iJ.f~.n. index.) I knowof no further ti.escendqnts.So far as I itnow, {,lost of the Graysons here camefrom a dohn tirayson who along rich xlobroae and Lienjarnh;Grayson, cnrne f roln Lngland or possibly dcotlandin about l72U.ply own ancestor. Wen brayson, sr., was born in Wo,Carolina in 1782 to a 3enjaclin Grayson who entered land therein 1778. 1 an still tracing Lhe ancestors of denjasln. Doyou knor any braysons nailed jiren?,l'hanK you for the corresgondence;I hope we can continue xiirl t'ind the connections.

Page 46.IISue ClarkStar Bt.. Box 91-MNatural Dm. AB 72948IIFRAYSON'SOF ARKANSASPage, 46* ,Sheriffs ' Census of 1823; Arkansas County, Richland Township lists BenjaminGrayson.Tax List of 1829 lists Abraham Grayson in St. F'rancis County & Abram Grasonin Crittendon county, Hopewell Township.Tax list for 1830-1839 lists Jessee Grason in Carroll County in 18381 D.Y.Crayson in Hempstead county in 18391 Peter Grayson in Mississippi Countyin 1838; and William Grayson in Hempstead County in 1839.1830 CensusHempstead county; William Grayson--1 male 10-15, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-6012 females 10-15, 1 female 15-20. 1 female 40-50; Slaves; 3 males under 10, I2 males 10-24, 1 male 24-36, 1 male 36-55; 3 females under 10, 3 females10-24, 2 females 24-36.Monroe county; Patience Grayson--1 male 20-30, 1 male 30-40; 2 females 15-20,1 female 20-30, 1 female 50-60.1840 CensusConway County, Wellborn Township; Lewis Grayson--1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15,1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50; 1 female -5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 15-20, 1 female30-40.Petit Jean Township,Wyatt Grayson--1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40; I female 5-10,1 female 30-40, 1 female 60-70.Crittendon County, Jasper Township, Susan C. Grase--1 female -5, 1 fema3e- -20-30; 6 slavesHempstead County, Missouri Township, William Grayson--1 male 15-20, 1 male60-70; 1 female 60-701 12 slavesMississippi county, Peter Grason-- 2 males -5, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 20-301 I2 females 5-10, 1 female 30-40, 3 slaves.Polnsett county, Maumelle Township, Ambrose Grason--2 males 5-10, 1 male I-30-40, 2 females -5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30.Scott County, Jesse Graysong- 1 male -5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-4Og 1 female-5, 1 female 20-30I~fiaabe th Crayson---free coloredCatharine Grayson--free colored1850 CensusConway county, Wyatt Grayson 49 b Tenn., Odiana 26 b Tenn., W i l l i a m 14,Fernando 12, Reuben 3, Sarah 1, Elizabeth Campbell 79 b NC, Racheal Jackson I100 b NC, Nelson Shumakor 8, Sarah Shumaker 1. (all children b Ark. )Creene County, Hugh Grayson 35 b Tenn, Isabella 29 B Tenn, Minerva 14,Lucina 11, Leroy 8, James 7, Columbus 4, Martha 2.Ouachita County James Grayson-- 27 b Ah, Elizabeth 26 b MO, Francis 4,W i l l i a m 1. (children born in Ark. )St. Francis county, Adam Grayson--23 b Tenn., Catharlen 18 b Ah.Pope County, Lewis Grayson- 48 b Miss., EUzabeth 43 b GA, Frances 16,Elizabeth 12, b Ark.Yell County, Daniel Grayson- 45 b VA, Catherim 37 b Va, 'Daniel F. 16 b Ah.,I' IIIIIIIIIII

Sur ClarkStar It.. Box 91-MNatrad Dm, AR 72948GRAY SONS OF ARKANSASRobert H, 15 b Ala, Charles M. 10 b Miss., Sarah S. 5 b Miss.I Scott County, Jesse Grason--29 b NC, Margaret 34 b Tenn., William 16 B Ill.,James 14 b Mo., Boon 8 b Ark., Paulina 6 , Benjamin 3, Jesse l.(all b Ark.)Martha Grason 13 b Miss. living with Spear Fost Family.IIIIIMarriages (~ebastian county)Enoch B. Grayson to Rebecca J. Hughes ; 31 July 1878 BB-267B .C. Grayson to Izetta Fagin, 12 Febrvary 1879; one-369U. S. Grayson to M.E. Huro; 27 Febrary 1888, B-119Urn. L. Grayson to Hattie M. Carter; 24 July 18921 B-91Enoch B. Grayson to Fannie J. Milstead; 6 June 1894; C-166David L. Grayson to Susan Ashworth; 15 November 1894, C-223Sam Grayson to M. B. Leake, 9 December 1897, C-509Wm, L. Grayson to Arhenia R. Stevenson, 2 April 1891, D-374James R. McCoy to Edney A. Grayson 16 January 1890, D-125William B. Coogan to Safrona Grayson, 16 A ~ust 1897, F-308Peter Hale to Ivey Grayson, 28 May 1899, F-631(~ogan county) W. S. Grason to Nancy O'Neal, 27 February 1878, B-38(~em~stead county) Wiley B. Crayson to Marina Stuart, 6 F e b w 1834, BB-267John C. Greason to Rebecca A. Wilson, 9 November 1856, A-267Clask county) Davld McMahan to Leonia Grayson 24: November 1835Monroe county) John C . Montgomery-Matilda Grayson 31 June 1831EDITOR'S NOTE; How wa..fthe above Jesse Grayson related to the JesseGrayson of Wilkes co ty, N.C.? Or to The Jesse Grayson of 14arion county,Tenn, who witnessed t e will of Joseph Grayson in 1822 and who was inthe 1830 census with large family? Jesse and Joseph of Marion countypresumably were broth rs and were the sons of Benjamin Grayson, sr.,of Wilkes county, N.G.---R.R.G.

Page 48,Benjamin C. Grayson2) I zetta Faaan FaganHUSBANDOther WivTon Feb 18 9Sugar Swar53," -------- 8Se~temhnrCreek, Creek. Scott%o,- 50. _-_-, Ak-tangasJ h d a d I--------.--. .-.Whwr Whwr.---..-.. - .-.,-. Where- T e x ,C:rd .......... ------ 1511'~--..-.- -..--.-.----..Where- Central, - Sebastian, --- -..- .-- Arkansas. - . . - . . -Sur!al-- Mayberry --- CeneteF* . - markeg . . W h e r eTrim, Sebastian co, Arkansas- . - - - - - - - ---.- -F4her Jesse Grayson Mother's M aid~NamrMqmtB?oneMarriedcirca 1871 W W h h e e r ----.---....-..-------,- Sebastian -or Franklin county, ---.---....-..-------,Ark.I -, Nancy Adaline MilehamOther Husbands.1837 Charleston, Franklin, ArkansasEarn ell WhereDiad - W h e r e --- ICharleston, F'ranm -- rEwialcemetery near Charleston ,WhermJohn Anderson Mileham Motids hidm Nama M&ha ' IdkensF;:herMoleorFenr~I*CHILDREN (imodwetbhh)( F o r r m r ~ u m n w ~ r ) b C k r d p y )byBORNh. Yr.PUCE OF BINTI4* F1Edna Ada GraysonM I , James Grayson23 July 1872Charleston, Ark.3,"I)17 Jan. 1948circa 19003 a set of twins who died at birth-.4567Children by second wife,Sophronia GraysonIva GraysonIz3tta Fagan1882Feb. 1885Barling, Ark.It I*circa 190112 October 195I89101112, 16 January 1890 James Robert McCoy5.6 16 August 18Y7 TfIliam B , Coogan.-- 28 May 1899 S r HalemodCompiler aSue ClarkStar R t , BOX 91-AANatural Dam, Ark. 729WLO.,

'Pqga '49. Page 49.Jesse GraysonHUSBAND Other Nivef -1800-1810 North Carolina3arn ,-,--------..-.Whmrm------Amp-rnC: ed -..-...... ,-- -,.,.-.,-.-.-.,-. Whero-------.--.-.-.----Surial-- --- .-..Whore- - .- -Moth./~ Maidm NammMarried.,-,. ,-where - --- -----.---- -f4herWIFEcircaA??.?.Margaret Boone (2) ?Other Husbands'Taylor1816 Tennessee6arnWhereDi 3d -, W h o r e --tvrial,WhereF;:hsrMother's Moidm NameMslmorFcmal.M' M 2FcnIroEen (irubaIW)(Form-u-url.rrr)b.krdpy)1 William S. GraysonJames Grayson3 Martha GraysonoqBORNk. Yr.6 Feb. 1834.18361837PUCE oc rrn~nSaline1 co, IU.MissouriMississippiDIEDDay WI. Yr.30 Oct. 1915-..I-'*MMF4 Enoch Boone Grayson5 Paulina .Elizabeth Grayson6 Benjamin C, Grayson1w318448 Sept . 1847Scott, co,,Ark.I1 I*II I*25 Nov. 190319101I1917MM7 Jesse Ethelbert GraysonDavid Latt Grayson1@+91852(1 I*11 "1850-18601lJan.18989I01112(PAT4 (HAM or smuw mat):50- of idumdan shown a, thi fpmilyI 16 January 1862 (1)~usan Amos (2)~ester Staley (3)~osie O'Neal (4) Ellen Amos (5)~mma WebbJury m u)Kebecca Hughes (3)P'annie MilsteadSteven page (zj ~ohn reason5.I..\1a i8/i # Z k'eb.l879 (lj Nancy ~ileham-j Izetta FaganiC ompiler r i- Sue - --- Clark - --- -!7 .1) 1874 (2) 15 NOV. 18% ( 1 ? -. (2) Susan ~ s h w o ~ star ~ t , BOX ~1 - AA8-( 1Natural Dam, Am.

Page 50.. Page 50.Ik. Richard R. Grayson103 W. Main StreetSt. Charles, Ill. 60174Dear bctor Grayson:H oward E. Grayson4921 3etninary Itoad, Apt. 424Alwcandria, Virginia 2231123 December 1982It is a pleasure to have the Newsletter back in business. Job requirements haveprevented extensive research on my part for the last several months but recentlyI have gotton back to it, in a small way. I-fy check for the last issue is enclosed.In a previous article re LTC James W, M. Grayson of Tom boley fame, you asked aboutor raised the issue of the relationship if any between he 6 Benjtinin C. Grayson ofJohnson County, Tenn., who served in the Civil lar. ?hey were brothers. Recently Ihave reviewed the pension files of each and copied all pa>-;es that: apneared to beof value. There is an afEidavit in each signed by LTC Grayson in which this relationis acknovlcdged, A copy of one from B.C. *s file is enclosed. Also er~closed isan article from the *:ashin$ton Post re klta Airlines in which reference is madeto blr. J. Grayson Gutt~rie, former president of Central Bank of Flonroe, La., whichwas the home of Grayson Clan of La. including :.tiley Blount Grayson who was activein farming, business and local government there. Likely he is related to that group.The following are excerpts from the pension file of LTC James W. bl.Grayson:1. Dorn in 1832 or 33. Died E8 Feb. 1901, &he County, N.C.2. Five feet six inches tall, fair complexion, dark hair and blue eyes.3. Servied from Dec. 1862 thru Feb. 1864 in the 4th Tenn Inf and 13th Tenn Inf.Resigned due to7-sehrice. r f ncdtredcit hess A*. -;4. Divorced Julia Ann Grayson, March 1385 Mt. City, Tenn. She died at KeysStatton, Johnson County, Tenn., in about 1887. PEarried Sarah Jane Jones. Carpenter, nee Jones, 20 May 1885 Ashe County, N.C. 3he survived him.5. In 1898 all his children, un-named, were listed as over 16 yrs. of age.6. Resided at: Keys Station., Tean., for at least 20 yrs. prior to military duty.7. Brother to Penjamin C. Grayson.8. Father-in-law to Dr. 2. C. htler of bit. City, Tenn., a grad of Jeffersonbkdical School of Philad::lphia, Pa.9. Served with Col. R.R. !3utler in the 13th. Lived near each other for many yrs.Dr. Butler likely a son. Ile stated that he had kr~owtl LTC Grayson since l!isfisst years.10.. Served two terms in the Tenn. Legislature. Yas there in 1868.11. Lived near Ih. Arrendiell most of his life-grew up together and were cousinsat some level-3rd or 4th.-iC/s t w i s e , @CWCU

SPMSYLVANIA COUNTY RECQRDSbyWilliam Allnstrong Crozier1. WBA, p. 24. Will of John James, dated Jan. 23, 1725, provenlh. 1, 1725-6. Wit. John Grayson, Ste~hen Sharp, John Battaille.Ebc. wife Alice Jmes, Charles Tdiaferro, Junr. Leg. wife Alice anddaughter B'ary, and the child my wife now goes with.2. WBA, p. 255. Will of Stephen Sharp, St. George's Parish,dated Ikr. 12, 1735, proven Zune 3, 1735. Wit. George Pool, &nryChamble. Ex. Elizabeth Sharp. Leg. wife Elizabeth Sharp; nentionsHoke Grayson; !.$ry Jones; Uizabeth Jmies; John Grayson.3. WBA, p. 379. W i l l of Ambrose Graysoa, St. George's Parish,dated Sept. 6, 174.2, proven >hr. 6, 1743. Wit. Robert Lovell, GeorgeNix, Peirce Perry. Ex. brother Senjamin Grayson; my wife bllice Grayson;my son John Grayson. Leg. wife Alice; son John; son hbrose;mentions other children, but does not name them.4. :&A, p. 380. Wll of John Spotswood, dated May 6, 1756,mentions land he had bought of Ambrose Grayson.5. WBB, p. 236. Xuneupative of Ambrose Grayson. "0Mr. Thos. Grayson, Spots., Aug. 5th 1754. I, Aabrose Grayson," etc."Bills drawn by Col. John Spotswood for 60 pounds ster. be eithersold or remitted home, and the money arising therefrom, together withmy part of my father's estate, be equally divided between n ~. umarriedbrothers and sisters." :;it., John Crosse, Lawrence Dully.Proved Plar, 2, 1756.6. '&A, D. 55. John Grayson and G. Lightfoot were securitieson a 1000 pound bond for Jael Johnson as administrator of RichardJohnson, deceased Nov. 1726.7. A . Ambrose Grayson and Thomas Hill were securities ona 1000 pound bond for Susannah Grayson as administrator of John Grayson,deceased. Ihch 2, 1735/6.8. \LEA. Alice Grayson appointed guardian to John and limbroseGrayson, orphans of Ambrose Crayson with William Cowne and YilliamWilliams securities on 500 pound bond. July 3, 174.4.9. Deed '5ook A, ivhy 3, 1726. Benja. Grayson was a witnessto a deed.10. Deed Book A. kt. 29, 1726. John Grayson, Jr., was awitness to a deed.11. Deed Book A. :hy 2, 1726. B. Grayson was witness to adeed.12. Deed Book A. June 3, 1728. Benjamin Grayson was witnessto a deed.13. Deed Book A. Yay 7, 1728. Jno. Grayson, Jr. was a witnessto a deed.1 . Deed Baok A. lhy 7, 1728. Jno. Grayson, Jr., and Benja.Grayson were witnesses to a deed.15. Deed Book A. 1-fy 7, 1729. Ambrose Grayson was witnesato a deed.

16. Deed Book A. Aug. 5, 1729. Joseph Smith of King and QueenCo., Gent., to John Xobinson, Esqr., and Ambrose Grayson, Gent., Wardensof the Church of 3t. Georgc 's Parish, in Spts, Co. A purchase ofthe Glebe for tile Rectors of St. Geo. Par. 22,500 lbs. tob., 54.4 a. of Iland in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., on the S. side, about a mile abovethe fdls of the Xiver Po, a brnnch of York River. Witnesses: G. Eome,Wn. Johnson, Zachary Taylor, Rec. Augt. 5, 1729, Sarah, wife of 30s- Ieph Smith, acknowledged her dower in the above land, etc.17. Deed i3ook B. Dec. 9, 1729. John Grayson of St. Geo. Par.,Spts. Co., to habrose Grnyson of sane par. and county, 50 pounds stcrling.,200 a.-part of Deeds fomcrly purchased by Jno-Grayson of Ih.ISmith of Gloucester, in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co, Witnesses: FrancisTurnley, Fenry ?ogers, James x Roy. I4arch 3, 1729-30. Susannah, wifeof Jno. Grayson, acknowledged her dower, etc. Ile. Deed aook D. Dec. 10, 1729. Ambrose Grayson of St. Geo,Par., S3ts. GO,, to Eenry Rogers of sme par. and countjr. 20 poundsster., 100 a*--?art of pat. granted sd. Grsyson, in 1727, in St. Geo. IPar., Spts. Co. >Jitnesses : John Chsw, Zachary Taylor, .ih. Bledsoe.Yarch 3, 1729-30, Alice, wife of Ambrose Grayson, acknowledged herdower, etc.19. Deed Book 13. lGirch 3, 1730, Jno. Grayson, Jr., wos a wit-Iness.20. &ed Book B. Dec. 13, 1730, J0h.n Grayson, Jr* , was a witness.I21. Deed Book 5. Nov. 2, 1731. John Grayson, Jr., was n witness.22. Deed 300k 8. June 6, 1732. Francis Thornton and FrancisThornton, junr. Zxecutors of the last uill and tesk~ment of JslnesHorsnale, decd, (see Will 3ook A. ) and of St, Ihry's Par., CarolineCo., to SJilliam Crayson of St. Bee's Par., Cumberland Co., in GreatCrituin. 50 piunds ster., 300 a. in St. Geo. Tar., Spts. Co., purachased by Jmes I!'orsnala of 4ilgustine Smith. Yitnesses: John Grame,John Eland, James x Xoy. June 6, 1732.23. Deed Eook B, biay 1, 1733, iimbrose Graysor, of St. Ceo, Par.,Spts. Co., to Ihtthew Gsle of Gloster Co. 12 nounds curr., 300 a. inSt. Geo. Par., Sots. Co. Witnesses: Thoms !fill, G. Hone, Frcncis Turnley.lay 1, 1733. Uicc, wife of labrose Grayson, acknovledged herdower, etc.24, Deed Foolc C. July 27, 1737. Thorns Grayson of Deal, inKent, eldest son of John Grayson of S~ts. Co., colony of Va., latelydeceased, to Thoras Turner of King George Co., ?Fa., Cent. 250 poundsster. 583 a., lying in the colony of Va., in Sl~ts. Co., necr the fallsof the 3.appk. Sivnr ar.d near rdjoining the lands of Francis Tdiafcrroan3 ;hnn Page, Esqr,, decd. :,ditn~ssea t James Iiums, Jokn Craham, jobÎIancure, Ignat,s Semnes, i'etor Sirms, Henry Donaldson, John Eean. July4, 173c.25. Deed Bcsk D, kt. 2, 1750. John Grayson of St. !;ark's Par.,Cu3.peper Co., and Barb~ry, his wife, to fhrtin True of St. Geo. Tar.,Spts. Ca. 20 pounds cur. 331 a. in Spts. Co, Witnessest Robert 'hddleston,John x Elaon, Octr. 2, 1750.26. Deed Book E. Oct. 1, 1751. John Crayson and Barbara, hiswife, of Culpoper Co., to Alexander Hawkins and Benjamin Firtin of Spts.Co. 103 pounds curr, 245 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Witnesses:Jna. Enttnley, Xob. Dudley, Richard Blanton. Oct, 1, 1751.I

I rage 53,. Page 53..tn, lhd Book D, 3ept. 28, 17SO. uillian G ~ a outtnwaed n aPausr of Attornay.8 28, Deed i3mk F;. J w 3, 1752, Jan- Stactem of St. ha.Spkr. Ca.,*lenter, awl Alice, ilia wife, lnta m1Ect rtntji le!jtatee of ~ T Wbroscb Grcshm (Grayson?), hto of Pav. alvl ccctoty afgd.) I'fsnbr, h ~ d m )ta Th- Turmr of 9 ~7b Par. awl county, Gont.3, 35 r>~urxl~ cum. I)clOdai lrraae. T1:e plantation uLaraon ti- w3, ;CISPI)L~B duelt 290 a. In t+lepar, am3 county afod. 'Ejltnooeee, 'ih;ajs:cttcrarlio, Joiin ant, CdargeJame, Ilial~anf x 'lurnley. An& 4, 1752,2C). h& Dwk t, Suolt 21+, 1753. ?im.rras TwFroor of K5r.p he. Ca,,Cant., orrf TF,o~a8 Turner, tt 0 yatmqss, of Ypter. CO., Ch~t,, 3rd :'&c/,kdcl ulfa, to ,mncis TdWem of Spb. Go., Gr;m:t. 11% m~r91s star,a. In Sptn, Ce., sow rrtljaini.zp #la ad. 'I'irlisferm, part ol* a txcctunto Jokn Cw-sad by Un. S~ith, late of AbPqdcn f'rir, , Glaursostor Go,,eon, late of Ckxiat CPumh hr,, Ior&mtar Go., hcd., os t~y dmda, fnCamd C d B Aqril 22, 1714, v1:iol.r ad, I d ~ B D C Q C to ' ~ ~ rihora ~ Gray-WE, Iab 03' Dm,&S in :Grit Ca,, in Gwet LritaPn, fsim t h Y;ltI:et, tl-sad. Ju!:n Gmjacr., hcd., who tlferd Intestate, wd dm by trim od. Th~~imG~woaa cot,veyeqi tn thu sd. T3o:m Turner of King Cao. Co., Gart,, a bjDsd~to, Jany. 27, lr?2?, %..iitx*,easea,?d. Iirmka, ?~lward afxon, 2w.e~Rohk, 3roake, jr.3 32w~brc, jr.; Jo?m CaeZatt, bwmnoa :"iditiPerrr~*3ul~ 3, 175330. h-4 h& E. July 2, 1754. Fhrtlr; x h of At. &or Par.,Spb. GO*, an-3 Snm-l?., i Ps ~ii*a, ta Jams bl2 of Ci~rist; C21~ol; F.w.,1ancaotr;r Co., Ccnt, 35 mmda CU,T. 335 a. I-iaa~am~m Jtiazp,-InY'ta. So,, coavey~i by Joh frra~sn11; and Dtw' myl f:ia vlra, to sd, .rimBas b2 lm~snturw dnoL?cl kt. 2, 17'53. Vltnnosea, Joix i&U.umiine, da.mTbUap3, JG~, Cleralfni~g. Ju.ly 2, 1754.31. 3adi D~ck C, %gt. 1+, 17%. ;lilZfa GT~BOT! of Sptar Co.to !bwj Allban sf ;:hitohaven, itorekit* 13 neut>?!a '18. 10i4, cum+;brtfrm. Cds and Cht&b* liitnerrzlaa, Join BQtZaXay, iWaon :*UerFa@, 4, 1767.32. 3sed 9wk $3. Sapt, 2R, 1?"7?. 'w'illh Cr~q,~san wftrraoatkl adead of ~ Lft.33. Dmd Ewk X, Au~. 23, 1722. E8833* Gruysm vw IT~~~CBIPtb u dwd toy i'mbr :*- of Capeper GorEWE: The I'olloWlng 1s a report mom George Harrison SanfordKing, certif led Genealogist of 3?redericksburg, y?a., to Dorothy FordWulfeck in 1969. 25. King unquestionably has done more research onand ancalysia of the Grayson fanily than anyone.It appears from the Lancaster County, Virginia iecords, JohnGrayson was living in that county shortly after 1700. The name hasbeen s pelt Grayson, Grassan, Grsison, Gras ison, and apparently evenGreshm, This report is not an exhaustive study of dl these records,but to asclrttrin the parentnge of 'iJilliam Grayson (1732-1829) of Spots;~lvaniaaod Alberrarle Counties, Virginia.Lees Abstrzcts of Lzncaster Co. 'Ja, Wills 1653-1800 p. 123,cites from WB#IO, p. 41 the uill of Andrew Jackson (16 -1710j, ministerof Christ Church Parish by which, among other things, he bequeathed

Page 54.land to James Jackson, his brother, then in Ireland.IJortharn Rock Grant Dook #3, p. 30 = 2 June, 1704. Lord Proprietorof Northern Keck pants Andrew Jackson 90e acres in XichmondCo. adjoining John Waugh and James Innes.Ibid., p. 35 = 29 July, 1704. Same to Same, 1238 acres atthe mouth of Deep Run about 12 miles above the i'alls of the RappahannockRiver in the County of Zichrnond.(This land, then in Ilichiiond County fell 5-n KingGeorge County upon its fornation, 1721, into StaffordCounty in 1777 upon a complex alteration oftho boundary lines Setween the last two mentionedcounties and Deep nun is now the dividing line bctweenStafford and l'auquier counties on the Eappahannockwatershed ,)Richmond Cour~ty ~346, p. 241 = 7 July, 1714. John Sloss (orlose) of Town of Delfcst, Irclud, cl-ief dgent, riunnger and factorfor Jmes Jackson of the sm.e place, deec?s to John Grayson, Gent,, ofChrist Ckurch Psrish, Lanczster Co., Ya., for 100 pounds, 908 acresper a survey by Janes Innis, said land being a patent to Andrew Jackson,Clerk, late of Lancuster Co., Ya., deceased, dated 2 June, 1704;also 2146 ecres on Dee~ Run same being also a patent to Andrew Jackson,Clerk, deceased, dated 29 July, 1704 which said land was bg AndrewJackson, Clerk, deceased, bj his last will and Testaent given to JmesJackson aforementioned who was his brother and hcir-at-law.(This put John Grayson, Gent. of Lancasbr Countyin possession of a very handsone landed estate inRichmond County about 12 zniles above tbe fall.3 ofthe Rappahamock River and which was to become apart of the county of King George upon its formationa few years later.)Fdng George County D2#1, p. 24 - 3 November, 1721. John Graysonplanter and Susanna, his wife, of Spotsylvania County sell to WilliarnPattishall of l4iddlcsex Ccunty, 908 acres of land lyinc upon GravillyRun and being the same purchused from John Slose and being a patent toIQ. Andrew Jac!tson, late of Lctncaster County, deceased, dated 2 June,1704. It is stated the land, lies about twelve niles above the fallsof the -Rappahannock River between Deep and Richland Xun.YLng George County Dl3 A-1, p. 3 = 4 February, 1729, John Grayson,Gent,, and Susanna, his wife, of Spotsylvania County to ThornsTurner, 619 acres in Yanover Parish being part of 1238 acres 02 landoriginally granted by the proprietors of the IIorthern Pbck of Vir~iniaon 29 July, 1701, to .'indrew Jackson of Lmcuster County and lying uponand batween the Deep and Xichland Run sane boing now the fee sinlp2e estateof the said John C-ra,,; yrr on,-. 9Ibid p. 138 = 6 :shy, 1731. Soh Grayson, Gent., of Spotsyl-vania County to Joseph Strother of King George County, 619 acres beingtho lower half of 1238 acres first €ranted by the Froprietor of theNorthern Reek to Andrcw Jackson of Lancaster County on 29 July, 1704and now the fee simnly property of the grantor. Tho land is said tolie between Deep hnd Sichland Runs and to be about twelve miles abovethe falls of the gap-pahannock P.iver. (Here the town of ,E'almouth hadbeen laid out in 1727. Susanna Grayson siened this deed by mark.)

IIIIIIIPage 5 5. page 55-5By these three deeds of 1721, 1729 and 1731, John Grayson, Gent.,now established ih Spotsylvania County on the opposite side of theRappahannock River a few miles below the town of Predericksburg, conveyedall his land holdings on the north side of the Rappahannock River.The 1737 mp of the Xorthern IJeck of Virginia made at the insistenceof Lord Yairfex shortly after he arrived in 7irginia showsvarious plantations along the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers and aboutfive miles below Frer'tericksburg GRAYSON and just below and adjoiningNEW POST (well known plantation of Gov, Alexander Spotswood; 1676-1740)lying at the mouth of :I'nssaponnax (Nassaponnax, IJassanonuks Oc) Creek.This creek is shown on present day maps as well as 1E;I PET which is etthe intersection of Route 917 (to ~a~pahannock) and Route #2 (to BowlingGreen - ~ichmond), Virginia State Library can furnish a photostat copyof this map.As client has Crozier: 20ts:rlvacia Co.. Va. 9ecords 1720-1800this report will not duplicate the material therein. The King GeorgeCo. deed of 1721 shows that John Grapson (16 -1735/6) was establishedin Spotsylvania Countj when sme was formed and C: 111 shows th~tJohnGrayson purchased at least some of his land from William Snith of GloucesterCounty. As this land lay upon 1.iassaponnax Creek, the deed fromWilliam Smith to John Grayson should be of record in &sex Co., Va. asI this portion of Spotsylvania County was forned from Essex. It is alsoIIIIIIIIIIpossible that John Grayson may have gotten Crown gyant(s) for land inSpotsylvania County area.I have checked the orirind recordinss against the Crozier a'sstracts as these are r,ot definitive by any means in an effort to pickup anything salient omitted and I will give the reference in case photostatsare desired from TIirginia State Library,W i l l Book "A". p, 267-8 = 2 !larch 1735/6: Bond of Susa~naGrayson as administatrix of John Crayson, deceased, with Ambrose Graysonand 'Thomas Hill, securities.p. 270-1 Inventory of John Grayson, deceased, 31 Ikrch, 1736,. per )k~. Susanna Grayson's presembents to the appraisers of his godsand chattels.M i l l .Book "Bn. p. 236. \Jill of Arnbrose Grayson (Jr.) not mentionedby CrozierTo We Thomas GraysonSpo tsylvaniaAuguat 5th 1754I Ambrose Grayson in perfect mind and memory dodispose of my estate as followeth, vizt ny will anddesire is that these nills Drawn by Col. John Spotswoodfor 60 pounds Sterling be either sold or remit-ted home and the money arising therefrom toptherwith my part of my Father's estate be equally dividedbetween my unmarried arothers and Sisters.Ambrose GraysonTeste: John CrosseLawrence DullyJahn Crosse aged 21 makes his deposition re: the saidwill and same recorded 2 Ihrch 1756.p. 304. Zond itobert Jackson, 4 ?Jovenber 1756, as executor ofAmbroae Grayson, deceesed. (Crozier omits all executor's bonds soI .

Page 56, '6 Ithis Ambrose Gruyson was greatly neglected by him,)In 1729 John Grayson, Gent. prnnted to hbrose Grayson (his son) I200 acres and in 1737 Thorms Grayson of Kent, Enqland, sold 500 acres asson and heir of his fcther who died intestate and by law all of his landedestate not devised cme to him, (C:lll ;l46). To the end Jobn Grayson musthave held by deed/patent 700 or Tore acres of land.Ct188 fails to give the details of 245 acres of land conveyed byJohn Grayson and asrbary, !.is wife, of "upeper County and checking Di3"En p. 7 I found it was recitcd that the said 245 acres was part of a 1000acres patent to Ambrose Grayson E 3arbary, his wife, and by hia given tohis son the said John Crz:~son. I was reasonably cert.?in this was Garbledas Anbrose Grayson's wife uns Alice and patents were rarely given in dualnames to husb~nd and wife.Patent 2ook $1 3, p, 191 - I3 October 1727, Ambrose Grayson 1000acres of New Land in St. George'ls Parish, Spotsylvania Co, ad joining theland of Williac~ Holloway and 'darner's patent.W i l l Book I1h1' (1722-1 749)p. 379 Will of dmbrose Grayson dated 16 Sept. 1742 - 6 b.rch1743/1, names klice, sons John 6. >mbrose and other children,and brother 3enjmin Grayson.p. 3% 5 April 174.4: Appraisenent estate of Ambrose Grayson,p. 393deceased.3 July 17443 Alice Grhyson as pmrdian to Jobn endAmbrose Grayson orphans of Ambrose Grayson, Cent.,deceus cd , with i.Jillinm Cowne and tJi1lim i*;ctlilliam,securities.p. &?9-L+.30 Estete Accounts of hbrose Grayson, Gent,, deceased,1745 Shows widow Alice has mrried JamesStevsnsShows Axbrose Grayson left 9 children cnd they are$8~ed, via: John, kmbros c, Benja:.:nin, 'Iho,ms, Alice,Williani, Susa~nah, nnn and lieuben Grayson.By the the of Ambrose Grayson's death, 1743/4, his brotherBenjamin Grayson has moved to Prince Villiam County and he did not concerni~irnself with the estate of his brother. T,enjmin Grayson (15 -1758)styled centleman and colonel in the rccords and !-is son Colonel IlillimGrryson (c. 174.0-1 790) irere the two nos t distinguished members of' the Graysonfamily in T7irginis. Colonel Een jwin Cr:%:;son wried Y usanna (::onroe)Tyler Linton (1695-1752), dsuchtcr of Colonel :~ndrc?w rhnroe of llestnorelandCountj and widow suc&essively of Ctarles Qler and 'Ailliam Linton. She hndissue by 'rer three spouses. She was a cousin of President Jmes !!onroe andher first husband, Charles Tyler, was a brother of iYesidcnt "Ionroels~randmotlier, ?.kc. Christian (Tyler) Monroe I Ionroe E'ry and the saici Christian'sfirst husband, S?ence ;:onroe, w;is a brother of said Susacna. It was n verycomplex relatisrshi? to the er,? tnnt when Colonel ilillisrm Grayson, one ofthe firgst two U. S. Senator's from '.'irginia, died in office, 1790, he wassucceeded ay his youncer cousin, the Yonorable James Pionroe (17'53-1 831 ).Deed Book "An, ?. 339 of Spotsylva~ia County shows that .unbroseGrayson, Gent. was a churchwarien of St. George Is Parish in 1729.There are nrcrbnbly many other re;erences to the family in thepoorly indexed will and deed books as well as the virtudly,unindexedcourt order books.All of this is far beyond the sco?e of this report but it is seenIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Page 5-7.that a closor examination of the recordings shows the crux of the situation- Arnbrose and Alice ( ? ) Grayson h~d a son nmed WILLIX4 GX.R.'ISCX.C:l shows that John James died a young man and his will was proved1 Phrch 1725/6 and John Grayson was one of the witnesses. He Zef t u widowAlice, a daughter Nary and n child expected. In 1726, shortly after thebirth of the exnected child, Sliznbeth, Alice 2mes, widow, a, (2) hbroaeGrqson, Gentleinart (16 -1743/4) and by him had nine children. A t thetime of John 2amesf death he was negotiating for a land patent:Patent 3ook #12, p. 4%: doh James 850 acres of IJew Land adjoiningRobzrt Taliaferro an3 hwrcnce Snith and lying upon ILTussaponak Creek(i.e., F~ssaponniw; Creek). This patent was dated 30 Zune 1726.C:85 shows the third marriage of the said Alice on 26 August 174.4to James Stevens.Ct167 = 4 Dec., 1744 = John bknefee and !hr;l, his wifeJames Stevens and Alice, his wifeJames Kennerley and Elizabeth, his wifeTOJames Ball, Gent.,of Lancaster County850 a. ercnted Joki Jan53 by patent 30 June, 1725. hisproves the names of the two daughters of John James andAlice, his wife, their husb.~nds, and she joined in thecbnveyance to surrender dower. )C:lh7 = 4 Dec., 17.44 = sane to saw, 249 acres. ;oh James musthave had a deed or petent for this land Sut I do not have the proof.C:l9l & 208 shows idice an2 her thirc? l~usband, Ja-zes Stevens,moved to Cul?eper County by 1758; her eldest son, John Grayson (c. 1757-1802)~ settled there. An investigztion 01 those records aight well showfurther genealogical facts. I cannot see how Alice could convey the 200a. in Spotsylvania County vhere .hbrose Grayson (16 -lr?43/4) lived as shehad but 2 dower right but it is known that Thomas Turner, Gentlerrin, w,~s aland speculator and magbe fixed .it up somehow with Anbrose Gr~yzon~s hcirs.The family were tzkinf: leave from the old ~lantation upon IhppnhnnockRiver and I,$ssaponax Creek and soon the nane was not to be found upon theSpotsylvania County records."Virgirda Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800:Clajdion Torrence .Fairfax Co. : 3enjamin Grayson - 1768 iIndex," byFrederick Co.: Iblillim Grzyson - 1790 w, GJilliam Grayson - 1793 iOrange Co.: John Grzyson - 1755 iPrince William Co.: Spence Gragson - 1799 iiSpots~lvaia Co. : Sohc Grzj-son - 1735/6 a, Eslbrose Grrjson -1743 w, hbrose Grapson - 1756 w.Chalkeley Is "Chronicles of the Scotch-Iris h Settlements in Virginia,"Vol. I, p. 132. :arch 18, 1767 - Augusta Co. Court Records. OrderBook 10, p. 477, Thomas Grnyson on netition re - road fro3 Vanso's, byIn,glests Ferry to Peak Creok, on north side of Yew River.Augusta Co. Order Book 10, pa 496. biilliam Grayson from Albemarle -a witness hrch 21, 1767.7

Page 58.WIG F. ~Zchi.mion, etaySam clontiot, Waa hwrxa &a S"Qs;ocounty1 Ira., 'IS5f:, GOJ~ of' 3kilB~f Clwiratla 8nn thtcl.fulaon,f&e wtbr WRU tb d~u~.qE:t;er of Cof. A, F. C~qman, l$uutowmn*a~~ of tls ;limt.,~~v~nth Re&mnl of tS:e lfm La ScwrtthIjr%3,"&0, TIdrt.! D~vleian of V5rg?i~h r'%l$tb, brim ~ ~ s n il&ouPanci~t45dcm1 :.* 1, 1352; t~m cn?m 0- a% ZED ?;roddm outaf tf#, E.'tur, kr*u want ae vo3unhs~g bttpa dfvJk~io&$~.L PSXF oazatim until ~3pt;usd ona n+qht whuo oa laavu dt' &mm a* idslaam mar IWbV223tl, Fqze CO.) Va., by iW;O b'adsrm* tf8 t10nw i t , m f rm t2m ASLO.h aaYaw's ijiU.0 mcml m be 5/25/1777. fn th 1MG Cbmwof WMd Ca., iJ,C*, Jmorh Grqaan m.3 Ms We m Liab3,both WRF rm 45# anl in t3s ILXXl-hrsw, Jast:h Cml;rson ma9bnjru& Gro;~~nclr, hth qp 26 4.5 ware listad. Axmmh WPSprohdi4.y the da~.of 4213 C~~GT JSOS~~ GI%p30al t%f3 Ekia WtU tbnam 02 om of kol: nosI ard the obbr of tils ycmrqor Jmphtml bnjw. Grqwrn, ae tlo mmo EonJdn urn al;ro PcWmwiicts t!m i"ht~~q? ft'-iLy* Rohrt ufminy (L;n€mm 20 hELM loftWttrvrforti Ca., bj 1~10, but ho urn U ~ 5n W R-C* b ?a8whbn Ma eon, Rohrf Bhck Uov~q?~ Jr., wraa born. Rok.lolr*f hw.aghad f)~b fQUw5~ clti~~nt Jam, m. a I$*oobt3 WihLim; JonMr~tJwph G., In RuthHe Co., in Ilkr.3 ikrrljanin, in ~ut!.o~ard Co.,in 1~+Q and 13%; tarma J..p Sarah, me a irtlrjt; Rob&& GUkmw, J% b. 12/:5/11~ G, b n,c,, (of ha h*), n~Devar;p, $re* wm a flaatmpnd bd. bofm 13%+ Alint of hla

p. 19 Cntaaby hob iand 3onjmln Crp~man, oaflb~tspewl~tamr in Moun lamia, ZoLlared (173) )with on thsbad uo* of L~*TIB*I . Footnote 37. Csnjaunjm bayson# who voted at Bhe 'FYirrce, William slaction in 1741 (8aoir;hor, 117) wzrj om of a;lrliaafof tls 3cotil wmhanta to ba eslxiblbhad m G~m%ico, t~karo Wfi~ua to mi,%, far thore, tn 1736, waa born Ma boll kncran oon, iilufuu.Tb ht*, Ocar brfflfatlt ~ontlxrle as coloml c.8 a mf:&.or.t ofUrn 2n t.he Ccmt4nantd umy and auboqwntly Plb %ha CanUnsntalCmgress, trasr tlm fhwt to rcqJman%d tb United St2-. @%I%; in 179Q, fa lcPt a rsgubtAim wblctt,Gr%raby, hay fit3.y fill or! of tb bfg?rtac3lt ~.xeoa In ourarmah ' (Seo Vfrt!iniu Cmwntiem crt* 1738, %, 194) * Ilrwcm WQw nry;rod f~ h b h 1793.pa Xn Jmtmry, 17GI John ISsl2lemlbm ruld brqla9trmSnGxq*~ldn ontetred into a pwtnmship for tla t"sanWaaMr4 09 vlwtan5 bd&g of bad at or m~u;. Uta P& ofp. g&, 1933. CAVJ~QSWIL &cmIr fbn-, &2, t%&*DBmfifi2ona 50 area of 1& bdnp: on tise omth aida af tkxs nmkhcri cims:%lco cm5C & cm ibt~mk river in th cw%y of IVincel&ll$m, tb pvpwty d Vfflayhhgr %bW, 'l!rmf;ear CutWrtlW,l.it;t, EJflliaa Csrrs John ih@m, Sipme Crmon, Jdza Linton,WWPam Litrbn, UU;2r3m Grqjnan, R m Ik&.arm, John Cwm.p. 668. tM3. 1 . Rm-t Mta, 1m2-13, oh. W,po r)3. Doscrt~%icns acres of I d at tEs v5Xhqa o~J3adkncywn br LPle ='38 of! Unlm In ths acnulv c& Wm. 'Qmteea:U W E3ramh, Dedmdn Cmphsi, WiXlLai Wmd, UUim fl. I-.Vfi,wa in tb C o r v 3 ~ ~

Page 6Or10 ' 'ICHART FROM I&J, M.K. GW0N IJohn Debyser, alias Lempereur, alias Elxiperour, W e from Brabant inFlanders, 1567, (spouse unknown) with wife and six children settled inNarwich in Norfolk, (all descendante except in Direct Line omitted;also in this interval to about 1639 during which the family was estab-Jished in Ilorwich, and in Smbadoes.)(Virginia Mst, Ikg. Vol. V.p. 417)s.Francis hmr our-Sarah Emperour married Edwad astin, Gentleman, son of Edward Oistin,Gentleman, of Oistin Town, Christ Church Parish, Barbadoes, llarch 1,1659. IJe died 1669.Elizabeth Oistin, married (1) Henry RamsdenChrist C~UEC~, Barb. (2 daughters)hkrried (2) PEles Jaws, ST.Chist Church, -be, 1701t:tl.liles James, Jr. Alice James Elizabeth Jamesrn. (1) John James, whodied 1726 - 2 daughters. m, (2) Ambrosa Grayson,Spotsylvania Co., Vn.1726m, (3) James Stevens,174.3, d. 17UtJohn Grayson, b, 1727,*ICHILD3E2J CF Ali3RGE GRAYSON AND ALICE J~JJE~P --and othersSpots. Co,, Va,, RevolutionarySoldier, Fincastle Co., Va. 1777.Pied 14ontaomem Co. . VA . 1 802.P:Elizabeth Grayson, wife of JohnGordon. I1 and other children.- -

Page 61. Page 61,42. bbrt If. Cr~;trran, ran of U.6. *la%* wi-* Grqyaa, gl. sophaniba E. C&m, son of Gal. J~881fi CabalRelma U-, 3brt.h in danwt *dm P o c ~ h&h ~J a 3m4. They fad 30 chUdse3na 4 saa3 d 6 dw~ltars~p. 216. 'Fk?w &tar fM,m im tMOI1765) a&m t !-kw(1-1754), hb hi& b U'W fomMt3*, V3,sr(1) Ymfa i 'dim (ln3~1'763) did btitF& i a m ~ PJ ~ *-o&l@t a12.0 awl Tcrrtxcmnb butii h wd MU f:iGxsr diCinl&t&%:@ifd&r E&%P, J O Ed,pt~~~ (175%4796), WltW&tbd Vd%' WE-(lfiihw3 b(2) C;dmm I~&TSZII (173&1?&0) m+~~4tsd an tb- 2'7, 17561- +W 3m3ul (17f3'7-1S9) d~q:htca & iLbr DunisL, Gantdm,(lWr1??7), cL70 a m ~ 23 f)varnhcn ~ m r'~~Lqk. lka1T m2.y&lfica J O &drd= ~ (l?f;r~?~fi) 8 b r M Cr;5t!mtfm Crq~on,dur";fi~.t;crr ai the 1Zommnd ;?Yc dyma CF~;SOII (7Y3k~'82), mtm ofL)aiti;fr;m lrmbh, :vim WXL33.m C~f=d?ty, wii 102% b.me* !kwhW l (hx?.eh) Iu$m namR4~3 EI~OTXU~ on i'mch 12, 1719 C D mFd!, Cantlman (173:I'Pd- ukdch uaild otE.Wa Ixtm banZOO%. Jb ~ d e ffmt d on 'r'ohruary 11, 3533 Warsrer :bmuse, leqmanpfw mI 17C3- A?*iI 23, 1:22), &2wphtm crf Urn riclfomlzl Er. Grme(17~3~ir)X1, d mon1lg an AlcsU 11, 1323, 3LaZ3.y Jr)14r~m(Cbbbm 9, lVr*fl-,&ufpat ISI lfnl)8 dwh4%m af 30h Jobon C&W m b f i C t Cmqr, 5'm~jlmii. W WwkSrY- laft iaolller by bathuimag IW ord sarrt ct.im rnz-;bom 3f t40 fcc"W n ~ buried e Jin tbCC~Q~SOWA Car~to,~r, ilm ?WI, DeC.p. 2?4, 1'r:;vna Coolsat (;onUmrran, (m 17304759)fha em of John Cm"ra, Iaclr, (:lid 1731) a;-rd LlI~&~tll Wi*crr)%~,hfa Pde, ~sont'lcnod crr 23. !b lived Lnft two yeam Clf@+r LJWCm$tetion af G!u3n Chusal~, I.mv2~ mrm44 an Ibbmuy 26, 1754, F b gDoninban (173'7-173). chy:htar of LhdrkLn. Canttqm, 00m&p~ll in Dnnr1.m tJari;h. :* (3onifhnn) Cd33 rheddwcxlly ool ht&w 13, 17E2 Cd-1 'dUBhcc 2zw-h (1733-1W)uldl had 8osw m n eMhrb

The only child to survive infancy of %avers and Niy (~oni~hah)Cooke was Colonel John Cooke (1755-1819) who married on November18, 1784, P.lary Thomson :&son, daughter of tho Honorable Gerbrgekson (1725-1792) of Gunston &J$, Colonel Cooke was possessedof a very handsome estate including Yiarlborough which be acquiredfrm the bbrcers. Colonel and fks. Cooke had a large family of childrenbut I will menticn only their daughter Sarah Ihon Cooke (1791-1861 ) who, as the widow of Wilson Cary Selden (1772-1822) ofSalvington, married secondly on lhch 15, 1825 her cousin DoctorRobert @borne Grayson (1789-1841), grandson of Colonel WilliamBronough (1730-1 300) axrl Ibry Doniphan, his second wife , mentionedon page 220. Their son was Doctor John Cooke Grayson (1832-1894)of Salubria, Culpeper County nnd he was the father of the lateAdmiral Cary Travers Grays on (1876-1 938), personal physician of 2 - + ibesidont Woodrow Uilson and president of the American Xed Cross.nAbstract of Wills and Inventories , Fairfax County, Virginia,1742,-180lYtt by J. ?%telle Stewart King.Will Book A. Will of French PIason, proven 18 Kov.,1748. (Excerpt) "To my youngest son the remaining kzlf of my .' s.land including the plantation rented to Thorns ibnteith and that.. rented to Ik, Ben Grayson on which %he mill now 5s . . IIWill. Book E. 'Ilill of hwis nlzey, dated 1 Cct., 1786;proven 19 Dcc., 17E6. Sons: IJilliam (to have land in LoudounCounty), William. Daughters : Elizabeth (uif e of Villiam bcock),Plary (widml of William lest), Tho-win (?), Sarah (wife of WilliamTurner), Patience (wife of Thonits ~yrd), Stac (her first husbandwas Burgess Berldey - second Denjarnin Grayson 5 . Stacy Graysonfour youngest children: Benjamin, Susan, Sara and Ann, Grandson:Lewis E3lzey. Sibyl Beck (dau. by second wife). Exr, son William.W i l l Eook G o Will of stor Wagner. Dated 21 April,w 1795; proven 1,5 Nay, 1795. IJife: Sinah. Sons: Beverley RobinsonWagner and Feter Wagner. Daughters: Sinah, ihry Filiza (now Isuppoae wife of a certain"'lJi1lian ~rnyson~~), Ann, Sally, Sarah. -s,. wife, son Beverly R. aod George Deneale ("my assistant clerk"). -:Father-in-law Cola Daniel lkCuty,n8nrretls of Southwest Virginia,n by Lewis ?reston Summers.p. 64.0. The report of IJilliam T4zi4iLleny James Bane andRobert EBGee the persons appointed to view the way frm 1,lichaolPricos field to where Gresham path goes into the Catawba rodbeing returned on consideration whereof it is the opinion of theCourt that the new road be opened as marked by tho viewers, and thatPhilip Barriger with Robert Grayson, William I~Icl4LLlen, Robert L;cGee,Robert Ritche, John Crinor, 19ckJ Larke, George Feilder, John Kt~~yylkmon Cook, Joseph i,kDonaJ.d, Jacob Seiler, Jnmes Bane, Wm. Prestcn,mchael Price and Jacob Smith, ard their Tithables or any other whomay settle within his Bounds do open and keep the same in Repairaccording to Law. -..- Fincaa tle County.*Beverly. -,.

p. 8'5. William Bigg sworn and admitted a Deputy Surveyorof Meddow Creek and running into the Pine Spur Rod about amile east of James Cornute Is on the head of the fall branch. Itis ordered that Wflliam Grayson, Jonathan Elswick, Thom IKLletand Williah Lat~son or any three of them being first sworn do viewthe ground proposed for a road agreeable to the aforenlentionedpetition and make report thereof to court. (lbntgcanery county)p. 861 . Nova 4, 1795. =ward Rutledge, William Wallace,James fIoge ard William Grayson ap~lointed overseers of the road. JanielHarequalified as Sheriff. AdamSouCler appointedoverseer ofthe poor. John Crow appointed overseer of the road. Henry Binhamingranted leave to build a water grist mill on his own land on FlubCreek, Jacob Benjamin, John Charlton, William Taylor appointedoverseers of the road. James Hoge and WilliamcGrayso)l qualifiedp overseers of the poor, Samuel Vancil appointed overseer of theroad. David Cloyd qualified a$Deputy Surveyor. (14ontgomery county)p. 863. April 6, 1796. Yilliam Grayson qualified asOverseer of the Poor. Frederick Smith fined for not serving asa Grand Juror. Fbtthias Crum exempted from payment of County leviesand poor rates. Robert King qualified as Overseer of the Poor. CCharles IvWadden bound to John King. John Preston qualified asLieut. Col., Commandant of a Regiment of Artillery, 3rd Division.(14ontgomery County. )July 21, 1784. William Grayson bought 100 dres on LittleRiver Branch.of Woods River for & 300 from %nry Skeggs and Max'y,his wife (bbntgamery county)Nlbntgctmery County, Virginia - Circa 1790," by Netti Scbreiner-YantisP* 331789 'Personcharged White males White maleawith taxes over 21 years 16 to 2% years Slaves Hmsesm. 30 Grayson, William Grayson, William 0 0 7mFeb, 24 G r m , Robert Grim, Robert 0 0 6M, 7 Grayson, John Grayson, John 1 3 8p, 49. John EeU -- 50 acres on Little River adjacent to WilliamGrayson. 25 Fiafr 1785.p. 95. Wch 30, 178. (Litgle giver and Clapbopboard creek)Thcnnas file* &. Grayson? Philip Hogen, John Shilling. (-thesenames in List M of 1:ontgomery County 1792/93; b--this name in TaxList I3 of Wythe County in 1793)p. 100. February 24 tod oms and Stroubles creeks)Gasper ~ari~erO , Philio narigero, John 131ackc, Samuel ~ addd,Robert Ggayson, Wrn. kenb Andrew l.lartin, Bostoncartin, BryanMeDonald , John I~fcilonald , Joseph PkDonald, J , OJoseph i~kilonald,sr.O, John :.kGee, aobert 1*k~eeO, Villiam !blUtlin , George &iceo,Jacob sailoro, John Stuart, John Wash. (c- this m e appears inTax Ust C of Iwhe County in 1793; -this Itcrme is in List M ofMontgomery County 1792/93; n-th.is name is in List 11 of Piontgomsryo-- This name is in List 0 of Xontgornery Countyp. 101. 1790. Ivlerch 7. (East and west sides of New RiverRaccon Cranch, Elk Spring of Thorn Spring, Little Sinking Spring,Crab, Plum, bkdow Creeks, Round Glade of Peak Creek, Den Creek ofN, Fk., Roanoke, Ham ikadowa, Kittle MOUOU, Elliotts Creek, Neck

Page 64..creek) John Graysonm, othws included. (m--this name appears inList 14 of I~fontgomery County 1 792/93. )#Guardians ' Bonds of Albonarle County, Virginia, 1783-1 852, " compiledand Published by Ymy Catharine hbrphy.p, 4.. Loose Bonds. Ckphan: John Terrill; Parent: ReubinTerriI.1; Date: 11 Dec,, 1783; Security: William Grayson; Guardian:John Wood; Amount of Bond : 1,000 pounds,p, 40, Loose Bonds. Qrphant Patsy &*on; Parent2Thomas Grayson; Date: 7 Sept., 18l2; Securityt Willivn Wood;Guardian: Joseph Field; Amount of Bond: $1,000,p, 43. Loose Bonds. Orphan: Sarah Grayson; Parent:Thomas Grayson; Datet 6 Sept,, 1813; Security: Zenjamin Ektin,John Wood; Guardian: Ralph H. Field; Bmount of Bond: $1,500.p. 182. ~ond Book 111. Qrphan: lthry Dances Grayson;Parent: Joseph Grayson; Date 1 kt,, 1849; Security: 'I'hfias HaGrayson, John Grayson; Guardian: William D. Grayson; Amaunt of Bord:33,000.nCILd Ch~ches~ Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol, 11," byBishop William l&ade,p, 62, htitia Breckenridge, dau. of Attorney GeneralJohn and s&ry(Cabell) Breckenridge, m. (1 ) Senator William Grcyson.p, 72, Among the vestrymdn of St. George Is Pariah,Spotsylvania Co, , were William Grays on and Ambrcse Grayson.p. 206. GTayson is listed as a Justice of the Peacein Stafford Co,p, 213. In 1784, the Rev, Spnce Grayson was chosen ministerof Dettingen Parish, Prince Uillim County.pb 273, In the years 1773, 1774 and 1778, the Rev, SpenceGrayson was the minister,. ., . (Cameron Parish, Louclon County).p, 276, Benjamin Grayson was a vestryman in Cameron Parish,Loudon Co., soroetine after 1777,p. 435. &noq the signers of the resolutions of the patriotsof the Northern Neck of Virginia in the year 1765 were Nilliam Grayson.aArchivm of the Pionears of TazeweU County, Virginia," Transcribedand edited by Netti SchreLner-Yankis.W i l l Book I, page 280. ' John Grayson was a purclwer atthe sale of the estate of Catharim Suiter. Dec. 1828.Deed Book 4, page 172. John Grayson of Washington Go.,Va,, in a deed. 1827.Deed Book 8, p43e3 203, 236. John and Agnes Grayson ofWashington Co,, Va,, in two deeds, 18&,

Page- 65. Page 65."Tha Virginia Genealogist,fl a quarterly editad by John Frederick Dorman.Vol.ZIJ,p, 117, 1800 Tax List af Albemarle Cory Va,Thanas Grayson, estate. 0 Tithable, b horse.John Grayson. 1 tithable, 4 horsea.William Grayeon. 1 tithable, 6 horses,p. 14.3, Query 272. CA~TT. Reuben Catlett who died testahIn Caroline Co,, Va,, 1794 was same Reuben Catlett who waa son of JobnCatlett 113: atxi wife bhry Grayson of St, Mary1& Parish, Caroline Co,Can anyone prove or disprove this statement? Hugh H, awkins, Route 3,Lawrenceburg, weVol, IV. p, 35, The Virginia Gazette, 14 June, 1780, CharlesWashington, escheator, advertises forfeited estates for sale in SpobylvaniaCo,t John Grayson's 300 acres on Fall Hill about three milesfrm Fredericksburg, the greater part uncleared, with buildings.Notes from the Journal of John llercer, John bdgman(1758.1796 P* married lS9' Catherine Grayson, daughter of the Rev. SpenceGrayson, and left issue.Vol. VIIX, p, 133. British I%rcantLl.e Claim, 1775-1&03eWilliam Grayson, Fairf ax, 3 pounds 4 shillings, due 10 Aug, 1773.D i d about fifteen years ago: lett lwpe estate, though involved,Vol, X, p, 122, Botetwt Co. Tithables: 1770-1771, includesJohn Grayson 3,p, 13q0 GRAYSON. Wish information on Capt, William Grwson'sson John, believed born in Spotsylvania Co., Va. Who was his wife?John's son John Jefferson Grayson born 26 Nov., 1789, Albemarla Co.,Va,, died 14 April 1862, Logan Co,, Ky., married Susanna Britt,Ws, John J. Bancbi, 200 Hazzard St,, Warren, Ariz. 8564.2,Vol, XII, p, 140, SUTHZIUAND - COUNCIL. Would like tocontact descendants of Joseph Sutherlarul, and hi3 wife Elizabeth Graysonof Blbemarle Co,, Va, Known childrent Joseph ad Susan. Joseph died18.01, Albemarle Co., Va. Would like to know parents of Jesse CouncU(born 173&5, Va,; died before 1840, box CO., ~enn.) who lived inN.C,, went to Knox Co., Tenn,, before 1800. Hia wife was Elizabeth .Mrs. Frank C, Beard, 1201 W. Taylor, Lovington, N. bx. 88260.Vol, XV, p. 33. Gearge Cbilton, in 1762, was listed as overseerd Benjamin Grayson's quarter at the Mauntains in Laudaun CoWityrp, 203. Britiah krcontile Claims, 1775-1802. p. 55,WlUism Grayeon, Albemarle, b 14.16,13 by account. He is living inAlbemarle and has always been willing and able to pay his debts. Justbefore the commencement of the war he paid Richard Merson, factor ofthe claIma.nts, a hogshead bS tobacco which amounted to more than thedebt, but Mr. Anderson not finding it convenient to pay him the differencereturned the tobacco and left the account open. & sap he w i l lpay the debt out of his present crop of whoat,ORmE CcmTx. Will Book 2p. 4.3, Payment made to Robert Crayson. 3 Nave, 1745, insettlement of of William Crosthwait. .pa 4. John Grayson was one of the appraisers of estate of'Samuell Jamea. (WB2, pp 201-02) Feb. 1755.pp, 221-222. Inventory of estate of John Grayaon. 28 Bug,,1755-

Page 66. Page 66,p. 226, John Grprgacm, Mdit;io.d imentaflrg. 7 hptil) 17%.pp. 312m3140 \hrt."la Crayftun pave a raaelpt to i%etttlw;onf aPnatata of Timothy Crwstlwait. 26 Ju..~), 1761.Sam Orapar: mcarrtagcja in Vlrginb before 1 erOO-Qr.apanSWad, am of Col. Eu'illim and Eleeuror (3--icMrl)t31-mkdi~tddm of 4l2Makce w, 26 #q~,, 1714, Jam StBvem. 3gmtSfylvmi~ Cn. %]P.?bccsrcl, :;)w aica ( ) Cmy.oa~, widw of bhmts, r'"rovc.n 11~deedl 1752, tl:at csuntg,?n'npr)ao m, bcf, 1 ?bvr 1Z6, Alice () Jams, widow of Ja'r.n,ub d, hf. ;W, 'faxh* 1725, vhan h'Ill%&! i.jcCuniu0 pave bop! atl aR!W+ ofhis @,.tt8tfir $ptt.I:;l~&~fta Coo 'Efscrjr;i@ prove th M ~ F ~ K C ~?%mJgmin, (1, 3757; Tea. 'h'ost,mrnlml Cam; n, (1) S ~ a (3~3fi~~mh)nEbrm, b. ca 195) d. 1751, dml of' A1xl~3 h a e her 3rd 3.iLUhrd~ be(2)-( ) dint3nn, 5%795, 13lq 32(%)9'l4, (3'.'*3$ bob. tlysvidov ~$nton.r*.-?&njm$c, b, G !Jov., 1761, son af Rtm. SJEE)~'IL~(~ am1 >.Inry Elimbth-Hwerloy rbblts~n, b. 3 3rpt.. IT%?, @or: of ?.avo S;anue aEd :>'wEliscSotf: (Zwncor); ms -(c~w)bwie of Ibertmant Iiiver, kkLt ro~. to!Qua, 5ZZM.C a t h ~ l be ~ , 6 AgAlr 17GOp dgu. of %v* :3=- ad ?k~y L.:Jimbc?th(~fw~rm) I;~ayarjn; R. .f~h f b d ~ OP ~ n lihffarri 00. 5TZ6teEliwb~tki % (1) Thorn 1i332, d, 17&+lg n. (2) 17 'hrch, $'?a* ;;f2lfmCmm of Spotnflvsnfa Co. 153'1'173 El.Lwkmth 8, 18 April, 1731, Yka~~alUII 5r:oUglvicniro Co. lkr. !iurranl. Eli~b~ti: i U a. IT) Zkrch, l'if,3,Villlia Souno. ~~tsj*l.~~nia CIO. %r. Paonrd,aimbth, ($4~. of biillian (6" 3,929, ALh~arle Gor) 8 8. Jc#p~pb3utknrhrrl. ~tlbn-~trle, pm 214.P'rums m, Iq79C, Gnncro :3liott. Ilobtmrt Ca. Xa@ey, pr 5Ti.!Wm, tlau. of Csl. WilZirun Ummr (s~P~uw~) I. Jo1:n Cndsrof h2ot?n Ca, ard Ky, 5T207.Jm:?fi, am a4 'dUian, who d, 1229, me %had* tc'hiZel dau* of ihnislluha 4, 1!!1Sf, Nix~~lal ppr 214, 343.Judith, b, i)Oa., 1780, tlnu. of rtov, Spa- lrrrd Ydsy bzirarrbth('~u,yr,ar); n. Gcnrcc9 Galton (or halter) Ud8oby of C&crl:cota~, uh*a d.1M:?/3, Washincton, Dm CO 51267.

Page. 6v(. Page 67.mry, dau, OF John, m. 20 Oct,, 1726, John Czltlattt, 9potaglv4aGo. Phr* ~~QCQR~. !n rn, hf. 20 ktc, 17~361, ia%zabntkL Mids~~o, c!E%u.of Job. 1:mvan by Coutt Rroor:l:t, i.:srssx Ca, 11 TI33amh m. 20 PhroR, 1769, ihniaaln Mrilc~y. 30th dP GQ0(3ih&d h aDoug- :Ee:ltrtrsr, pa 11S?wnco, :'ir.iotor, b. 1734; rf* ik*c., 1793, aor; aP Bonjmin dSuonn (~bmn~)~ e:, ;hry ,C;3imk:ath 'kn::amr, dnu. of 3r. ?et%r. 4T196, 137,I'a, b, I?>?, il*illc? ;;izli&? Co,; m. '3InJ Llf~a'mth ii0.gSXbr. DL! 30. 55 imSpuraa, vr. 1 Zuno, l'i4C), T:atmsj Bwlcrr, r Tho= hker. :brfolkco. 'kr. 9nr.:?*Srevtce !-?onroe, il. 17 tcW, tr,G; d. lXl9, aon of' bv, 3wncoVkwy 13imhath (:;~:acor); E* - 31nwt o ' tblc4x3~tlria) 'Jar 5T2fA.Suean,-dna. or Car:.E. ;.lllfan Grayoan, (1712-?~?23), m, fya~a Wncb4,eon oS W U f a t ~ , LLbmarlo, p. 3A9. Lira m. (2) T*:x~31n. ,'3bi*twrle,P* 214.Susar: bbme, b, 29 ?,ks, 17Ci-).; 8. liZ23, clau. of F!v* G ~ M ~ Elm'-Json un-f ijktqr K3,inmhith (~iaqt.sr.er)~ a, 11 I'tsb., 17?3, hn4 '%~hPr,~t,t)r. b.25 CIcJ:ter 176?1 d. 4 Anril, 1'5), aon a'. T.ctcrt mi Allcs (ttrotlrorj.5~263; 11m13~ 23~1?3) 331r1%~; ,75962) 174.hwnn :fonrm, FJPXU. of fsonjaxln md 3wsnmh (Earma) w. 1761,Jafm 017F, t3. 25 LTU~, 1'124, so13 of thv. AJPXB~B~ 3rr of %htersfc?c,DumFrEaaf:%m, ;hat: ttrG em3 A:*nea (&a-Sq=~.a). 4'&+93 4T2f3!:; 133253.TheIp ant?, 13anfwi:: Cxzlyaon &T, !-+war or' :.:a;lstir,~;tc:n 9. C, l%tl,, 2.I_ F'loud,Swannab ~r, 1731, - L.fnton+ Slmt.qlvusj.a Co, !+we ~IMOTC!~Tkaaa n, 11 July, lrl.-'.d, Zarry ?iskl, !.;~f ~kr. iiur, hflfr;krator4 U&r?nrlo: Co. Yztr, ki;wd, Jan@ 2ie?19 mza dau. of ihbortl whod. I2Z$e AZ~FIZWY~C, pr $?A,WI11Sm Mt.gh*t lud, 17Q+, &lb.hrxln Gar 8 d* t!**zca, ~,f;ta 9"Jj m* AmSmith, Aetlt, of Tkrcnsrzsi ;Ubwanrle, p. 2%:52132&%, b, 26 Juna, 17&'18 d. 1:%26, 'flaa8ir:~tan~ *nu son 05'P,ov. S*r,ce and iJwi 235;t03hZh (2q;omr)j D. tila cow0a, dhrj Uqcarer,3Q63 't32121a,ql COX., b, 1735, Frlme 'ti'illia~ Go, d. 12 :hmhfi'17WB&t..:,"rios, Va,, oar. of Ihg:mtin &n:l ;;usan (Ibnroo f ;?!I* i:lemr SWdhvomJ, (rnt ~a:,lt3), sf3. of ibnlwnj ti.so31waFK3, uIio3a wW. dtitrd I??:-),,CI*or'Lc% Co,, kkl., ad Aau. o: Gone SIW~IUDW~ of 1U. 5Z95, 23?5 ml%20."TI% BrVIJ?EY FA.tILY CT VX:1GTYf it,"by JO'r31 :-lcCXUTZla Re L. EX"^ Co~nay, Col.wbia, So, Car., 19569. 939, IBry 32cabe* 'dfigt.r&r, d. 1?,10 'idcmRi.q$on, D, C., 6wu.at Yatfl. %ja~emr, Jr., nrd Cnt-korlnt! (3cbi~sanf, a. !bv. ii,pence ibnrmCmysac, b. lr13&3 d* :kc., I*??'', Ydwa :fP!Liax Ca., 'he, son of* 13cwjpair, end Sunnn (l.'crnroe) Zsrryaar: of flL1t?lln Air," 1'rir.uo Ui13iaa Go,Sov, Smme G~a:~~ar. PnherShd frcr;rr i.i3 fnthr "ckUra Af rn -aaneiar. mf a 10L7i) acre trrsc t c~n the l'otardo in 'i'rinon k'illim Co, J.~s,an WOPJ ymdw~tc, at~~licil tf:cloicf~ In !'~~laml, urn or:faln~d 5..~1-t'i71by tim ISirs!:op of 1,orslonj roWrni ri Virginia he fimt pre&~ck:dla fnultour, Go. tnnt3 In 17$'& succr.acla3. 2~v. ;ohn ;;cott ars :hotor of rhbtir,~r)r! i2uir;h, irlnca ii:ZZim Ce. ib uaa ciaplain or id6 htbar, ColeUb1llm Gra:mon'e 2curtlm~r.t - 5-1777 to 4-1779.

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Page 70.Page 7,O 2Q''III;r$%+TfS, GRtRWY,* by C ~ EeHe WU.8, %vl bM.R i 6 f h . IYJhp. 3. G ~ x ~ O I Y The ~ por-?h atrJLw tha, #?$gin of bnjdaGrpfnan ha omrd ofiars wa inliactfed frj ta aarWd ~emta3q$st Wmhae comantreW on em* ~*snera%imw of (hpu!!i fax3;$Syep. W3. 3h lam of Elan$, Gr3fltm sud Swam flbww Wmtki~att adna ant om d ~ ~ c@ h f&1CM34 m21 ihnJrs3?tn, b, 17% am1 m, aos Qbmm had em am, @an$&,. whb ma !%as Ifi.omwh of MOIL cad Idt a 2i.m~- far.! of ahildmn orndf- ea&rte. Gm douy+ktar n.-Lm1*%uglr of fxlrlrlan.2 4 Revo Sram Grayaan, bb '1732 of! ~ltsm la-r2-3 Cd. 'rlwinrr Graymm, be 1730, d* IFMI, uada t hs Efrae *m%orEra Vat, & m s mat tmmtad A..lddR..G:~ip ai ir'ahiry,rt;an. Ets %car Cd.& of tla 96 &tiIitind CudtimnW &g'*b, ut+ -D P i thac m at" a P3resde. 3i9 api:mI;tead a ~mptzny of Cadeta in tV4, na.&ioi-WBZ.~ ib :-%w 3nal.1w&ll ~btat of! F;s~ir Srrar?lIwaaJ a 6-cm wd lamltxryX&r~BOUQ*3-1 ;22fW XiUim, vb n?. baa F;mkm&~ W m 00% 3a.flplE&mkam$d~~, wLo uw OA ~BfJiaur in tb UrYlde an3 &t;cwda Gene CAeA.b n. ?%s SewZo arvl ha3 am on, John 13rwka~w af m~,?alb# Qtlr3-2 tbh Grq~an, Col, C.F~'~P~% arZg dsq!l~Sas, a, J'oh Cwtm of"bukm Co, acxl %la;. weat fk) &nW&y, Ibr sldmt 8- Alfred Km. EZr-,JSW Pn Wmsnm.2 4 Stwssr; >'avw, hnJdn Gmqmon'e only daughhz?, xxmr mm%ddlELnd st Sla OL&~ fbzzJdn, tw hTetIW, qtmr&md ltar g@oprW wnd@he urn onrod fop tar kot!r~rs Smm ;he2-2 N W ~ M S.~W h$~tm, b, 173;?~ d. 1'798. fb f &mita$ %11a*, B rSPza =icn, with I ,m ww ~tur~ ataakd~, a th i-0-R i m fn baa Cobs VaI f:x.on Ida father wd B+ 1759 :?ai?y E:I.lm%Lb1QI nnd his Ln.oth~r, Cd. ;'kt, Gr~"aon, p.ad*taW of &fdrt d i ~ ~ f 6 ~ ~f'b nt;abJhd tI~a?laf-y in Ew3.pUYa trtrf waa orcidnd by Wa Lard E313hop 09k~1an :%qr 2g, 1'5714 Ib retwmcl to VR. aTX4 mamPaBd in Won C, Xn37% ha (1~~(~3fiJdffi3 ItOV. John S#%t BIP R@etd,L, 0f IbPltWhf'~?~ *arbhi,%, Co,, Va. whom he dicad Rnd was amadd Fr~r W. 2bsa lim?&+onrIFe \jaa Cb@a?Ln in kis hrot!sr, Cal. :;fie Grqjam'ff ?*crte dwini: t hRBvaButaon, enrl Jmtl.ise is I k3. CO. in l'i

I, Page 71. Page 71.21t& died an his way to WasNwton before rrlocstion, Tbre ia a oram.tWTexm Putrnd dtqr i-.i111.44 Uly&tix, m. kMip iruantif, who awn died auwl aha P4 JWXS!~ I).Wkonritlm, rcor. of Can. Solm 3reckaririltp, who 50011 d%od leaving r#radaq:htar, Uiza Grqi~~on ihc'kacr%dp, m. Sl&oepm Wwd1 of 17a., antilslft k:lamr13-3 :'.ory* b. 17a,a, 1794, JCUXM R, ikmwt*, an &WrzEUVl d. 1735 tj.itt:rart issrta*'.tilUt~~, be 1766, l~t mtra~it~ d ~ tS r Cdt UhBFkh~& Zf; nnd i;nd isawe(!30tst Thera is rn Xn thier bake)d'IR~~U ~AXLE.JCF E:AS~E'~ AID C;CXJTI~~~~:'~EI~ I ~ K Y ,AND mm iaxza~rm,~by Wrniam 13. Fazoa. Stzasburg, Va. 3963.pp. 2734274. Ttu Crqprn Fmily trf Virgirds axl &nturse is ofEmiah m Scottish m&actio~, 'Ybir:si-.im, Kr

Page 72..22 IWill of Martha H. GraysonIn the name of God Amen. I, Martha H. Grayson of AlbamarleCounty, being of sound mind and memory, do make this last will andTestament, in and form as follows t 50 wi3 -Iten 1st. I direct that all my dust debts be paid by myexecutor hsrcin after namedItem 2nd, I give unto Sally Martin the following negrwsrNewmnn, Susm, Blijah and Seth, Also tvo horses all my stock of Ievery description, hcusehcld and kitchen furniture during hernatural life or as lon~ as she nay remain ~in~le but in case sheshould marry no lonyer. And at her death or nsrrlage the abovenamed neeroes with thsir increase to be equally divaded betweenWillicn Snthrlrland, Jr . , Willian ivfartin, Xatthew Martin and JohnMartin the last naned thr~e chlldren of Sally Phrtin.Item, 3rd. I.give unto ltlilliam Sutherland, Ed-daxd Suthzrlcnd ,Joseph S~itherlcnd~ Jr , jlilliaa Mar tin )%it thew N3r tir, and JohnMartin the f ollowrng nogrms: , !Jim, Judy, !lary and Lindsay,also the increase in those I have given Sally Kzrtin. If tt-iare Ishould be any in ten years after my death to be equally dividedbe tween them.Iton the 4th. I zive unto Jcsa~h Sutherland, Senr., allthe ncnoy tkat may be in his hands at my dezth or that nay be ccming Ito me fr~nthe estats of William Grayson, dec'd,Item tho 5th. I give unto William Snthorland, Edward SutherlandIJoseph Sutherlond, Jr., Wfllium Martin, Matthew Martin and JcbaMartin tho residue of my estate whcrsvcr found, I that nodivision of my estate be made until ten yc,rs aft~r my death batrerain in th3 possession of Szlly Martin and her chilclren for their Isupport except somethine should occur to nake it nenessary andproper that 'a division should earlier bg made and, in that case, Ifully inpcwer my executor to my property to be divlded as Iherein directed, 1.9 request th~t my man Newman be hired out ifhe desire it, Lastly, I constitute and appoint Joseph Sutherland,. Sr., and William Sutherland my Executors to this m&y last will andTestament in witness whereof X have set my hand and seal this I fjday of Fay in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred andforty two,Witness rIGarrett White Martha H, Qrayson (seal)E.L, WilliamsAt a court held of Albeaorle County the 2 day of Jan'y 1843the foregoin$ last will and Testament of Martha H. Grayson was proveby E.L. William and the hand writings of the other witnesses O. Whiaproved by Mo. White and B.P. Mates and the same wa8 ordered to berecorded.W i l l Book 13 p. 3A Copy testaShelby G. MarshallTaste,Xra Garrett ccIIII

I&?. 17, 3957 ?fa Kc Cordon to John D, GmyriIon, Faq.3208 24chigt~1 i3lVd,Racine, k'io.'tW:rthwl.Sla, Vu, urn fnudeC1 in 1730, wl~n Llytb Co. wm c,=rxM.It urn f ir3 t c&Uod nIYI;!,S:L'; :," ~t~fikmr;illo w a tPsu ,&;ice of rooLdsrcoof %cog 17aU rind her htmbtxd 3:511inm tkdl. Thuy worn tba pca~et:t9 ~?ffinbmao 'fld.1, liy p~md-fathr, :nbm38 CiA~$on Gordon (11%%1a0stator! in n rrao:-o~c.::rxlcn r!::Co in I::% rtnd Wit ako waa a 8a.1, of Jo!mCrqaon an3 a o5oter of hin ~!r::nd.zo.thor, ZLimboth Grayson, uifo ofJahr. Cordon IT, iti:~ ~m=df:sthor,In tho s m mmmsdu~, it wsa at&& that 1.J1Uinn Gordan,bmthar of his 2.~tilbr, John Gordon XI1 (1714-1221,) wu born in .*Nmcoo, Y'ob* 21, 177'9.l;*+O Ca,, Vz. 9s mm ikntgnmry ca., oroctal ITKI, ud or*tho s~d1 county of l'ulz~lki (I 239) li~s beOm~n iiyt;~ and ~-:onQn:~~*rj,and pmb:?blp "ulxski c:m off of ;:on%gcr~~j. it any ~-r_?tz, ofL~azlo cauntios om3 Yantuc!;y C~L,W off of l'fnc~tsU Co,, extinctIn 1777,In tiho F'f nctm4Xlo Iaoua :%srn ::2Utnry Usk, now in Christt.~rs~m~,I:nn-fql~~cry Co., it n*?~aam Chat cn 3;w. 33, 177'7, 202nGmz~ncn wan sworn into Cazt. :iGor:iclto Co.? in We I ir.cnst2.0 :'fl-itla by Ztc:!l~n TTSc.-g; am1 so t~icl ??ov, sc;mxco, I think tMs O ~ Fvir:o wm in t.htl CI:~~VIEQO c~s::ai:n.John Cl~~yson !:scrclucad h h ccrtif'3c:ite to th Counw Court ofFircctrUe for rs,-,.tking 5670 -muxis of Lohcco in ITt'3, I;incmtlsfYnuLo Zmk 1 (C,) p, 1%kt, 19, 1736, ;okn C~~::,mon rocoivd a gmnt of 161'3 acme onClnphwd Grcwk* P trriszh of'. Fbtd I'.ivor, ir! ?*bnt,rtm~ry.Iiev T3ivcr rms timuyfl I 'ulaski am3 ~,fiSs.tI~ nn ve31 aa !:on&gortrmy, i'ils son, john Gr:::rsor?, Gr,, or. i'jov., Iri9 rnceiuod a :~r,n+An t?ont;Gomary on IU'Cw iU-u*~~ tml0~ the rout!) a:' Ck~nbnsd Cmk*I can glvs you Lke book d yap for ti10se ~;rimta If S;rr::ortrmtpu*On Jra, 2, 1€330, Cehn Crqqmon mcda hia ~4l.3, provci! at %.toOotnbr tr:m 1202, :.'anfqom~j \;ill Book I) PI 156) f Etnm tiim ELphotogtit of 5h3 rccotxl of tiih wfll. i"o donird th~t ha lm bu3o-inazr w!mm Ids 1::t.a rlcccr,susl uiE~ S.iao inbrrod; he 3L2tas t*r-.::t I.fnelr20o-t clnu~htP3ra Iletty ar;d Luay batm uli*~ndg ~ccivod tzll and! overpt.!,int: lm cvar c!cc~irnrxl or ir.Lcrdod f'o~ then to kwe, ond give8 to hisy~urp~3t oor. John Gri~son, Jr. for tho tam of 3 ywm, nrd no lorex.,r2P t.13 e3tnt.o; nrx'r at tho c;r?iratfan of 3 yanm ti% d o h 63ix:t.e 3.3ta tm c ? i v *batweon ~ ~ ),is chfldmni John b L%!-:a tlm Cotlt~la cu~~cg,ad nnotho~ t~-+.lrrt hc3dl kqr Wsktar in pwtr.ors! ip \:it11 \;fLliiz.s 'SLL of"r~*tJ-o 4 Cauntj 1yIr.1.: en 1 all ~>LP>S of f yew 'lfvcr and tYa miTm girl 5uJ:;h,cnrl t.ko ra!mir.d~~ 9: tl:o ootata to bo s:u;.dly ciividad mong k.ia 4chU~?mn# Jo. a, ~~lllincl, :hry rind Xmcy,Jam?a Corc!on 53 a tPSitr.css to thi3 viU (ha Gae aon 02 do2mCodor, I, d, 17.6, tc3tato). I I:= r\)mtnntnt of tfio Snvmtary a?Joh Cm;.'oon'o natuto, loo of tho will and aztata o? hia son, ~.iUir.cra,;)robatod A ~ w term t 1Z01 (:'ontg~omry it'. il, p. 116)

:e 74. Page 74.'24 of this report missing) 2Intestate in Spotaylvnnia in 1735, I have a photostat of the ori-idinventory of his catrite si.owiq tho autograph of John Gordon 33 anaploraissr, whom I aoauw to hvo been ny mccstor, John I, I luvofound Crayscns in Cumberland, Yorkskim and Lnncashire, but C ~YJ:O~IdontiP~ JoYn I 07 hi3 brothers or aiotors, if any,Thonas Cragaon, :.':archant, Xd, County Xent, E q l d , uas tkaeldcst son of Jo!~n Gmyson of Cbxist Church Parish, Lamastar, l..tcrof S?otsylvania Co. and I inherited and convoyed hio fatbirlzs lami 2ahis oldest aon.It looks to no that ;Tau are descended from one of tko s~xu afJohn Grayson 11 or tbnt~or;.cry Co., Va. (d. 1802) throwh Soh, 5r. OFone of tia oona, or the sons of Willian (aon of Joim, Sr,) uilo dicd1C01, ntncd in his will ns 'dilly, :?.suLon, John md tmbrooe Grasscn.I Rave navor tried to trnco any axcant c-q awn direct line ofdescent, and that h a been quite an extonnive unc!or.taking und GO :-.nownothing of the collatorals.But X hm~a I i ave opcned a field of research for somonop6sses::ed of aore sapienoe, patience ond dilipncc, and mre ti% t!i:lmIs nine.I hope aom of your connection wiU. IB in-krwted, nnd if t?.oyocn trace tho orir3.n of kSraoo Grit;.son of Spotnylvania, wl o died in1743, ~nd his wife, lJfcu James, (widow) and of Barbara, wif c of JohnGritynon, b, circa 1727; d. 1202; I shall b glad to hvo thoir d;~%+x,and be grateful and well pdd for tkio 10% letter.

Page. 75Ufrd, eon of COT, Uffllan aacl Beanar (~mUwoor~)# me Brackinrirlccof IV, 5T20'7.Uico m. 26 ,lw., I?.& Jams Stsoarm, Spatsflmrd.a Co. 1.b. L~CQIK~QO{lice ( ) ~idrn~ OE kbroao, ra, J~OS StOvona. Ibv~n bjl a0&) 1752,SpA.uylvaniu GO.!mbmao n, 'oaf. 1 T;m,, 1726, AlIce ( ) Jam, widw of u'okn, ubd, bf, 24 1 hrc!-.$ 1725, srhen i+!Plliaz~ I-kCodca pavn bocd m a~k~,of his cstnle, lip~t;aylv:mia Cob !hcsrdo prwo t1.o zmrriai*c).Zenjiudn, d. 17Y7; rcs. 'ui*-a@.zomlaml Co.; nb (1) :~u3m(~uonnn=lh):$?l~soe$ b, ca 4695; d, 1751, dnu, of 2adz-e~; lx waa her 3rd hmbr~stcl;n. (2) ( ) sinton* STl75, 1.95, 3\:(2)17G4 (~?.tt i20br.t1:c tricl ow Lintan. )&n,jnq.ln, b. 6 Tlov., 1751, oon of Rev, Synco and ?'swy F4Sznbeth(v.-,'q~anor); rm. to ?yo; res. :bison Co,, Ly, m, %c Xy,, CwoZimo r 3'P2t':1I'lomrlloy 'I?obin3on, b, 3 Sop%., 1732, son of IZev. Srsrwo rwxl bkxyRU~mboth (;;a;rcno~); me (Chew) I~Y.?~Q af Ihtw:t+nt Ilivcr, 1 a,;rmr to !-,ins, 5Q6d.Catf.r;lririe, b. 5 April, 1763, dm. of Nav. Spenco anrl b f q Elizahtl~(!~n~cnor), m* doh ih1~e;rm of Stafford Co, 5?2&1,FLYisabotl:, dau, ar" k'illian (dm I:'*). m. Jmoph Sut2&rW. 1Ukm3.0I'ccord.Fkmcas m, Iks~tourt Co,, InL, Jwos PiAott. Kof.ls;y, pa 59'7.Ibh, clau, of Cox. ti131im ~1,r: ?:loanor (:~mnllwoml) 34 John CrAr,of b~rjoun CO. nnl Yy. 5E37.Joaopl;, aon of iibllim, vi:o do 1 k29* ri?. Rhoda Wldta, dW* of 3a~l3.d.~wkfi d, 1:1:, iilImr10) pp. 21L. 343.3uJft11, b. bc,, 17C3, rlnu, of ;lav. :.;;)onto wxl i ' q Kl2r~lxth(I.~~-onor),rs, Gmrp Ydton Lfnclsw of Colahestart d. 1317/8, X"aUr+:.ton, 3, C,55267fky-7 n. 20 kt,., 1726, John Catlett. Ib rue (1) baf, ;10 kt,, 1 ~6,Zlimhth ~~ii3ferr0, tPau, of s>ohn. bavon by Court Recar&, i:,c,-sutCa.3 2Q72; 41273.Sam11 n. 20 Ihmh, 1769, Aonjranh ASnaley; bath of Qrsochland. 3au1;hslX~ziatnr, 1). 11.8i;cnca, !5niot6r, b. 1731,j d. kc., 1793, eon of hnjdn and Susan(>bnran)t ma :'arjr bli%~betll Llnqonsr, ~ E Lof U ~ fh.. l*ater. 3nC)G, fC/?,%, b, 1732, llrimo k"iI1h-n Co. 5 m, Izlury TUm!mth 'Xtigmr, D A ~ ?be56~snco n. 1 .lilr.c, 1799, %bey L'avlorr 3ur. Tho;aas W r , brfolkCo, :'RT. Fond,Spenco Ihnroa, b, 17 !'by, 1774; do 1.1'39, yon of bv. S-!oms rsrrd iii5a-?yX3fzabeth (L'n'opwtw)! r, - Dlount of !ilexandrin, '!a, 57266.Susm, dau. or" Capt. t;iU.im, n, (1) Ism Wood, son of Willianj EW(2)- T:.rr;ltn. Uk.rzrlo pn, 214, 3ib9.Butran :.$nxcac, dm. of ;'an janin cud Swmh (lknroo), n. 1761, JohnOm, br 25 Zuly, 1'726, aon of !bv, Aloxan3cr Orr of :inbraWa, IXP;mfrXe3hlr0,Scotland, arxl &nm (~alt"pplo). 4x33 51203; 13T 253,

page 76.Page 7 6~~.Swan Manroe, b. 29 ?.fay, 17&* do 1823, dau. of Reve Spnce Grayzronand Nary Qisnbeth (llapenerj, rn, 11 Fob., 1793, Lund Washington, b.25 Sopt., 1767; d. 4 April, 1853, son of Robert and Alice (strother) +ST2631 11 Tl19; ?3V100; 33v156; 3u(2) 174,Susannah m. 1731, Linton. Spotaylvania Coo Yhr. Record. IThoiras m. 11 July, 1788, Jcnny Field, opinster, Sur. William Bustar,AZbemarle Co, Mar, Soad, Jane field was dnu, of Robe~t, wlso de1824. Albemarle, pa 194.IWillIan bought land, 1764, Klb~~slo Coo; d* 1829, 978Smith, daur of Thcnas. ~~~le, DO 2140Wfllinn, b. 26 June, 1766; do I=, Washington, Do C,, son of Rev.Spence ard thry E;Lil;nbeth (~agener); me his cousin, Yhry b;acenereI59263.winiam, Col,, b, 1736, Prince Willian Co,; d. 12 Parch, 1790,fries, VQ., son of Elonjayin and Swan (!!onroe); m. Eleanor 5~331- Iumd, (not fbjbe), ais of l!aabard Smallwood, whose will was datedIms, Charles Co,, M., and dau. of Cea. Srallwod of Pd. 51205,207; 8T119-20,Coda for ReferencestW L - m L I a -"fibemrrrle County ir? ~irginia,"yWaod~a 1932.Rev,27, IIIIDARUneaga Books of the Daughters of the&%riaan Revolution."The Dou~las - Regi~tor,~ - edftcd by W.1928,donos."Kegleyfa Virginia Frontier," by Fksderick'Qlor's Guarterly Ilistorical and Cenenlogicd&teasine," edited tq Qon G, Tglar#The Virginia Wazine of Mstory andBiograplly," a qunrtsrly by tho VirginiaHistorical :;ociety, 189%% \tdi.lliam and :+hry Gunrterly," publishedby William and :~lary College,I -IIIII

JOHN B. ABBOTT, A.I.A.ti01 W-AIrcnlTecT& &;nEL DORADO. ARKANSAS 71730III -IIIIIIDr. Richard R. Grayson, M, 2).103 West Main StreetSt, Charles, 111Dear Dick:I have not been able to do much research for the past severalyears due to prolonged care required by some of our familymembers, but I now hope to be more active in this regard.I have jus* discovered a bit of information, that Es that aMARY PREnIT (PREWITT) daughter of William Preuit (1734-1817)and MARY MUTIH, m. about 1748. Preuit was born In Henrioo00. Va., lived in Pincastle Co. Va., Green Co., Tern., andmoved to Madison Co., Mississippi Territory (now ~labama) in1808.MARY PREUIT, the daughter, born 1767 m.died in Alabama.BmJAMIN GRAYSON whoAll of this I s in a book "Roster of Rev, Soldiers and Patriotsin Alabama",I-have had in my files for $ears a copy of the Will of JohnGrayson of Madison 00. Ala. and the Will of Benjamin Grayaonof Madison Co. Ala. Benjaaan's will mentions only nis wife,Mary* No childreti. Both John and Ben died In the 1820's.This John Grayson is the ancestor of Mrs. Underwood.The last place I find Ben Grayson from N. 0. to Knox Co. Tenn.la In 1808. &nox County, at that time, joined Green Co. wherethe PRRJIT family above lived prior to moving to Madison CQ.dla, (MAss. Terr,)I I hwe also had In mp files data from an 1809 Census of MadisionOo,, Miss. Terr. which lists Benjamin Grayson, 4 m. under 21,I1 m. over 21, 2 f. under 21, and 1 f. over 21. John GraysoaWas listed with 4 m. mder 21, 2 m, over 21, 1 f. over 21, 2 f.under 21, and 2 slaves.Both Ben and John applied for land along the Flint River,, whichflows into the Tennessee just eaat of Hintsville, Ala.

Septa 16, 1982Dr. Richard Grayson Page 2This seams to Indicate that Ban Grayson of B. O., removed tobox 00. Tenn., where he married Mary Preit In the adjoiningGreen Oounty, Tenn. and moving on to Madison Co. Ala alongwith his brother(0r close kin, John) and his wlfs's family.If this is true, Mary must have been Ban's second wife, as shewas too young, if hare birth date is correct, to be the motherof Wren, Joseph, etc. The childred llstad in the 1809 censuscould have been all Mary's by a previous marriage (doubtfullsince here name Is listed as the same as her father) or all Ben'sby a previous marriage or the result of thler marriage.I would like to get in touch with Mrs. Underwood, if you will beso kind as to send me her Address. I have an idea that she mayhave some Information on Ben Graysoa of Madison Co., Alabama.Or maybe you have soma later information concerning thisGrayson in Madison Co, Ala,w1101 W.B1 Dorado, MainArkansas 717302263 Hood AvenueBaton Rouge, Louisiana 7080828 April 1983R. Grayson, M.D.Box, 167St, Charles, Illinois 60174Dear Sir:I am looking for antecedents of Ralph Williams Grayson who wasborn in Tennessee in 1800. He moved to Marengo County, Alabama in theearly 1820's and married Catharine FtcCarty (or McClerty) in 1824.Evidently a brother, Young W. Grayson, tame with him or shortlythereafter. Young W. died in Marengo County in 1846 and Ralph Williamsdied between 1854 and 1861.Ralph Williams had a scn, Ralph "Rafe" \!. Grayson, bornAugust 4, 1840 in Sumter County, Alabama. He married Sophia ElizabethHarper on 22 February 1865 and died 22 November 1886 from a snake bite.Ralph and Sophia had five (5) children, all of whom except my grandmother,Katie MecR Grayson, died during infancy.Sincerely yours, ,James A. Covington1st Lt. AFUS Retired

CO~U~ENTARY ON JOHN ABBOTT ' s LETT^ t BY Rickrd H. GraysonThe importance of this letter is the mention of thename, Benjamin Grayson, who narried lviary Preuit , b. 1767. BenjaminGrayson died in hiadison county, Ala, A aohi Grayson and Ben jarrlindied in the 1820fs, in $Iadison county, Benjamin Grayson flrst appearedin Ala, in 1809. The Preuitts moved from Green county, 'Lenn. in 1808,Green county was adjacent to Ihox cowzty, Tenn, at that time accordingto 3Ir. Abbott, denjanin Grayson had a large fanily %n the 1809 Ala,census.; therefore he was narried prior to moving to ~lla,+'i'he questionnext is: where was he narried? If he was married in Tenn., then he couldhave been one of the Tenn, ox the N.C. Eenjamin Graysonfs; otherwisehe was a Va, Grayson, because the Pxeuit 's lived in Va, before movingto Tenn, When did they move to Tenn.?There are a confusing array of Senjamin Graysonfs toconsider if we think of the Ala, aenjamin Grayson to be fromTenn, or N. C, :1. Benjamin Grayson, sr., of Wilkes co., N.C, was ontax lists every year from 1785 through 1800, He then disappears fromWilkes county,He was born ca, 1727-1755.2, Benjamin Grayson, jr,, his son, was listed i n 1799the first and only tine in Wilkes county, N,C,3, Ben jamin Grayson, born ca, 1794-1804, appears firstIn Wilkes coulty records in 1820, He is probable son of William Craysonof Wilkes who first appeared in 1800, iiilliam Grayson might be relatedto Benjamin Grayson, sr. (Son? Brother?)4, A Benjamin Grayson in Wilkes county, N,C. marriedwidow Elizabeth Hubbard Kilby in 1817. His identity is u~llmorm.5, Benjamin Grayson, born 1792 in N.C., aarried NanceyRegney in Knox county, Tenn, in 1815, was in the war of 1512,, was inLawrence county, Ind,, from 1836 on, He was probably the son of JohnGrayson of Knox co-mty , who was in turn, the son of benjamm Grayson,sr,, of Wilkes,6,0ne of the Rutherford county Graysons \\rho descended fromJoseph Grayson (entered land 1779) was a Benjzmin Graysont he is listedin the 1810 census of Butherford county at age 26-45 with his wifeand 4 children.7, The earliest Benjamin Grayson I have found in Tenn,is onewho witnessed a will in 1792 on Nov. 21 in -ox county.1t 6oes notseem reasonable that he was any of the Benjamin Grayson's listedabove, He might be totally unrelated to the others. He could be theone, therefore, rvho married i*iary Preuit .Xf so, then perhaps he came fromVao, as did the Preiut 's.8. Benjamin Grayson was on tax records in Knox county,Tenn, in 1802, 1806, and 1807. He could be the same as #1,2, or 7,9,.Benjanin Grayson was on tax records in Roane countyin 1802 and 1805. He cannot be the same Genjanin Grayson of the1802 linox count7 record, at least in th~t year,10, Benjarnin Grayson was in the i~larion county, Tenn,census in 1830; wife age 40-50, Was thls aenjamin Grayson, jr, of Wilkes?Note that Jesse and Joseph Crayson were also in lv~arion county,What happened t o all of these denjamin Grayson's?

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IIIIIIIIIIIIVOLUME 5 Number 3Page 83Sometimes I think that genealogists and amteur family historiansare the least important sources of genealogyoSome years ago I decidedthat there must be Grayson relations in Bledsoe and I4arion counties,Tenn, because that is where my ancestor had lived 1807-1825r.Then a cousinsaid that her grandfather Salathiel Grayson had visited cousins in Tenn,at the age of 11, which would have been in 1849, The phone books fromthat area gave me some Grayson names, but contacting Grzysons blindlyis not very productive. So what I did was to place a letter to theeditor, not an ad, in someof the local papers, including, as I remember,one in Chatanooga, Well, people read these items and told othersand I struck gold, I found a cousin in Chatanooga whose family hadsaved all the letters from the IndianaGraysons from the 1840's and shestill had the original letters, copies of which I hare published in pastissues of this newsletterel eventually had details on all the Graysonsin that part of Term, who are related to me.b;y purpose in mentioning this is to encourage other Graysons to put1letters to the editor in other newspapers, hunting for Graysons withfamily histories, I am sending such letters to Knoxville, Asherille, and~ilkesborotoday; there must be many other places that would make goodhunting grounds for us in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,and Kentucky. Please let me how if you do this and what results you get;Thanks to Howard E. Grayson, Barbara Jones Kelly, Helen Payme, and biarieDavidson for items in this issue, Other papersin this issue are from oldI files,COIdTENTSlCol, Wm, Gsayson & heirs: pp.84-91William arid Rachel Cooley Grayson: p, 92E'acts about land descriptions: pp.. 93-4Governor WmoGrason of PIaryland: ppo 95-7Va. Graysons: pp, 98-9Tenn, cemeteries:p,.lOOJohn and Sarah (Carter) Grayson: pp, 101-2W i l l of Wm. Grayson of Albemarle co,: p. 103 Biography: p..104Alabama Grayson genealogy: pp, 105-7Wisc, Grayson records in Tex, , Miss., Ala. :pp, 108-9Greyson Family of S.W. Va.: pp, 110-6liancy Grayson, John Grayson, Sally Grayson,.Jane Graysonr p..117W.S. Grayson, John Grayson, Thos. Grayson: p, 118Early Va. Graysons: p p 119-124 ~I More Senjamin Graysons. rl24 Happy Hunting,Richard Grayson

~mCOM~ILED FROM DOCUMENTS ON FIIX IN THEVIRGINI~~ LAND OFFICEih,R ArChi'cS DeparlmentAll ULGI ruu J vwruv ".- -.-- . ~Vi~ginia Slate Library, and,r _-...-,L x/rn+nr,,'nl t;l,,,,,d jr),U'bLl bthe.. -\II_"I '.-." a-- ..+.-.- - -Oaptain Heaberd Smallwood.if 1 The followinp data of Heahera . -- SrnaIlwnnd nnn+aina a ~nill ---I -. -1- rv.rvC.A*ALI U 1.141 I1 %of interest. It & the will of Col. Willialn Grayson of Prince )COMPILED AND EDITED BYLOUIS A. BURGESSVOLUME I*The ori~ir~al - will of -- Col Arnvpnn ---."-".."'/ 1 the battle of Manassns . Junction --------..in Pi1I iJvilliarn Go., who married (according to the data 1 have copiedfrom the papers on file in the land oflice) Kleanor, one o: tlietiVe slstcrs of (Apt. Smallwood,destroyed during-.....- vil War. Fortun.ately, there is a copy of the mill on file in the Land Office, andit will be given in full. William Grayson was an Aide deCampe to General TVashinpton, 1776. He was made a Colonelof the Contl. Line 1777. and later 1779 1t.a~ fins nf the Com-"+*I "I, ---- ----- , - - . " .. "Umissioners of the Board of war. In the D. A. R, , LineageBook it is told that he married Hebe SmaJln~nnJ ,+.. "", 4 .hat theirdaughter Hebe married Robert JVormely C ?arter, the fatherof Robert Grayson Carter. - --- Sw~~nna -.-Y..+V, ATnn~nn Grayson was themother of ~01.- William Grayson, and his father was BenjaminGrayson. Rev. Spence Grayson, an Episcopal Clergyman, issaid to have aided the cause of Liberty by 111s sermons andPatriotism. Rev. Spence Grayson mas the father of JohnRobinson Oravson. a Cautain in tile U. S. Navy.The Exec. Dept. Apl. 13, 1838 allonvcd the heirs of Hea-II-F-/j HOWARD 1. GRAYSON4921 Seminary Rd. Apt. 424' Alexandria, Va. 22311

Page 85bard Smallmood Land Bounty for his services as a Capt. in ,the Contl. line from 4th Mar., 1577, to 3rd Nov,, 1783. DavidCampbell, Gov.Abstract of the will of Heaberd Smal!woo3 of Charles Co.,hfd. To his Mother, Priscilla Smallwood; brother iVilliam andsister Elizabeth Leiper (Leisser) ; sisters, Margaret StodJert;,Eleanor Grayson ; and Priscilla Heabert Smallwood ; nephew,William Truman Ftoddert. He appointed his Mother Pris-cilla Smallwood sole Entrx. Signed, 4 July, 17?S. Witnesses,Richard Speake; Lawson Speake and Edward Skinner.There is a notation made on back of the tvill, Charles Co., I23 Ai~a., 178n. The will was recorded, 28 =iurr., 1780.Charles Co.. hTd. court, Oct. 9. 1838. On motioa 01' ITalterihfitchcll it was proven that by testimony of Daniel T)clozicr, General William Sniall\vood. Lucy the wife of Willinnl T. Stod- 1dert, Elizabeth. wife of Dr. ~iisser. Eleanor. wife of Col. 1iVilliam Grasson and Priscilla, wife of Dr. Johl: Cour;~ werethe*brother and sisters of, and only heirs at law of EIeabard ItSmall~roocl, a Captain the'Rev. war.iMargaret Stoddcrt left one daughter, Lucinda who mar- 1ried Captain John 119itchel1, a Revolutionary Officer. She diedbefore her husband, leaving one son, John Heabard Mitchellwho is since dead, leaving three children:--John T., William, Iand Louisa (wife of Peter Hedgrnan). That the said John T.1and William are both dead: John T. leaving no children;1JPilliam left one child only, Heabard iliitchell, a minor.ILucy Stoddert left one son, William T. Stoddert who islong since dead, leaving one son, John T. Stoddert who is livingin Charles Co., Md.Elizabeth Leisser, long since dead and leaving no children. ILucy married Bernard Moore of Virginia. 1IEleanor Gravson died before her husband. lonn since. leav- I> uing six children :-I, W~lliam who tfieci without children;2, George W,; 3, Robert H., 4, Ileabard S.; 5, Alfred; 6, Grayson.(There is no name ai~en for the sixth child).'Priscilla Courts, long since dead. havine died after herhusband, leaving three children, two bf who; died under agoand the third died unmarried.It appears to the court that John T. hlitchell, dec'd. andHeabard the child of said William Xitchell, dec'd. and LouisaIl 1

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on Co. court, Nov., 1818. Teste. Thos. P. Smith, Clerk. Ccr.tified as true copy, James Whitcomb, Corn., Genl. L. 08.Charles Co., Md. Certified that the records of the Or. I,phan's Court haJ7e record that Gen. William Smallwood di~d itestate, but letters of Ad'm's't on his estate wkre grontcd tajPriscilla Heaberd Smallrvood on 24 Apl., 1792. Also that 1John H. T. S. Mitchell died intestate; Admst. granted 19 Oct, - I1814. to Mary Ann Mitchell; that Priscilla Courts died in.testate, Admst. granted John T.IStoddert 16 Mar., 1818; lhntWilliam Mitchell died intestate, Admst. granted Bennet Dpaonand Ellen 0. Dyson 14 Oct., 1834. Certified, Aquilla Batcman, ,Reg. of Wills.Abstract of thc will of William Truman Stoddert of Chnrlrcl I ,Co., Md. "To my wife, Sally a tract of land called Southamp. 1ton Enlarged, a tract cnlled Addition to Southnmpton, adjoiningeach other, lying in Pomonky Neck on Pomonky Crcck, imy dwelling plantation, Simpson, lying on the PotomnckRiver at Smith's Point in Xanjemoy, another tract known an 17Vicconoman, part of a tract callcd the William and Jnmca. Iin the upper Cider Point neck, another tract lying in the fork1of Zachiah, called Wolf's Den. The land lying in the City of ,Baltimore, now in the possession of a certain John IIaIl. TOmy wife I give all my right and titlc to this land." 110 np 1pointed his wife sole Estrs. Signed, Apl. 5, 1789. Witncmm,William Jones, Hezekiah Speake. The will was probated, I7 1IAug., 1793. Certified Jol~n DIuschett, Reg. of Wills. Truc coprcertified by Aquilla Bateman.IAbstract of the will of John T. ~Iitchell of Charles Co, 13fd. Sister, Louisa Hedgeman, wife of Peter D. o. HcdP /man of Stafford Co,, Va. cousin, Samuel Adams; Mother, J!nvAnn Mitchell; nephews William Heahert Mitchell and Bin- 1jamin Grayson Hedgeman; Uncle Walter H. I. Mitchell rr Extr.Signed, 1st Dee., 1834. Witnesses, W. Smith, W. 8. Plrr, and H. W. Nelson. Recorded, Aug. 15, 1837. Certifictl 84 1true copy, Aquilla Bateman, Reg. of Wills, 25 Aug., 1838.Abstract of William Grayson's will, Agreeable to the prreent laws of Virginia, I make an cqual division of my cdf11~amongst my children, with the only exception that I make allmy slaves born since the Independence of ~merica,-free."I

Page 88-Page 88'. IIlc appointed Hon. Robert Hanson, Harrison and Benjaminflr~yaoli Orr and all of his children as Extrs. Signed 11th$larch, 1790. Witncsscs, Spencer Grayson, Sill. Orr, RichardOrnhnm and James Wallace. The will was proved at FrederickCo. Court, 7 Dec., 1790.Natc. Though William Graysoti lived in Prince William Co.be clicd in Frederick. Yet no copy of his will was found infhc lntter county, and the original was destroyed at Manassas.lknjnmin Grayson Orr and Willinm (Spencer) Gra~tson refusedto take upon themselves the administration or execution61 tlie will. James Tidball was appointed Estr. At a courtfor Frcderick Co, the will was further proved by SpencerOrnyson,, anotlier witness thcreto. Teste, by the court, JamesKoith, Clcr. Certified as truc copy, T. A. Tidlall, Clerk. 20thMnrch, 1832, 5Gth ycar of tlic Conimonwcalth, of Va. Certidcdas to Thoinas Allen Tidbnll, John Snlith, Gunl. Lalid OR.:An to truc copy, James Whitcomb, Commissioner, Gen. LandOR.Colonel William Grayson.Thc representatives of Willinln Grayson are entitled to thertiditionnl proportion of land allowe(2 a Colonel of tlie Cont.linc for ten months service more than six years. John Tylcr,Oovernor. Council Chamber, Sept. 12, 1809.Wnrrflnt No. 5854 for 326 acres issued 26 July, 1810 to thcRep. of IVilliam Grayson, dec'd. and delivered to Saml. Colemnn.Rccorded, Book 2, page 669.Note. It is my opinion that William Grayson referred tothe equal division of his estate among his children as being intnnfotmity to the "present laws of Virginia". The law ofprimogcniturc being now obsolete, That he emancipated hisrlavcs was not much more than what many Virginians didwith some of their faithful servants, and in most cases madeample provision for their mainthinance. Perhaps the Declarationof Independence, and the winning of America's Independcncemade this particular gentleman a trifle more enthusiaqlicthan tlle ordinary, that he freed all of his slaves.

- - A -Heirs of William Grayson;Jefferson Co., ICcn. Louisville Court. 6 Jan., 1829. Or.dered certified that George W. Grayson, dcc'd.; Robert 11.Gravson, IIebe Smallwood Carter, dec'd. and Plfred Orayann, /dec'd. a r j w of andoloncl ColonclVil- 1liam,Grayson, dec'clLan officer in the Rev. war; also that \Yil.liam G., Landon, Alfred G., and Hebe Carter are the childrrn Iand heirs at law of said Hebe Smallwood Carter, dec'd. and i- that John B. Grayson is the only child and heir at law of thesaid Alfred W.IGrayson, dec'd. Certified, J. Worden l'apr,Clerk. 10th June, 1830; 39th year of the Commonwcn~tl~ ofKentucky.General Land Off., June 20, 1838, certified that tlrc fore.going is true copy of paper on file in this office. James Whit. 1comb, Cornmiss. I !Jefferson Co. Court, Louisville, 5 Uct., 1831. Ordcrcd cer- Itificd that George W. and Alfred Grayson, sons of the lateICol. William Grayson, died intestate. F. II"auquier . -On motion of Archihnlti 1Green, certified that George W. Grayson (who was onc of the 1heirs of Col. Wm. Grayson) late of this county, dicd lcnvin~ 1three heirs:- Frances (who married Richard H. Font*), 'George TV., and William Grayson, the latter is under agc. Thal 1said Foote has been appointed the guardian of Willinm Gray* Ison. Certified, 29 Mar., 1832, John A. W. Smith, Clcrk, .Note. Col. Wm. ~ra~soc's son Robert 11. dicd intcstntr,leaving William P., Hebe C. [who married William P. ~lnltl)-and Ellen S. Grayson,George W. Grayson of Rappahannock Co., Va. appointed Henry Northrup as his Atty. to obtain warrant due lrim in 1right of the service of Capt. Heabard Smallwood, "brothcr at Imy late grandmother Grayson, the wife of Col. William Ornyson," June, 1838. Signed in presence of John G. Lanc, andiJ. W. Williams.'Acknowledged before George W. Grayson-whoso llcimhipwas proven at Fauquier Co. court in the Spring of 1832-fir Ia son of George MJ. Grtiyson who was a son of Col. WillinmGrayson. Teste, John G. Lane, J. of P.Abstract of will of George Robert Leisser of Prince aeorllb!

Page 90] c., 3rd. "My two nieces, Elizabeth Moore and Lucy Leisserj[aore oa tensnts in common and not joint tenants of all my1 ]rndn in Prince George Co. being the estate in which I now1 dwcll, known as Montpelier-all the negroes except those I1 bought at the sale of my Aunt, Mrs. Courts; when my niecehcy becomes of age the negroes are to be freed, and their. jncrcnsc shall be free, BIy estate in Charles Co. known as' f!nint Joiln's to my Extrx. My two nephews, Leisser 1100rean([ Thomas Moore; my nieces deceased brother Bernard, 3fooro". He appointed his niece Elizabeth 91oore as Extrx.Rived, 6 July, 1815. Witnesses, Col~nan Beanes, Thomas ./ )fundell and William Marbury, Jr. The will was recorded,Junc 17, 1816.John Stoddert of Charles Co., Xd. appointed Henry Noth-, tap as his Atty. to obtain L. B. duc as one of the clistributivc1 brira of EIeaberd Smallwood, late a Capt. of Col. Grayson'sRcgt. in the Rev. Army. Acknowledged before Gcorge W.Sede, J. of P. Attest, Dr. D. T. Jcnifer and linchen Lloyd,13 Nov., 1838.Alfred Q. Carter of Washington Co., Miss., William G,Catlor and Robert G. Carter of Carter Co., Ken. appointed therrmc Atty. to obtain warrant due them for service of theirfircat uncle Heaberd Smallwood. 3 Aug., 1838. Witnesses,Raphis Carter, 8. L. Carter and Lucy Berkeley. Aekno~vledged1 by the five grand children of Col. Grayson's daughter Hcbefwhn married their father, Robert Cartcr, and that their snldDPlhe~ fvao one of tpe heirs of'xaptnln Heabcr'F'SZRlK~oT)blare James McGulre, J. of P. 14 Sept., 1836. Attest, PeterXark, Pres. J. of P. Carter Co.John B, Qrayson one of the heirs, of New Orleans, La.appointed Henry Northrup his Atty. He claiming to be amndaon of a sister of Heabert Smallwood. Ackno~vledgedbcforc J. N. Duncan, Pres, J. of P. City Court of New Orleans.Attest as to J. N. Duncan, Edward D. White, Governorat Louisiana. 8 May, 1838.Peter D. G. Hedgeman and Louisa (Mitchell) Hedgemanwife as heirs of Heaberd Smallwood appointed HenrySorlhru~ as their Atty. Witnesses, John Bronaugh, and; a@fJrge Posey. Acknowledged before James Morton, J. of P.

I ", Page 91Page 91Stafford Co. Va. Attest as true copy, John W. Conway, Clerk,1Btafford Co.IHenderson Co., Ken. 26 Nov., 1838. On the motion of t\'il.liam P. Gmyson, it was proved that by the oaths of Sopl~or- .~r;. tirapson and John B. Cabell that William P. Grayson, IIcbse. -Smith (wife of William Preston Smith) both of Inwf~il npe,and Fllen S. Gravson under twenty one years of am, are the -.children and only heirs at law of '~oberi H. ~ra~ion, dec'd.a son of the late William Grayson of the army of the Rev.That Robert died. intestate; that Ellen is entitled to tho dktributive proportion of a land claim, in the right of Ihe serevice of her great uncle, Hcabert Smallwood. Sophonisba RGrayson was appointed guardian of Ellen S. with poacr ofAtty. Certified as true copy, William D. Allison, 26 Nor.,1838.William Preston Smith, Hcbe C., his wife, nnd Ellcn !3,Grayson by her guardian appointed Henry Northrup ns thcirAtty.. 30 Doc., 1839. Witnesses. Jns. Y. Stockrvcll, Donlsl 1Rudy. Acknowledged bcforc ~ osc~ll Cowan, J, of P. IIcnclct. [son Co., Ken.King William Co. court, May 28, 1838. Certified that BCF I ,nard Moore married Lucy Seiper the only sister of OcorpISciper of Maryland. That Lucy died since 1800, lcaving drochildren:-I., Elizabeth (now the wife of William T. Tnylor);II., Andrew Seiper BIoore (who died leaving two childtcn.Robert N. and Lucy H. Bloore) ; III., Thomas Moore (who diedleavinp two children, Anna and Betser illoore) ; IV., I3rrnadMoore (who died under age and with no children); and V.,Lucy Moore (who died under age and with no children).That Anna and Betsey Moore are under age, and that Oraera1Philip Aylett is their guardian. It is also certified that ara matter of family history and not as a fact within the knoaledgeof the witnesses, that George Seiper and Lucy Sciper warnthe only children of a sister of General Smallwood, of lfmrp.land. That Bernard Moore, Sr. died before any of hie widchildren.Certified as true copy, Robt, Pollard, Clerk. 30th JfV,1838.King William Co. court, 16th July, 1833. Ann F. Irfoarcmbefore P. Aylett, J. of P. made oath that she is the ti-idom of

Page 92dWill of William Gmyson.1 Mrs. P. D. Stewart, Richmond, Va. Contributed the followingcopies of the kills of ~illiarn Grayson and RachelCooley Grayson, from original.the name of God. Amen:-Thisis my first and last1will. Jonathan Elswick aid Curtis Elliott, my trusty friendsto act and do for me after my decease.Unto my good and lawful wife, I give the use of the plan-tation oxi which me now live, durin~ lier life. and tho worltingtools to support the farm. Likewise ten cows; after RillyI and Reuben come of age, the above mentioned plantation toI'be equalIy divided between Billy and Reuben; ar.d after theboys arrive to age, that they give to the girlrtmo hundred] and forty pounds in good property.I likewise give and bequeath to my son Ambrose, the plan-/ tation, Cold Partrick's Place, on Walker's Creek.I will that my two sons, Ambrose and John do pay theirequal part of the two hundred and forty pounds to the saidgirls, that is, to Betsy and Sally and Polly.I 1 give to my daughter Betsy, a gray mare and colt, to befor her, but to remain on the plantation, for the use of my wife,/ until she (Betsey) shall come of age or marry, or die, but ifahe die without an heir of her own body; her legacy to beequally divided among the other legatees; and ao I wish it tobe done, should any of the rest. die without heirs." He leavesfurther legacies to his wife on terns as above. The willwas signed, 15 Junc, 1801. Witnesses, Richard Whitt, IsraelLorton, and Sarah kiraysoii. Recorded Montgomery Co. court,1801. Tcste, Cliarlcs Taylor, Clerk AIoatgoniery Co. court.\ Copy of ..the will of Rachel Cooley brayion. "To mydaughter Mary Saycrs my scrvalit Lydia. '1'0 my .daugllter,1 Sarah PriIman (wife of Jbllrl Prilrnan) .. ; my - set of s;lver .moons.also my bed and bcclclothes. Tb my son Ambrose, my bigBible; to my son 7\Tilliam nll mv cows. slleen allti mv . short -clock; to my grandson, John Gayson ison of William), myI long clock; to lily daughter, Sarah Prilman, my saddle anclclothes press ; to my grandchildren, the heirs of my deceaseddaughter, Elizabctl~ Prilman ; onc dollar cncli." Siie appointedier son \Villiam Grayson as lier sole Extr. Signcd and sealed1 in the presoncc of Crced Taylor and Mary Taylor, 23 Apl.,i 1842.LPage 92. 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

361 Page 93Page 93. IMPORTANT FACTS ABbU'I LAND DESCRIPTIONS 1' ABOUT LAND DESCRIPTIONS. LAND MEASUREMENTS. TOWNSHIPS, SECTIONS. MEANDERED WATER.GOVERNMENT LOTS, ETC..WHAT IS A LAND DESCRIPTION?A LAND DESCRIPTION IS A OESCHIPTlON OF A TRACT Of LAND IN LEGALLY ACCEPTABLE TERMS, W AS TOStiOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS LOCATED AND HOW MANY ACHES I T CO~TAINS.1LINEAR MEASUREI tnlh......... .............. 0833 fml 16% l.t .--.--.................7.91 ....................... 1 ~nchor.*d.a I lank 5hrwdr 1I1 ,nthms. .................... IIml 4r.d~ ..................... 100llnksI .pa.... .................. 33 anchor ld Ieot .........-............. 1 cham2'. lr.t ....................... 1 *ma 80 ~ h o ..................... , ~ ~1 ,,,,Ie3 I., ......................... 1;:; 32Otodr ..............as....#.. I m81025 I,nLs ..................... IbLi 1 ~ ~ 1 %COO IanLr ..................... 1 mlloI m,l.TABLE OF LAND MEASUREMENTS2JllnLs ........................5280 1.01..........................-................100Ilnk, I &a," 17(rOrwd,.--..- ............... I mrl.SQUARE MEASURL14-1 ,q. 0". ................... rq. It. 41560 sq. It .................... lwnPSpft..., ................. 640 arrmr .................. 1 19. ,,I*30'7 rq. .........-...... 1 sq. mole ................. I ..ct,w16 rq. rod> ............... I sq. thoan 3b .,I. m~los ...............I tomshag1 $4. wd ................. 272:. sq. (I, ................ I lornrhapI tq. chon" ............... .................10 rq. choanr .a. -.-.............. JC acre*160 ,q. ................... 1 orr. 100 rods rq .........-...... l60~1.r4840 sq. ydr ...................In nm.rmclmgulw land dorc~~pt~on,, dt.toncm IS usvally dorcrnb+d on tarn, 01 o~thot 10.1 or In rsctongul= Ia,~d d~rtr~pt~ons, .quo,. mmosur. IS oyum tn r-rrns

I,Page '94p a g e 7, .,' 37.IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT LAND DESCRIPTIONS, (DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW SEC r IONS AHE R A NC E NUMBC~~SNULII~RLD IN A TOWNSIIIProar^rd J 4 J P l-- - ..- -. --7 8r;'9 Id I/ I.?---I8 17 16 /5 ,--.nJO11FIGURE 6-.=a r,,TT22 23,lJ*Z29 28 /2? *oth or bmnfl lrurr. ''1)-.1l,l ut ills ~*IJII~~III~,I I ~ ~ I ~ ~ I I + IL-I* r1 10 J..,,~~~ ,.&I- )L)U I,.I,SYVIIIJ, N 75d~'**> 81lrt-l3:O 1v.t. rlleatc. 5 JO dcgls*. =urt-l.i3U.I=.~. ttlmr. 5 45 dry,., rc,l-~;~mII Lnu- -t801 nurlta.-*sl is. I1 11 o d8#..11-11 ~l$~.h IS hull.-^, LCI*#.II fi0011n 0r8d W.t.h Iwrs 01 d*~1.a. tho dll.~t~oll no.tn.-.st -uuld #mud, sollh 45 J.~v... rmsl. (5.. I~gwro 8).I**$* f)1*1bc* *.It-900 I*.I L*rr fu 111. ruent ul Lau*nncng, Lunsu,n,ny .D R,,,trl .cr.r,o,,. .I., . .

thouahThe Twenty-Fifth Of A Series Of Biographies Of -bin a.ld il;~.d-t.i~l~l*+PI-ntwn o! thr ~t!,l-;lor* f~-rn~-t 4.3 "fa*Ilrrnrnn ~ronthe thic~~-~.~;i-:, 11 w+,rr II-W 1.1twI with hl.The State's Executives.nam- !U ~I!S t'v-'tlcnllitt mrnlla.;n-,.lo elri:. v.lr9 (;rrt.mrz wn9 n rnrmhr,,: I.:,.,~~~,,,!. , !,,,:J;>A:I?-P ?,.?w vat*a: 1t!:,,nf4 ~:-rrt >::iIu*t FI~IA USI FORTHCOXING ARTICLES OF JLIRY- G O ~ ~ O B. S ,,n" ,)t1,p~~>-:.it!~- c.:~r,~l:J:~t, iv?;* tilt* f!,'t Illitb,ld ,*-I-* IIP,,~ 11 ?:# :srfy lllll1 (1 *~'ld*'d m'JPXnrch 3-Franci3 ~hoznns. 113~ Isdarnen EaGk Grmme. pIrtasr fit + ~,VIV: .IIGI !c faiti;. 111. il~ll10-Thomas George Pratt. 1Hohn Lee Carroll.nor r:~rnrr.d t h s4.1 ~ ~ r war ~ i w.th i:nu:anfl,17-Philip Francis Thomas. %--iVilliaru T. Hamilton. ~!r,~o,~;:. "ire I rrlit..o in tbr aur~~sn art 124-Enocl~ Louis LOIVP. r..,.~-f,.:~~ arc* 0irv.r thn-P 1~1 n mr:cer:!nlJune 2-Robert JI. JIchne.1 ~ c,*?ver*l.trr 1 ~ :t: P+.nloc.rnvy:;I-Tho~uuw iv~tkins Ligon.re* Jllr- I9-Henry Lloyd..lie f;~!:t ~ati:!st Jdckcnn nhea Old 'April . . I-tho mi^^ Hollidvp llicks. ' lci--Elihu .E. Jackson.Tll;btbry1-c01*&4!'~ II~S -urr!l~cl~;~. i,,r ~:II, I~~,-.I-!14-Aug. I\-illiamwn nradford. 23-Frank Broun. n..nrv. hn~lw.)~ I, r.r.,,n W:I~ a di*~ipl~~ .of)I ?l-Tl~on~as Swann. 1GL10yd Lonndes. . j1,.1;. rn i:t ~lm: lt,. i.trrr ~t~r~cl for rcrtsin.OY-4den nowie. July 7-John \V;l]ter SInith rrI.et p.~:11:.. !,rlnclp;,$, rather than of / ,Jlay 5-William Pillknep Whyte. - 1i-Uar~in f arficld ,~.n,~>~.~~.~. 'r't-r* %hi not a nrnr- mnlrnt,*!I@1 er,pmy1t.11ik -.f the 1.n 4vd Ht,ct+6, ,mttnou of making fnttrmEY ~IEISRICH EWALD BGCEHOLZ. Uaqland, fn tho long nln, t11:tn many the ~rera!~ntall tPe n?m that to mate tiltlt-n a3 u.ucL con?i[r~~ctire n-ork of his imPr~~~mt'nl~. likh tar!ff &&-~~rrdw-e~sorn. IIe .an* trrnrcd the '.Far- a~n--ana thy-e KprC thethe family, nonetenets ofmorelner c-'nntil+l:trr," hilt durin: b!* litc on thp Jachson.6 creed. , .dis('redited, less loved, and so m lch abused farm hc had prrmirtrd no \verrts tab sprin: CdsDrDlTE FOR LEGISLATTRE.11s the clan of Jrrem1;lhs. 1111 in 6 i ~ mii~d. L:lc.yer ant1 1~~lllicl~rr In IS28 ~ hc o~itcrs O? Qucec Anne's wereThdr omce of Inmcnting strikes no re- trr-c: not nhrewd~rban he.oEcred One madeqouslve uote In ltle average bosom, To wit:. when (;rnst,n ndvoc:rte~i thetbri.rpe l,o~i.~loe ilis,o~ Ibc ror!41 ~lli(y~tioa nl I new Cr.rstit~~tiou flvr Xrrp01 ii(.ltun aud lbc rother ofantlla~uo~;..TI. his ol,poacnta c.sll..i! his nttcnr!,~~; to cnnditiaie.;. Cl~cln tile iormer wan includedIba L"''plc arc 'tririn2 to lornethutof \\.i.jium Grason, and theIs aught of ill 111 liPm; anu crery wordwtirh romrv out oi their mouths -is a biow-. . .~ d;ydkrasonrnosen an of!seortnir in 1821, the mQmbErs ,fupper of Gpneral A&sambIg~lnti~nl proport!,~r.$ an r~rtlirlan or 'nrlic'd trarrr his PSCJ had been ntacus-"iovc, en,, htt!ltylb3', 'Ir. c'lason sppcnred as ajb mObt C,,uFi,,Cinz ,\.hPn tome* to n.att:hing for the appe:trilncc. ofnot rcdll~~c~d-~~~c*~p~~d~i~nply n:, a :ac[. 8:iii onIn date for anrni-~atl(~n the Eeslern Ehum'shorrron-hA,iTbc p ..,pip of jtar71snd ir: ,h(. tir,+ ;l,ljf I the youth no inc!ir!nt!nn for the Ilfe of ron=re'Sm'?L? in '!le natiQwl h?lslature.I nf tbc' laat centtlry lilrscly oprln:lst.;. Sn11or. and ntter completing his course nt 'ire **norrat'' delr"otrs Of thejrln as [b(.~ to,jny: rb,.re n.RJ, Il,)w- the dnn,~polis scl~nol yotvns ?;rsma en.coontics met 6c1rcL a Cou~'rsslon~lec~>r, thlr djffrrrncc: rhi: r,,llr~.. R-hir.ir t~red the Cnlted States navy as a midship- -didare tbr Q"""n meolt7'rsll(lllli? tlffalr* \r~re iakir~g stsnit: 70 or M\ m'ln. i ~ Gras~n r : tU(. olh?r delibEate~. homer,rrcfcr-PA Joiln 'I. ILrese. of Iimt. and thoW:rs n;o Ira* bountl to le:r,l to tinnnci;ti RESIQSEI) PHOJI '1'1lF. SAt-l-.lii*iatcr, :uiti umlirl~on r;ltilc>r than rc:th~hrr. ?i:trr won TI:L~I?~.111s conncctlun wlth the nary, hnn-ever.I dil.rar..cl that Sl;crts ;tr~fl*.I!?- gI1\~c.r~irlr*~ntaHcfcrc tbc clt.ction cnmt oi Dr. Rmt'dl11 nor continuo for long, and .\Xldshlp llri and unbthcr conrention brrdnssuL1lrr e'u;lnti': ul~licuti"l's. to hcman Craslrn to his home, =ljr3. ~u.cn ,inne's dc]e;slion nor, 1s-onian party for C~~ozress, Md*lster~r thuc the-$ bh~urrl~l huvo cl.d*.;ru us that the JOIIL~: ro~~ple spent the tist reor* i;ls c.ampai:n vae catrl~xd on with tLc creedrhrir tirsi pcqrul:lr t;nv~l.wr n Iar..4trllnt, 0: thh marri~d ilfe.1rI "~~pyru>rt'!)n to :I l oil4 *totes bank.fa>? \Vjll!3:? ~;-I,;AI~ t?r-e~~chl irt bin a*t*,~ln- In aho~tt 1614 or 1815. hower*r. SIT. 'an4 f,, : sydrrm of Internal iruprorcnent by theI I I r I r vr9- (;m=n returned to thr native cnrlntr prorr;tl (:nrc~rnment nod 11, pr~tectiPp:I 1~~111t11-:11 .Tt~rc*r~ii:~Ii.of tne f~lture Governor, nn,l hc .P hertirlff I;exS~nd thq n-nnrs of on ernnornlcelh i t I I I I I I I I I L all the re=nlnio~ few of h:.r Ilfr, except .rrtl~~:tnisrr.~t ion." * Thr I\ blm comlnatrdzL:!ttrred 3.; ea

age yoBy thr ~tonstltutlona1 Reform att, whichL*tamr opt.r.rtlve In IS.:#. the prt,l lc nf\hug! lad ar-r yi\,sn their flr*t t"\t~. aItrlr~~hllran plrrrn-rlrnt. The grrnttyt clrfrrtIn tt~r (

&;\-I3 OIp 'rJlI2 t-I\-IL WAR,iLincoln rercived not onr v01tc In a11 quqAnne's. 8A Ei.li.gation was appolntr.d bj tbe c111il, dnnuarF. Iklil, 10 drtrrmlne wbat c,ourn1 M,nryland should pilrsur? in lhc~ "r;r!tr~: rnr.y," and Gr:ir;on aaq noc of this d.::..~*1, tion. IIr ~ 3 rilosro 5 Ibrrhltirnt of the l.on-.t1 v~n';nn. llrtl ass iinable to prc. I&. c,rm-jFon WAS now g(.llin: we11 on 1D r! wll~ not ollir lo take thc actlvr! @artnb]? ~ ~11s of rrpudintlon.~~d th@ag11 ble roire was mplnr.and hi9 n-ord~ the meaaen~ers of plordllrinC the jeare that be Was tiO?rt6.mT-r which hose the pl01vm an6 meancholp was like that of the Purltnnold.iCopyr(ght, 1907, by lfdndch && Bhot:.)B/ 4

Page 98Bet, 17, 1957 M. K, Gordon to John Dm Grayso@, Esq.3208 Michigan Bl~d.,Racine, 'jllis, Emc e rpt Page $8Hlytheville, Vam was founded in 1790, when \Tythe Co. waserected. It was f ir~tcalled nEVNASHAL!e~yth4ville wag ' heplace of residence of Nancy Hal1 and herhueband :Villiam Hall,They were the parenta of Ambrose Eall, My grand-fether,Ambrose Grayson Gordon (1803-18~0) go atated in a mernor~ndummade in 1850 affid that she wpe a dau, of John Grayeon and asister of his grandmther, Elizabeth Grcyson, wife of JohnGordon 11, his gryndf ather.In the s,me memorandum, it rzs steted that William Gordon,brother of his father, John Gordon 111 (1774-1824) was bornIn !Yythe Co., Feb, 21, 1779,Wythe Co., Va. is near Idz3nt omerCo,, erected 1770, and onlythe szmllmunty of pcllzski f 1839 J liea bctwwen TVythe andMontgonery, and probably pulaski c ,me off of Moiltgomery.At any rats, all of these counties and Kent2cky came off ofFincastle Cc., Va. extinct ia 1777.In the Fi.xa~itle Loose papers Xilltary Ljetc, now in Christiansburg,Montgomery "*, it appears that on NOV~ 10, 1797,John gray so^ was sworn into Capt, UcCorkells Co., in theFincaotle Kilitia by Stephen Trigg; ~nd so had RSV, Service.I thiilk t his service wzs in the Cherokee campalghJohn Grayson prodaced his ccrtif icate to the Coun3y Court ofFincastle for mki 5070 poil15 B ~f tobacco in 1773, FimnstleALinute Book I 9 6) p. 104Oct., 19, 1798, John Grayson received a braat of 168 acreaon Clapboard Creek, a brench of Kern Rives, in Uontgoaery.I- INew River runs through Fule~ki and 'Vythe ?B well as 3riontgolncry.His son, John Grayson, Jr., on Nov., 1709 receiveda 'grant in Eontgomery on Mew River below the nouth of Clapbozrd Icreek,f can give you the book and page for the~e grznts 3f imparttfin1to you,On Jan, 2, 1800, John Grayson made hie will, proved at theOctober term 1302. ldontgornery '?ill Book I, go 156) Ihave here a pkAotostst of the recard of this mill, He desiredthat he be buried nsar where his late deceaeed ~ i f e liesinterred; he st,tes that his elde~t daughters Betty 3ndLucy have already received all and everything he ever designedor intended for th~m to hzve, and givea to his y~ungest sonJohn Grayson,Jr, for tho terln d 3 yeers, end no longer, allhis estste; aneat the expiration a 3 years the whole estateis to be divided betwe~n his children: John to take the Catholesurvey, and anather tract, held by testrtor in partnerehip withWilliam Hall of Tythe County lying on Fall Be~ks of Lew 2iverand the negro girl Judah, acd theremai der of the estate tohe equally divided anorrg his 4 chf ldren: John, Villiam, Mary& ~ ~ d ~ ~ ? 1~86gi*@~1@i f ~ a @ t89 t&i~albl$h& alt,!iJ@eO$h~h6on df JohnIIII-IIIIII

Page 99 Page 99yeqr, and I hsve shonn th~ttheir eon, Tilllam, wes born in:Vythe In 1779, An elder con, A ~ D x o G Grayson ~ Gardon, servedes 1st Lt. in the Va, Conti~ntolire. I have my grandf~ther'slisting of other children of John Gordon 11. Afterhis depth, his widow and c~ildrer sold their land at ~or~on'sStation (~lockhouee) in hler cer Co. and came to Hopkirs Co. (thenin Henderson Co.) in 1797. My gxpndfnt her, Arnbroee Gr~yeonGordcn, was brn here 1303 Bon of John Si2rdoc I11 and ElizabethJanet ',?righ&, dzughter of David '{fright, Jr. and hip wife, SarahTalbot of Bedford, in 1782, I heve the zecord of t h i ~ ~arriage.I do not know the relztlomhip of the ??eve Ambrose Grzysonto John Grzyeon of Christ Chwch parish, Lanca~ter Co. , Va.,pre~ent thore in 170C, vestrymen in 1714,* and removed to .Spotsplveniain 1717, bat Ambrcse, Benjanin, sxle &ery and John arecrid to have "laceed in Christ Church Pori~h, Lnnc~eter Go..in June 1690.11 I heve nct located any record of $his nor ofthe origin cf this John Grzyson I, who died intestate in Spotsylva,Liain 1735. I have & ~botostat of tbe original Bnventoryof his eat~te showing the 9utograph af John GorCon 2s an ap,praiser, wbom I asrum to have been my ancestor, J o b I. 1have found Graysons in Cumberland, Ycrrk~hire and Lsncaehire,but cannot idclltify Jahu I. or his brothem or sisters, if any.Themes Gr~yson, Merchant, De~1, County Kent, England, me theeldest €3011 of John Grayaon of Christ Church Parish, Lancaster,letex af. 5potsylvrnia Ci. and i rherited and conveyed hisfather's laud as his eldest son.It looks to me t h t ~ you are 2eecended from one d the sons ofJohn Grny~on 11 of tiontgoroery Co., Va. (d. 1802) throwhJohn, Jr. or onc cf hia son, or the sons of idillism (son ofJohn, Sr. ) who died 1801, named in hio rill as Billy, Seuben,Johr~ and Ambrose Greyeon.1 hsve never tried to tr?ce any except my own direct liae ofdescent, and tkgt has bctn. quite a.n extensive ulidertzkirg andso know nothing of the collsterals.But I hope I have opened a field of respzrch for someonepOSse~Sed of more szpience, pstience and dilig8llce, and maretime than is mi E.I hope solne of your c~nnecticn will be inter-~ted, and if theycan trace the origin of Ambrose Gr~yson of Spoteylvania, whodied in 1743, snd his aif e, AlLce Jzmes, ('tides) and of &arbaqvife of John Greyson, b. circa 1727, died 1802; I shall beglsd to have their d~ta, and be grateful and well peid forthis long letter.

m &Z&.-l%i db ~4 iGfiTombstoneatCemeteries of Sequatchie Valley compiled byJs Leonard Rauston Historian cf Marion Countyon file in the Tenrr,, Etate Ubrary and Archives; Nashville, Tenn';Burrnett Ce~etery (109)Louisa (Gray son) Burnett 182-1903Henry Gray con 179S1879Nancy (~urne t t) Grayson 179%1881Chapel Hill CemeteryEllie Elizabeth Grayson 18751,1961Grayson Cemetery (31)Hous3on Grayson 1834+1917Priscilla, wife of Houston Gray son 183h1911Lucy, dau of Ps and He Gr$t son 1880-1880Henry, son of P, and H. Gra yson 1862-1909Etta wif o of We M, w;il GTayson 1877-1908Elizabeth dau of 'Re Us azd Etta G w son 1898-1898dlton son of W.U. and E;tta Grq son 19001.1901Frank son of H.S. and Laura Grq son 1893-,1897Herbert Gyayson 1897?1898Ruby Grw son 190~1905Joe Anderson Grag' son 1860+1946 'Fiillietm Gray son 1871-1952Ethel Gra yson Nixon 187s1964Hoge Cemetery (41)Nannie Donaldson Gray son 188151917Moore CemeterySarah Gray son 1827-1904P-essant (Pleasant?) Grove Cemetery (Tf)Kartha Gray san 1830-1910P.H. Grayson 1828-1915&ice Cemetery (38)Clsrlie Gray son 1897.~:1960Red Hill Cemetery (83)Sarah wife sf V.H. Gray son 1827+1904William H. Grayson 182d.1917

THE GRAYSON FAMILY BIBLEThe flyleaf of the family Bible of John W.following inscription:J. W. GraysonPurchased in Chicago, IllinoisMag 30, 1883Published byA. J, Holman & CompanyNo. 1222 Arch StreetPhiladelphia, Penn.1882Page 101Grayson bears theThe following was copied from this family4John Grayson was born August 9, 1770, and died5 P.M.1826 atSarah Grayeon was born January 2, 1776 September 13, 1838at g P.M.John and Sarah (believed to have beenmarried October 23, 1792 in Eastcarter) Grayson wereChildren born to John and Sarah1 .George *Grayson, born January 1'1, 1794, and died about 1856.George Grayeon married December 2, 1820, Cynthia Hannah.2 .&3. James and William Grayson, twine, born July, 1797, and diedin 1806.4 .John Cullen Grayson, born April 1, 1799, and-died July 19, 1848,He married January 1, 1838, Nancy B. Glover.5.Robert Grayson, born March 30, 1801, died when quite young. .6 .~harles Grayson, born June 12, 1803, and died in 1855. He marriedMiss Carpenter.7.Jackson Grayeon, was born August 30, 1805 and died in 1856.8 .Nancy Grayson, born January 11, 1808, and died in 1854. She marriedJohn Sartin.9.Ambroee Grayson, born April 5, 1810, and died 1860. He marriedDecember 30, 1829 to Miss Sallie Vann.10.Sarah (Sally) Ann- Grayaon was born August 25, 1811, and died in'1860. She married Wash Sartin. 'I1 .Napolean *Bonaparte Grayson was born January 10, 1815 and diedabout 1856. He married first January 15, 1835, Ann Ellett.I

I-+Page 102, . ___ *_,_..,*__ . 4 A - #-A -11- --1--14 LA ...I The Grayson Family Bible (continued) '112 .James Gordon Grayson, born March 17, 1817 and died in 1864._ C^.Page 102 I\married February 9, 1837, Nancy Paralee Wight.INOTE:The James Go~don and Nancy Paralee Grayaon, above, were theparents of John W. Grayaon who purchased the Bible inChicago in 1883. The Bible is now in the poeseasion ofDr. Ambrose Grayson, the son of John W. Grayeon. Dr.Grayson is now past ninety years of age and resides withhis daughter, Mrs. Winifred Van Valkenburg at 929 Locust Ave. 1SE, Huntsville, Alabama. The record was copied and sub-He1V! , * * i t * * * * ~ ~ ~ \ * * * * * * * * *.. - .**" ---- --I.-1 A-. -I went thru the North Carolina Journal\,It started 1955, thru 1972, for Surname Grayson, I/ In 1962 page 1031- Lincoln Co. Wills- Martin Grissin or Craasom dated 1816.I in 1967- p 2229- in 1806, David Greeson and wf Marla of Brick ChurchC~ilford CO. N.C.p 2235- Brich Chruch- George Cresson and wife Barbara in 1819.IJacob Reeson Luthern1 1969- p 2264, Daniel Creeson, Caty Ingold md 1813, Orange Co. N.C.1971- p 2610. Jacob Creeson widow Elizabeth Est. 1781, GuiUord Co. N.C.1972, p 2708. James Grissom of Rowan Co. N.C. 1768.-- "-. - -- - - --- *III] East ~tnn. 18301Grayson:Benjamin Marion Co. - 1211: 0110001Monroe Co, 000001: 10001j Hemy - Monroe Co. 10001: 20001Jeese Marion 020li2001- 011100011 John Monroe Cg. OD0101 1 20000011 Joseph Monroe Co. 110011- 1110114 Patsy Wrion Co. 00101-- OlllOOO1William #t Momee Co. 001100001-- 10112001William - Jefferson Co. 0000101'-- 00001I--contributed by 7I

I , ; ,I .'(IPage 103.M i l l of iiilUaa Gayaon;,;ill Eook, 9, page 394,Probated June. 1829.Page 103 .I, Killiam %-arson, of the County of Albe~~~rle and State of Virginia being in gwdhealth and ~ound mind being desirous to settle my worldly affairs before 1 gohence Bo make this my last will and testament. revoking all other will or willsI heretofore macis. &I ubU b. tD.t after rpy death that ell just debts should beIIpaid by nly exeoutor hereinafter named.Item I give and bequeath unto each of qyson John Gr4yeon1s children five pounds a piece to be paid by my axccutor out ofmy estate. Ey reason for not ndng my son Jo)lcls children in an equal dj.vis3.mI with the rest d my children is that I famarv paid money for my am that wouldfully maka him ewal with the rest of my children.(Itea 1 Five and kecrueath unto my son Tho~nas Gayaon's children and hi8I gr~ndehildran an or+ual share of my estate with tbc rest of ~ry children hut themoney to be cantinued in the hands of qy executor or put to interest for themI description both real and personal be sold by q~ executor (and I invest in hi.IIfull powerato maka titles on q land)my children hereafter namedand the money to be squally divided between(except one chois bed and furniture I give to qdauehter Patsy Brayson ) vix, Elizabeth Sutherland, hsannah Todin, and the childrenuntil they became of age as many-?Iten Yy will is that all my estate of everg( and grandchildren of my son Thanas Grayeon and daughter Patsy Grayson, la8tQI I a~point my grandson Joseph Suthsrland to be my executor to this my last willI -and testasent- witness whhreunto I set my hanc! and seal. this the 9th day of1October 1828. Signed and Sealed in the presence of John Field, Nilton Nod,( Chas . A. Smith and b0. W. fi Kir~lod~.Willim Grayson (seal)

Pase 104-.*- twvC r*rlpw C.p*pww7,,.%M,~-. i,rr~-i*-n.r*4-ju-*cD.~~~*~"'F *' 'Page 104 1Hirtq of Albemarle Co. Va.by Rev. Edgar Woods, 1932.I' pago 2u. I'dilllam Grayaon was a native 08 Spotqylvania, and came to Albenarls aame timebrfore the !?svol~lti onary war, in 1764 he bought land on the head of >!echumts IRiver fraa Speaker John lioti-scn, who was then selling off the imense tractsin Rockfish valley, patented ty his brother-in-law, John Chiswell, Havingsold this property a few years after, he purchalred fram Gamaell Bailey and IOtadijah Martin at what was then known as the Little D.S., where the old Richardwoods Raad forks with that pass in^ through Eatesville, and where his descendantshave been Uvinc ever since. In 1801, he sold a small parcel at this place to iWilUam Simpson, who there established a taward and that for marly years went byhi8 name, and afterwards by the name of Grayson, and that was one of the mostnoted bndmarks in that neight~orhoad, Simpsbn in lf?M sold it to Joseph IGrayson, a gra~dson of Willian. irJillian died in 1fi29, having atteined the remarkableage of ninety-seven years, His wife was Ann, daughter of Thorns Smith, and hisahiUren were John, Thomas, Martha, Elizab~th, the w490 of Joseph Sutherland Iand Susan, the wife first of Isaac vdood, and secondly of a Yz, Tdn. JosephIIII IWilliam Grayson, Capti. State Militia,I- 'I1-Grayson married Rhoda, daughter of Daniel Mte, and died in 1067, Hischildren were rhomas, bho wrried Mary, daughter of John Jones, Ann, the wifeof Jmes ti, Shalton, Friinces, Llizabeth, the wife of Benjamin P. Abell, andJohn and william.page 367, Albcmarle Soldiers cf tha Revolution CfficersMiscellaneous notes from files:fi he colonial Dames: Col. John Grayson born 1665 Manchester, England whosefather was John Grayson, went to Jarnestown in 1668 with sons John,Thorns, and W illlam. Capt. Wllllam Grayson born 1732."Can same member verify this byaccessing the records of the Colonial Danes?9-ReRmGm' !I-1IC

I Page 105, Y' page 105' Misc. Grayson Materiaa Gathered the past yearl ( compiler unknown)I Jackson Co. Ala. 1830 census.Northern Dist.IIhi\Charles Grayson t 1662: 310021840 Census Index for Ala, including following counties. Barbour, Benton,Chambers, Cherokee, Coosa, DeKalb, Maeon, larshall, Randolph, Russell,Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties: -2 b 175-9Marshall co . has Mary Grayson:- # cG.l\icito,~.~t~~~~\~~M,+.l . - - ,7601850 Census Marshall Co, Ala. // h /T~L-- 1 9 ~ :p 78- # 117- Mary Grason 88; $ 500. Va. 3 352 $ 75, Farmer, Tenn. LC----- t. l'l _- -John F,&fL Sarah 37 Ala r 7b *nA., C ~ ~ g Malinda 19aI w- F. Nancy A. 51/12a Mary A. Cisco 40 Tllnn,"2118-+-__-- - Ambrose Grason ---4?, Tennc--/ b i5~13

1870 census Marshall Co. Ala- Cont.12/12- James Whitaker 20 A hpage 106 Nanu y 20 enSimon 11/12June "Benjamin Grayson 14o1880 Census Marshall Co. Ala94/94. ~ll'jah L, Enslcy 45 N.C. N.C. N.C.Mary 23 Als, Ala. Ala.Charlie 3 Ah. N,C. "Oliva 1 a #w I#Martha Grayson 45, mo-in-1 Ala.Tenn, Thnn,Nannien 19 sis-in-1 Ala, Ala, Ala.+++WHtW+W*+WMadison Co, Ala. Vol. 1 Film No 840,512Page 106 '110- John William Crayson born 1838, in Madison Co, son of John Gordon/znd Paralee (Wight) Crayson, grandson of John and Y11y (carter) Graysonla. 1830 cansus.* #% Eie; G. Grayson 33 Ala. ~L\C +b ( .k\- ~6\\-.-_-\arolee - --- -29pohn S.12 &&-+ \LL ,L.L ( h~~k?)Sarah J, 8Charles A, 6 wrGeorge W. 5 "James F,4 wAmbus C, 2 "Winif ord Jenkins 64 N.C. F.aJapoleon B, Grayson 35, Ala,I#Joanna 35 KY*. *G~orge Grayson 56 va k ~ 1 ~-.--- 7 - "1- - + + -Sintha " 47 S.C.John 22 AlaGeorge 20 aJerome 18 wLemuel 12 (1/@Napoleon 11 (IJames 8 uUnion 6 aNancy 16 uIn the Robert Owen 53, family Va,Nancy Graysonw+-w**+42, Ga.3 7 LYMarengo Co, # 39p 5% Young 'rl. Grapson decwd died 16 Mar 1846 leaving widow, EmelynGrayson and chn James age 17, Horatio age abt 15, Rebecca age about 13,Charles abt 11, Elizabeth abt 9 yrs, Sarah age abt 7, Mzrtha age abat 4,Alexander abt 2 yrs. Ralph Crayson 2xor. IMitt Oliver G. Crayson, Wm, NcCarty, James We Grayson,Madison Co, Ala, Vol, 136, Marriages.Hockey Bevill to Elizabsth Grayson, 31 Jan la?,Wm. H. Brazleton to Sarah Ann Crayson 3 Jan 1856,George P. 3ray to Nartha Grayson, 10 Sept 1956,IIIIIIIIIIIIIII

L,?age 107, Misa, page 3. Page 107'Madison Co. Ala. Vol. 137;- p 92, Lieuterpsey Grayson, dec'dCurtis 0. Cayson child of William 0 Crayson child of LieuterpseyGrayson - dau of sd Hopkina 0. Buford dec'dp 99, Hopkins Bu!fold dec'd widow Cytha Jane.I-IIIVol. 138, Madbon Co. Ala.Wrn. D. Buford, 18 May 1878 Ellen Buford under 14 gears, residing dth kher mother Sally,$&y~on in Marshall Co. Ah.Sumter Co. Ala, # 1611*HMYUp 43, Young Grayson will. 1 May 1861, Prob. 12 Feb 1862, Belmontbro Joseph Mc Grayson and Rane or Rore W. Grayson, ( had a bro ~ al~h)Sister Mary A. Costal, Susan S. Nicholson, Margaret McPherson, andWilliam Harper son of dec'd Sister Catherine Harper..1850 census Ralph Grayson 50, ~ann&$ 1500 LJ ld 0 . IJMargaret 194 - Joseph.17 "Young W 15 "Catherine12 nRaPph 10 "Martha A. 4 . r- ---+-- -..Madison Co. Ala. Vol. 173-p 15, 21 Dec 1885, died Mm. Jerusha Medlin ( maiden name Grayson, sisterto Honm J.W. Grayson a devoted member of ~umbesland Presbyterian Chureh.p 19, 22 Jan 1890, Died 13 Jan Mrs. C.C. Grayaon, nee I426 Penlard theI youngest dau of Rev. Alex Penland of hiana, wife --_ of Capt. J.W. Grayson.Madison CO. Ala. Vol. 235-Cemeterias, Old Bethel Cemetery,David Allison died 16 Oct la&, age m,Sarah S. Grayson, wife John W. Grayson, and dau 06 David ~llison, born26 Feb 1843, died 7 Sept 1883,~~6.n W. Grayson born 23, May 1838, died 17 Apr 1917.Charity C. Grayson 2nd wife John W. Grayson and dau of Rev. ~lexanderPenland b 22 ilar 1855, d 13 .- Jan 1890.New Hope Cent 1 ;2:J . b usrj--I L --- A,- 5~93~ d 4 d 15 JUly 184.8,Nancy B. Grayson born 1 Jan 1809, died 31 Dec 1859.Rachel J. Grayson barn 23, Oct 1552, died 10 July 1869. Miller Cam,Reuben Tidwsll born 14 Apx 1838, died 26 Jan 1917,Raw-J-

Page 108Page 1082753F 34 74th EWT*Oklahoma City, OK 731599 January 1976Dr. R. 9. Grayson103 West Main StzeetSt. Charles, Illinois 60174Dear Dr.Grayson:Thank y3u for your response to my inquiry, Indeed, I was surprisedto learn of the volume of Grayson information which you have. Bycomparison, I have very. little.My ggg grandmother was Catherine Grayson, daughter of Ambrose G. Graysonwhose family sheet I have enclosed, However, I've been unable to locateCatherine, per se, on the censuses which I have checked. She may bechild #3 or #7, but I In't know. 14ost of the information on the familysheet came from the 1850, 60, 80 census of Leon Co Texas, The 1870census is extremely difficult to decipher so I don't know what it contains.Here are the other Graysons listed on these censuses: -1860 Leon Co TexasGrayson, S . C.31 m farmer $llhO $850 b AlaSarah A. 17 f b AlaWilliam 0. or^,) 6 mb TxElizabeth J. 1/12 f b Tx1380 Leon Co TexasGrayaon, Henry A. (#S fam sht)%w m 3b farmer b Tx, f b TJa (prob error), m b NCEndora w f 27 wife b Miss, f b Tenn, rn b MissEula w f 4 dau b TxMay w f 3 dau b TxEndora C. w f 7/12 dau b TXSarah B, w f 66 mother b NC, f b NC, m b NCOrasin, Margaret P. v f 1s b Tx, f b Ala, m b Tx (when the census was takenhe was living with lIarrn~n Peoples and listed as his neice, HarmonPeoples wife was Susan Elizabeth Ledbetter, daughter of CatherineGrayson (my ggg gm) and - Ledbe t t er )Grason, C. w rn 23 farmer b MissTempa w f 22 (or 27 ) wife b Tx? w f 2 dau b Tx

Page 109I am just now attempting t,o 1)acktrack from Texas to Alahama, and havepicked up only small hits of information, so far,From NEMSPAEIZ IJOTICES OF lIISSISSIPPIA?.IS 1520-1860, A Publication ofThe llississippi i3eneal~~ical S~ciety, 1960, p 59:Grayson, Krs. Sarah, Obituary, Died in Yazoo Co, on the10th ilt. Jackson Southern Weekly Reformer, Oct. 2, 113&3.(This was the only Grayson listed in the index,)The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has said that theyhave 41Mississippians named Grayson who served In the Civil\-Jar, butI don't have their names.From the INDEX TO ALAaAMA KILLS 1808-1870, compiled by the AlabamaSociety Dawhters of the American Revolution, 195, p 61:Grayson, Benjamin Yadison Coimt,y Probate Records 2 1818-1823 p 216Gray son, Benjamin Madison County 11 11 11 11 p 268(I have enclosed copies of the two above)Grayson, John Madison C~unty Probate Records 4 1826-1829 p 19Grayson, We J, Marengo County Wills Book A 1820-1864 p 473Grayson, Young W, Marengo County 11 n n 11 " P 27bGrayson, Young W, Sumter County Wills Rook 2 1851-1872 p 229From the DEEF SOTJTH GI;:TCALO?ICAL FTTA?TTRLY, vol XI1 p h3, "C31, WilliamGrayson! s Regt. Va. Cont. Line" (~rnerican evolution).From THX S7IIEALOGICAL tELPER, vol 26, p 211, the follotring query:West, lTrs. Jon, 110 W. Jacks~n St,, Palmyra, IJY l!.4522. ::ant info'TYLER fam, Prince Villiam Co,, ?la., descending from Charles TYLER, 2/hof Susannah MOV!OF, rnor of Iiilliam I;F?YSON (by her m/3 to RenjaminG3AY SON ).I would be pleased to have copies of all that you have on Alabama Qraysons,Not knowing exaatly what you have, I may have just made a monumental request1I will appreciate anything you are willing to send and would be glad to payfor cogying and postage, Please let me know.I look forward to hearing from you,Sincerely,(~ss,) Valerie Grant

Page 110Dr. R. R. Grayson103 W. Main StreetSt. Charles, Illinois 60174202 W. Morgan Ave.Page'110Pennington Gap, Va. 24277June 4, 1983Dear Dr. GraysontThank you for Grayson Family Newsletter for which I enclosecheck,I am sending materials I have prepared on the Grayson Familyof Southwest Virginia, My materials on the first John and hiswife Susannah and Ambrose and Alice are the same as you havepublished and are from the same sources. For this reason I amsending material beginning with John and Barbara who were pioneersin S.outhwest Virginia. I have materials on the Ambrose Graysonfamily of Bland County and also some on the Burdynes of CulpeperCounty. I feel that my materials may clear up some problems forothers and I welcome correspondence from any descendants of Johnand Barbara. It can be seen that the Graysons of Alabama areindeed a part of this family,I hope that among the readers of the Newsletter there maybe someone who can help me locate any descendants of I,. F. Grayson,Jr, of Detroit and fill in other gaps in my material,I am very proud of my Grayson heritage and happily bear thename of that noble pioneer grandmother (4 greats) who came toMontgomery County when Indians were still around.I am looking forward to hearing from some of the readersof your publication.IIIITHE GRAYSON -FAMILY OFSOUTHWEST VIRGINIA1766 -. 1983Very sincerely,. &&*LCu~ ,$L+Barbara ones" ~eliyComment by the Editor: The following pagesResearched and Submitted are among the very best I hare seen. Thank y aBarbara! Questions: What is the proof ofBarbma Jones Kelly the parents of John Grayson, be 1770, ofMadison CO,, Ala (wife,Sarah ~arter.J WhoJune 1, 1983was the Benjamin Grayson of Madison co,,--R. Grayson,

( ,IIIIIIIPage ill Page 111,JOHN GRAYSON (son of Ambrose and Alice and grandson of John andSusannah)John Grayson was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia about1727. He married Barbara Burdyne, daughter of Richard and CatherineBurdyne of Culpeper County about 1748. They apparently lived inCulpeper County from their marriage until 1766 when they came toFikas tle, later lontgomery, County in Southwestern Virginia.Barbara Grayson was born about 1730 and died before John madehis will on January 2, 1800. This will, presented for probate inOctober 1802, Montgomery County Court, names the following children:Betty, Sucy, William, Mary, Nancy and Jonn. Additional researchcompletes the list of this family:Elizabeth born about 1750 married (1) Captain John Gordon.The Gordons went to Kentucky and Captain Gordon was killed at theBattle of Blue Licks. "Bettyw said to have married (2) Joseph Davis.Ambrose, unmarried, killed by Indians at Logap's Fort in thesummer of 1777. Logan's Fort was at the present site of Stanford,Kentucky. (~incaid gives an interesting account of this event)Susannah (sucy) married Samuel Thompson in 1775 and they livedin Wythe Conty, Virginia.William born about 1760 married Rachel Cooley in 1784.Mary married William Hall of Wythe County and was the motherof Ambrose Hall.Rancy born 1765 married Thomas Cecil in 1780 and they eventuallymoved to Ohio.- John born 1770 married Sarah Carter in 1793 and moved to XadisonCounty, Alabama between 1805- and 1810.John, the father, served in the Revolution swearing the Oathof Allegiance in Captain IcCorkle 's Company, hlontgomery County,Virginia on November 10, 1777.Sources of Reference t1. County Court Records, Spotsylvania, Culpeper and lontgomery, Virginia2. Record of Daughters of the American Revolution- Bett Davis Stokes3. Wilderness - Road Robert Kincaid, Bobbs-Ivierrill Co. 19 t 7 page 1204. Early Settlers sf &e County, Virginia and Addacent Counties Vol.1page 86 Anne Wynn Lanin~ham5. liistory of the Middle NEW River Settlements - and Conti~~ous Territorypage 396David E, ~ohnmn6. Hlstor of Bland County Bland County Centennial Corporation 1960d 8 -I Page 1 - B. Kelly

Page 112WILLIAM GRAYSON (son of John and ~arbara)William Grayson was born in Culpeper County, Virginia about1760. He died in Montgomery County, Virginia in 1801. Williamcame to Fincastle later Llontgomery County with his parents in 1766.He served in the Revolutionary War as a private. He was sworn tothe service of the states in Captain McCorkle's Company, MontgomeryCounty Militia by Stephen Trigg on March 13, 1778.William married Rachel, daughter of Thaddeus and ElizabethCooley in 1784. The Cooleys are said to have come to biontgomeryCounty from New York state about 1782 or 1783. There is no evidenceto dispute this, Thaddeus Cooley died in Wythe County in 1814leaving a will naming daughter Rachel Grayson , wife Elizabeth,other children and children of a deceased son. Rachel Graysondied in 1842,Children of William and Rachel, minors at the time of their#father's death in 1801, were:(1) Ambrose born 1785 died between 1840 and 1846 married ElizabethWysor 1807.(2) John born 1787 died 1874 married Agnes Whitlock 1813. (later sketch)(3) Sarah (Sally) born 1789 married John Frillaman 1807.(4) Elizabeth born 1791 married Jacob Prillaman 1806 I(5) Mary born 1793 married James Sayers 1814.(6) Reuben(7) Billy married ? known to be father of Crockett GraysonAmbrose and John heired adjoining plantations in Wythe County(later Bland) where they lived as next door neighbors. The family .cemetery is located on the hill to the north of the home of Ambrose.This cemetery contains 32 marked graves including the two brothers,their wives, children and grandchildren.Sources of reference:1. County Court Records, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, Bland2. Historx - of Bland County3. Hardesty 's Xistprical - and Geographical Encyclopedia, VirginiaEditionY.~ecord of Marianne. Tudor Hall, Martinsville, Va.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIPage 2- B, Kelly

Page 113I "IJohn Grayson was born in Iflontgomery County in 1787. He servedduring the War of 1812 as a captain in the 75th Regiment 19thBrigade, Third Division, Virginia Militia. In 1813 John marriedRancy Agnes Whitlock, daughter of Charles and :Gary Davis Whitlock.Agnes.was born in Wythe County in 1793 and died in 1858.In 1820 John and Agnes completed construction of a very largebrick house on the plantation John had heired in the part of WytheCounty which was to become Bland County in 1861. They called thisplace "Green irieadows". The house still stands and is owned byKrs. Della Cook who is attempting to restore it after many yearsof neglect,Children of John and Agnes were:(1) Franklin born 1815 married Nancy Louisa Tate of Smyth Countyabout 1840. They lived in Smyth County until the outbreak of theLCivil War., From about 1861 until after the death of John they livedin Bland County and went to lissouri during the late 1870's. TheirChildren were: Henrietta born 1841. James born 1844, Mary born 1845,- John born 1848, Chzrles William born 1856, Elizabeth born 1850, andNannie - R. born 1860. Charles W. Grayson returned to Smyth County ,Virginia from Missouri and married Ida Virginia Sexton in September1882. Descendants of Charles W. live in Bristol, Virginia.(2) Cynthia was born November 19, 1816 and died February 17, 1902.She married her first cousin, Randolph Grayson (son of Ambrose and~lizabeth) on April 25, 1837. Their children were: Mary - Jane bornFebruary 28, 1838 died November 12, 1912, married John C, ShannonJuly 16, 1857; Nanq Louisa born April 2, 1843 and died April 22,1845; Charles - S.born June 6, 1846 died unmarried h!ay 18, 1899:Elizabeth - W. born January 27, 1852"diqd 1926, married John McGinnisand John A. born January 15, 1857 died unmarried April 23, 1926.(3) William born January 25, 1818 died unmarried October 2, 1840.(4) Julia Ann born about 1820 died between 1866 (when John made hiswill) and 1879 (when son married). Julia Grayson married JohnstonBane on January 13, 1842. The only child of Julia known to us atthis time is John Grayson - Bane born in 1844 in Giles County andresiding in Wythe County at the time of his marriage to Nancy KittsJOHX GRAYSON (son of William and ~achel)Page 3 - B. Kelly

Page 114. ,Page 114, . 1on June 5, 1879. The 1880 Census shows this couple living in Blandwith a very small baby son, William G. Bane,(5) Jane born December 12, 1824 died Harch 16, 1865 married WilliamBane, White 'Gate, Giles County. Their children were8 Wythe - IG.born 1846 died 1892 married Jennie Height, Nannie 1848-1901 marriedMortimer Barbee, Cynthia - Jane 1853-1884 married John D. Snidow andPierce Jackson 1855-1931 married Annie Barbee, A child, Mary H.Bane age 12, buried beside Jane Grayson Bane is probably her child.(members of this family are buried in First Bane Cemetery, WhiteGate, Giles County, Virginia),(6) ~ndrew Jackson born ~ugust.28, 1831 died &lay 5, 1910. (later sketch)(7) John pierce born 1835 died unmarried between 1850 and 1860.John Grayson, father of this family died in Bland County in 1874.Sources of reference81, History of Bland County2. Census RecordsWythe County 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 #Smyth County 1850Bland County 1870, 1880B County Court Records, Montgomery, Wythe and Bland. Map of First Bane Cemetery, Emily Allen5. Hicks Family Papers, W. F. Cooke, Jr.6, Cemetery Ambros e Grayson Homestead7. Katherine Grayson Reid letter, Lucy Herndon Crockett8. - The Montgomery County Story 1776-1957 by Judge Charles W. Crush' Ii -9. Interview, John T. Grayson, Jr.IIIII~ Page 4 - B. Kelly

Page 115I .:' . ' ANDREW JACKSON GRAYSON (son of John and ~gnes)A. J. Grayson was born August 28, 1831 in Wythe County, Virginia.He married Rosalie Virginia Johnson on May 20, 1856 at Wytheville.I*Rosalie was born in Campbell County, Virginia on February 9. 1838I- and died March 25, 1911 in Bland County. A. J. Grayson died May 5,1910. They are buried in the family cemetery at their home,"Maple Green" near Bland Court House.IITheir children weret(1) Margaret Agnes born February 4, 1857 died April 12, 1916married about 1877 Samuel Walker Williams(2) Lucy Jane born January 9, 1859 died September 4, 1931married James Wylie Hicks August 16, 1881 ..(3) La Fayette born February 18, 1861 died August 10, 1919 * ( see skerch(4) Harriect Bell born June 19, 1863 died January 29, 1883 * unmarried. (5) Cynthia Mary born 1866 died 1935married William H. Werth June 24, 1890I(6) Andrew Jackson, Jr. born January 8, 1868 died February 9, 1868 *(7) Rosalie Virginia born and died January 18, 1869 *I(8) Nancy Lee born July 23, 1870 died October 27, 1949married Archelaus Williams August 29, 1888I (9) Charles R. born 1876 died ?married Lucy Ewald June 1, 1899III -.A. J. Grayson served as a Captain in Company F 45th RegimentVirginia Infantry, CSA, 1861-1865. He represented Bland County inthe Virginia House of Delegates 1874-75.+ These children' buried in cemetery at "Maple Greenn.I Sources of referencer1. Family Cemetery "Maple Green" Farm Bland, Virginia2. St. Anne's Cemetery, Wytheville, VirginiaI 3. County Court Records Wythe and Bland (Marriage)4. Hicks Family Papers belonging to W. F. Cooke, Jr.5. Census Records, Wythe County 1860, Bland County 1870, 1880I 6. is tory of Bland Count Bland County Centennial Corporation 19607. The ~eneGl Assem the Commonwealth of Virginia 1919-1939r~riffith Dodson 195 -- -IPage 5 - B. Kelly

Page 116LA FAYETTE GRAYSON (son of A.J. and ~osalie), >Page 116,2.La Fayette Grayson was born February 18, 1861 in Wythe County,Virginia and died on August 10, 1919 in Bland County. (Bland wasformed from Wythe County in August 1861). .La Fayette Grayson was married three times, He married firstMary Kemp Sinn of Frederick, Maryland on June 1, 1887. Mary SinnGrayson was born March 15, 1864 and died October 31, 1894. Childrenof this marriage were8(1) Mary Kemp Sinn Grayson born April 21, 1888 at Bland and marriedOctober 6, 1906 Lawrence McDonald Newberry, Jr, Kemp Newberry diedJuly 2, 1957 and was buried in the Town Cemetery in Bland.(2) La Fayette Grayson, Jr. born Iviarch 11, 1890 died in Detroit,Michigan in 1957.(3) Harriet Rosalie Fackler Grayson born December 21, 1891 marriedHarvey Gross Newberry. Rosalie Newberry died at Leesburg, Virginia#in 1976.(4) Margaret Katherine Grayson born May 3, 1893'died August 15, 1893.This child and her mother are buried in the family cemetery at"Maple Green",La Fayette Grayson married, second, Irene Williams at Bland onMarch 7, 1901. Irene Grayson born October 10, 1878 died June 14, 1903at Matoka, West Virginia, The child of this marriage, Irene WilliamsGrayson, was born January 15, 1902 and died August 9, 1903 at Matoka.The third marriage of La Fayette Grayson was to Nannie Lee BurtonBird, widow of William W, Bird. This marriage took place at the homeof the bride at Bland on January 24, 1909, Nannie L. Grayson born in-Bland County on August 26, 1873 died at Bland on June 10, 1922, Theonly child of L, F, and Nannie Grayson is Virginia Caroline GraysonJones who was born June 19, 1911 in Qland County and married DavidLeighton Jones on February 27, 1932, Virginia Jones resides in Jonesville,Virginia, David L. Jones died in Jonesville on April 13, 1974,Virginia and David Jones were the parents of eleven children ofwhom, I am the oldest.Source of Reference: Bible of La Fayette GraysonPage 6 - B. Kelly

1." , .*Page' 117Page 117P.O. Box 21Bushton, Kansas 67427June 15, 1983Dr. R. R. Graysonlo3 W. Main StreetS.L. 'harles, IL 60174I = L 'fDear Dr. Grayson;Some time ago, in response to my query about Nancy Grayson who marriedJohn Edmondson, you sent me incomplete family sheet or census records ofSally and Jane Grayson who also married Edmondsons. I have recently hadfurther information regarding them which you may or maynot have. SueMontgomery 3119 Ascot Pl., Anaheim, CA 92804 sent me a listing of familymembers of the family of Samuel Edmondson, son of Solomon, my ancestor.The items of Grayson interest are:1-John born circa 1797 SiMng Creek, Green County, Tenn. marries Sarah(sally) Graysonby Jonathan Ayers, J.P. August20, 1816, The 1850 censysshows him and his family living in Clay Co. IN.4- Francis born July 26, 1802, Green Co. Tenn.married Jane Grayson, Feb.3,1Q29, Wm Morris, J. P. Died in 1885, Ind.Ihope this adds a bit to Grayson information.SincerelyIIIIIDr. R* R. Grayson103 W. Main St,St. Charles, Ill. 60174JHelen Payne202 W. Korgan Ave,Fennington Gap, Va, 24277Dear Dr. GraysontI have just discovered an error on materials which I sentto you for Grayson Genealogy Newsletter. If you would be sokind as to make this correction for me I shall be forever grateful*Page 5 Source of reference number 2 should be-St, Mary's Cemetery, Wytheville, Virginia instead of St. Anne '8Thank you so very much,I - Barbara J. KellyI

Page 118.Page 118'522 No AdamsMason City, Iowa, 50401i ' IJune 18 1983RoRe Grayson M.D.103 W. Main St,St. Charles, 111. 60174Dear Dr. Grayson:We are currently serving on a Mission for the L.D.S. Church,in the Iowa, Des Moines Mission, ma We are seming onGenealogical Assignment. We have been teaching GenealogicalSeminars.While here I learned of a book concerning Research in thesouth so sent for it."CIVIL WAR CLAIMS IN THE SOUTHw An Index of CivilWar Damage Claims Filed before the Southern Claims Commission,1871-1880. For the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,Georgia, Lousiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,Tennesse , Texas, Virginia, West Virginia. byGary B. Mills, Pub. by Aegean Park Press, P.O. Box 2837Laguna Hills, Calif. 92653 Cost $ 16.80IIt has three Grayson names,Mississippi.:16,630 W.S. Grayson, Estate of. Yazoo Co.Vir inia:9,929 John GravsonStafford Co,16,045 Thos. ~ra~son Minor. Fauquier Co.The index has been reconstructed from two primary sources: I1. National Archives Microfilm Pulbication 87, Roll 13,Geographical List of Claimants; and 2. Annual Report of theCommissioner of Claims, House Miscellaneous Documents ,42nd Congress, 2nd Session and 46th Congress, 2nd SessionBa inquiry directed to the Legislative, Judicial and FiscalBranch of the Archives, citing R.G. 56, would be the mostexpeditious. The re searcher should also provide the nameof the claimant, as it appears in this index, the state andCounty given for the cldament. and the specific claim number.Sincerely,IIIIIICMarie Davidson.

3iIPt1. .rI*Page 119LAW OFFICES OCPage 11 9*!ILIA**.Y.ICS,C*l.*A".**,L 001DOM #.I.- Im.0I..O"rnI** *e.1m01"ILUGORDON & GORDON & MILLSTHE KENTUCKY BANK L TRUST BUILD1,NOMADISONVILLL, KENTUCKYm8. bomthg ThOrna5 CUll~aCurator & fcibratlanFilson ClubIxruirrville, Kentualg.Pour valued favor of yesterday la at hand,Ky infomation goes a little Mher back than!&lerts, as it 1s to the effect that the original immigrantof the Grztgsan family was the sonf of a a~rchant at Deal, inCounty Kent, at the beginning of the 18th Century and avestryman in St. Georgets Parish, Nokcever, I should like toexamine Vol, 5, Tyler88 Quarterly Magazine and would like youto tell me *em I: may procure the volume or the use thereof.My Information may be wrong, and Tyler might beright or he my have assumed from the supposed derivation ofthe name that It was Scottiah, haen Clan McGre~or (and it8NURB) was pp08cribed. som of the Clan took the name vOreg80amor "Greerson", which, quite naturally, dep;enerated, or was dialecticallycorrupted to "Grayson. 11Here la a gorticmhanded dawn from my Gmafathercmmm OF JOrn GRAYSONOF CULPEPEB COUNTY, (sPoTSYLV~)vII3amIA(2) WiUiam ~my8on, m. Rachel ConleyWntg-r~r -fy)(3) ~ohn ~ragwn, m. Sally Carter (date?)(14untgumery Co. t&tn toAla. ~ecr.)(4) suaan Omon, m* Thawmethedo., va.)(6) Mollie fh~ayson, m, Wt1Xia.m fIallIKother of Ambmse Xall)Montgomery ~auntiy)(7) Elizabeth Orayaon m,~oseph ~avia EUW Liab 1782)

. . I.Page 120The above John Grayson )perhaps) 18 the JcdurOragaon referred to ln Cornmlasioner's Certificate Book 1,page g, Fayetts Caunty Court; Clerk's Office in this entwr"John Grayson this day olalmed s right to asettlement and preemption to a tract of land IyAngrn the waters of Caln Run joining the laucb ofJames Wilkeya by imprcnrbg the same and raisinggl crop of corn in thla country in the year l'f75.Satisfactory proof belng made to tlw Court theyare of the opinion that the said Grayson has arimt to settlerent of 400 acrea including the saidimprovement and the preernpkion of 1000 acres adjoinlngmd that a uertificate issue for sarne accordingly,*On page 195, came Book, there is also a like entrp.by t~illiam Grayson, heir at law of hbroae Orayoon, for 400acma and 1000 acres preemption on Chplins Fork of Salt,account of crop or corn raised thereon in 1776. No grantto him baaed on this entry appears 2n Jillso~.No grant on the04 entries have been found, Poasiblythe entriea were assigned by the G P ~ ~ S G to ~ setrao ~ S other parwhoreceived the grant 3 or the7 may have been abandoned,Culpeper County doass @=cLed from a portion ofSpotsylvsnia County. Prince William County, the bixthplaceof Col, Grayson, adjoins Slpotsylvania. Spotsylvania was taken fromStafford, which cam off of Westmoreland.Slnce writing to you about a portrait of Col. UillhmGrayson, I have obtained a copy of the only such portralt tobe found; and if desimd, I w111 aend the Club a aopy thereof.St. George 's Parish was fRnried 3.n 1714, prcemmabl~or the bsnefi of those en cgcd in activitieo with Governar$potswood. An 8 in 1720 ~po%sylvauxLa County uas erected fn# frmthe northern sections of Esrrex, Ung and Queen, andWillim Counties. Spotsyluania County had no definite westerabound. and pmbably extended westward to the Shenandoah River,It Included a large seation of+ territory, subsequently divSBedMto additional counties.St. Qsorget@a Peullsh, ln 1720, included ALL tihethen included In Spotoyltran%a County,In 1734 Orange County was formed fma~ Spotsylv~irand so 0-e County then Included what later became CulpeperCounty. St. Qeorge's Pariah was then restricted to the curtalladboundarg of Spatsylvanla; and a new Parish, St. Markrs, #rrcreated ior? Orange County and Culpeper County.Fredericrksbu~ was t b pr5ncipal tam in St . Osorg.'rPariah and 5ts River Port.,)St. PWkce Parish beearns the pap%&whsn that county ma out off of Orange.of Culpepsr C-W

I& f.,LlPage 121*I.‘ You are mierrad to Mr. Carringtsnfia arttale inIPage 121"The Virgina Yltlgazine of History and ~lography,' Vol. 58,page 442. entitled ~Colontal Church68 In Spot~yl~ania Countyland to Rev. Philip Slaughterta "History of St. a+orgefir Psr%&~,~(18go)*A8 to mg 'collectionfi of piotures, X do have a lotof portraits, an (aacumulatlonr not a collection, as I hamProm my youth been a snagper-up of unconsidered trifles and 8mere Inquirer. I have never had time to be a ~oollectorfi ofany thing, or to hsp a diary or a c~onplace book, or ascrapbook, or even any consistent or coherent notes of referunou8,or even know where to find anything ot any kind In ~pr v6tcorarmlat ions.Frogl time to time, I start an Inquiry about this orthat non-professional or business matter, oasually ari8ingor interesting me at, tins mcmnt. Hence, nry requests of yuuwith respect to Col, Grayson and Isham T8lbot.MK6 tbtaN.B. Arguments abwt surnames cannot usually lead to anydesirable results or agreement, Grayson, as a surname, ha8not been noticed In Scottish history. But long before theNcGmgors were outlawed and their name proscribedlApril 3,1603) the second son of Malcolm Laird of PlcGregor 13'74) took.the name of "Grie$', and his descendants that of "Cfrierson"The name " greyson'' occurs in Brussels, and " ~reysolon'' inNormandy, and "Greystone" in Ireland. Maybe it has somethingconnected with "Crayton" in Kent, across the Channel fromNoxmarady,M.K.O.

(IPage 122Page 122WII.LIUI L. GORDON la17 - 1910MAURICE K. GORDONJAMES F. GORDONMAUBLRT R. MlLUTHOMAS I. SPAIN7HOU A. MITCHCLLLAW OFFICCS OFGORDON & GORDON & MILLSTHE KCWTUCUY @AN& 6 TRUST WILDIWMADISONVIUK. K E WFebruary 2, 1957W. John E . Manahan, Esq .ScottsvilleVirginiaIDear Mr . Manahan :Subject : Grayson FamilyYour welcome card suggesting that the Ambrose, John,Benjamin and Mary Ann family of Graysons had their originin St. Bees, Cumberland, is at hand. I ran across the1732 deed to William Grayson in Spotsylvania, and had %hesame idea, and procured a copy of the Parish Register ofBees back to 1538 or there'about with some 250 Grayson I-'-&tries, but no Ambrose, Benjamin, and no John whom Icould fit to his chronology. A part of the register intlie decade of 1680 was destroyed or damaged by fire, whichmight have been pertinent. I have procured a number ofIParish Registers in Yorkshire, where there were a numberof lowly Graysons. There were two in Anglesea of prominence,but they are now dead. There were indications Ithat they came from Lancashire, but I did not find anything there I could connect.IISeven or eight cities contended as to the birth place of-F_, and In the various apochryphal histories of theseGraysons, it is variously said that they came from Edinburgh,Wlchester, Manchester, Dwnfries, Westmland, etcbut most of them frankly gave up, even F .w . S. Grayson,4 the family historian, who begins with Benjamin his ancestor,the first of the name in ~irginia!' All the minister whopreached Ben jamin s funeral knew of him was that *"he cameto Prince William from one of the lowegcounties with hisbroad-axe on his shoulder". fl~ohnls son, Thomas Grayson,"mercha(qt of Deal County, Kent, was John's eldest son andheir record).?ka&'vIII

1. .-. *' Page 124 Page 124 #,their daughter Alice probably occurred in Princess Annor Norfollc, and she may have married John James, whodied in 1725/6.Thus the Grayson puzzle,notwithstanding the rank andconnections of the families of Benjamin with PresidentJames Monroe, Col. Wm. Grayson, John Catlett, e e ,remains to me insoluble; and I believe the historians(including I?. W. S . Grayson) have likewise found it so.Perhaps members of our association may have found somethingI have not been able, in my humble research, to findor verify.Yours truly,N.B. I have been told that John Grayson's place onMassaponax, about ten miles south of Frederickesburg,was shown an the Lord Fairfax map, but I can not distinguishit on your copy. G.u u SC u Y.BENJAMIN GRAYSON: I have on file an old hand-written chart from"K.C.G.?, apparently a genealogist. He shows the Benjamin Graysonwho was the brother of Spence Grayson married 1st-to Elizabeth -wthen to Stacy (Elzy) Berkeley, b, 1734, widow of Burgess Berkeley,d. 1757.. He alleges the children of Benjamin Grayson and Stacy tobe Benjamin; (III), Susanna, Anne, and Sarah, Stacey Elzey b,May 3, 17340 Ben jamin Grayson, the brother of Spence, living it^1785, HOWEVER: Tyler's quarterly and other sources say that BenjaminGrayson, son of Benj, and brother of Spence, married Ann Bronaugh,and had children: Dr,William; Dr. Robert 0.; Dr. John Oe: $iary,Elizabeth; Richard 0,; George; Alexander, and Benjamin (111)~ Doesanyone have informtion on the two different Benjamin Grayson thethirafs (111) above? This is important since one of them mightz bethe Benjal~in Grayson who entered land In Wilkes co., NsC..in 1778,and who is the ancestor of so many of us in the Grayson FamilyAssociation.--Richard Grayson

1* v, Page l23+. .Page 123,February 2, 1957The Parish Registers of Kent do not show the name ofGrayson. *Neither do the Pa@ish Registers of Dumfriesshire,nor of Essex (~~lchester). k ~ lI l know is thatJohn Grayson appeared in Lancaster County, Virginia,July 10, 17002a&s attorney in fact for Maria Gibson,his neighbor,in her deeds; and that he died in 1736 inSpotsylvania, intestate. I have photostat# of the~ziginal inventory of his estate, bearing the autographyfJohn Gordon (presumably my ancestor), asappraiser. 81 do not know certainly the names of thechildren of John Grayson, but believe them to beHoke, Mary, Elizabeth, . John and William, but withoutconfirmation.John and Ambrose were neighbors and parties to deedsbetween them; and both vestrymen in St. George Is.John came to ~potsylvahia about 1720,and in 1714 hadbeen a vestry man in Christ Church, Parish, Lancaster.One "history" baldly states that "John, Arnbrose andBen jamin and their sister Mary (who married MajorF*oqulC& Harrison of F~I~#&%A "landed in Christ Church, Lan-caster, in July g90 . P Another history says they werechildren o?irnmigrant named Jobs Grayson (not to befound in Hottents '~ists': nor in Bristol in America" .)Another "history1' says these Graysons had been long inVirginia in the seventeenth century. plot a sc@ ofrecord to sustain any of these "historieslY assertionshas been found by me.Arnbrose Graysonts children are named in his will, andI do not think he left any of them out of his will.Yet a "historian" at tributes to him other childrennamed Susan, Reaben, William . ea.There is a sort0tan excuse for William, as there is of record, a1 ase to John Grayson for the lives of himself, Ben--jamin and William,-and if this John Grayson Was the sonof Arnbrose, it might indicate that he had an infant brothernamed William. On the other hand, these lessees mayhave been sons of John Grayson,of Christ Church.,Ambrose Grayson first made his appearance of recordin Spotsylvania in 1726, when he married Alice Jameswidow of John James. I have never fou d the marriagerecord of John James, and Alice, but I %? inclined 'tobelieve that her premarital mame was Alice James,daughter of Miles James,, Sr . , and Elizabeth Ramsden, :fik~s~~widow, bornChrist. ~. .-imarried inmarriage of_--- 0 1'5TLN

Page 125I received more mil than there is room in the Newsletter thistime. Your genealogy offerings might therefore be in thenext issue,Would you lilrc to be one up on ~ther genealogists? Here are soraenew old words frou the Oxford ~iiglish Dictionary: G~~~JEN;OG~LS: tigenealogist ; GYNEALOGIAL: geocalogical; GZiJZiiLOGIZE: to draw u-v zgenealo~yy or to trace the descent of persons or families;GUlJB.MCY: the chief or head of a fanily or tribe,126: John & B-~rtzra Grsyson; John and Szrah Carter Grayson12'): Villian Grayson; ~ ~ c hCooley e l Grayson128-9 a Jaaes ikonroe ; iiobert C;~ay;;on of lwryland1-30: iladison Co., Va, Grayso~s131-6: John and ilillins Grayson of S,C,137-9: The Celtic link to the South 140: G.rnyson co., Va,.141 : Peter Pi. Graysorr142: Lvlox co,, L'snn. Graysons1143-1 56: 1 st ins tal1.neg-l; of 'L'1i.h Gi-"?lYSON FkiIILY v~hich aplsearedin Tylerf s ylzarterly, April, 19211, ilext instal1,nent nexb issu157-9:copy of a Grayson ,11e,2n~scrigt; the Va, Graysons160-br Ala, Graysons: your,,^ vr, ; Hal-ph 'tlilli~us;William Jams ;G, W, ,P 1~h~nks to all for yo&,- support, Let us all do noregenealogizing so that we can find aore genearchs !Cordially,Richard Grayson

202 W. IvIorgan Ave,Pennington Gap, Va. 24277July 30, 1983Dr. R. K. Gr'ayson10j Li. Jlain St.:it. Charles, 11. 60174Dear D r. Grayson:In reviewing copies of h'ewsletter I find that Vo1.4 No.5 Pg.166-167 contains a copy of the DAR record of Ella May l'h'iartinIlinderviood who traces to John and Barbara Hurdyne Grayson ofi.iontgornery - Co. ,Va. through their son, John and wife Sarah CarterGrayson through their son Ainbrose borr! 5 April 1810 in i;ladicon Co.,A1.a.I cited a DI\.R record which traces to Jackson, son of John andSarah and then to John and Earbara. I received a letter fromCynthia ;;nider who descends from George also son of John and Sarah.Sl-~e, toc, traces to John and Barbara of l'Ttontgornery Co,, Va.There can be no possible doubt about the parents of John Gragsonborn iiiontgoisery ' o. , Va. 1770 married Sarah Carter in tha l; county27 Oct. 1797, administrator of father's estate in Montgomery Co.,If-.,.L, i802-18 33--d isappeared in Virginia records about 1805. Hewas in >iadi:;on County Ala, by 5 April 1810 when Ambrose, ancestor of7birs. Underwood , was born.John Grayson and wife Barbara Burdyne Grayson are listed TjAR12atrio-t Indsx Volume 11 page 87.I am looking forward to he next Y4ewsletter.Sincerely,Harbara J. ellÎIIIIIIII

202 W. blorgan Ave.Pennington Gap, Va. 2427.7July 24, 1983I Dr.R. R. Grayson103 W. blain St.St. Charles, 111. 60174I Dear Dr. GraysonrIThank you for recent Grayson Newsletter.I would like topoint out that one line of the William Grayson will on page 92has been deleted . This comes fron Virginia Soldiers of 1776,page 497 and apparently was deleted in that printing.I have photocopy of this will obtained at rdontgomery Co.,I Va. Court House..........................1likewise give and bequeath unto rny sonI Ambrdse the plantation-Cold Patrick place on Xalkers Creek!- I also will to my son John the plantition that I bou.ght of-~anielJustis joinin:: to the Patriclr place on Y;alkc.rs Creek now I will -thatImy tivo sons A~nbrose and John do pay.. ................. WB 1 pg. 116The underlined passage is the part which is deleted.I Regarding the will of Rachel Caoley Grayson: Can some readersgive me the County Court reference for this?I Am I correct in believing that Jdhn Grayson, grandson, named inRachel's will is the same as the John who married his first cousin,Polly, daughter of Ambrose and Elizabeth?IXy confusion stems from the fact that with the formation of FulaskiCounty part of the Grayson lands fell in the new county and partI remained in Montgomery. Many Pulaski records have been destroyed.- I will appreciate any correspondence on this. Thanks.s&zAa&3Barbara J. Kelly

2212 Sutton PlaceRichardson, Texas 75080Dear Doctor Grayson:I have enjoyed. your Grayson Fa.mily Newsletters so very much, andam grateful to you for your hard work. T ran across an articlerecently in a book called Marv1an.d Genealogies - which is a consolidationof articles from the Faryland Historical Nacazine,I do not know whether anyone has ever submitted this articlebefore, but here goes:%he Maryland Ancestry of 'James PJonroe,By Monroe JohnsonStudents of Maryland history and genealogy will be interestedto learn that the blonroe family of Westmoreland County,Virginia, from which mames Monroe was descended, had itsorigin in Xaryland. So, if Maryland cannot, like her sisterState of Virginia, boast of the honor of being the mother ofthe fifth Fresident, she can at least claim to he the greatgrandmotherof that distinguished statesman.President Daniel C. Gilman of Johns Hopkins University,who wrote the first comprehensive biography of President Monroe,frankly adaitted that he had not been successful in tracingthe pedigree of his subject, President Gilman did, however,refer to an old statement, which has since been found to beerroneous, that the first of the family in America was oneAndrew ?-?onroe, who came to Virginia after the defeat of theRoyalist army in England, in whjch he held the rank of major.Based on this statement, the author of the Monroe Doctrinewas, until recent years, thought to have come of Cavalierancestry- the origin commonly, but mistakenly, attributed tothe leading Virginia families. While Doctor Gilmad was makinghis fruitless search anon& the Virginia archives for adescription of the '4onroe immigrant, a fairly complete accountof him, strange to relate, lay hidden in the old Maryland records,directly under the eyeE of the researcher.Kare recent researches have. disclosed that Andrew Nonroe,the great-peat--grandfather of President Ifonroe, arrived inMaryland about 1637, set-tling on Kent Tsland, where the turbulentWil-liam Clairborn had established a trading post severalyears before the Ark and the Dove, bearing Lord Baltimore'scolonists, dropped anchor off St. Mary's. The records aresilent regarding the immigrant ' s European antecedents, but,since the name Itonroe is a variant of the Scottish clan nameNmro, he must have come from Scotland, or perhaps fromUlster in Treland. Like many another Scottish Highlander ofthat day, he was unable to write and made his hark, when hissignature was required.The colonial records of Maryland show that Monroe commandeda pinnace, a small vessel, under Cuthbert Fenwick,general apent for Lord Baltimore. But when Richard Tngle,who has been variously described as a "pirate" and a "patriot"according to the political views of the historian, declared for

Parliament and attempted to overthrow the Proprietary, CaptainMonroe, a Protestant, joined Ingle in the Maryland reBellion,which was a miniature counterpart of the struggle thenraging in England between Cavalier and Roundhead.After the suppression of Ingle's revolt against the authorit$of the Calverts, Andrew Nonroe took refuge across the Potomacin Westmoreland County, Virginia, where a'land patentwas issued to him in 1650. On this land President JamesMonroe was born in 1758 - over a century after it had beengranted to his first American ancestor.It is interesting to nhte that Charles Tyler, the ancestor ofPresident John Tyler, also left Maryland for Virginia, probablyat the same time and under the same circumstances asCaptain Monroe.The descendants of Andrew Monroe and Elizabeth, his wife,became shbstantial citizens of the Northern Neck of Virginia,owing respectable estates and many slaves. Although theMonroes were prominent locally, being for several generationsjustices of the peace and officers in the militia, they did no%occupy the same position in society as their wealthier neighfors, the Lees, Washingtons, Alstons , and others, whose largerholdings entitbed them to greater consideration both sociallyand politically.Tn connection with the discarding of the tradition that theMonroes were of Cavalier stock, it is interesting to note thatThomas J , Westenbaker in his "Patrician and Plebeian inVirginia", offers convincing evidence that the "first familiesof Virginia," so many of which are related by blood or marriageto prominent Maryland fanilies, are, with only a fewexceptions, derived from ancestors of the English merchantand, in some instances, yeoman cl-asses. Despite the long-cherishedbelief in the Cavalier origin of these capable andcultured families, which have played such a prominent part innational affairs, Mr. Wertenbaker shows conclusively that theVirginia aristocracy was gradually developed on American soilinstead of being transplanted, full-grown, from England, as somany historians have assumed.Borrespondent's noter The earliest reference I can find Lothe Grason F'amily of Karyland, is an inventory of the property(lh98)vf one Robert Grason, late of Stockton, England. This familyapparently settled in Queen Anne and Kent Counties, which iswhere the Monroe f'arnily first settled, and since they were als?Protestants, it is quite possible that they moved to Virginiafor the same reason the Monroes moved. In -the records of Grasonsof Maryland there are many time gaps, which indicate ~~vement inand out of Maryland, probably as political situations developed.Roes anyone have any ideas about this?Ruth Hof'f2212 Sutton PlaceRichardson, Tex 75080

HOWARD E. GRAYSON -4921 Seminary Rd. Apt. 424 IAlexandria, Va. 22311- --1850-Panilics with Grayson Surname Only-Pazc Y Fnmily # NameAge Sex Color Occupation Birthplace--7184 184 J,uncs W. 26 El 61. Overseer Va. I(Counted with Dr. Jatnes H. Reid)255 255 lbrace IJ. 25 M W FamerCinirtda M. 33 F WThomas F. 13 M \JThomas S. 46 M ' \J Fannerbckery 50 F WJohn 19 $1 :JEdward 17 1.1 IJEmily 14 F IJThomas 11 M 6!1840-Fmi1j.e~ with Graysrln Surnarnc onlyGeorge 7 M W \'a.(Cxorge and Virginia Sonath both 23 also counted in this household)Grayzo~l, 'Romas S, ---- One male under 5, two under 10, one under 15 and one under SO-SO.Tr.!o females under 5, one under 15, one 30-40 and one 70-30,Grayson, Juda --------- One male under 5, t.c~o 10-15,he Eeruale 15-20 and one 50-60.1830-Families with Grayson Surname onlyGrayson, '.,lilliam ------ One male under 5, two 5-10 and one over 90.One fe~uale under 5, one 40-50.IIIIGrayson, Thomas S. ---- One male 30-40.One female 5-10, one 30-40 ancl one 40-50.1820-l:nmilic:iwith C,ra;~son Surnanc onlyGray;on, \,Jill iam ------ Chc male 10-15, one 45 and aver plus six others.Orlc female 26-45.lbe James id. Grayson listed on the 1850 cetlsus moved to rjo. in 1857, Our memi>erIbl. Iknson of 'hcson, k. has an intercst in him. ,See Vol. # 5, # 1, Pagc 7.'RI~ llorace I. Grayson listed on the same cenaas served XKX in a Plo. Confederate unitdurirr:: the Vlnr ~twec.n the States.I

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,0c. +0Cuunty0]ttzt~h,~in,t for ilti irirr of OJlirv-~ nnd SobLn of lhc Rmohtiot~py ~nnr/,:rhn terresldn by tRr cnrSay, or ralto ha~c clird eincc lhe rcar, and hacc not rcr~ircd Iunllfromthe United Slafru. .I * *., + .!--Ry an ACI o[?;otl;rm, of thr Ihh Scl,trlrtbrr, 1776, it is provided, that the Ommn nnd Strldicrs who encaredfor, nrrd tontir~~rdqrne dtrr;og thr lrtrr, or unul cl~rch.rrged by Congress, at~cl the hclys-f such Oficers and Soldiers'as sI~JII be rlun by ihr rrlrluy, shall rcr*r\r. land 111 ptuponlnrl to tltcir rank.K. I?,, Thost* wl~o cngdyd lor rllrru >ts.us, or fur ally other period 111ar1 rlorink the war, or'u4~o died orfntiEur, or cnr~r~lt>, ;rrr 1101 c11111!zd t~~?,lntl ftorl~ 11t1. Unlrod Stp1r3.'I'lu? folluwing clc~lint~oo (nnd entlltscd lilallk form of hr~bip) nlust be filled up ahtl rip,qI.&y the prefer airtho.' rhics. . ..>I* \% 0 , -1 1 * a\ *,I/ ..oj- &'c L !A.GS~G J L. .- I, i' .-. --/' . ..I .n . ' . I '.'-. "- . . . I ,I . ab ;a-,- Iwir at',; d g&&-I' Ido, u n 7th tcrtify a d sloclarc, lo the best'of ruy knaiPledgc and bcltcf, that&&-JJrdc &&A~,,.- ,did dmt In 177s , for tilt. tcnn of durlng rbc war, and scrvcd In tho rcglnlent h'hunder. tornmand of Colunri A- fc'dL* the A.Aac&u line; Isfordaid uotll t *, ,Y /'

.Does Celtic link If 'Iaccount for the %.Dixie difference? . ,.By Michael HirsleyCh~cago TribuneC,r4L!SCA I,OOSJI, Aln.-Forrc5t +- , - -, .hl:l>o~~nld 3116 Gr;ldy Alc1:'hincy- - -, . *\, *I1 knon linu to suffcr stylishly for. hcing ! .,.-. 7.:;, ,"IYhitc :iolllh.ri~r~-s are L!ic only peo!llo in 1 b /' .'2'Arnm~cn it is pcrrnissil.rlc lo dor~d ctn 1'Vanymnrc," says fil,.\'!hi~~~y, co~nfortably en- j; .' .* ',sconc,c.d bchintl a big, cli~ttcrcd d~sk ~n his [second floor office. I'rom R nenrby chair,pat-ti~cr Alc1N)nald rcsls his frct onIhlc\Vh~r>cy's tlcl,k.i1TIwy U~ivc~rsily of AIaI~arna pr~fessorsand ct~s~i~~~:uisIrcrl scllior fcIlows of thcunivrrslly's C:ciltcr for t!lc Slucly of Sotrlhernllistory nntl ('ullure,Rlcllonald tlotfs in aqrcc~nent as his fellowfclloiv sn).s white Soutl~r;t.nc.t-s "arc thc o111ypcoplc! it] tl~c \vo;ld t Ihiit t!lc 11l)cral cstnblis!1- , !IJIICII~ \\r~uld allow 10 1)c nukcti."I1. . . - . .-.. -.-,. -..-, 1hlc\Vhlrrcy, 55, r;risc.d ill nortlrwcstc~~~r Iau-Isia~la, nrltl hlrI)on:lltl, 56, fro111 soutllca:;tc1.11 Drs Forrest h/lcDonald [left]' and OradyrTcxtrs, h;rvc a r~o\~cl :ir~u~ncnt for those! wllo McWi~~ney oi the Un~versity of Alabama: Is'$cj)icl Scuthcrilcl,~ ns lazy, slovetlly, hcdonis- Celr~c hef~tage the rnark of D~xie?t~c, anti-intcllrctual i~nd cq)poscd to proi:rcss.It is all tr!~c, tliey my. !3111, thcy atld, (:eltic Eucrylhiug, accni~ijng to Xlcl>onnld ant1pcop:~ cxhihil tliosc siimc tendc!ncics in corn- hlc\!'i:it;cyparison with Anglo-Saxo:ls."l'l!c North was sclllcd primarily by pco- 'ple from I

'1 . '1~otttinued from first Tempo pagetht he is speakinc of original 18th-Century st!trlers, "nnt the post.ptntofarnine Celtic irnr!;lfranls who catnehere in the 1840s 2nd settled in theNorth. No irnnligrants nioved to the.South in great n:rmbers after theAmerican Hcvolution."The Alaba~na professo~.~, aware.that their pren~isc gocs against thelong-standing historical vicw thatAmericans' styles and traits weremolded by differing frontier experiences,contenrl that the North preservedits English culture. while theSouth clung to its Celtic heritagctlt:-,pite Ulose esperien:.cs.Xoce lhen ~tny ot!lcr3 rea?on, culturalai1cc::try is why Northcr~iersard SDU:~IC~:.II~?I+S: are diffi?re;.it, thetwo say. In their view, aricest.ry evenexpliiit~s (he Civil War---how it v;eafouqht and how it crr:it!tl.he Celtic zpproacb to lrattle u7asto ~ttacl< al:d 11' io en(! their \!.nrsearly, \wthnut p r antling heyo~ld theinitial tl~ru:;t, the proft ssors contr'nd.That reckless approach was charnctcrislicof the C!oi~fedcrate Army inthe Civil War, zccorli~rig tohlc\Vhi:~cy, ivliosc i-ezewl-ch includesa recent buak titicbtj ".4ttzcli andDie: Civil \frar Military Tactics andthe Souther11 lieritage."THIC UNIGN ARhlY "was disciplincd,pl-sistcnt, pnticnt ar,d dog-ged!~ de!iirn~i~;erl," IblcV;hiney says."ll'hc Army o: !!re loto:~~oc: lostI~urniliating bat:lcs t il?~? :jfier timc,but pcrsisled until ti-,

torians have with our theory is that tilne, love it."it ch~llenges the standard view of Or:e not-so-ordinary SouthernerAmerican history written from the . who wrote Mcl)onald fan letter isNew England perspective," liarper Ike, author of the 1B(i Pu-McNrhiney says. Four-fifths of an- litzer prjze novel "TO Kill atehllum Southerners did not I:R\.~ hlockingbird." The Alabama nativeslaves, he says, adding that conccn- read s:rme of the professors' ,vorktrating on slavery is "a conv~nient after moving to New York City.way to use Southerners AS morai "People cannot seem to grasp thatscalsegoats."we LSoutheroersI arc the largesthlcDONALD AND hfc\Vhlney say segment cf Anierican society thatthey are not apologists for slavery, escaped the melting pot," Lee wrote."but we want it to be clcar that "I do know what 100 percent South-! grid of slavery did ilot prodi~ce ern is, but have hen fnlslrated byIFtt enven I on Earth." l\/Ic\l'hi~;cv notes. lack of Authority, which is what New"Soiltherners do not believe III the York inteilectuals respect r~ost.perfcctihilily of rnan 0:- t!lat henven "It g,ives mc tl?lig!:t to kno\-! thatCarl be brought to Earlli."Authorrly is comlrlg to the rescue, inAsked about religious fervor ofton cold print. . . . I hope that you andattributed to Southerners, Mcl)ona!dadmits, "We have a lot of hor11.aq~rnrcvivt~lism. But instcad of' sa1vr;tion 'through reverence and good works,we have a lot of .salvation throughconfession. . . . In other words, t.helazy man's way to heaven."Not everyone coni'orms to cull.uraltypecasti!ig, the professors adn:it.Nonethelzss, hlcWhiney says, "dcspiteall the hornogcnization over theyeys, we think we still see r".:! inctdirf!:rences in Northerners' andSoutlalners' attitudes on cel-tair?things thdt relate to English or Celticancestry."3IcDonald ci!es work habits ofSoutlicrncrs, recalling a tirne helived in Detroit and heard nativcstalk about Soutiierners working cnthc assernbly line at arr auto piact:"The cognoscellti said, 'Buy carsmade on Tuesday through Thur :;day,ty! not !rlo!~da)r or Iarid:ty. ?'ticSout.herners leave work early onFriday and come back hlonday inbad shape."'On the irnporlancc of family tics,hlcWhincy cite; questionnaires he ,has given over the years, askinastuden!s to list relatives livirrg \vlthin50 rniles of each otliet.: ''Souihcrnstudents frcquently nanlcd 50 to 100pco le, whilc Northern stutletitscoufd narne only IU or 15 at brst,.''TI1)lOUC;II SUCtI questiul-r~iairesand conver.iations, ?;Ic\ic\Ylrinsy sa:;s,"I\'\'e think we're avvuitlinu !;tet.r:utypeshanded clown through f!istory,and tryirig to talk !o real folks, crfind out what they had to say yrarsago."Southerners teaching in Northimsct~ools "!lave trc.,?tc.d us v:ith scnrn,while we've bccn prctty ~:cll i~ccrptedctmon:: Mutti:.rn hisl!\ri:inst~;ic!ling in tl~c.'%)ul tr," fiIvN';~incyFHYS. "(.)~linary LSo~tt~erfif'r~, kvhenthey he;tr our theory for the first,'.,"~Dr. McWhinzy pursue your researchesforever."THE PROFESSOICS hnve been re-searching and cxpo~tnding theirpremise for eigh! years. To HarperIpe and those ivlio agree with her onthe one hand, anti to those on theother hand "who think we are puttinfthem on, and if they ignore us,we 11 go away," JZcWh~ney sags theproject will continue with anothertrip to the British Isles this summcr.To those ~'110 vmnt more proof, hesays, "We're workirxg on our bigbook."And he renssuIes, "It's the size ofthe job, not our laziness. that's delayingit.", q ( q ,J. Ch~caqo Tr~buna-

Grayson County was formed from WytheCounty in-93 and named for William Grayson,one of the first two erqnnknyu frs lTj-r~+nin I uhndied in 1790. Settlement had started aboutfifty years earlier while thio area was portof Fincastle County which later was dividedinto Washington, Montgomery, and Wythe coonticarGrayson citizena were amonP the patriota whom'et oxJanuary 20, 1775, at Lead Minen on thep=esent Carroll-Wythe boundary and drew up theFincastle ~esol~ionn, a document exgres&ngse~timcnts which were Inter found in theDeclaration of Independence,The county seat wae at Oldtown from 1793'until 1&7+2 when Carroll County was formed fromGrayson, was made the courthouse. In 1960 Grayson countyf8 populationa population of 679. The independent city of Galax adjoinsTficorporated as a town in 1906 only a few years after it sprang up,became independent in 1953, and had a population of 5,254 in 1960.Thia county (land area 450 sq, mi. or 288,000 acres - water area 4 sq. mi.) lies 111 theBlue Ridge province on the North Carolina state boundary. Its extreme southwestern cornertouches Tennessee. ~hF~ew Kiver, flows across the county. Only in the lower parts of theIriver valley arc'alcitudcs as low as 2,300,fect. Generally elevarione are 3,000 feet ormore, and the entire southwest corner ie above 4,000 feet, There are several very highpeaks, two of them being Virginia's highest mountains -- Mount Rogers (5,720 feet) andI'Titetop Ilountain (5,520 feet). The Jefferson National Forest extends into the northern and:rthweetern part of the county. Temperatures average about 37' in January, about 72' in .July. Precipitation amounts to 41 inches annually, INearly one-half of the total area is in frrest, but most of the original timber whichcovcrcd this region was cut long ago. In recent years many acres have been converted toforeot and small size trees predominate. Some lumbering operations continue. Mineralresource0 of the county arc varied. Copper, iron and manganese oren, as well as soapstone,marble, barite, granite and gneiss have been produced. Kyanite, unakfte, £el-dspar andIkaolin occur in scattered places. Iron sulphide i8 produced from a mine just - across thcGrayson-Carroll line.'Grayson's fine grass pastures produce good livestock, and the greater part of its farmi11~0rnc comes from cattle, calves, and dairy products. In both livestock anh dairy productoit is in the upper rank of Virginia counties, Local farmers have a ready milk market at:.aGalax condensary and nt Independence. Thcre is also at Galax a market far all kinds of iI!livestock, A woolen mill at Mouth of Wilson can use moat of the wool ahor3 in the county.Nore than two-thirds of all farms are part-time or residential.' IMany more Grayson people cre employed In manufacturing than in farming. Manufacturingplants arc found at Fries, Independence, Mouth of Wilson, and particularly at Galax, whichie a thriving industrial center on the Carroll-Grayoon County line, Products of theseplanre include cotton materi~l and sheeting, wooleno, hosiery, apparel, knitwear, evaporated 1milk, upholstery nnd drapery materials, uphaletered furniture, bedroom furniture, specialtyfurniture, mirrors, and lumber.In cooperation with wythe County, Grayeon has n regional library with hcadquartcre at~ndcpenderica and booknnbilc ecrvicc through the county, illera are two hospitale and u clinic(in Gelax.IIIIIIIIIII

78 ., Tne 111s-m~~ AND GEOOI~APUY OF TEXASGRAYSON.G...~Petcr 1% Grnyson was bor11 in 1785 in JCcntncky, which was thencni~~~i.~llVji~ii1~-~i~~-=iTTTTX1~3iiiRiis Led f a111 il y illVirginin, wliicll statc also lli~s u cou~~ty narnccl Grayson. IIc was a. 111;111 of s11j)crjor crllture slid was- ;I ];I\~scrby profession.to '17(!sas ill lS32, 11ri11,i:i11g 1vit1111i11l 11 is sli~vcs, i~ccl\rirctl two Icilyeasof Iiu~cl ill ;\l;~titgordii COltllty,At tltc CIOSC of I'rcsi~I~~t~t~~Willll~: :I ti~ll~Ii(~il~(~ to S I I ( + C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~!lltl 0~N!11~( 111)IIe ci)~>lca ~~~illltil~i011 t0wlli(hl~ Ilc (luvotc!il nlost of' his tillre,;IS t11c:l.c little to do in Ilis~u-ofc.ssiorl, J1i 18:{5, \vIlcli tro111)lel~t*t~\.cc.n lic>:its arltl Jrcsico c:llllrto it crisis, wlbail.cc1 to C> oriaitlcsi111tl joilrc.tl t llc ; I ~ I I I ~i111clof '~'CX~ISI)c.c;t~llc ilitle to C:e~lcl.;il 1~11rlcsonill X(!vt~~tlI)cr, lH5.Wllc.11 111~: ~n'ovisiol~;\l Kovl11.rl-:III(~II~ \viks OIQ.Y~III~Z(:(~, ~ I I1 S:jfi, I't~c~sitlctl t I%III+II~!~l1i111 IS d l tt~~r~~(by (;c!II(*I.~I~JI,:IIY:II.sc~lt~c~t(~cJ~ I I 11is(';rl)irrc~t, 10 s~tcc.c~c:(l l)ilvitl T~II)III;IS,\V~O clicb(1 s11i)rtIy i~ftcr11is til)l~oi111,-JIIL-I~~. l~i~tt~r CJI, l'rt:sitIc~lt ~;II~II(*~SL~II~ 1ii111 c111 ;L ~~i~)l~lliiitic 111issio11to tllc I!l~itc(l St;~It:s. 11c SIICC(?PC~-cd Ircl~(lc~*soli ils .\ttorllcy G'c~lcl~~l~rO1~~tollII~III, lvitll l?. 11, ],illlliir illltl ctlie[ill Ilwtsto~t's first &billet.'S tit-st tl!l Ill ~~l.t~sj~~clltl~;r~lysOllI 0 1 \ 0 1 I I I I . ])lll.;llE tllc c;il1\.ass Jlc rctllrlrctlto l'l:llllcssve ;III(I col~~t~litlcd s~tieitl~Collillgs-\vortli ;tl~out tile sallkc ti111~.:IS tlill Clljef J ~ ~ ~ t i ~ ~

142142 I- r.1IOLD RECORD DEPARTMENTl KNOX COUEITY COURTHOUSE Annex; KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37902;tI1 MRS. DOROTHY L. mx-xK LaWaon1IIIiI3RECORDCLERKI //Richard R. Grayson, Me DO103 West Main St.St, Charles, IllinoisIII500 Church ave.I/ I/26 February 1974Dear Mr. Gragson, ,I checked the wills, 1792-~~74---fod the name Grayson, there isn'tany wills /- -.listed. l\I also checked the marriage records 1792;?;1900, I have seven marriagerecords ;en jamin-1815 'aannah -18241.6 n e -1828Y O S ~ P -1798 ~I-3 -1809/ ,Sarah -1816"':yr-$+/A~-t~a~Ln)amln to Nancy Rigney; bn Henry Ricjney May 29 1815~?g~'Y34)1 !1ann,Ih to Thomas Yarnell on Mar 4 1824:ant to I'rarlcis Edmonson cln Feb 3 1828 %'-%?I Joscph to Fatty Breazealc: hn ilenry Brcazcale Dec 10 1798I 'n, Hancy to John Edrnonson; bn Sept 16 18094,,.:?n, Sarah to Lohn Edmonson on Aug 20 la16~I-LII, Wllli~m to Martha McCahan by David Nelson JP Mar 11 1828; bn Daniel I.lcPlullan-- -, -r ._i___... ----.-- ...I found Benjamin Grayson to have been on jury duty in Jano -May. 1793, Iand in Octe 1818. We have nothing in our records on John WilliamGrayson* If in further search, write to the Register of DeedsKnox County Court HouseKnoxville, Tennessee 37902IIIIIIIII

!'l'IIJ3 GltAYSOK F:iAIIldY*ftr+ Tho firet of tho Grnyso~ls, of wl~itli tl~erc is nrlv accnu~lt athand was Ucnj;~il~in Gmyson. IIe is bulic~cd to llnvc cn~igr.~?cdfrom Scotl.~nd, but to l~are bec~~ last iron1 \frest1~~orelnnrl Col~nty.iVirginin, wllerc. he 6cttlcd on tllc Occoquarl IIicer near the spot?which alterwardi bccn~nc Colcl~estcr in I'ri~ice \\'illii~n~ County.i, He was n me~cllnnt, ditl nu cstcnsi~c busincs, through tllc surtrounding cvount~y n~id ncquircd grcnt 1vcslt.11. Ilc mill-I-icd Susant . hIonroc, nnd t11c11 nficr Ircr (lent11 tl~c willow S1ntc.n a11d died inthe year 1727.: . The first Ifonroc in T'irginin was a sca cnptnin, Andrcw hIonroc,wlro ellligrntcd to hfiir~lnncl about ID10 n ~ ~ aftcr\vards d removedto Vi~ginin. Ile colnrnandctl a pinnncc untlcr Cutl~bert, Fenaick, gcr~c~ .)I ;1gc11 t Tor T,nrd Il:~l ti~~~ol-cl, and in 16 1 1 tool< ~ ; ItIr with llicllard Inglc, Lxtcr hc rcmovcrl arrow the Potorllnc nnd; . scttlcd nt Appar~~~tto~, Iron. Mattox, in \Vcst~nor~clancl County. 1Ieobtained n grar~t of land 1~i11,n on a creek nnnlcd for him, fallingtinto 1'otokrl.lc l:i\c~l. :lir1>11t f11us 111llc5 Lb\r 1'nl)c's ('~ccli on \vl~icl~f Qeneral Ii'nshi~rgton uns born, ~vhosc ancestor Jolin \irasllingtnnt . was also a eailor.-*This account is flnln n hlanuscript co~npfled liy Frcdc.rl(~k Wi1-llam Crayson, of Kentucky, later of Philodclpliia, alnel~ded ilr a; few pnrliculars by tho Editor.

d. !-.I-./Sasan llonmc, ul\o 111nrricrl lic~~ja~~lill C;rnyson, \vns a rl;1\1g11--.._tcr of Andrcy .3lonroc, tl~c fioli---of Cal)tai~t Andrew, ttlc irnmitit1* LrgJller L\~i(j~*c\v, t111r(I of illis II:IIIIC, \vtl$ the ff~tl~cr of: , .. . . , p:,-v:7 Spcncc Ilonroc, father of I'rcsidcnt Jnlnes Jlonroe, thus ~lnkiltdw- *'I+- hcr grcnt auut of I'rusiilcnt Bionroel..hLJ ,! p, :I: k.41 .--- Urnjamin Grnyson and Susnl~ llonroc arc creditctl by tllc fnnlilystntc~~~cnt with four childrc~~ viz Uenjnniin, Spence, IVillinmand Susan hfonroc. A tlrctl I~rt~rccn Frcncl~ Mason, of 'rruroParisl~, I'rince \\'illiilm Coulr:~ al~rl I)CII~;~~II~II Grnyson of IinmiltouIJari+ll, 1'r.ilic.c \l,\\'illi;~~~~ Coal~ly, rlitic~tl AII~IIP~?I;, lr:IO, ItiIlliCane~tjnn~in Grayson nrld his POIIS 1!clt,i;111lin n11d Spcnce Crayson.1. 13c11j;1111in CI~.nysoll, sot1 of 1Scujalnin (:~.i~jsou nntl Snsan-2 1__Alol~rnc, \\.as cngngc{l ill tltc husinces whicl~ 11is fatl~cr liad pur-~1h7Kit wns not successful in his operations, although tllc joitlt~~rcor dowcr right of his ~vife securcd a I I ~ ~ U ~ Scstntc O ~ C which s11cLruosuritic'~~ to her ;GI).IIo lcft an oilly son, and n dnughtcr w11o ~narricd a Brolli~ughof lnudoun C0unt.y. The Eon Bcnjinnin lcft ~cvcral cl~ildrcn Utclntc I)$ \\rill~&qso~~ 1v11o did in hfe\i York, the late.--Ilr.ltobcrt (irii~~on \\.lto dictl in StafToril, Dr. Jol~n 0. (:rnyson ofl4~~tlono, tl:c j>reacnt Allas. Stcpl~cnsnn otTXElGiGEi~id tllc prcssnt31r.6. l~:liznLctl~ Cartcr, latc T,e\vis, \\+l~o rcsirlcs ncar 1xcsl)urgin ~ ~ o ~ n i o u n-t ~ .2. Sl'cnce Ornxso~~, S~II of I~PII~~III in (: ~.nyion a11t1 Sus;111 Irlonrocb,\

points commissioners to lay out said town and dcclares that tile€aid town should be called Colcltcatcr.From tliis gc~~tlc~nnn thc nonlc or l'ckr, wit11 or witllout thcadditio~i of \Y:~gcncr, 11ns bcrn ~stnblisl~cd in the fnlnily. l'11eson of 1)r. \Y;~gcncr, Col. Pctcr \Vngcncr, it nppcnrs, tvas for sometinic clerk ol Fairftis Coulity, l'ilginia. A Coloi~cl Petcr \i'age~~:r. appcxlrs as an oflicrr from Pnirfnv during thc Ilevolution and hems probal~ly tlie snmc person.b' /Sollle ti~nc aftzr S11cnce Grngson had rn:irried and cstablishctl11i111sclf at "l%cllc Air" 11c felt a11 in~vnrd call fro111 thc 11013. Spiritto tl~c n~inistr~* of Cllrist our Idrd. IIe \rent to 1311gIand J\.~ICI.Che lind 1)ccri C~IIPR~CIL~ all(1 cnlnrncn~cd tile study of tl~cology. 110returncd to Vi~.gi~iia in 17'71, rind wns ~rlinistcr for quite a nuluhrof YCR~R of Canicron l'arisl~ in Loutlon Chul~ty. In 1784 11~scrved ns ~ninistcr of llcttingcn I'arisl~, l'rincc William County.Ile diccl in 1)eccml)er 1798. Ilc is said to hnvc bccil by tl~osc wh 1remcml)crcd him a Innn of finc presence, clc~itr~cc of atldrcss andedevoted tc~ Ilia ft~~mily and friends nnd a finisheil gcnt2cnl:ln.3. IVillian~ G r n j z so11 ~ ~ of I3cnjnn1in (;rayso11 RII~ SusanMIIonroc, was horn ~n l'rincc \\rillii~~~~ Clo1111ty JTi~fii~lia in 1731;. IIc. graduatctl at thc Collcgc of I'l~il:~dclpl~in in 1'760, mnd is $;lid tohaic studicrl law at l11c 'l'eml)le in London. 1112 took a lively pnrtin thc ~FSIICS of tll~ Itc~ol~~tin~~. and 011 XOFCIII~)CI~ 11, 1774, n con*pony forrncd ill I'rincc \\'illinm Coulity wliicl~ cliosc tillin inn^ Gray-6011 0s Captain nnd ndophd tllc fol1on.ing rcsolutionq:"1st. I~csol\~ld t11;it tllc 111otto of this C O I I I ~ Bsliall I ~ ~ bc nl~libcrarrt i~ulltrs."dnd, Ilcsolvcd l~r~n~iir~iously t11at 'J'l~onins 1~l~~Iibt1~1, 1liehal.dGrnllanl ai~d l'l~ilip Ilicl~nril 1crn11cis Iac, ge~~tlcn~cn, do tvnit 0301. Cco. l\'nsl~ington 2nd rcrlrrcht l1i111 to tc~li~ corn~nnnd of this6onll"ny aq its field onicer; and illat 11e \\ill LC 1)lcaicd to directthe fnsl~ion ot' their unilornt ; tl~nt tl~cy also ncclunint hiin of tl~emotto of tllcir Con~linny ~rhicl~ is to IT Gxrd upon tl~cir colors."'J'llc rxanlplc of this Colnpnny Ivns sl)ccdily followctl in tl~c adjoillingCo11ntic1s nf I:,lirfax, 1;huquirr n11d Sl)ott\gl\nnia.Spnrks in slIcnkin,rr of tl~is nioven~cat says C:enl, Wnshingtnr~had hnrdl!. ~ct~~rncd fl.o111 tllc Co~~yr~e-s 1vlle11 IIC \vns solicited by

tlic l~idcpc~~dc~it Compii~~y of 1"'rincc II'illinn~ County to take c011ln~andof tlltni ns field ofliccr. Otller co~~r~~ai~ics tc~itlcrcd Iii~n tl;~snnlc honor, nnd it sccnlcd to bc thc u~rn~~i~nous c\l)chctulion of tl~c])eoplc tlrnt, in tlrc cvcnt of n war, lie wo~lltl bc pl:ic3ed nt thc Ilcudof tlio Virginia fosccs. JIc ~ieldcd to tlic solicitntions of tllc Con1-pmiies, revic\vcd tllcn~ at the dilfcrcnt points of rcndcz\~o~~s, nnirllntcrlthem by I~is psc~cncc and csnr~lplc; nnd 11i.s advice ar~d in- -str~~ctio~~v ~verc rcccivcd by thciii as ordcrs wlricli tlicy wcrc boundto obcy.Upon the occasior~ in i\pril, 1775, of Lortl I)uti~norc's rcnlovnlof the powrlcr fro~ll tile pnblic JI;tgnzinc nt \\-illinn~sburg and all'ntrick IIenry cxtnrting from hi~il ita vitlklc in II~O~CJI, a nlcclingwas hcld nt Dnnrfries, nt wl1ic11 Cnllt. Grayson \\.its tllc lcatlcr,which passcd resolutions of tl~anks to 111.. IIcnry for his spiritedand patriotic conduct. On tllc snllic occasion n proposal was ficntto Capi, Grng~on Ly ilrc 11idepender;t Co::~i?ccy af Pl?c?ttsyivnninCounty, for the several C'onipa~~ies to unite and march to IVillinmsbnrgin ordcr to sllilrc in the dctcrirli~~ntion of tlie people toprcvcrit the repetition of sucl~ nn outrngc. Capt. Grayson unitingwitli hlr. Lcc, an ofliccr and melnhcr of tile COI~I~)~~IJ, irniiicdintclysub~nittcd tlic qncstion to the Common field oificcr of tlie sevcruiIndcpcndcnt Conlpanics, ns follows :Dumfries, Va., April 22, lIr75.Sir:IVc have just rcccivcd R lcttcr froin tllc oniccss of thc 111da.pendent Conlpnny of Spottsylvanin, ivliicl~ is hcreivith enc!oscd.\Ire irniiicdintcly cnllod togctlier this Colnl)a~~y, nncl tho vote putwlicthcr they would n~nrcli to \\rillinlrisl)urg for tllc purpose Incntioncdin tlint Icttcr, uhicll mas carried unanimously.\Yo Ilavc notliing mosc to ntld but that \vc nrc well assuredyou may tlcpcnd on tlienl for thnt or any otllcr PL'I*V~CC n'l~icl~ r+spects the liberties of America. \Ye expcct your answer and dotcrrrli~lntionby 3Ir. 1)nvcss.ll'e have tllc 11onor to bcYour obt Szvts.By order of tlrc ConlpnnyWillinm Grayson,to (lol. Geo. WashingtonMt. Tcrnon.

'I'l~e tlny aftcr Gcnl. \\'nsliington receiver1 frorn Congress hiscour~nissioii nppoi~~tiog l~i~n COIIIII~~I~~CT ill Chicf of nli tile forcesrai~cd or to be ~.i~iecd iri tile ~Irncricnn Cnlonics, Ilc toolc lcavc oftllcrc Jndel~cnrlel~t C'o~npanies in the iollowirig letter to Cnpt.Grayson nnd others:l'hila. Pa. June 20. 1775.Gcl~tlcnlen :I nm now al~out to bit1 adieu to the C'ompmics undcr your re-' spective cnn)lii:~~~ds., 1 linve lnui~clicd into a wide nnd csknsivcfieltl, too boundless for Iny nl,ilities and far, vcry far beyonil 111~espericnce. I n~u called by the un;lni~nous voice of tile Colonicsto tlie Corn~i~and of tlie Contincnti~l Arnly, an honor I did notaspire to, an llonor I was ~olicitons to nvoid upon n full convictionof lily inaderlu;lct~ to the iniportailcc of tlic scrvicc. Tlie partialityof Coi~gress, IIOIYCVC~, ns.iiatcd LJ a political nioti~e, reildercJ nixreasoris u~iavnili~lg :III~ I shall ta~~lorrow set out for the campnear Boston.I have nnly to bcg of yo11 tl~creforc, Eeiorc I go, espccinlly asyou did 111c tllc l~oiior to pit your Conlpa~iy undcr my dircctiorl. and know not 11ow soon you rnny bc called 011 in Virginia for ancxcrtion of yoiir ~nilitary skill, by no means to relax the disciplil!~of your respcctive Colnpanies,I haye tllc honor to be ctcGeo.. Wnsbington.It is to he 1.cnlarked licrc that 111. Vernon and I)nlnf14ies werewithin visiting distance of cacli otlicr, nccordi~~g to the 11djits ofthe country in tllnt. day and that up to t11at period, tllcre wasmuch social intcrcourec betwcell Gcnl. Washington nnrl Ilcv. Spclicc'Grayson nnd Col. \Ynl. Grnjson as ncll at tllcis rcsllcctivc Iiouscs'as at othcrs in the neighborhood. In Gcnl. ITjshi~i~ton's diaryCol. Grayson is frctlucntly nicntionctl ns n gl;cst nt Bil. Vernon,slid as pnrtaki~~g will1 Cwl. IYasl~ington in his favorite recrcntinr!oi hunting. ?'l~is ir~tercol~r~c nlay account ill ?art for the mnn-, ncr in which Col. Grayeon t~iolies liis first appearance 011 thc t21ea-

trc of tIrr 1:cvolutiou. 'I'Ilis will nppcar froni tlrc following ordcrprinted i11 tllc Archives :"Hcadqtrs Ncw Yorkhug 24-l'77G-Countersign "Jlondou"I'arolc "J nll~aica"The Gcncral 113s nppointcd \Yillin~u C:ri1ys011 Esq. OI~C of IrisAids dc ('~III~). IIc is to 1)c obcycd and ~*cs!)cctctl accordingly."Thc battle of Long Islund irns tl~eli inli,ctiding nnd was foughttltrcc d ~js tlftcr the date of tliis order, CoI. Cirnjson crosscd OYC~to Broo1:1~11 \\*it11 Ocr!cr:~l \\:asIiiilgton n-lrilst the action nns goingon ant1 IV~IS c~lrlllojccl by him with otl~ctrs after it ceased ir!rcrourroit~:siirg nlorrg tile liiw of tilt 1crn!~~~ll!,tlrc spirit of tlrcir ;~s..;oci:~tcs drooping from di~astcrs, or ex-Ilansttcl iro111 nction ill1(1 Iati::ltc. Co1. G~.~\,VFDIL ivns I)otl~ 1111oyn11tatid firrr~. Sclrrocdcr stntcs illat it was n plcilsnntry of Col. (:ray.fin11 011 t.11~ furlher ret.lacnt from Ncw Yol.1~ t,ll:lt "SSrs. Jlurln).had havctl the Al~iericarr Aroly." She was the wife of Itobcrt Murray,n Qunkcr. \Vl~ilst tl~c I\~nc~-ir*iin ;\rtr~y was on its rctl.ciltIroln Scn' York nilrl tl~c Hritisll ill claw ~wrrttit, tl~c ollicc~s oftl~c Inttcr, in nd~al~cc, stopped at tlic llousc of Mrs. Nurrny iorrefrcslr~rl~~l~t~, ;In? $11~ k~~!)\vi~:g ti~c ~II~~)OI.~;:IICC of CVCII r~li~ll~ies tohcr frje~li!s dct:li~~ed t11c 1Srittish ofliccrs sn ;~grornl)ly as to givetl~c A~i:cri~i~ns tllc necessary time for csrili)c. 'l'l~e forts on the1Iudson 11n~i11g ).~ccn ~nnlr~~cd, tl~c lr~nilr hr111y took thc dircctio~lof T\'c\\. Itocl~clle, and fot~gl~t in succession tl~c battles of IInrlcmIieigt~ts, and IVhitc l'lains,It \r:ls at this tilllo tl~;~t :\Ics;III(Ic~ IInnrilt.nrr, t11m Captain ofan Artillcry COI~II);III~, C:!IIIC IIII~C~ L~IC notiti? of C:c~lcrnl \\'ashinglona1111 \Y;IS ;rilllc(l a:; (\id tlc Cir1i11) to l~is ~)csio~i;ll staff.Col. C:ruj.;n~l \Vils ill tllc 1)nttlc of \llritr! l'lriil~s and trnditiurstatcos cotnl~lnntlcd x colu~~~rr. IIc \rnA prohnl)ly not at IInrlc111llcigl~ts, \vIiicl~\\-;IS fou::l~t 1). tlctac11111~~11t i~ndcr I

Tlren canlc the retreat across tlic Jcrsejs, tlleii so callcd.The Archivcs contilin letters ol Col. C;ray.;on as aid de Campto Genl. \\'n~hington fro111 3rd Oct. to lit11 1)cc. 1776.As an i~idication of tlrc ~notlc in whicli tllcse duties were perfo~.nicd,tllc Iii~t of tllc ECS~CS wc lrnlc il~scrtcd. It is add~cs~cd toCol. Jollrl Cadwalndcr.EIcsd Quarters at ICcitl~s LlowDec. 15, 177GSir :Ilis I ~s'c~ 11as desired IIIC to ac(111trirlt you flmt I)! advicc rcccivcrl1st niglit froin rl prisoner, u.110 \\.:IS scrva~rt to Capt. Hcll air1 deCaiup to Gclrl. 1-nugl~nn, Iic is inforl~rcd that tlic enemy inkad toretru~~ b:\cIi; i;~ilreil tllc 11n111bcr of I\-,~gons ivhiclr Ilnvc 1)cclr lnovingdown tonards 13ordcnto\vn scclns to favor this iutelligcnco.W i~ lSscrll(~nc'y tllil~lis tllcy linvc n dcvig~l of sending their forngcwngons and 1)il~pnge 113 tlic routc ol Soutli Arnt~oy, i~rrtl tl:iit thcypresent us R frorlt on tl~c river for Il:c purposc of cffectuirlly coveringtlrcirl, 11.1iilc bj scllili~rg thcnl by thc road, tlrey sccnrc tliclungai~~stforccd nlnrclr fro111 Gcnl. 1,~; for s11011lclie cross tlrcirline tlicj ivould 11al-c it in tlieir poaer to crass his.Ilo~vcver tllc Gcnl is by no Incans certain tiint this is thc casc,he therefore dosircs yon will exert yoursclf to thc utl~ro;st or yourahility and Iby evc1.y method in your power in discoverit~g t!~cmove~ncnts nnd intention of tllc cnc~rij~: In pnrticalar hc rcqucsfsyou ill bc r!xtremcly nttcritive in finding out wllcther nng nuiubcrof wagons have filed off across tlic cnuntrv tonal-ds Sout11Amboy eitlrcr at Dordcntown or I3ul.li11gtoti. Sl~oul(l you uponinquiry discover that these arc their ~ic\vs ar~cl tllnt tllcac forn;.~wagons hnvc small escorts arrd that tllerc is a strong probabilitythat nn attcnlpt on tlicm may be lnndc wit11 succcs~, thcn !.on arcto endcnvor to ctfurt so snlatarjl a ppurpnsc, l)g sentling prol)rrpartics to secure tllen~.1 am Sir with great rcspcct\\'illiam Grajson A. D. C.To Col. Jolrn Catl\vo!a:lcr.I'enns!.l$niria JIilrtia.hwh. 5 Scr., 3 1'01.. 1). l?31.TWO dngs Lbefort. the diltc of this letlcr Ccnl. Lcc rnoviug ncnr-

er the coast, nnd slnwly nlld rclucl;i~itlj, u~~llcr orclcrs to for111 ajunctioll with thc n~irili Army, Iiad been cepturcd ncnr Barkingridgein Ncw Jcrscy. I':lci.cn tlnys nftcr it, Genl. IYnsliington, nftcr crossingthe 1)elaware in rctrcnt before tlrc over\vl~clniiag forces ofIdrd IIotve, sucldciilg ~.ccrosscd thnt rivcr tlirougli tlic floating ice,ottackccl 'l'rerrtorr ancl rn1)turcd elcven lrundrctl IIcesians.The coiiclusion ~vould bc fronl thc fact of thc coilncctiou alonc,that his Aid do Camp Col. Grayson \v~s with Gcnl. \Ynslringt.~r?in tllcse movcmcnts and in tlrnt ILC~IOII, Lilt tlie fnct docs not 8ppcnrIron1 tlic l~istorics of tlmt ycriotl no1 froni tlie Arcllivc.~,wllicl~ stop with the ycnr 117G-and probal~ly do not incli~dc tlitdocu~llents instsuctivc of tlic trnnsactiol~s of tlie closing day olthat year. Alid in nbscncc of direct information npon tlrc pointlcnvcs it in sorlic unccrtninty.When Gcnl. \Yasliington crossed thc Dclnwnre in rctrc;lt, tl~cArmy wns rcduced to its ~niniinum cffccti~e. Ilc mnde cvery cffortto jiicrcnsc its strcngtli, nnrl, ninongt otllc~ Illcall+, t1oul)tlcssexertcrl his per~onal influcnre with gcntle~~rcn ~+itliin his ncrlunintanccand around of nl~ility niitl iolit~cticc to i11clur.r tllcll~ to recruitnnd I~ring illto tlrc licld, i11ld tn his greatel. aid, frc41 Icvics.Col. Grayson lnng have becn so approaclled nnd fro111 his long nssocintioliand cxisting conllcctioil with Ocnl. \\'nsllington it is cxtremclyyroLablo he was, and jicltling to thc eolicitations abontthis tin~c was nppointcd Colonel of a ncw rcgi~ucot to hc r~isrtlin Virginia, \vlrctl~cr liis nppointment \vus hcforc or after thecrossir~g of thc Dcln~vnrc nnd tlre bnttlc of Trei~ton on the 26thDCC. 177G, licither tl~c l~i~tori~.~ 1101' ~;IC rlr~lliv~s S~IO\V. All tlli~t ~illlbe dcrivcd fronl tllc docu~ncrits is tli:~t tlic nl~pni~ltrlicnt was t~lntlesome tiinc bct~rcrn tl~c 13 Ilcc., I7C(i niid ?lst Jnn., 1777. Un~lcrdate of tllc last nnmed dny there nppcnrs tlic following rcsoll~tiol~of Congrcss :"Rcsolvcd that Col. (;rayson, and Licl~t. C'ol. Tllncs of C'ol.h1oaon's rcgimcnt in 1.p raiser1 within tllc state of Pirginin bc immediatelyfurnislicd wit11 clot11 lor two Iiundrrd soi ts of cloi~rlls.in ordcr to cxpcditc tlre rnisi~ig of tliosc regiments."On tl~c 11th Sq'i.. 1777 tllc 1)nttlc of Ilrnncly~vinc was fo11~11tand tllc 3rd Oct. of tho gatile year, the battle of Gclmnnto\vn.

i\'l:lletller Col. C;r;~~son's regimrnt 11ad bccn ~~ecl*uitcd in Virginiaand rnnrcllcd in tin~c? to thc lints to tnkc part in tlicse battles is aquestion whic.11 lllust bc left to tllc rcnsonal)le probnl~ilitics ol thecase. Scitll ing apI)cnrs upon tllc point ccrtain but tlic protlsbiliticsarc strongly in f:~~or of it. Ccrtninly tllc rcginlcnt fornictlpart of the X1.rnj in \\'inter Quarters at Vallcy Forge at the closeof that year n11d tllc I~cginning of tile ucxt. Scc l'owcll T~ettcrswhicli clcnl- UI) tllcsc facts.Wliilst in this cnntonrnc~it tlie sul)jcct of a rartcl with tllzEncniy for an cscllnngc of priso~icrs occrlpictl the anxious tl~ouglltsof Ccnl. JVil~lli~~gloll. Upon thu cnpt,urc of Gclll. he, t.lie J3ritislrclninrcd to treat 11i1n :IS i~ (Icsc~ter a1l(l the or.clcr of tlic J3ritish(I'oven~~~irnt to sc11(1 hilu to Engliincl for trial hat1 only been suspcndcd,l~lloli tlrc! i.c~i~ol~strancc of liord llo\\,;, tli~tl!c i\rncricantcbcl C:ong'r.cis Ilnvi~lg l)y wily 01 rcprisnl orclcred a Uritisll olliccrCcl. Carl;pl~tll niltl fivc !Tis;in;i ofiiccr; t; !)c Iield in ~i.i:.;tcidjl ?Oabide the trentnlc~~t of Ocnl. Lcc, the elfcct of tllc result to be npprellclldedif tllc Ilritisli Covcnurlc~lt pcrsistctl might bc injnrionata tllc King's scl.vicc in respect to tlic IIcsiian troops. (ienl,1Vnshingtoli felt Lol~nrl to 111sist llporl n f~ir cscl~nnge of OcnI.Lce ns a prisoner of \Yar. 'l'llc British had returner1 a n~~~nb?:of prisollers irl sltch a11 ern;lci;lted condition from privntion andill trcot~ncnt tl~il t Gcnl. IVashington Ilad rcfusutl to ackno~\.lcdgetlicnl as a11 eq~livalcnt in cscl~angc for an cqunl number of prisonerstllnt lrad Lbccrl \re11 trcntcd by tJlo hr~1crincn.s nlid were rcturncdin a sou~ld nnd Iicalthy coudition and capable of in~medintescrvicc.In orclcr to scttlc these diflc~cnccs Ccnl. Washington on t.hc28th hI~rc.11, 1778, apl~ointctl x com~nissioil to confcr wit11 Lol.clHowe upon that subject, ~ollsistil~g of COIB. \Ynl. gray so^^, 1t. IT.Harrison, Alcsnndcr Jfiilnilton slit1 3Slias Bourlinot. l'lle commissions:ire 1icr.c narllcd in the order of tlluir ;tppoi~itmc:lt ~vl~icl:may Gr 11iny IIO~. r~?presciitllr? csti~iintio~i in ~vl~icil tile scveral gcntlemcriacrc rcslrcctivcly held by Gcnl. \\"nshington. Thcrc is atrndition that ('01. C;rn~sc)n upon rrcciving notice of tIlis firpointnicntrcpcctf~~lly clcclirlc~tl it ant1 that Ccnl. \Yashington sent forhim nrlrl in their intervie\r~ stntctl thnt Ile had particular reasons

for desiring llilii to nct and that then and there only Col. Gray-601.1 yicldcd and accepted the appoint~ncnt. Genl. \VasIiington'nrensons wcre not nvo\\,cd or if tllcy wcrc are not part of tllc trndition.It is not improbable from wlint is known of Col. Grnyson,that his co~n~iinndirlg figure and his soldierly bcnring, his polishedmanncrs arid splcirdid abilities nlay hnvc suggcstcd it to tllc prideor policy of tllc Gcncrnl to eend 11i11i on this III~SS~OII to Ilorcl IIoive,as a spcci~nen of mcn of A~llcricn be was striving to subdue nrldmake slaves of.On tile 5th of Ap~.il, 1778, thcse g~ntlc~ncn rilportcd tllc failurcof their ~legotia tiuns with Lord IIowe, but Genl. Lcc was nevcrtliclesssoon after\vards exchnngcd.The report of the coi~i~~rissioncss to Gcnl. \Vnslrington of April15th, 1778, is in t11c possession of Col. lporcc in ~nnilu~crlpt, to hepnblishcd in 11is 4th ITol. of tllc 5th sorics of ihc Arul~ivcs. if tllcAmerican pcoplc still fccling a little intcrcst in tl~e iiicidcnts .~fthe Ilevolution shall decide in favor of the continuance of his vuluatlepublication.Enrly in ll~y1'778 the grntilying irlforlnntion rcncl~crl Anicricnof tlic treaty of recognition nntl nllin~lcc concluded with Frnnceand of thc succor to be, cspectcd fro111 that Country.At that time Lord IIo\vc was suc:.ccdcd hy Sir TIcnry Clinton,Tho net\. co~n~nander in a s1101.t tinlc cvacaated l'l~ilnilc.ll~l~in. andproceeded ncross tllc .Tcrscvs tonnrd Xew Yorli in order to bc incor~ncction with his fcct. ITc was followctl clo~cly by tl~c ~i~l~rricnnArmy ant1 ans ovcrtiikcn ncnr Jlonlno~rtli.' Tllcre is no notice inany of the lristorics refcrrcd to in this skctch exccpt I~ossi~ig ofthe pwt. borne Ly Col. (2 rilyaon in tile bnttlc of that place, fougl~ton the 28th Junc 1778. From his account Col. Grayson lcd theattnck gallantly. 1Te says :"Refore dayligllt Col. Grayson wit11 his regiment Icncling tlrchrigndcs of Scott and T7t\r~ncr wns in tllc sadrllc moving slo\vly it1the direction of lionnlonth. Lcc follo\vcd with tlle nrigndca ofIVnync nnd ~fns\vell and scnt an order to Col. Crayson to prcdiforsurd nncl ottnck tlrc pirkcts of tlrc encnly. Grnyson lid pnsscdthe Frechold 3lccting IJor~sc two nr~rl n llnlf r~~iles from 3lonrnouthwhen he rccci\.cd the order. Tlce's aitl IVIIO bore it, gnve it ns hi*opinion, that he llnd hottcr hnlt, for 11c 11ad lenr~icd on tllo wny

*. 'thnt the nlain body if lllc British werc moving to attack the Americans.Tile inforn~ntion WAS erroneous but it caused Col. Graysouto halt."(Tlris lristoric fact vindicates the tr:~dition already mentionedthat Col. Grnjsort arid JJt. Tlio~nas \\Tashington of Cnpt. hlr~on'sConipnny of (:r;iysnn's rcgirncr~t were witl~in cnr shot of Genls.Washington ond Jdcc mlicli the spicy colloquy of that dity tookplace bctwccn thcln.)Thus Col. Grayson \vns placed in tlic vnii of tli~ Army arrdwit11 n colrilunnd nl,orc his actilal r;~uli. It is 'siifc to conclodtthnt his (C!ol. (:ia~sut~'s) l)(?itl.111~ ill ~ I I C ii~ti011 tllnt el~s~uecl l'r~lly vin-Jicntcd t11c pri?stigc ~rliich had nssigncd hirn to that distil~,onislretlposition. After this hnttlc tl~c Anlcrican Army innde a cautionarynioven~cnt ton-ards tlic cast; Lxut there was no ~norc figilt,ingduring tllc year and to[\-nsds tl:c close of it tile llr~ny was plncedin Winter cll~artcrs. arollnd Kc\\' York ill tlie di~.cct.ioll of theDclawarc, for tile protection of the Country. At this tin~c Col.Grayson's serviccs in tlle field appear to Ilavr ceased, a JZcsolve ofCongress, passed on the 8th Dec. 1778, having placed him in anadministrative position."llesolvccl that Col. Gr~y~on he and he is hereby appointedone of tile Comnlis.sionr?rs of tl~c 13onril of \\':lr a~itl Ordirial~rc, intllc roon~ of Tlt. Col. 1Iol)t. 11, nnrrison."The late Bishop \irhito of Plril~delphin, sollie allusion havingbeen made to the Rev. Sl~cnce Crrayso~i, whom it \\+as sop1)owedthe Bisllop 11ad 111et in ISnglar~d, observed that he had neverhad the plcnsure of meting tlw Rev. Spence Grayson,but that he . was intimntcly ncqunilited with liis l)rother,Col. Wm. Grayson, and hc related an anecclotc of the latter,which is ill~~strntire of his nctivity arid dctcrn~inntion ofcharacter. 'Fhc nislrop snirl tllat whilst Sol. Grayson was stationedin Pltilndclphia (probably while serving in the Board ofWar) n furious niob of many hundreds of persons gathcrcd oppofiitcthc nishop's house at the cor. of 4th and I\'alnut Sts. Hewas aitting nt thc window ol~serving the mob, when he 6n.w Col.Grayson pass hastily by ~vitll eight or ten soldiers. IIe nns nlnrlnedand cxrccicd ~~othing Icss than that the little pariy would be tor11

to picccrc, instend of which lie snw Col. Grnyson, without pnt~si~rgor parleying wit11 tire nroh, advance directly upon it, and in n verjshort time it was dispersed and cnded.At the close of thc war he was electccl n mcmbcr of the ContinentalCongrcss in 1781 and scrrcd with distillgnislrcd nl~ility.110 was president of that body in 1788, mid Bnncroft snjs thnt hewas tllc ~oul of tlrc nction of Congress. At his instance Iltcclausc in tlrc original - ordinnllcc for tho goveri~ii\cut of the hortllwestTerritory in pro11il)itioll nf slnl-rrr, proposed by JcITcrsorr ill17'84, was inserted by 1):lrnc i~irn tlrc ordilrancc nssed in 1783The insertion of this clnusc \\+as dcsil-cd but not t+ even ~c~t\otc. ycontemplntcd by Dalucl. 'l'hie clausc had been forrnerly rejcctcrlby the Southern ~nc~nbcrs of Congrcss but now was agrccd to in r.Congrcss al~cre only ~Iassacliusetts of tlrc Northern Stntcs n'utpresent. Tlrc reasons were clliclly pol~ticul, a~rd til.nysoir \rritcjthat tlie Soutll Ivns nctuntcd by the corisidcratiori that the cluuacprohibiting slavery would prevcnt tlie mnking of tobacco nud indigoon tlre nortliircst side of tlre Olrioz. 'I'lle same Scar 11e wassent to tlrc lrirginia Cor~vcntio~l callcd to consider tLc Co~istitutionof tllc TTnitcd States. IIe proved nn-exccptioil to the 01%-cers of tlie I:cvolution, who as a C~~ISS fai~~'l-'cl tl~c ('on~titiltio~i.Grnyson on the contrn1.y wi19 tlc.xt tn I'nt!-iclc TTrnl.). tlle niost nc.five in opposirlg it. 11is sl)cccIres sl~o\vetl that Ile icared tlrcnnrlcc of ill11 Sort11. ivlro wonltl iiol hesitate to use miy po\reradornigrantedfor tl~ cotrillion good for tlrcir own cspccial bcncfit. Tl1u.4on the question of thc navigation of thc Jlis~issippi which thcNortt~crn delegates had widled to surrender to Spain nnd rcgnrdingwhich ilrcre was nothing said in the Constik~tion, Gra).sonthus exprcsscd I~inlsclf~. "If the 1Iississiypi is sl~ut up, enrigrntiotlswill be stoppcd entirely. Thcrc will be no rreiv Stntcs fornied onthe Western waters. This will be a government of seven Stntcs.This contest of the Jlississippi invol~eu this grent national corrtrst.that is whettlcr one part of the Continent will govern the oU~cr.Thc Northern States lrave tile ~nnjority and xi11 cudearor to rp-*Bancroft, Ilislor~u of the Coi~stifi~lfos II., p. 116,*]bid IJ., 431.*Elllot III., p. 366. . .

' bill it. Tliis is tliercforc a contest for doininion-for empire."After the adoption of the Coristitution hy a narrow majorityof their votes, th; Legislature which was opl~osed elcctcd T~illinri~, Grayson as one of the two first Seni~tnrs frrinl ~il.r;liia-1ticlial.d- T ' d a11 0[)1)01.-tunity to watch the working of tlli~~gs, tind recognized tile contradictio~isinvolvctl in n union of Stutcs so diversc as the Nortlicrnand Soutlierli States. \\'ttcn tlic first tnrin' law was passed, hc 110-ticcd its tcndcncy to advnilcc tile intcrcsts of the colnniercial Statcs,rid predicted' tlixt the South would prove "tllc 1ililc11 cow oC t11cUnion"--n ~)~*cclictioii nio1.c tl~dn vcl;lied 1)) sul~ecqnclit c\.c~l is.Grays011 did not live long after the close of the ~ession Scptemhcr29, 1139, IIe \ircnt I~onie in a low sbte of healtli and diedat Dumfrics BIarcll 12, 15'90, in the 64th year of his ngc., and wasinterred in tlic family ~ault at "l{elle Air." IIe was regarded asa illail 01 tile first order oi talent, uud was a leader of inen ~vhcseve;he figured.In person Col. Grays011 was over six feet in Ileight, incliningto fulncss, with florid complesion, black eyes and hair, and thefincst tcetli. IIc was sociable in llis disl~osition and escccdinglysgrecnble arid irnpreasire in conversation.IIe n~arricd ISlcaiior, sistcr of Gc~icral S~nilll~ood of tllr! 3lnl.ylandline, and i e h r so~ls. ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ i111l1 i Al- ~ l i ~ ' h ~ ~ ~ ~fred and one dnsgl~ter, lb&. L\lf~-Ldd C~II-, his so~~, 111i1rraIirrckinridgr of Iienlucky, m o t ' tllc lnte Gcnl. Jol~n C.Rrcchioridgc, and left orlc son tllc !nlc Gcnl, Jolnl 31.rckinridg-eCrnyso~l, \\.llo dictl at Tallal~ns~cc, Floritli~.I&be Gwen married Jollii--Cart~r, of Loudoun Co., Va., whoafterwards rcrnovcd to lientuckv. Thc clnuglitcr of this lady wasthc wife of A. Duillcy llann, Assistant Secretary of State uncle!the Pierce administration.IVm. Qm!.soli Pa-r&r of ICentucky, and Alfred Carter of Tennesseeare llcr sous.(According to Rrocl;, in iorr of 1 rSS I., 11. 210Wil1in111 Grn~son left lssucof Fauquier County,--*Grayson's letter toT~ler.8, I., 170.and Tinrcs of the

BC- -- Q~0111 iit Uc~trfol.t, S. C., XOY., 1788) died inNeabc~nc, i L. kt. 'I 1SG;l. Served in Congress fro111 Dcc. 3,1833 to Blcli 3, 1837; uutlior of Clllicorn and otller l'ocllrs. I2di-tor.)4. Slisan 1Ionroe C:rayeon, dnugIlter of ncnja~nin Grayson nndSusan llo~lroc, 1nr\rricdinl'761 nt the ngo of sixteen, SOLOIT,

I--~-.-,.\.b~\4*,!~ % \ ~ C I L b &, . -c.',. - - - - 7 , *C1 ---. ---I'1 & L L ~ ~ ~ ~cl.\{';c, ' Jcopied- from Bondernin Grnyson histopy ... byWashin~ton ~ n d Peter Grsyson lilsshington~. I . ..LuQd L,GN Ot r"* ! J~nis copy way copied G;i EI ur;lnti~idbun 3; Sytrlctt Ci-.~j.iiii ttt .+II. ,+!. ,vBaltimore b;nr:~l;. id in La76 -typewrit ten by Sus~n Vdiizshington -.cS:;,';/2 ,.' ?,ti\:The history of the Gr~y30n3 of which'there is any.\, A P! J ~ ~ Jrecord is Bnnj~min . He cane from M ngklnnd or Scotlond to b , fb4Vie3 tmorslt4nd Va ,5,u :He w ~ 8 s mnn of fine addr~ss. He mayriftit a wealthyI widovr nee Susane Ronroe, sister of Spor,c? Konroe,v?ho vdss thfnther of President J~rnes tionroe a Scotehman.Susana firstmarried E.r .Tyler then h:r .Linton. --.(+&,-i\ L~L-(I@en.Grssonsqsis ter married m-:az ~rrn.~erriao~)~?' Jencester Of Col .Burr Hcrrison of the revoll~ry SnT-02 1!1;.b b r and re1e.tive of Ben.Har1-ison qlze ''Iof tho signers of the Uec. of Independence andgr~nd fether ofaBeh Hnrrison. 1888tk*, _ . / :-T he name of Spence aos int,roduced into thr Ponroe jamiiy b:-l ;5, L L.I rnarri~ge of avtolnpn n~i?lfi?d Spence .After Susann~s dest;hIBen,G rsysoli merried into the hwellW??zFL:Y ';jd*,bcikLfamily ,aC&+re seme family, ~s that of Lt.Gen.Ewel1 of the 3-L*d'~c rr,I confedbrato army. There n.6 children.% fziz-&+~.--5 ~ en.~rn~son died in 1757 in Prince Killium County BR.ILeThe children of Ben.~nd Susanna sere nnnled/BhN. Spende l. dYiilllnrfl~~nd Suaanno konroe .tf-.The family of president Tyler .Aivr,* pP,xe of. the ~us~r.&horiroes\;first husband ss was President o r e stn!et,~~ock that niarried Een.Gragsor,(most of this' dat~ cconle from eter, GraysonWashington and Fredereck \+r_aUgton.) :,l/rcii4.~1GR* Y$ ch' ,After the deeth of Een.G.in Iri57his estntte was left,,to hL,?his son the Hev.Spence G.of the Church of England the eldes:L, :t+eson of B. and Sus.~r?vson:~e n~rried Misa Osbor*ne, and had ,-- '-3;.,;s dJJne son B. the 2nd.i4#L7 - t- ... r.+

it hnn nevor4-1.. bilb A EE:~zY:;' a; to Zi~cct t;.s:?n&, to D.C.I;;t k ~ t'beon upon the name or blood -? dulled chilled0 that to or wwith of fraternel feolin~ betoeen the sons of B,G,istthe ghat grandfether has ever been evident in that spiritofclnnship which hns been the marked cht~racteristic of th gGrGrayson fs~nilp. The some with John and Lawrenctd ancesters oGen.Geo. and Lund E~shin~ton.Spence GY. L'ndson of B. and Sus. blonroe hi ray son was bo1.n in11734inhecited ~ n d resided on the Ealle Ir Estete former resaide'nceof his fptherin Prince 'r:illi&m Uaunty Va.He married Elary hlizabeth 'rr~gener,dnughter o~Dr .Peter ;,agener son of tho R.v. breIJetera/ + tiagener,rector of tho hpiscopabChurch.3

8... 5.: , a ...* . . .'I . . . . ... I : .I *., . ,' *.. iTha issue of Rnv,Spenco Groy. And Uliznbcth ijngeneX wilbe given in the closing part of this record.riilli~rn Grbyson 3rd son of H.GRZyson snd Sus .J,lonroeGr.*WAS born in 1736,Like his brother Spencehe received G classical education and prncticed 1 ~ ljunpris$ w prince Yl'illinm Co.Vc.Hoving good educf~tion he exerted all hish power for theimprovement 02 his cousin J~mos 1~hnroe.A~ he enjofred the ow,esteem of GLN.Geo,Gask~ington.ao doubt the Genenal was muchinfluenced by Viilli:!m Gr:spaon inbringing Jmes Jionroe hiscousin forwerd in the Rrena of' the worlds notice in the fav.:orable ~n~nner. . ..At the cornmencenent othe revolution Gen. Wesh. epyointed 9~~?3+3$-YJill.iarr, Gr!-yson C~ptnin ~ n he d entered into KashtngtonBt--militaiay fhmily. In 1776 he WAS appoi~ted Colonel of divirg' " .inla rsgimeni;. Inthe battles of Lrandenburg' .Ge~mnnt;owh ~ n d "Mo~nmouth the regiment was dcstroyedpnd Col.Gr~yson was appointed to Gen.Y/ashin&tons staff.He was twice a member of the Board bf Vi:isrA and amenlhverof the Continentti1 ,Cgngress, a member ol' the con~ent~ions thaformed our constit'i%na and a member of the Va.convention thsthat ratified it s'nd virns the first sent-ltor elected from theState of Va.iiu'es senetor when he died ot 56 years of age, Hewas a lrr$e and handsome mHn of noble Appearance and r::anneia'and was certainly among the most RH~&-ami~ble,honorab~c findpopulnr man of tho day in which he lived .Uncle Lund 't~ash.expressed this'. He met with and dined in the company cjdf ColGraysonin I786 -at Belle Aire.Yvilliam Grey. n'arried the sisre~> of Gen.Y/illi~m S.biallwood-Governor -of 1iiai.ylcnd by w21om he had childr.es---Alfred Vtillium, son of Senntor Y,'illinrn Grayson fiarridMiss Rreckenridge,sister of the father of John Cebel ~reckeridge Vicepresident of the United Stabos . undo18 . Jernes. .a , ., I.- Buchannan,., , ;: '._. . .... : t . , , ." ?- t I , ; ; , C, . .I. '; Philadelphia June '30 I775 .by ->1.Gentlemen,Iem about to bid adieu to the companies ./of your commonds.Ihave launched into a wide end extensive f /.field too boundless for my ~ bilities ~ n d far ,very far beyonnd my exyerience.Iam called to the commnnd of the Continentj!81 army,en honorrIodid not aspire to7etc.Your obedient servant ,George Liashington.--./~!.ToCo$t.Uill.Grayson. ______-_ find otllers. ,/vThere w~.s much social intercourse botwecn -the iiashinctonand G18sgson fo1111liesUncle Lund Washington soys. In Geo.\FasH.diary Col.Gr~yson iias frequently mentioned as 8 guest at*Mount Vernon and hunting togsther the Genorslg p~sstime .- 7:---I . .> +-A._-* .--- .._. ^ I a ,) ;LLX~.L~ "1&-,.L.L-LLI1 V Typed*b'~I~:rs li'hslo~v t.~ocre-~rlc~~-.~dnd-~ggrbt. er of hrs!0Ore, .-EL :Ij,~er&ivnl ?--- -.I on--,Lhe -- -*ILh day of.. Iiinyd1?64 ; Idnuy - .--. P lter ljans (;SJ3p-n{' *. - -~ h a : L L+- %+-*."-\-' E;cdnUghtnr iiru. - John Frederick ~j.llo~b-.

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STATE OF ALABAMADEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORYMILO 8. HOWARD. JR., OlmcmnMONTGOMERY. ALABAMA 36130 4April 21, 1982Re: Grayson, RalphA-911Dr. Edward R. Covington128 Lake Valley RoadHendersonville, Tennessee 37075Dear Dr. Covington:Reference is made to your letter of April 13 requestingthe Confederate service record of the man mentioned above.A roll in the U.S. Adjutant General's Office dated July13, 1861, Farr's Cross Roads, airf fax County, Virginia lists onePrivate Ralph Grayson who enlisted April 26, 1861, Sumter County,Alabama for one year by R.P. Blount and served with CompanyE (was F), 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment under Captain RobertP. Blount and Colonel R.E. Rodes.Another roll dated September 1, 1861 gives the same infromationas above. A roll signed October 31, 1,961 by LieutenantT.C. Elliott, Anderson Mills gives the same infkomation exceptthat he was sick in hospital at Richmond, Virginia and hc wasserving under Captain J.R. Lee. He is listed on another rolldated December 31, 1861 and was shown as being on f~rlough ona roll dated July 1, 1564, Bunker Hill, ~irginia. He is shownon wounded furlough on a aroo dated September 1, 1864, NewMarket, Virginia. He was at home on sick furlough on a rolldated October 31, 1864, New Market, Virginia. We have in ourfiles the pension application of Mrs. Sophia E. Grayson, widcw ofone R.W. Grayson, which was filed in Clarke County, Alzbama.The application states that he served as a private with CompanyE, 5th Regiment. You may be furnished with a xerax copy of thispension application for one dollar and seventy cents ($1.70).I am xetusning herewith your check for six dollars ($6.00),as we have no way of returning change from a check.Very truly yours,'fw-Robert A. CasonActing Director.._.-, ". ... . ,i ' , :.*enc. . --.-. . l.' ,L' ,. ..--

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORYEDWIN C. BRIDGCS. OIRLCTOR624 WASHINGTON AVENUEMONTGOMERY. ALABAMA 36130205-832-65 10'BOARD OF TRUSTEESEX-OFFlClO MEMBERGOVERNOR OF ALABAMAJanuary 24, 1983Re: Grayson, Y.W.Grayson, G.W.A-911FOURTH DlsmlcrHARVEY J WRIGHTGUNTERSVILLEFIWU Dl!XRlCTWILLIAM H. MITCHELLFLORENCESIXTH DISTRICTJ4urs E. SIMPSONBIRMIHGUAMMr. Edward R. Covington128 Lake Valley RoadHendersonville, Tennessee 37075Dear Mr. Covington:Reference is made to your letter-of January 12requesting the Confederate service records of the menlisted above.A roll dated September I, 1861 and carrying datafrom July 1, 1861 lists one Private Y.W. Grayson whoenlisted April 26, 1861, Sumter, Alabama and served withCompany F, 5th Infantry Regiment under Captain Blount.was sick at Union Mills at the time of this roll. A rollof absent enlisted men dated October 2, 1861, SanysterfsCross Roads and signed by Colonel R.E. Rodes lists onePrivate Y.W. Grayson, Company F, 5th Alabama InfantryRegiment--sick at Union Mills, Virginia, August 23, 1861.A roll dated October 31, 1861, Anderson Mills lists onePrivate Y.w. Grayson who enlisted April 26, 1861, LivingstaAlabama and served with Company F, 5th Infantry Regimentunder Captain Lee until he died at Union Mills, Virginia,September 25, 1861 of Typhoid Fever. A List, Condition ofClaims, 2nd Aud., C.S. Treas. shows one Private YoungeW. Grayson, Blountfs'Company, 5th Alabama InfantryRegiment. J.M. Grayson, Extr., care R.W. Grayson, Atty.Judge of Probate fails to certify. Seal court supplied.-Verified February 21, 1865. Claim filed March 16, 1863.A list of Discharges on Surgeon's Certificate and 1Deaths dated April, 1862, Surgeon General's Office,Richmond, Virginia lists one Private G.W. Grayson, CompanyF, 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment--died September 25,1861, IVery truly yours,Military ArchivistIIIIIII

GRAYSON GBNEALOGY NEWSUTTERVOLUME 5 NUMBER 5 Page 165166; Miscellaneous Graysons167-8: Rutherfcrd Co., N.C. Graysons; Capt. Wm Grayaan169; sq';Pixe Crrzr.t G~RYSOII170: - ~om&lor Gragr on, Hamilton co.. Tenn.171; George We GA~YSG~I172-92 t 2nd installuent of The Gra.yson Fwnlly from Tylerg sQuarterly I~iagazine, April, 192b193-7 t James W .14. Crays~n(v~ho captured Torn Du1a)and hia fsaaily198;Willinm Grayson or' St. EeeOs Parish, Lhgland.; Graysonof Wadison co., Ah.199-2028 First Cra~~~ns to Virginia: Blackwell Genealogy2034t English connections of first GraysonsTO: PROSPECTIVE EPCZEXS OF THE GRAYSON FAMILY ASSOCIP.TION:Thank you for your interest in our group, I hope that you decide tosubmit your Grayson genealoqical charts, anzlys-zs, bioqrsp?~ies, andclippings for use in the Newsletter:The Newsletter is published whenever the data is sufficient to fill40 pages. We have about 40 members at present so the Newsletter mustbe printed by Xerox, making it expensive: $6.00, including maili~g.You will get a Newsletter about every three months. There ar2 no fees otherthan the above. You will be billed with each issue.The Newsletter started in 1977. The first four volumes are in the NewherryLibrary in Chicago.: Previous volumes can be xeroxed especially for you, There is no i~detc., Previous volumes, spiral-bound, postage paid are: Vol. 1, 126 pages,$23.00Vol. 2, 275 pages, $43.00IVol. 3, 239 pages, $38.00Vol. 4, 250 paqes,$40.00If you submit any items for the Newsletter, please type them. What you sendis printed as is. Most hand-written items will not be used.I hope we can count on you to join in tracing our Grayson ancestors.Please write me if you wish to be placed on the mailing list.

Page 166,Nina Bowen of Wood River, Ill. reports thatIn the book "A N .arrative af American, by Allen W.. Eckert ,are mentioned Capt, John Gordon who was killed at BlueLicks and Dx, ~dward Grassen who was killed attendingthe wounded.GRAYSONS OF SOUTH CAROLINAt a correspondenthas sent me ancient papers and photos mentioning W,We Grayson,Jr. 2nd Lieut.. of the Lake City Dragoons, r'eb. 22, 1892, : 1probate of W,W. Grayson to hmes F, Grnyson July 9, 1910; envelopeaddressed t o Mrs. lt,,B. Gray~cn, A~heville, N.C,, 1937; postcardto i.lrs. M. J. Grzz~, Ykleli~sn, Gn.; envelope to 141-s. Uilli:~m Cr&-* son Swannonoa, A~.C.~ 1936; certificates of appointment aseZection co.missiocsr and probate judge in WPXllansburgh, coo,S.C., for - W,F4, Grar~on --!1868-1892. Katerial came froaK.R, Whit~ker, Asncrillo, S.C. If these Graysons are; relatedto anyone, I will forward all papers,Merrill D, Berkeley of St. Louis writesthat Lewis Ellzey, father of Elizabeth who married 1st BurgessBerkeley and 2nd7&kit$n Gr3;ynon had 4 children (will bookE,p. 223, Oct 1786.. i3ir1'ax COO, Va, ~tatedt rcy daughter I -Stacy- G Y E ~ S O ~m,. . . . her yo~mgest children, namely ,E,3pJs!Gk;uwm~inhGrapson, 2'-'rah Gmyson, and Anne C;.my.-an.) I_An in-rentiry of bwgcss i$er~elc:y*s e:;cate was maae 20 i81;ty 1755In Fairfax co. Another point of interest3 on p. 119 of"Northern Virginia Heritagei@ by Templeman, is shown the home"Shenstonefl, a property deeded by Ferdenando Fairfax taBenJnnin Grayson before 1787. This was located in Loudonco.,Va, ,, 2 nllesL west of Leesburg.Peggy Stanley of Corning, Ark, esks if thereis proof that Wren Gragson sr. had 2 wires, Betsy Owensand Rebecca -. ? 5he assercs that Betsy f.s a nickname forRebecca.Answert I hare no proof that Wren had 2 wives othsrthan these names plus census and other data on Rebecca In lateryears. However, my daughter Rebecca is called Becky and theusual nickname8 for Elizabeth are Betty, Bette , Beth, and Betsy.Russell D. Walters, 622 E. Sunset Dr., Box 5056,No, Muskegon, MI 49445, is researching Arnbrose Grayson of Henryco, Tenn in 1830, son-in-law of Veazey Ferrell, Wife, fatsy(Ferrell) Grayson* froa Madison COI, Ala.A rumor: via Vivian Bandy and Franee$~ra~son,. ,thatHBenjamin Crayson who married Stacey Elzey in Faixfaz, Va.,was in Wilkes co,, ii.C, by 1779, in Knox COO, Tenn by 1800 anddied there. A Stacey Grayson married a William Brown in Roaneco., Tenn in 1805, beliered to be the same Staceyen This soundslike the Richard Grayson theory I hare published before for rhic 5I have no.,.proof.Richard GraysonIImIIIIIIIII

---7.I'GiL4YS016 page 167The firo-t Grrzyoon Lo this area nxa Joseph, who cmilc fl*onlVirginia, ;;nd was lcnovni -to be in Ru.t2icrIord county by 'lr/7$, Iiiclfirst wife 2s unkno-(in bu-t the name3 o:f five chilGren we:Joseph n 3r. , Ben jrlri-,in, BiXliatrz, Isaac, mzii Snssznnah.Zoaeph G~ayson Sr., o-idmed by 1806 about I, 000 acresGprimarily sitw1.tcd on Firat Broad River in noxtcastcrn RuZhcr-ford County. On 17 Dzc, 1807 he married Rachel VcmZmd-l;,daughter o f GarrutL VmZmd-b. IJo children ar2 hovm to hcvcbeen born from t11i.s markirzge,-J Q S Gr?:ysan ~ ~ Jr, rn:imicd 19 1.Iarch 18Or?-T~2jG2?-T!~12-?s-lnoved *to Ken-Luciiy .1Benjalnl.n Grasson rnarrj.ed abou-t 1 800 l&n&lIiz&%s-i'l'ill-i-Grayson nlari-Lecl 17 Oc-t, 1807 Si~;~;n.~.~~~~~g~~,*,*Suo~-r~n~~ Grayson marl-ied -- Ztobex+t Dl-Cn.clc 1)wjncy on a$ Az~on sldSarah (placlc) Devincy .**Isaac G-reyrson - married 20 111;;us.t 1807 TJa37; (P01ly) I:!clto-rl rilmI ---..-. 1_----was b ~ abou-L ~ i 1786 ~ a d died in N~vci;lS>.;.y 1'859. A cox2rehe3nciva1zi-v,c1-ist of Wieiy cchil.clren is not ~.E~Io~;.T~I , Ho~-;cv.er "c;i~o of -thciyfiaWh-ters were the thizd aid fourth rn5;vt;.y i~S:!K~~~~.;r_jy fI* 1iou~;e:r:md. son of' Petey a ~ Sai.,211 d (IIcfnf:r) Eouser 02 Lincoln Cow-by,1f.C. - Lucy hi, Grayson born 7 Dac, 1027, dicd 20 Ju3.y 1856,narilied 4 August 1854 Henv Hou.?&>tt Lucy dicd during child-birth of their only chilg, a stillborn infmt. !.?ry C??:oluin~.. -0-Grzyson born abou-t 1022, died in Uarch 1830 of pl ewisy married7 Bpril 1850, 1Icn:ry II. Housert. They were -the parcuts of tvio sonsJohn Fs:inkl_in Houserb~n~ 1859 a ~ d JefPcrsonl)avin Hclu-ocr born 1861.-__I_----_ICircumstar-tial 1.y and Lraditior?nLly, -,-.Irjo.':tn air Poll-y Grayconwere the parc.nJcs of a son John-.Grayson r:ho vlas born 9 June 1813hdied 7 July 1891 and married 25 June 183$,Ee".3c!ccz IImt;, who ~:a3born10 A.pril 1816 ,and died 21 Sept. 1910. John and. Eel~zccaGrayson were the parents o$ at least twelve children :1. Ikry 1;. (Polly) Grayson b. 13 Apr:Ll 1838,d 13 June 1924,nzxried ITalny-ton - lieaver.2. \'/i17.1~:11. CT. Grayson b. 20 ~~u;,rust 1840, d. 9 Jan. 1920married J1C1i.n t'!el?;ou3. 3 .TI. C-r~yson boriz 19 1.Iarcll 1842 died 8 Fob. 1843.4. Liar-tha Grayson Ejol~?. ztbuul; 104 5 ,~nxnar~:icd.5. Sarah --- L. Gr:~>sonnarricd --. 1

I-8. !'!illri.n.::son ---- Yuz..l~.~?-~r:Am---- Gr~yson, b. about 1054~!layri ed SZT 211 F>~%oII *9. lnlcv i.1. Grayson, b. 8 Dcccxbcr 1857 d. 20 Oc-tobey 1940-4--naric.d ..____---- J, 'Ji,lo~l.?.rj R.Qs?,10 ;'l-iz;.."Loren!,;? -.."-- G~nyson, b. 22 i,:arch 1059, d. 19 Febrrumyoarl%j.ed___.__--_._J01:i.l D;:c --- F,-~;c)I: i2~e ---- C~RV .- .21 Jl,.-: ,.-11 ,i!Lcpv ~D.ZTOI:~

R.R. GRAYSON, MD.FAMILY REPRESENTATIVEBOX I67ST, CHARLES, ILLINOIS 60174DEAR DR.GRAYSON,I FOUND YOUR ITEM IN " GENEALOGICAL HELPER1',MAY-JUNE 1981,PAGE 21. THIS DATE IS MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO--YES-- BUTTHAT IS NOT LONG FOR TYOSE OF US INTERESTED IN GENEALOGY.I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCY AT VARIOUS INTERVALS ONGRAYSONS FOR MORE THAN TWELVE YEARS.MY PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER WAS MARY KATE GRAYSON ,HER FATHER WAS DR. THOMAS BLACKMON GRAYSON .HIS FATHER WAS SQUIRE GRANT GRAYSON .I CAN DOCUMENT BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE DATES FORMARY KATE GRAYSON AND DR. THOMAS GRAYSON.I HAVE THE FOLLOWING DATA ON SQUIRE GRANT GRAYSON:I. TWO MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES FROM WILCOX CO., ALA.2. DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH3. MEDICAL ENROLLMENT AT TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE,LEXINGTON, KY.4. WILCOX CO., ALA. CENSUS I850SQUIRE GRANT GRAYSON AGE 57 BORN KY.I CAN NOT PROVE FOR SQUIRE GRANT GRAYSON;DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTHNAMES OF PARENTSI DO HAVE DATA ON CHILDREN OF DR. THOMAS BLACKMONGRAYSON AND WIFE, CARRIE MC ARTHUR,DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR SOURCES FOR MY MISSING DATA?I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL GRAYSON FAMILIES STILL INVARIOUS PARTS OF ALABAMA,PLEASE SEND ME DATA CONCERNING GRAYSON FAMILY ORGANIZATION.( MRS. J.P. 1

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iPage 172;IIcnllcd nndl~y him tiicur of Londonin tllc Coun-~tl tcst;lll~cr~tand G:'lbcrtrter 01 J,011-ty Jlcrchanticns as wereIlccordcd at:sccutris ofI of I~,iidonI I proof ~ thcIII oath tlint1s ter Couli ty:c IIPC+C not: ck COJluncxt court78.r Jolin 1Iuanekeand yo?no shillings,. Jolro IIu-aii.Family of Rcv. Spctlce Grayson and ;Vary Elizabeth TVagener.1. Cnllrcrine Cxl.nyson, hor11 5 April 1760, mnriviecl Jolru 1-TIIE CIlAYSON Ft\?\IILY(Conti~luctl froin page 208)man, ofkXEFiI Co., VH., as mcntioned in the lettcr of Justice1 m e 1 ~~u~~lisl~c~l la nishop Mentlc. Sire ire tiio song,sri~vson and C a and tllrec daoglitcrs, Alarv. Susan JIonroound Catherine.John Grayson IIedgman married a sister of Judge Peter Dnniiel, of the Suprcn~e Court, and had scvcrnl cllilclren, sons anddaughters. Of tlie former John Ilcdgnlnn, 1\711o residcs in-Georgrtom,ivho married Cecilia Sieiiart oi 1Inryl;i1id. Tile cliildrev of1 this marriage arc Traverse Brown IIedgmnn, Francis, John G.,Noble Grayson IIedgnrnn.Tlle eldest so11 of J alr~(1. IIctlq~r~an, I'ctcr \\rngener ITcdg~~rnii,4 residt.; iti Gt,l:lor\l Co., T;r. Cnlileri~le IIcrigtnan marr~cci JehuBrown of StafTord Co., nncl left cllildren. Nary 1Iedgnran mar-1I ried llr. IIonrcl n~rd reinovcd to I

~ * . I.. .* j---- .-' * . . ,',u . .' i.. _ - - 3. . . I . . .U-L .- .- . . ..+: ..A,. ~-. .Ithe lady was over t~vcnty-two shc must needs Ec over twenty one,lory. Nar:to adn~iuistcr the o:\tli as tllc lady insisted. Sl~c was in fact onlyt:cr llllsl,~~:eiglitccn. lIer parents prosecuted liiri~ for thc peualty, five hun-Ilouisvillc,dred dollars, and upon tllc trial of t11c case, the feminine artificeriagc, EI~C -,was exposcd. Thc lady had ~rritteu tlie figures "22" on n slip of\\'it11 :I.pnper and place it bctwce~i tlie sole of hcr foot and her shoc. IIcrbrougll t lip-Iconscience was thereby fisved. She had sirorn that die was overwith tllcln"22", nntl this \\-as literally true.I havc tl!c -(:1Ucnirnlin Grayson had sercrnl sons and one dnogliter. IIig/ .light.cn her->ldastlt>~.iibli \\-illi;ln~ S~PIII.,~ (jcdwas --- ~ I I C of - ---+" tile most/ -----of about nig1nine11t -- lanycrs of\ Ji~i~t~cli~\lic milrricd lliss -Si~lly -.--Ward rindroundness ,died without issue. His widow still survivcs and resides in Louis-dark esprc--.-killc, l.icn_t=~lfred Ornvson married a daughter of Dr. Johnof 1ilnnnt.r .Coulter of ~altimore, 3Id. llc ~ 2 an s oficer of the 3lnrine Corps,tcni~)cred, r,stationed at Norfolk in the War 1812, whilc tlie British fleet wasShe wa -ilying in the watcrs in front.iadies, but -In an attack made by boats manned from the flect on Crancyof her 3ccIslnnd, 1~1lcre C~pt. Alfred Grayson was posted, he behaved vcrvconversed :~~sndsomrly. In thc year 1824 he corn~nnndcd the blnrines of !XlClfI ir'erc cPortcr's squadron e~nployed -oinst the pirates 08 t1ic coast ofdra~ring rcFlorida and West Indies. On his return he was attaclied with i position ir!ycllo~v fever, thc vesscl lie was in put into Sorfolk in distress, an1iand adn~inhe died there within a few hours after la~ldizlg. Itcturniv#Two gons surrirc him, Frederick \TTillinm Sgncc -13~creturned ur.Journalist and ~ttornev-at-law-o"~d14ol1it~. l'n.. arid ,TohliI slie mnrricc'. , >(3rav~on Captain in thc 3larinc Corps, on the retired list. AS-Congrees I:0 = 1 \ . ~ 0 1 : , Jicil scvesal years ago in i)l~ilildelphia.Grayson 13Potcr TVngcl~er (';ra!.son, tllc remaining sori of Benjamin to bogiiiin, no\rmentlonetl, emigrntcd to 'l'g\;:\s in lR3O and took an active part ~II3. \Tillthe struggle of that state for independence of BIexico and anucsa-Eli7sbctli i.tion to the ITxiitcd States. During this struggle he went once orof the livcrtwice to TVashington as Cornmissioncr.Va~cncr nlHe wns nominated by the IIouston party in Tcxas for Presi-tcrs IIinnIident, Lnninr being the candidate of the other party, but died bz-Pngc Cc. f.fore the election took place.4. SLISB.Elizn Crnysnn. tlic nnly dnugi~tcr of Bcnjnmin Cmyson, pos-and Mar! Iscsficd e rnordi~iary cndo~vments and had a very interesting his.1822. Shek

.----- -.ci-;r.,. ;.- ;_-Page 174-,-" _=L;y-L!'R-"r2.:1 CIIDW..,!+' \ I7. 'ier twcnty onc,IS in fact onlyalty, five hunuinincartifice23on n slip ofIcr shoe. lIcrdic wns ovcrouglltcr. llisic of the mostIly Wnrd andides iu Louisrof Dr. JohnSlnrine Corp,itisli fleet wns!et on Crancybchnvcd vcrvllnrincs of1 tllc const of~ttnckcd withdi~tr-~s, an.]Incc Croyson,and John C.cd list. Anl'l~il~~~lcl~~l~in~njamin to Ic~ctivo pnrt illand antlcx-awcntol~ce ors for Prcsi.lrnyson, posbrcstirlghis.;IT ~ ORAYSON E BA~~ILY 263 ( I-;!I iatory. hlarrgir~g when n little more than sixteen ycars of age and IIII:cr Ilrisbt~nd 1Ir. Plrilip (2lilnfon, n talcntcd young Lawyer ofa [/Louisville, Iicntuckp, hnving died soerc six months niter the marringe,slic wns for ycars inco~isnluble for his loss.,With the view of trying to eflcct a clinl~~c of scenc, her ftttherbrought 11cr to \Va~liington to visit her relationn and she remained . .with them for about a ycnr. The change ficerncd for a time tohaw tile dcsirecl cn'ect, n~ld after a wh~le shc 1r.n~ pcrsu:rd~11 tolighten lier ~nourning and go into company. Mrs. Quinton am1!iof about mcdiunl size, but remarkablc for the elcgnnt clclicacy and , ,. i troundness of Ircr linibs and figure. LShc llad dark hair anti Inrge.' Idark expressive blue-gray eyes wit11 very fair skin. IIIcr dignitvof manrlcr would perhaps hsvc bccn unpleasant, if it had not beer,tempcrcd, as it was, with great affability and grntlrness. , ,Shc was well read, wlricll is not uncommon wit11 Amrrican'',ladies, hut .she hzl ?.!so %hat is uuoummon, the readiest cotn~na.nd.of her acquilements and, without being pedantic or prctcntiou~,. i1conversed with thc greatest ease arld fluency. ller air and man-1 Iners were cxccedingly imposing. Attending Jlrs. Prrs. Itadison's-!fdrnni~lg room, as sllc occasionelly did, it TY& esy to mark 11c;1I .position in tlie room by the surroulldi~~g throngs there to listen' tand ndnlire.Rcturni~~g to Kentucky tlie sad sentiments of her berenve~nentIt'3Ireturned and sllc relriuined single for Inany yearfi. In the sctluclshc nlnrricd Jn~ncs n. 1 3 r r w c , for some ycars a mernbor ofCongress frortl that district, and left him nu only dnr ghter, u nGmyson D~*rrl

Texns, Mrs. Snrnh C. Adn~ps of IYilson Co., Tcsu, Mrs. bfonroviaS. Ilnskrl~ of Urooklga, N. Y,, Bfrs. Ilebeecn C. Icirtlnnd ofHet~ssclacr Co., N. 1'.,S])cnrc IIonroe (;r:yson of l\;iltil~~orc, JI(1.,1Jt-s. Jrtlicttc l'ollcf ol \\.ils.~n Co., 'l'csa.;,,glitl \Yilli;~ti~ 11. C;L.~LJSOI~. ..of Austin, 'l'esu., ~tiarricd Miss IIcnr ofzcM!r G l~:LvsoIl, *cd \ViiYTlic widow nnd daugl~tcr and ron atlard iV. Grarson residein N. O., wl~crc they were oncc ~vcnltlry.F ncip 'I'ho~~~(:rn~.s~n died unlnnrricd. Caroline T-Ie~rittrays011 ~nnrried Judco J;a~vlin~g at that tinic a rich nnd succcsa-6. Annr, daughter of tllc ]ICY. Spencc Orn~son and Mary ElizabethIl'arrcncr. - - \\.as bor~i 1772 anrid died in infancy.-47. Spcncc >Ionroc Cjv,;:s.n, .or. of !ice. Spcr!cc! G!.ny.son nlidMary ?liznbctli \\+ogclwr, Ijorn 17 X:,y 17j4 nild died 1809:' Ihmnrrid IIirs Ulount of r\lcnlidria and left one son Spenceroc,Mannowof Scl~na, Ah.+8. Anne, sccolld child of the satnc nnmc, daughter of Rev.Spcl~ce Grayson ant1 Mary Flizabcth \\Tagcncr, was born l~itlr Kov.1776 and died fiingle 1793.9. John Robineon G rnyson10. Thomne Ilobinson (;rnvgon 4 Sons of Rev. Spcncc Gmpsonand Mary Elizabell \y:lgen;r wero,born tIvinu, 17th Scpt.-As boys they went to sca, on the liriv 1)olly commandedby Cnpt. Pliny IInnlilton and qwnctl their bl.ot11cr-in-& Lur~ciJ\'nsl~ington, then a nlcrc11,lnt in C'ol(~l~c:\f~t~, nlitl \rl~icli sa~lcd outof the Occoquan. Jolill was i~~lj>rcs;cd by the 13ritisll cruiscrs inthc l'excl, I~ut alkr bcir~g hcltl I)v tl~c cnpiors for some ycnrs, 11efound rncnlis to make his condition known to liis family nnd uponintervention of the Gorcrnnlcnt set on foot at their inshncc, IICvra~ relea~rd in the year 1800.in llkc manner and from the mrnc vceli~vcrl~ecn llcnrdof this poor lo^give his fond Mother, even to the day of her death1 The effortIIto be ~esignmcrlt was I,co~tccalcd, Iwould not 1,not be corn:ment is not,~ I I C'ou~luil It to protect i1 the rl~tlilcs~! or rjg~~tori Jo11n 1109Irot1 of gun:war hc rctir,in commandi1 :o;:.IOI;n lion, gclitiishcd gent![,11. Jud:1 Mary E. JY:Walter Lind5 wnrds rclno1tlost his life tThe cldeinliis stockiand ~ound itMr. G.1111cocious hcig:Potomnc. IIi say, the secoIArmy, Irut I!thon Smith.i'wllcre many4 Rccurrin;tnry szrvicc,rille Corps, rien the scabo.' 4.'-1 . *.. . ..t. . . -

iss IIcllry of11, \\?as killediSpcncc Gmvs,17111 Srpt.y co~nmnndatlr-in-ln\v T,un(IIlic.11 sailctl outIisll cruisers inromc ymrr, 11cmily nnd uponir i~utnncc, 1101 the snmc rca-~vcr 1)ccn heardthis poor I)OJG I The eijortto be resigned to tlie will of IIcnvcn, the tear wlie~~cver imprcssmcutwns nientiolictl, that ~vould flow all(1 could not be slwayscouccaled, hcspokc hut too dccply thc mnliling of tllc wound tl1a.twould not I~ci~l, the cry in I~nniali, tlic gricf oC T

, r1830, Quartcr 3lnstcr (lencrnl, which appointment fixed him at\LT'nshington. He built n very finc residence for his permanentncco~nn~orlation, and had finislied and moved into it but a fewmonths beforc his dcatl~ in 1857. Up011 the death of Major Lindsi~y'efirst wife, \vho left t\ro sons bot11 sijice deceased, he solnowogears after married Mrs. hlargnrct Frnzicr, a Scotch larly, lVclI re- %mombcred in \\'asliington for llcr niusicnl soir4cs and other elcgnl~thospitalities. Tllc widow Linclsny with hcr two chilclren Walter 1and AInggie reside in New York. .i12. w r Rolrillw~~ c: I avi;o~l, cn11 of Rev. Spcncc Graysonand Nary X. \fngcncr, nns Itn1.11 :3 Scpt. 1782 and en~igratcd to % tibw LBlississippi nlld marr~crl tllc wiclow bivic? n6c Qgy, oF IJatnscntdE=;~r: e-river IIaryland. TTe rcsiclcd for somc ycnre near Xntcliez, hut atOb4".gthe time of his dcatl~, near I3cnton and ncar the Xstate "EutawPlace," tlie residence of his nephew Spc~lce hio~iroe Graj-son, inYozoo Co., Miss.1IIe left 0-1 Mrillialn Spcncc ('jr~~son, who married i\IissLetitia Ilced, da~lgllt~r of 'l'110iil:is 11. I:cctl, elw was ~n tile Sotlateo m s . from Miss. no loft scvcral eliildrcn now living in-Mississippi.13. Snllv G'rwn, daugl~ter of tllc liev. Spence Grayson and'1Mary E. l\'ogcner, was born July 1784, and in 1808 mnrricd Snm-2ucl Smitll mcmbcr of Congress from Pennsglvnnin. Upon th: 0 ~htt! a-of Iris Congrcssianal service, Mr. was appointed 3Receiver of Public ll'oneys at St. Stephens,&t-' .:Iris widow with his two chilclrcn Frcdcrick \%\l~a'nl Spcnco Smith00"sZU r,and his dnuglit~r renloved to 1n.llc1.c slie tlicrl. F. Mr. S.2'4 -6Smith was hfar~l~al of theDistrict of ~ouisin~

Page 180idetrll~ify Cnpt Jellor-.e SSS., p. 619.)inferior statiou, IV~O1, and one oE tlie teu-I. Iris name apl)earsI~ctl~ City a~lll ill tlreotion of Jaulcs City.rljth, Ire hurt IIrnryt for tlie cure. (Gcn-T11o11las .~effcrson Wasin llcnrico Cou~~ty'. Tlrc family, whilejest plaritcr clt~s?, but.8 thnt tlicy were pco-E ect~te. Oiie of t!icif Clrristoplicr Urancl~,20, 1678, nud provedto his gruncltltrugllter1oint.s Jcffcrson one ofIarlhu Jefler,sol~ wasrusrriod idly.LC,I family of gentlemenws that the ernigrnnfufant on 'l'lron~ns to~lns Oel~ornc, nrlio paid3unl thing for personslor service iu Virginia. .in 1687, nnd on Ucrc~nbcr 7th of that ycnr his will vas probntedon petition of his \rife Mary (an error of tilp rlcik for Martlla).On Octobor lst, 1698, ari i~ivcntory and apprniscmcnt of the per.sonal estittc, n~lrounting to fli7, 16, 654 was rrntrrcd of record,Bp order of tlrc Court his pcrsonill estate \vns di\*idcd hctween irisFOJ~ Thonrns arltl dnugllter Jlartha (T'a ,llngnri~~e SSIII, 173).lssue 2. Tliorrlcts 3. Jl:~rtliaT~ronr~s~ ,JEI'PI:I~~OS ('1'1101i1as~) married Mary Feild,daughter of AIajor l'ctcr Il'icltl, of Ncw Iicnt C'o, Va, This isproved by a dccd lfarcli 1, 1700 (I'ublislictl in Va. ,lIngnzit~e,SSTTJ, p. I?!)). I'ctcr 1:ciltl was 111arl.ict1 to Jutlitlr, daugl~ter ofMajor IIenry Sonnc, 8j)e;tkcl- of tllc House of 13al.g~~~~ axidwidotv of Elenrj Iiandolplt, by Jlcv. 31r. ITauipton at Cl~icltaho~niny,Oct 21, 1618; arid JIary, their d,~ugliter, was born Fcb. 3, 1679-SO,ard dicd in i~ L I ~ L I ~ iYi5 ~ , mid Siarrha, tiicir daugiiter, was born23 February, 1681-S? ariil dicd Fcbrnnsy 1717-1718 (William nndMary Collcge Qunrterly IV. 126, 127). After his wife Judithdied, Blajor Peter Fcild marricil 2dly. Ali:c, and died 24 July,1707.The will of 2 Thornas2 Jcffersoll was dated JIarch 15, 1723,and was yrovcd iri IIc~rrico Co. Coluitj. in April, 1731. It narilcsclrildrc~r 4 Pelrr 5 Faild uudcr age G. JIary, 7 IIartlla 8 Jutlitl~,Sister Juditli l\Tinn.(To be continued).GRAPSOS FrlBIILY (ridditions)Conlmunicated by John 13. Grajson, Warrcnton, Va.Regardi~lg Benjamin Grayson :JrnistIc vlew, says that Page 195, January issue, 1924, Tyler's Quarterly. Correct toand after takl~lg Cnpt.read-"Ue n~arried the rich widon I~i)tton (not Sixlton) wliose;Inla aa trup ~~UJI~I that3, taking :lo account of maiden name was (not Susan) 7-e, sister QJ SnpWrg period. (See Cnhell, Monroe, tlre father of l'residcnt Jnmcs llonroc, who was from an. old distinguifilicd Scotch famlly... Susana Monroe first married a hfr. Tyler and then a Mr. Lin-- I

ton, both of Princc William, and enell loft lier one eon and largeiestates. ?Pane. 263, April issue, 1924, l'ylcr's Quarterly. Add to sons-bet11 Brad!., of Scottsville, Pa. 11c was a mcmber of E'nuquicrGuards, Forty Ninth Virginia, Infantry, C. S. A., woundcd atbattle of Seve~l I'ines; Alcrnndcr Rcnnctt, Clrov~nn~ ~ncniber l'rinceWilliam Iliflcs, Sevcntccnth Virginia lnfn~itry C. S. A., killed at !battle of IIrillinmsburg; -111.GWO"~C WS, of. .A ....Prince William, hIar?.,-dead. 111, lilchnrd 11. Silndcts, of Fuucpiier;-hlnrthn, dead, in=r Snd~h~tli, a£ Faaquiel.; :wvillE. inA c,. .., ..: " 7- . --F1 AiL,l~llil, J il., oScnr L, Lj;;]:, of Prir\.cc Mii!!!:!ni; nlld E~I~R-/.- bctll. - - sinrlc. dead.I U 'I s r u e Gfqrce IYnshiii~ton and 3Ini.y Elizabeth Orilvson: GeorgeBcnnett Cra~ioi,, b. Jlny 3, 1863, liviag in Uilld linob, hrh--son,b. JLp 14, 1871, living at IYarrcnton. Vn;'.f$onlns I

Page 182n~nrrlcd T11ol11ns Jrffcrsol~: Xlnrtl~n, 11110tl1rr tl:~~~gl~tcr, ~nnrrictl JohnArcllcr. Tl~ert! is 111 IIcnrico rL tltv*tl di~trtl Augrlst, 3711, frorn JollnArcher, nnd his wife, hl:lrt11:1, tlcscribc~tl ns d:~ul'htt'r of Xli~jor I'c\t~rFeild. I.:virlr~~tl.~ lllp wifc of S;u~~r~rl Allell, wl~osr cl:~rrgl~lcr lCli;r.i~lrctl~~norticd l'cta fclltl JefTcrstrn wrhs n tli~ugi~tcr of Illis 111:ttch. Sllr \cilstllcrcforo n co \ IS~II. 1'1111s S~IIIIII~~ r\il~ri 11t1(1, :L so11 FcII~I Allen, :tntl ndnu~l~lor I'l~tty (;\liirll~n) l'riltl Allcn, rind n son Arclier.1'rol)nl)ly there n.ns r~nolllcr tliu~gl~lcr 111 least, ~llnrriccl Alcxc~ndtbrTrent, n ~~tcrcl~i~t~t, of C~~l~~l)crl:~~ld Co,, w110 died ill liljl, I ~~IV~IIZ 11large estate. In his \rill rcyortletl it1 CLIIII~~I.~:III~ Coutlty 11c II~IIII~~S :I wifoFrnnccs, n rl:lupl~(er lCliz:~l~ctl~, o11r1 two sons I'eterfeiltl 11nd i\lcsi~l~tl~~r,In IiCci I'eterfriltl Trrl~l, "l:ltc! of ;ill)e~~~uric CG., 111 Irirgir~la, tnc'rcllnllt,but now of I,iverlrool, in tlrc Cotltlty of Ia~nr:~sttbr, ICinrtlotn of GrciltBritnin," sent it po\\-cBr clf i1ttorrlc.y tn Al~~s:rt~rlcr Trel~t, of Cut~~berlnnclCounty, Virginin, nlercl~:~nt. In 1755 hlestlnder l'rellt wns one of 1110justices of Cun~brrl:ind County; :r1111 was I)urgess for Culrrl)erl:~t~d fro11117G ilo 1771. ILe rrlnrricd in 1733 ISliz:~l)ctl~ 'T~NI~SOII, clt~uglilcr ofStepl~c~l \\'c~~~lson. Iu 17CO Alesi~ndrr Trent: :rntl l'cterfeild Trcnt weretrustee:; for :he n(-w towt~ ibi' 3:fii1~:i~-.;;i~r. !i~ 1X3, tiii.~ hiid lnts infilnnchester, on whlcll the Stilte erected warel~ouses for tobacco.1Envan~llll (and (hug lt; sqdist;]{pis.len, Ga.,died in Stcation in S.I;. S. A.lcloricln :II Iaguin I Y ~ ItI ~State Alilii(Seo COlllOf tlris :I3y ~VII~LIAM I,. GRAYSON, Savn.nn:lh, (;a.Tlio record (src Vol. V., p. 267) is incorrect in stating tllnt110 111nde his sailirigs from Cliarlcston. Soon after thc wnrof 1812 110 cnnlo to Snvann:ih :tncl est:lblisl~rtl a line of sailingvessels bct~vccn Savnnn:\h tincl I,iverpool, ant1 on tile voyagein 181'7 he took liis wife wit11 him, and tl~cre in Liverpool,John 1,angston Grayson was lorn.~O~I~~SQJJ&~~SOI~, b0s11 PI-ince IVm. CO., Va., Sept."1--1'170. died 18" S$:~vnnn:lh.----__Gn.. ~narrirtl. l+'~.:\nc,cs IUI1,ol.n (.:rn,.(rcto51;11.2. 'l'licy lpfl Il~c ,i'ollowinl;r cl~il(lrcn:* "-1~1 l~~.nrrr.c~r 1 (, . ' r .:I 7c 11.'ts LnLaKmlmuol Ilsidt, all ofI Ic.nrict t ;~lising (1!1LaAlotte, 1Ed wardWnll of Sou1847, died 'child-~\~i!

Page 183!r.und Alcsantler.Snvannnh, Gn. kcrsnccs died 1858 in Suvunnah, lcavil~g so11.sand duugliters:(1) ,Jolin IIeitlt-killctl in Civil JYnr,(2) John Mr. 1 Ieitlt (no~v IS!!+), prcsi(ling Elder in &lothodistEpis. Cliurcll Sn~~tli at htl:intu, (in.(3) CIlal*lCs 13. lIcitlt, tlictl Tj-pl~oitl Fever 1877,(4) Lula IIciclt, \vlio n~:~rrietl Hev. Juliun Jordtln nt Mil-]en, Gn.,(5) 1). G. TIeidt, wlio lircs with his fumily at Guyton, Ga.,(6) Annn IIeidt, wlio ~narricd n hlr. ,Ja~tdCul~~lrcrlnndwna one (lf lltocation in Snvnnnnh, (in. In 1536 lko cntsretl tllc service ofU. S. A. and forlgllt wit11 distinction unrl valor tllro~~gll theFloriuu nntl Se~ninolc \\'ar. Iluring tlie \\'nr with Alcsico liengain went to the front wit11 tlie I'lioenis l

Page 184TYLER'B QUARTERLYI . I'I; f '1 ' Ihfr\a~z~~~ 21 lb:016Miss Lillian Rlelvin T~~r~ler, boni hug. lltii, lSi2, I

Page 185h s lo~rs thoIt t Robertafter hiscarrcrs forington rindinucd to619, ns hisI!and16 and bcarhe lducedta sug-3I or npplica-9 f Norllr-Q a , 1600,he built ornelghttori~lgicd nt eitlicrtle BringtonCOI, Gn~rso~ AND CAI'T. SJIALI,\\'OOD 119It was tho lak IIenry liltzgilbcrt lhtcrs JI. A., of ~lelrosc, hhssa-!L chusctls, wlio silowed ill his Ge~lcaiogir*ol Glenrrinp in 1901, thatdthe said Xobcrt \\'asLington dr's, brother, 1.awrc~1cc \I'asbil,,oton,5(grandfatlicr of tlic iln~lligronts to Virginia) lircd and dicd atI Wickamon, twenty-fire lliilcs from tile Bringtons. No evidencehaa ever been prodecctl lo sllow that he ever lived at eitllcr ofthe Bringtolu. tl~o~igll, for po(i reasons ti:lt can k stakd, i~eI11 was taken to Groat Brington after dent11 for I~urial. It lias beent ruggestcd by some writers illat tile inscription over tile door ofi the cottage at Littlc Bringtoe pot up ill 1606 by Lord Spencer!was so lnadc as n consolat.ion to Lawrence i\'ashington fur theideath of his infant son, Gr~gory, who died on the dg after itsbaptism. Tliat tlieory is confronted l)y the fact that that cottagerWM built not after but before tlie infant died or was even born.tThe earliest relercncc to illis liouse occurs in tlie n~v. Slmpklcnodsnovel, m rrhicll lie does not claim that the lionso was everi occupied by a Wasliington. 1Ie merely suggested it, in a roman-

Liu-4.*" UUciPage 186II120 TPLER'B QUAI~TERLY ~~AOAZINEthe papers on file in tlic land oEcc) Elcanor, OIIC of tho fivc sia- t ~ince dcad, lc.(\rrilc of I'ctrrTho original will of Col. Grayson wns dcstrojcd during the i nrc both dcbattlc of hlnnnssas Junction in the Civil \Vnr. Fortunntcly, there ? child only,is a copy of the \\.ill on filc in the Lnnd Ollicc, nr~d it n+ill be 5 Lllcy Stotll7giocn in full. J~IIinln Grnvso~ was an A&le dc Cnnipc - to General ~ince dcnd, 1Wnshington, 17Sli. 1Ie was nlnclc n Colontllc Contl. line Charlcs Co., I1777, and Intcr, 1779 u+ns one of the Comrnissioncrs of tlic noardElizabeth 1of War. In tllc 1). 11. R. Li~iengc Book it is told tllat hc mnrriedLucy marITcbc Sninllwoocl, that their dsaglltcr IIcbc married ltokrt 1 Eleanor CEIl\Torn~ely Carter, the fnthcr of Robert Grnyson Cnrt,er. Susannasix childrrn :-hfonroe Grayson mns the mother of Col. nr.; 3,- \1'1lli3111 (:rays~~~, alld1iobcl.his father was Bcnja~nin Grilyson. Rev. Spencc Grnjsun, cn is 110 nnlllc-- IE iscopnl Clergyma~l, IS said to have nitled tlic causc 01 Libertyl'riscilla1+~pr,rmns i~nd p;ltrioiism. ncv. Spcnre Cmrson was theIbnnd, lc~vin~ifntllcr of Jolln Itobincon G r f a a Captain in tlle U. S. Nayy.third died ulThe Exec, 1)cpt. Apl. 53, 1838 nllowcd tlic heirs of IIcnbard ! It appears ,Smallwood 1,. B. for his bcrvices as il Capt. in the Contl. linebard the c11iltlfrom 4th Mar. 17'77 to 3rd Nor. 1783. David Can~pl)ell, GOY. of Peter ITcr]Abstract of the will of 1Ical)ard Smallwood of Cllarlcs Co.,1~11cy AIoore, ;IIId. To his rtfotlicr, 1'risc:lla Slnnll~iood; brotl~er JVillia~n nnd@re tlic o111y 11sister Elizabctll Lcipcr (T~isscr); sisters, Margaret Stoddcrt; The "llebe S1Elcallor Grayson; nnd l'riscilla IIcabcrt Sm:~ll\vood; nc1>hcw, Wil-unlncntio~lcd11%n ,~'rumanEoddclrt. IIe appointed his Blotlicr l'riscilla S~nall- I~c~c \\,\.as n f.1wood fiole Estrx. Signed, 4 July, 17%. IVitncsscs, Ricliard n. A. R. Li~lqSpcake, La\rson Speake and Edward Skinner.son's wife, ('There is a notution made on bnck of the will, Charles Co., 23Tl~e forego:Aug. 1780. The mill ~vas recorde(1, 28 Aug., 1780. , Charles C'o. ccICharles Co., IId, court, Oct. 9, 1838. On motion of IValterkins, Justices.31itcJicll it was proven that by tcstinloliy of Daniel Dclszicr, Gcn-RS true COI,J, b)era1 Willin~n Srnallwooil, Lucy the nifc ol William T. Stod:lert,tificd tl~at no l1Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Lcisacr, Eleanor, wife of Col. \Villinni Gray- Abstract o{son and Friscilln, nifc of Dr. Jolin Courts were the brother andhon CO., Ken.%!if& of, and only heirs at law of Ecabard Srnallivood, a Captainown in this stafin thc Rev. war. Works, and 1Margaret Stoddert left one daughter, Lucinda who marriedQranup, alsoCaptain John Nitcl~cll, a. Rcvolutior~arg Officer. S11c died beforo and - Vil-ginia frcher husband, leaving one Eon, John lleabard &[itchell who ieNote-IIC~documents astere of Capt. Smnlltvood. fI'. a j* * - . , .9r ~ r.r-~ p r l r r p * * . -___! i p *121"i1 -4 !< ';3I!rk'''*'~~'~*~~***dr"~~m~*~kt*ttb~c ~ ' 1 ~ l i ! ~ u k $ ~ ~ ' ~ ; ~ ~ ~ 6 . l n ~ ~ ~ & ,, I&~ti;t.j', ~ r " J*+-P.&, ~ 1 1 ~ ) ,e~ * 1 ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ ~

fivc sis-d it sill bey~o11 wns tllc' s [ :;ardContl. IilioIPage 187COL. GRAYSON AND CAPT. SBIALL\I'OOD 121~ince dcad, Icaving thrcc cllildrcn :-John T., William, find Ilouisa(wifc of I'ctcr Ilcdgmnn). That the sixid Jolln T. md il'illinm! an bolh dcad: John T. leaving no children; William lclt onei7ichild only, 1Ic:lhnl-d 31 i tclicll, a minor.Lucy Stoddcrt lcIt one son, \\'illianl T. Stoddcrt wllo ia long6ince dead, lcming one son, Jolm T. Stoddcrt rlio is living inElizabeth*I,cisscr, long since dcad and leaving no children.Lucy mnrricd Tjcrnard Bloorc of Virginia.1 0 dicd bcforc llcr husband, long since, lcnvingsix c111 icn.-l, villi:l!~l wlio dicd witllout childrcn; 2, George, W.; 3, 1t011crt &=nlinnl S.; 5. .llf,-~d; and . . . , . . - m e5. *2iIIE no xianlc glien f o r n t h cl2ii).Priscilla Courts, long sincc dead, hebing died aftcr lier hushand,leaving tl~rce children, two of whom died under agc aud tliethird dicd unninrrird.It appears to tlic court that Jol~n T. hiitcllcll, dcc'd. nnd ITeabnrdtlie child of said William Blitcllcll, dcc'd. 2nd Ilouisa wifenf Peter llcdgman, John T. Stoddert, George I;ciescr, dcc'd, andLucy 3loorc, On~rrc \V., Ilol(1rt IT., Ilrbc S., and ?Ifred Ornvron- --\\'ilIiam and Ere the only hcirs ut law oi Cnpt. Ileabard 51nal- NO&.ddcrt ;The "IIcbc S" lrcrc rncntioliccl is in ell probability thc sistll and.il- unmentioned cllild of Elennor (Slnnllwood) Crn~cnn, and thatI;,s 111s Smnll- JIebc was a fnnllliar ~ z i c ior I:: ::;I, IS{.',,!'i , 3;:, ;,I,. . . !I 'i' ..! !.i:', ! 1,I; ;:; , . 2i1..1'. : i;(: ;': ?' I,;,, 1 '.... . ,,:: , I....''1:: ,';$I 1j;'t ,I ! i,b,: . !;', , . i1 ! 11;i.,! ! , :;.~,.. 8 !'1:: ,!' I.;;;;'& . Ii!, \ . :,,i\,+!. , i0 ' : ;:jl, , y',; ,.; ::.:!..':: !I . .. ., ... 'I.?,i!! . ?ti., .,!i!; !;

my serl-nnt wo~~l:ln hcr frcedoln. It is my tlcsirc that Iicr cliiltlrcllbc taught to read tllo sncrerl Scrir)tllrcs, nnd to COIIIIII~~ to ~nclilorysucli Looks ns sl~all bc lurnisl~ed tlicrn, that lllcy LC placed iu religiousfnlnilics, i~lost favoruLlc to tlreir n~ornis, ~vl~crc tl~cg 11iag ncq~tircsuch kno~\lcdgc of Lusincss to cilablc tllc111 to car11 their ownlivillg until thcy c'oinc to sucll age usual to 1it)cratc young servants-at 1vIkic11 tilnc I yivc tlrc~ii tl~cir frcctlonl. To lily ~ O L I IfrielidI ~Susan Peers I pi\-e\llacllcI1\& tilt to be Iil~rrateJ; t11c edun=1liyehildgn to be contil~ued l,g Air. l.yle, a co!rprshcnsiveplan oE which will be allllcxctl I~crcto; Ilen'nnlin l'ccrsthe fourth son of lily friends, niay enjoy with lliy -4--"C' i~lclrc~i tlieEnme advantages of educatio~l; rnv 1)rntllcr 1:nl~clt; that Mr. Barnesor some other young man of religions turu of n~ind to live withmy children to assist tlrc~n in tlicir str~tlirs aud to rcg~tlate tllcirminds. I nppoi~it the Itcv. John JOIII~ I& 1:ol;ert 'l'-Ic andValentine Ws to bc my Ertrs. Signed, 12 Oct. 1818. WitnessesTllomas I& and Antlrcw 121. 'l'lie will WHY recodcd,Bourbon Co, court, Xov, 1818. 'Scstc, 'l'l~os. P. Slnit!~, Clcrk.Certified as true copy, Janlcs \\'liitcon~l), Co~n., Genl. L. OIT.Charles Co., 31d. Certified that the records of tllc Orpl~nn'sCourt have 110 cord tlint Gcn. Willinm S~n:llluoocl died testi~t~,hut letters of ild'm's't on his estate were granGd to PriscillaHenbeard Snialluood on 24 Apl. 179%. Also tllnt J01111 11. 'I'. S.hl&&ell died intcstatc; ndn~st. grnilted 19 Oct. 1814. to JlnryAnn Mitcllcll; that l'riscill:~ C= didti intestate, Ad~nst. gmntcdJohn T. S e t 16 Nnr. 1818; tl~al I\'illi:~~n llitcl~cll diedintcstatc, Admst. granted Rennet Ijjson and Ellcll 0. Dyson 14Oct, 1834. Certified, Aquilla 13atenln11, neg. of \ViIls.Abstract of tlie will of \Villjam Trunlnr~ Stoddcrt of CllnrlcsCo., 3rd. "To my wife, Sally s tract of land cnllcd Soutl~amp.ton Enlarged, a trnct callcd Addition to Southnmpton, adjoiningeach other, lying in Pomonky Neck on Pornonliy Crcck, nly dwellingylnntntion, Sinlpson, lying on the l'otouiack River nt Su~itl~'ePoint in Nanjerlloy, nnotlicr trnct known a5 \Viccononlnn, part ofa tract callcd the \\rilliari~ and James, in the upper Cider Pointneck, another tract lying in the fork of Zaclliall, cnlled IVolf'rDen. Tho land lying in the City of Baltomorc, now in the possessionof a certain John Bnll. To my wife I give nll my rightford 1lY94he dictoke 11true c,thehall,comb,

I1I Page 189 ;I8! 't1];l,lc,';/' 'i1lit .t':il,1 , ;;,: ,iri, ,,/ i+, ?COL. GRAYSON AXD CAI~T. SYALL\VOOD 123 I; , I> ;;qand title to this land." IIe appointed his wife sole Extrx. Signed,r$ ~nu~nory ! . Apl. 4 1789. Jl'itnesscs, William Jones, IIezckiall Spenke. The"lip ;will was probntcd, I7 ilug. 1793. Certified John 3luscl1ett) Reg.~ny nc- of Wills. True copy ccrt~ftd by Aquills Bateman.tr;l vir 01~11Abstrnct of the will of J& rI' 7r1i,~hd of Charles Co., lid.rerbnr~ldSiater, Louisa Iledgcrnnn, wifr of I'etrr I). Q. IIcd;cn~a~l of Stald::& frictrdford Co., Vn, coo4ln, S,l~r~uol ~\(~:IIIIs; Xoll~cr, 3lary At111 Biitcl~ell;dane~l~c~rs lYiI~-l;mrl ilcnjnmm (Grnvsoll IIedge-IC cdu-Ininnm Uncle \\'nllcr il. I. Jl~tcllcll as Extr.iI'ccrs,-S)igucd, 1st Uec. 1831. Witnesses, W. Smith, I. S. Perryt and H. JJT. NC~AOII. I~ccordcd, Aug. 15, 1837. Ccrtified as trueBIT. Unrnes ! copy, Aquilla lhtcrnnn, Ilcg. of JV~lls, 25 Aug. 1838.Abstract of \V~lli:lrn G~nwnri'.; 11 111. ,XgreeaLlo to the pl*esent~ a w a ~ i1 n I ~I:II

,,'. , ",' : '. >! ' -:, . .* .'I . . .1.: '_. . . ,!A, ., u-,,,. . . . ' ,.. "..,. .. ,-;: .-.,--&L "'Page 190124 TYLEIL'S QUA~TLULY hfnonzr~~ !line for ten montl~s service more than six ycnrs. Jolm Tyler, ,Qovcmor, Council Cha~nber, Scpt. 12, 1809.fWarrant No. 5554 for 926 acres issued 2G July, 1810 to theReps. of Willial~l Grayson, dcc'd. ana delivered to Sand. Coleman.iRecorded, Book 2, page 689.Note, It is my opininn thnt J17illiain Grayson refcrl-cd to tllciequal division 01 liis cstatc among his cl~ildrcn as being in confor~nityto tllc "present lairs 01 Virginia". 'l'lie law of prirno.geniturc being now ohsoicte. 'l'l~at 1 -snot much more tlian m11at Innliy Virgi;;liirls d~~yivi~tl sot~uc of!tlicir faithful servnnts, and in moat cases mnilc a~rlplc provisionffor their maintenance. I'erhapa the Declaration of Indepcndeiice,and the winning of America's Indepcndcnce nlado this particulargentleman a trifle more enthusiastic than tlic ordinary, tllnt hefreed all of his slaves.Heirs of lVilliant Qrayson;# r. .ai!i!liE''Notrj" Ellen '1George \\JohnG coNorthrui~:rvicc;Gmysorin prcsrtlc. , , --Sriinllwood Cndrcn and only licirs at law of1 G ~ ;I~ROII, ilec7d, anaflcer in thc Rev. nfnr; also that \=. C;., J>nntlo11, u l G.,and Carter arc tile children and Iielrs nt lam of said IIeboSmnllwood Carter, dcc'd, and that ,John -S tlic onlychild and heir at law of the said n &TaL, i.n boll dec'd. Ccrtified,J. Worden Pope, Clerk. 10th June, 1830; 311th year ofthe Conin~onwealtli of T\'cntucky.Gcncral Land OR., June 20, 1838, certified that thc foregoingic true copy of paper on filc in this oflice. Jaliies Wllitcomb,Commiss.Jcffcrso11 Co. Court, I~uisville, 5 Oct. 1831. Ordered certifiedthat George Mr. and ~llfrctl Grayson, snns of thc lnte Col. Wiiliarn~ r a Y s ~ i n t c s t n ~ I ' oClcrli. P c ,c.F~uquicr Co., 27 Narcll, 1832. On motion of Archibald Green,certificd thnt Gcorpc I\'. Grajson (who was-one of the lieirs ofCal. Wm. ~ra~s*-tlliscounty, died lcaring tliree 1lcirs:-Frances (who mnrricd Richard 11. Foote) George W., nnd \jTilmraysnn,tlic lnttcr is under age. That sad Foote has &Tapirrt&€he guardian of ITv'illiarn Grayson. Certified, 29 Mar.1832; John A. W. Smith, Clerk. . .,' . B" .r p :. .. ., I. . .., .. .;>. i. : 5. .!, . . k. .. . ...,. ,(, f .Co. COI6011, \ V ~ O iAbstCo., Xiof Illy All,the ncgrcstatc in 1two rtclrhc.bctll 11013cancs, 'i'lww rccoJohnrup ns Irisheirs of .$in the l?. . 1'. A ttcs , ,

1q:f i;r;:h slsvcs wnswit11 some ofprovisionI ependencc,/tllis particularIOrderede3-, ITebear. the chil-:d ITcbc39th year oft I foregoingca \Vlkitcomb,1d!d certified01. Williamald Grccn,three hcirs :-\ and \iril-* 3 11as becnified, 29 Mar.?Note. Col. Wm. Crnyson's son Robert TI. died intestate, learing\\'illin~n P. IIebe C. (wllo marrlcd-.\'trilllnm Y. Smith) andli Ellellen w nGcor~c \\'..Crnysoii of Rnppahannwk Co., Va. nppointedI'IC~?~ Kortlirap as 1i1s~Att~. to obtain warrant due liinr in rightof thc scrvicc of Capt. Tlcabnrd Sn~allivood, "brotl~er of lny lategrendmotlier Gryson, the wife of Col. William Grnyson", June1838. Signcd in prcsencc of John G. Lnnc, and J. W. \JTilliams.Acknoivlcdgcd bcfore Gwr! W. Grayqon-arl~ose-licirsllip wasproven at Fauquicr Co, court in the Sprirlg of 1832-as a 6011 ofGeorge \V. Grayson who was a sou of Col. \Villiarn Gmyson. 'l'cste,John G. Lane, J. of P.G or e \V. Grnvson of Rappaliannoclc Co. appointed ITcnryNorthrup -7- as 11s Atty. to obtain L. J3. duc him in right of the~crvices of lIcabcrd Smallwood, "Brother of my late grandnlotllerQrayson, the wife of Cnl. William Grayson. Jme 1638. Sig~icdin presence of Jolin G. Lnnc and I, W. lVillianis. A~lin~\~lcdg~dby 11'. Cim~s~n-whose heirship was proven at FautluierCo. Court ia tlie Spring of 1832-as n son of Georrr \V. Crnvsop.who \vr.ns .- William Gra~son. 'l'cstc, Jolln U. Lane,J, of 1'.- Abstract of will of George Ifobcrt Leisscr of Prince GeorgeCo., hId. "hIy two nieccs, Blizabctl~ Moore and I'ucy LcisscrBIoore as tenants in common and not joint tenants of all 111y landsin Prince George Co. being the estate in which I now dwell, ltriownan ~fontpclier-nll thc ncgroes exccpt those I bougl~t at thc salcof my Aunt, hlrs. Courts; whcn my niccc Lucy bccomcs of agethe negrocs are to be freed, and thcir i~~crcnsc shall bc frec. hIyestate in Charles Co. known as Saint John's to my Extrx. hlytwo nephews, Lcisser hloore and Thomas Xfoore; my nieces dcceasedbrother Bernard Moore." TIC appointed his niece ElizabcthMoore ns Extrx. Signed, T, July, 1815, Witnesses, ColnianBcnnes, Thatnas Mundcll and William Marbury, Jr. The willnnn recorded, June 17, 1816.John Stoddcrt of Charles Go., Bfd. appointed IIcnry Northmpan his Atty. to obtain L. U. due as one of the distrib~~tivebeira of ITeabard Smnllwood, late n Cyt of Col. .Grayson's Regt.in the Rev. Army. Acknowledged before (ieorge JV. Xcnlc, J, ofP. Attest, Dr. D. T. Jenifcr and Minchen Lloyd, 13 Nov. 1838.' l i .

Page 192TYLER'S QIJARTERLY MAQAZINEAlfred Cr, Cartar of \\'a.41irigtn11 ('I).. jliss.. \Yillin~~\ G. Cnrtcrnnd Roh~rl. (1. (':~~.frr Z C'nrIr-I. ('0.. Ii~llr. nlll~cri~~tr~l :!ia snrrlct'1mnllwood) I%cfore J amcsf the heirs, of NCW Orlcnns, La. ap-N. Duncan, Pres. J, of P. City Court of New Orlcans.Attest as to J. N. Duncan, Edward I). l\rllite, Crovcrnor ofLouisiana. 8 May, 1838.Petor D. G. IIedgemnn and huisa (Jlitclrell) IIedgcrnan liis .William D. Allison, 2G Nov. 1838.William Preston Smith, ITebc C., his wife, and Ellen S. Crayronby llcr guardian appointed IIenry hTortllrllp as30 u c c . m e s s e s , Jas. hi. Stockwcll, Dariiel Rudy. Acknowledgedbefore Joseph Cowan, J. of P. IIenderson Co., Ken.rec

THE GRAYSON WHO CAPTUAED TDM DULA,Recently I sent a letter to the editor of the Wilkesboro newspaperIn it I said that the Grayson Family Association was lookingfor people with Grayson family histories. 14r. P.W. Caudill, a retiyediletter carrier answered and gave me the name and address of ClydeBe Grayson of No, Wilkesboro. Irir, Caudill also volunteered tolook for grave stones of Graysons,Clyde B. Grayson answeredmy letter and told me his lineage, He isa great grandson of Col, James William Moore Grayson who wasthe Grayson in the song about Tom Dooley (correct name: Dula).This has prompted me to retrieve a11 the material on thisline froa previous newsletters. I have constructed familygroup sheets in order to summarize t~hat is knowr about thisGrayson clan,A good deal of this is hearsay; the only solid documents are thewar records of J,W,W. Grayson and his brother Be~jamin C..Grayson.Anyone doing genealogy on this line would want documentaryverification of all items not in the war records, However it is agood starting point. Of great interest is the fa4ily traditionthat Col. Grayson's father was born in England and was named Will-iam.Thequestion arises as to his relationship to other Graysonsin Wilkes County, N.C. fron that erao Were they related? If so,then perhaps the Benjamin Grayson who entered land ih Wilkes in 1778came from England and not from Virginia,..Richard GraysonWILLIAM GRAYSONbe in Englandcame to Wilkes co..with a brother, possibly Charlesmd Rebecca Reeceba NeC*buried ZionvilleBaptist Church yardZionville, N.C.JAIGS NILLIAM MONROE GRAYSON1833-1 901GILBERT GRAYSONWILLIAM FRANKLIN (FRANK) GRAYSONmd.. 1876BENJAMIN C., (CARROLL) GMYSON1838-1894

JAMES WILLIAM NONROE GRAYSON (wn1)b, 1833 CoveCreek, Wautawa co,, N.Ced,. l9 Feb, 1901 buried Zionville, N,C.1h+md. 1st Julia WilliamJ APlES HALrIILTON GRAYSON1858-1905J ; 0 rice Amd ,J \%%.ISally Eggersnd. Znd, Jane CarpenterI61q >t~vc\L. J~k-t. SO'~C>Rebecca Grayson+md ,Roy ButlerJohn GraysonElizabeth Gragsond. age 29md , IDr. James ButlerFRANK GRAYSONI GILDER or GUILLIAM- -2- f GRAYSON 1'3BENJAMIN C. (CARROLL) GRAYSONb, .I838 ( wml 1 ,%d. 18941887-1 930md. 1st - &oh'$ 1 & 4 S kJ.2nd \iP$:hha 3r - d. 1902 fWILLIAM r'WKI5 (FRANK) GRAYSON-- GUILLIAIG GRAYSON (G; LLIA*)F&--'@P -- 3,- IJAl4J3S CONNXLLY GRAYSON(wm 1 b, 5 Feb 1877-+i go6nd 1st Elizabeth Rhea of N,C.12 ~ pril 1876 HOUA GRAYSON (dau)b, 18 Dec,. 1973 Imd, 2nd Julia WittingtonROGER UYBWIS GRAYSONb. 2 Nor, 1Sbjd. (shot) 21 Sept, ItJOHNTHOIUS ROSCOE GRAYSGNb, 12 JAN, 1886LUCAS (LUKE) CRAYSONb,. 27 NOv, 1887MARY. ELIZABETH GRAY SOHb, 7 April 1895d, ca, 1975IIIII

JAMES WIILTON GRAYSONJAMES ROY GRAYSON(~rnl~arnes woxb2)b, Trade,Tenab. 1858 Tenn, 16 Sept,. 1882d.. 25 April 1905 Mt, City,Tenn. d. 23 0ct-, - 1901md. Sarah Eggersrnd, Sarah Cole20 1~Iarch 1878~0" LUGAS, (Hon,) Stacey GRAYSONb. 21 NOT. $88( ~ bank m )md. 1stLmd, 2nd. a- JEAN GRAYSON GREER4-+ JA!.IES PAYNE GRAYSONJAHES CONNELLY GRAYSONbe 3 %bb21877(wm 3ank )rrJAY GRAY SONCLYDE Be .GRAYSONtBUSTER GRAY SON

Page 196GRAYSON, CLYDE, Be 17 Aug. 1983 IBornt 14 April 1915 in Wilkes county, N.C.Address now: Rt, 3, Box 436-A; No, Wilkesboro, N,C., 28659Fathei.: Jaaes Conley,Gxayson, born 1877 in Trade, Tenn,IIbrother of JA;.IES IJ. IJI, GRAYSON, Luke was born in 1888*I(source: letter from Clyde Grayson)IGrandfather: William Frank Grayson, born 1845Great Grandfather: Cole James William IJloore Grayson(who captared Tom Dula, )Uncle: Luke Grayson, who was the son of Frank Grayson, .III'he Grayson who csught Ton DulaJAtIES W, M. GRAYSON..,,,War recorr! :ticut Col in 4 re& Tenn inf also iiajon in 13 regt Tenm Car.Discharged at Cinnc-, Ohio Oct- 1, 1863July 1863 disabled by Malaria and typhoid feverApplied for pension Dec 27 1890Married first to Julia Ann Grayson, divorced. Mar 1885, MountainCity,, Tenn,, died about 1887 at Key Station., Tenn,Harried 2nb to Sarah Jane Jones May 20, 1885, Ashe cob, N.C.IOn liar 13, 1901, Sarah Jane Grayson age.47 applied for widow's pensionJames. W. M. Grayson died Feb 18, 1901 Was listed as age 64 inDeclarat~on~ for a pension on-- 10 Oct.. 1898. (be 1834)Postal address was Solitude, Ashe county,. N.C..Children;. in application for pension Dec 1, 1898: "They are allpast the age of 16 years.," (Interpretation: he had at 1eaz-bthree children but did not name them,)Served in Union army (Itin the service of the United ~tates'~)See Newsletter No..6 for more detailsY A. Y IIIIII

Page 248 Page 248-7-GrLLUM *BBENJAMIN C. GRAYSONGRftYSbN183% -\89Li*2. I 1887. I/. // -- /930- 8./6b\ind fwa* blr-tkd. hbia3Adn, va.b um.llgS. 2.8: Laure\ Bteonuy ,Term. ..2"' wife:SO~VISOW, b.,Tenrl.MARTHA J. 3OAR.K . Fonni cLtd & 1930,£&J,@-.Who Is the father of Benjamin C,.Grayson? Is BenjamihC. Grayson the brother of James W, M, Grayson?

Dear Dr. Grayson:July 11, 1983Thank you for the latest newsletter, I always enjoy them. 0, page 122 the 1957 letterfrom Maurice K. Gordan mentions the 1732 deed to William Grayson of St. Bee's Parish,Cumberland Co., in Great Britain. A few days before that, I had read the old deed,while checking a map of Great Britain. This is just across Solway Firth from ~~mbries,Sc~aand, one of the places of birth listed for Benjamin. Mr. Gordon said that St. Bee'sParish contained some 250 Grayson entries.Also of interest is the Sept. 4, 1766, deed of William Grayson of Spts. Co. to Henry Allisonof Whitehaven, Mercht, Mortgage Goods and Chattels, Witness John Battaley, HudsonMuse, Feb. 4, 1767, Deed Book G. The map shows Whitehaven to be a seaport in St. Bee'sParish, Cumberland Co., Great Britain. Whether the 1766 William Grayson is Capt. Williamwho moved to Albe Co. or the William Grayson who lived in G.E. in 1732, this seems to bea Grayson connection to St. Bee's Parish.IIIIAlso of interest is the witness of John Battaley. In Will Book AmI James, John, St. GeorgeParish D. Jan. 23, 1725 p. Mar. 1, 1725/6, Wit. John Grayson, Stephen Sharp, John Battaille.Ex. wife Alice James, Charles. Taliaferro Jr., Leg. wife Alice and Daughter Mary, and thechild my wife now goes with.The 1725 John Battaille and the 1766 John Battaley seems to connect the original John Gxaysonfamily of 1766 who is doing business with someone in St. Bee's Parish, Great Britain.Has anyone done any recent checking on this? I could get a copy of the deeds, as all I havnow is Croziers Abstracts.Sincerely,Frances Grayson~iscellaneousrThe prodf that john Grayson of ladison County, Ala was tb sonof John and Barbara of Montgomery County, Va. is in the DAR recordof Betty Davis Stokes. She traces to John and Barbara throughJohn and Sarah, their son Jackson and so on. She gives the samedates for Jackson as those on pg. 101 Newsletter (J. W. Grayson Bible)John and Sarah - were married in ivIontgomery Co, , Va. Oct. 23, 1792and the marriage was recorded in aiontgomery Co. records on 5 Nlay,I fixed the date of their move to Alabama 1805-1810 because Stokes1793.states Jackson born in I'tlontgomei-y Co. in 1805 and this family does notappear on 1810 census for :blontgomery Co. ,'$a.IIIIIII

MIS. Ford Wulfeck51 Park Ave.Naueutuck, Conn. 06770. ,GENEALOGY

. Page 2Q0BLACKWELL 81.managcd thc "Horse Shows" at Warrenton for manyycars and was Trial Justice in court for many years.He was an all around useful citizen.8-3 Lucy Ellen (twin) b. circ. 1865, m. David Dun- .can, son of Bishop Duncan and had9-1 John, d. infancy.9-2 Epie, unm.a 9-3 Susan, m. John Owington and had issue.10-1 Joan 10-2 Susan.9-4 EllenI9-5 Evelyn, rn. Sardi Mace.. 9-6 avid, Jr.Lucy Ellen was an artist of considerable note. Shepainted a portrait of Doctor Walter Reed of the U. S.Army who discovered and demonstrated that the mosquitowar the carrier of malarial fever. The portraitis in the Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington,iI D. C. She d. circ. 1942.1 8-4 Elizabeth M. (twin) b. circ. 1865, d. circ. 1944.8-5 Isabelle Vanmeta, who contributed to The Fau-1iquier Democrat.8-6 Susan IvI. was assistant Matron and4at Randolph Macon Academy at Front Royal; .,.-1. some years, d. 1946.. i13Benjamin Grayson and sister emiqratcd from Scot:. land to Westmoreland Co., Vir~inia, 2nd later he beiaamea merchant at Dumfrird, Va. which was thenimportant seaport. He was Col. of Va. *Militia inI1740 and rn. ( 1st) Mrs. Linton, formerly Mrs. Tylerwhose maiden name was Susana Monroe, srtP(;fSpense Monroe, the father of President Monroe;(2nd) thc widow Ewell of the family of Gen. Ewell,C.S.A. He died at Bcll Air, Pr. Wm. Co. in 1757. SusanaMonroc's father was Andrcw Monroc, who m.- Eleanor Spcnse. Ucni. Grayson's sister m. Mr. IIarrison.father of Col. Burr Harrison, of the Revolution./

BLACKWELL. ,t:.i,!. .a:: ,I!:, !! : ;.'.I.. , .,.is ;IThe issue of Renj. Grayson and Susana Monroe werethree sons and o11e daughtcr as follows:2-1 Benjamin, b. 1730 and m. Aliss Osborne andhad one son, Benjamin, \vho m. Miss Bronaugh ofLondon and left a large family of childrcn and fieestate. One daughter rn. Bronaugh of London,2-2 Rev. Spcnse Grayson, b. 1732-of whom later.2-3 Col. \\'illiam Grayson, b. 1736, d. 1790, wasthe first Senator from Va. and was a most trusted Aldde-Campof IYashington. He was Col. of one of the 16Additional Continental Reg'tz. and at one time hadthe command of a Brigade. He organized a companyof Cadets in 1774, anticipating war. He m. MissSmallwood, sister of Gen. Smallwrood and ex-Governorof Maryland. Issue.3-1 Alfred IVilliam, ~vbo m. Miss Brcckenridge andhad one son, John Breckcnridge, who was an officerin the U.S.A. and afterwards Gen. C.S.A. He nri. MissSearlc and had one son, John Bxeckenridge of Demopolis;Ala.3-2 Hebe Grayson, Col. Grayson's only 'daughter,m. John Carter of Loudon Co. and they went toKentucky. Her eldest son, Alfred IVm. Grayson, livedin Tennessee.2-4 Susan Monroe, Benjamin Grayson's only daughter,never married, and it is said that Benjamin, herbrother, squandered her property and she was caredfor by her brothers Sperlse and M'm.2-2 Reverend Spense Grayson, b. 1732, d. 1798. Heinherited Belle Air, a fine mansion, with 1,000 acresof land attached, on the Potornac River in Pr. Wrn.Co., Va. from his father and m. 1759 hlary ElizabethWagoner. He and his brother, Col Vrm. Grayson,graduated at Oxford. Ile studied thcology in Englandand was ordained by the Lord Bishop of London May29,1771. He returned to Va. and preached in LoudonCo. In 1784 he succeeded Rev. John Scott as Rectorof Dettingen Parish, Pr. Wm. Co., Va. where he died

. .. .IBLACK WELL 83and was succceded by Rcv. Thos. Harrison. He wasChaplain in his brothcr, Col. TSL~. Grayson's Reg't.during the Revolution, and Justice in Pr. \Vm. Co. in1769. His issue were six sons and eight daughtcrs, asfollows:3-1 Catherine, b. 1760, rn. John Hedgeinan of Stafford,Issue:iI' . 4-1 John Grayson; 2-George; 3-Mary; 4-.-Susan hionroi: Grayson; 5--Catherine.3-2 Benjamin, b. 1761, m. Miss Taylor, an Englishlady. He went to ILentucky and became Clerk of theCourt at Bardsto~vn Nelson Co. and had issue:4-1 Frcdcrick JVm. Spcnse, who tv2s an eminentlawyer and judge. Me rn. klins \\'ard and died withoutissue. 4-2-Alfred, m. hliss Coalter of Baltimore,Md. He was an officer in the Marine Corps andat Norfolk in the IVar of 1812. In 1824 he commandedthe Marines in Porter's fleet against the pirates off thecoast of Florida and in the IVest Indies and on hisreturn, died of yello~t- fever a few hours after his land- 'ing. He left,5-1 Frederick Wm. Spense; 2-John Contee;3-Alfred.4-3 Peter llTagoner m. Miss Taylor and went toTexas in 1830; took an active part in the struggle iorindependence and went twice to Mrashington as aCommissioner- Hc was nominated for President ofTexas, but died on his way to Tl'ashington beforeelection. There is a coanty in Texas namcd after him,4-4 Elizabeth, rn. Philip Quentin, who soon died andEshe m. Janles D. Breckenridge: son of Gen. John Breckfa6 enridge, who soon died leavmg one daughter, Eliza. . Grayson Breclienridge m. Shakespear Caldwell ofVa., and left issue,3-3 Mary, b. 1764, m, 1794, James R. Derrnott, anIrish gentleman, and d. 1795 without issut3-4. \Villiam, b. 1766, rn. 1st Octavin Edmonds, dau.of Col. Elias Edmonds 11; and had issuc, Frances m.

3:y first record or' tb-io fa::;ily shows John Grayson ofChrist Church Parish as attorney in fact for $*aria Gibson, a neighborwife of Ldb;;ird Gibson in relcs~ir.2 her dower, in two deeds inLancaster County, Virginia, in 1700.The eccounts of thz origin and rbelationships of the Graysonsin Lancaster arp confused., confusing, inconsistent t~nii contradictory,whicn is strange because Ccl, ,.;rn, Grayson (1736-17'30), a rnan ofhistorical and public prcmincnce is known ts have been one of the sonsof Benjamin GrW;ysan of S>ots and of Prince !:iilliam Cmnty, Virginia,One zccount states th~t Jchn Gr:iyson of Chrict Ghurch was t,he motherof AnProse a:;d Lenjaclin 2nd th2i.r sister Mary, who married Ib!aj. FrancisBarrison, acd th .A t they nl~~r-bcd in Chi-is t Church i'arish Lzncastcr inJulg, @>5tf, :'hilt anctkcr. accor:nt s.:ys tillrt their f:lther, . > JohnGrayson, was born j.n i;ry;lan:.i in 1658, rr;ilrricd Susrlhnah ,,bite, daughterof Gavzrnsr (or 3olonel) ..m. :;kite, and thrit his cons, TIiornxi andtirnbrose, bere born in Li;a,;idnd an3 C~LITI~: t:it,h iiirl; t3 Vlri;,ini3 whereBenja~in ai.13 I.,ary were 'corn, 'i'honzs of County ricnt was indeed theeldc~t son of. Jcihn Grilyson of Ckiriiit Church ( d 1737 in Lpats.)and in due course c1aime.i anc conveyed tne land in $>ots, inheritedfrom John Griiyson of Christ Church,1 have searc!*ed ana 2:r. searchin:=, F ~riah Registers inCunber1:~nd and for lcjliire, bclt il';i~f? !lot ;'0!ir~3 I'c~DZ'J. 3i? .jvhn 0l" 1imbr0se' '7 1-or Llenjalmin, 1.12 f;r.iy;dri n.i~;'lc w.1~ tinnno1t.n in adrlt. i h-l-fe not f~undthe n~arriage recvra of John Gr~yson ariu al~s;lnnah r.kiite.It r-.;:;;;Lirs th2t Ann Crayson, sistdr of Arcbrose and henjmin,married John tuarles in 1723, I aa then at a lass to estanlishznything ucforz 1700 for John ana of the marriage of hmbrose toAlice Janes in 1726,Jchn Grayson lived XL ~~,czssa~onax and aied intestate,survived oy hls ;:ri.tlow ~li~,iin~,uh in l7)>. I ii;~v+~ r, p1,ot;o~tr;t of theoriginal inveritory and iipprais=il of his esthte oc:.ring tne zutosraphsof John Gordon arid i?r&nciu i';llidi't?rr~ as appraisers, lie nrla nzbrosewere vestrymen In jt, George 2t;nrish in 172') 2nd Jchn Griyson, Jr.,evide~itly a con of John, dr. ?.nil 3enjamin Gr;yson were ap?ointcd by thevestry to cou~lt tobacco ?lanta in tkrst jrertr. Jcnjandn, orolhcr ofAmbrose, is naa~ed as Lxacutor in the ,iili of Ambrose in 17b3,Ambrose Gruyson, Jr. son of nrnbrose, died testate withoutissue, Thomas Cruyson, herchant of Uc;l in Kent, as eldcst son ofJohn of Christ Shurch, sold An2 c~nveycd the laad left by John Grays03at his death 1735. The name Grityson Goes not appear in records inKent as stated by any correspondent there.The name Grayson occurs about 250 times in the ParishRegister of St, dees in Cumberlar~d between 1538 arid 1700, but

unfortunately the entries from 1670 to 16.~0 riere dunaged by fire.No John, kiabrose or aonjmin are ahom in the last half of the 17thCeatury ,i found a fcw rathw low caiits Grnpsons in the KestRidiag of frorirahire, ano a few bettor. one3 iri Lonca.hiro, but noAmbrosc or denjaiain. I t-+ink thcjr wcre sea farin, men. I have a hunchthat they cam to Christ Church I'arish coast~risc frc~ :3hita.I have photostats and coplcc of the records and vestrybook8 riarring tho Graysons, but tho whole caso as to the origin ofmy ancesler Aajrosa Grayson is abscur%,Page 14- --. Aa - -GENEALQGICAL ~LPER, Dcdicntd to "hBping mom propie find mom wntdogy" %pt-at 1932IIIAuthor of above letter unworn I- ----- A +- .rIIGRAYSON FAMILY ASSOCIATION 1We are looking for new members ulho can Ieontribute their Grayson genealogy datd 1to our quarterly newsletter. In 7th year.Send typed data to:Richard R, Grayson. M.D.BOX 167. St. Charles. 1160174IITHE NOW SOCIETYI

GRAYSON GENEALOGY NEWSLETTERVOLUME 5 NUPIER 6 Page 205CONTENT B:206 Capt. Wllllam Grayson, Albemarle COO, Va.207 John Grayson b 1760-70208 James Grayson, Albion, Ill., d. 1846209 John C. Grayson, Albion, Ill., b. 1838210-12 i4ary S. Grayson, George Wr Crayson21 Wythe co,, Va. Graysons21 2 -6 John-Ambrose-John-Susanna Grayaon217 Spence Grayson218 John Grayson br 1807, Zacharlah Taylor Grayson letter219-220 charts of John and Zachariah Grayson221-225 Tennessee Graysonst genealogist report226.7 Hary Graysorl md. Wm Wyatt228 bhrgaret Grayson md, Sterling Galt229 Wren Grayson, jr.230 Hiram Grayson231 HLxam Grayson232 Samuel Grayson233 Lntfred Grayson md.Jane234-43 Col, Wm, Grayson and family, ov Va.244, John Grayson 1727-1802PROPOSAL:The Grayson Family Research Project in 1980-81 commissianed a genealoglstto do research on Bendamin Grayson of Wilkes COO, N.C.. Themembers who contributed $100.00 eacn to this included Richard, Earl,and Robert Grayson, Dorothy McCoy,, Helen Payne, Kathleen Johnson,and Katheryn Reeves Jean. This material was distributed tothe abovebut not published in the Grayson Family New~lettor. Ipropose that we 8 praject members agree to publish thls data f r ~ mtine to time in the Newsletter. If anyone objects, I will not publishIt, If I receive no abjections, I will assume you all agree to pn51isho(Addendum8 Clifford Graysan was also a contributor.)MZirlSRSr There are at present 39 active members of the GraysonFamily Association. Therefore, if your query Is published here, youhave all those genealogists available to help.?'herefore It is ineverybody's best interest to help those who ask for assistance.

Richard R. Grayson, M.D.103 W, Main Street - P.O. Box 167St. Charles, Illinois 60174Dear Dr, Grayson:Page 206 *11011 N. Coggins DriveSun City,. Arizona 85351Feb; 21, 1984In your Grayson Genealogy Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 2, issued inMay, 1983, on page 58, there is a listing of Graysons having served in theRevolutionary War, This reference was from "Historical Register of Virginiansin the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783M, by JohnH. Gwathmey, 1938,.The last name listed was "Grayson, William, Captain, Albemarle Mil.WD War Department has his record.Mil, Virginia WilitiaE. Listed by Eckenrode3CL 3rd Regiment of the Continental Line."Since all of these records are supposedly in the National Archives,I sent an inquiry tot Military Service Records (NNCC) National Archives,G.S,AI Washington, D.C. 20408, requesting his Military Records. I receiveda reply to the effect that a search was made but the records were notfound ,If there are recipients of your Newsletter who have. any informationon Captain William Grayson's Revolutionary War record, I would appreciatehearing from them.The information which I sent to the Archives was8 Item 1. Request forMilitary Records, Item 2. Grayson, William, Rank, Captain, Item 3. Statefrom which served, Virginia. Item 4. War in which served or dates betweenwhich served: Revolutionary War, Capt, in Va. Militia before Rev. War.Item 6. Unit in which he served: 3rd Reqiment of the Continental Line.Item 7. Branch. Not known. Item 8. Kind of Service - Volunteers or Regulars.Not knoom. Item 9. Pension or Bounty Land File No. Not known,Item 10. Date of Birth. 1732. No. & date not knotm. Item 11. Place ofBirth, Spotsylvania Co. Va. Item 12. Name of widow. Ann (Smith) Grayson.Item 13. Date of Death: 1829, Mo. and day not knotm. Item 14. Place ofDeath: Albemarle Co. Va. 16, Place Veteran lived after Servicer AlbemarleCo. Va.There is a possibility that some of the information submitted was 'erroneous, and perhaps he never became connected with the Federal Army,Any information by your readers orould be most appreciated.James G. Shepherd,'

Page 210LGra son Family AssociationRic rd R. Grayson, M.D.Box 167St. Charles, IL 60174Dear Dr. Grayson:25 Jan 1984I! read with interest, your ad for the Grayson Family Assoc.,in the Genealogical Helper. My 3rd gg mother was a Grayson,I am sending you what information I have, although it isn't-.much.I huld be very much interested in hearing from others whoare researching the Grayson surname in the localities ofmy family.Mary S. Grason r ray son) and her family have been hard to=easearch. I have nothing beyond her fatker, Her motherdied when she was very young, and by 1819:ward of her futukfather-in-law. No record of what happened to her father hasbeen found; I assume he had probably died. After her marriageto Samuel Porter, Jr., they moved to Todd Counti, Ky., wheremy 2nd dg faeher was born. After a few years, t ey again movedto Montgomery County, Illinois. Mary died between 1838 and1841, in Montgomery County. In 1841, Samuel remarried; ofwhich I have record. I have no death or cemetery record forMary*Yours truly,M A UMeredith F. DeBuseRt- f$ Box 374Amboy, Washington 98604I

Meredith F. BeBuse PEDIGREE CHARTSamuel PorterRt. 1, Box 374BORNC~. 1/32ss ORwn~Pr0b. Staff ord CO.,hboy, gashington 98601 4 Same1 Porter Sr. . WHENMARRED be£ ore 1760BORN ca. 1776ilPrDIE OW.^. 28 O C 1807 ~LWHERC Eauquier Co. ~a/WHERE Fauquier CO . Va.WHEN MARRIED 22 Aug 1796Eve Weaver.ED w-p. 28 Jan 1845 ca. 1735@Samuel - Porter Jr.W ~ ~ ~ t F a u q uCo i e r . ~ a/ WHERE Staff ord Co, Va.O ~ Fvbcfore ~ 26 Oct 1807BORNWHERE Fauquier Co., Va.WHERE Fauquier Co. , Va.WHEN MARRIED 22 Feb 1819MED a£ ter 1860WHERELinn Co ., Mo .Polly (~ary) Withers5BORN ca, 1780NAMESTR ~1 ~ r ~ iCITY >TnTtNO 1 ON THIS CHARTIS THE SAME AS NOON CHART NOMcCauley PorterBORN 28 Nov 1829WHERE Todd CO KyWHENMARRIE~~ ~pril 1853, Benton Co.,DIED~ Ort 1923WHERE Benton CO. , OregonMartha Ann: WinkleNAME OF HUSBAND OR WIFENAME Of RECORD OR BOOK WHERE THISlNFORMATlON WAS OBTAINED REFER TONAMESON CHART RY NUMBER.Manr S. Gravsonbetween 9 Mar 1804 &WHERE Fauquier Co . , Va .D ~ E ~Ore, Terr,between 1838 & 16 Ju 184183 Fauquier Co. Va. Marr.Bonda: same1 Port+r (11) gives permission7for Maey So' Grayson to marry Samuel Porter (111);I .OctaSamuel Porter (11) her guardian.WHERE22 Feb 1819. Fauquier Co., Va..nlro w.p, 29 Sep 1807WHERE Montgomery Co . , 1111bWHERE (RdDIEDWHERE ?6, George W. Grayson'ORNCo . Va. ?WHEREWHEN M~RRIED~ Mar 1804DIED before 22 Feb 1819WHERE Fauquier CO. , Va. ?..29 S ~ P 1807,,,, 6ay1;7:vw

-+: U22PHuSBAwSamuel Porter, fr.Born XC 1800ChrplaceFauquier CO , , Va..,,,22 Feb 1819 place Fauquier CO. Va.Dmd after 1860 Place Linn CO., Mo.BurPlaceHUSBAND s FATHER Samuel Porter. Sr . ~Y,~-~~D'S~olly Withers , - -2) Margaret Jane Thomas, 16 Jun 1841, Montgomery County, IllinoisHUSBAND SOTHER WIVESWIFE Mary S. Grason (Grayson),,Cap 9 Mar 1804 and 29 &gp 180/ ( 1st date: Mother's marr. 2nd Date: ~otmr's death. . - 1ChrPlace, Ca L838/1841 ,,,, Montgomery County, 11 linois .Bur.WIFE'WIFE'S FATHER Gengge We G'?&SOII Octavia Edmonds .WIFE S OTHERHUSBAtr DSSEX jHusbandWifeCHtLC)REN WHEN BORN WHERE BORN OAT€ OF FIRSTWkiZIT$IEDMARRIAGE DAYU L D eacn chtla (mn- lmrlnp or mdl ~n or&---------ot brhF Given Names SLJRNAME DAY MONTH YEAR TOWN COUNTY I ~ ~ TO WHOM ~ , " ~I 1846 15 Mar 1908M Wm. Grayson Porter 24 jan 1820 Faaq . Va . -El-i%a6eeth-Uink1e2 . i ,I -#. 39-Peg M47_ IN John E. Porter 1823 '- - *. 11 . , #*Mary' Winkle 'k McCauley Porter 28 Nov 1829Todd Kye 4_ _APZ -1322 - 14 Oct 1823-Martha Ann WinkleF 1 Estcr Porter 1835=I F , Isabella Porter 1838 Montg. 111,IWardExaminersStake orM~ss~ontl I# --I I II I IRCES F INF RMATlOTHER MARRIAGESSyarmPy ficorys and Oregon Research Sources.* There ma have been 0th r childreplary. &se are all I Rave recor2 3 ~ ~ bE$'f& 5 %a record of ,SamueEs children by 2nd Marr.I1._I01972 The Geneatogacal Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Inc.

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Page 217I -GRAYSCN, SPENCE , born 1734, Prince William Co,unty, Va . ; died 1798, PrinceWilliam County, Va . ; married about 1758 or 59 in Prince William County, Va . ,Mary Elizabeth Wagener .SERVICE: Chapla.'n in a Virginia Regiment known as "Grayson's addition ContinentalRegiment" from May 1777 to April 1779. From - "Historical Register","Officers of the Continental Army", by Francis B. Heitman.CHILDREN: 1. Catherine, born April 5, 1760, married John Hedgman.2. Benjamin, born November 6, 1761, married Miss Taylor.3. Mary, born August 2 6, 1764, married Jarnes R. Dermo.nt .4. William, born June 3 G , 176 6, married Elizabeth Wagener .5. Susanna Monroe, born August 2 7 ,a 1768, married Lund Washington .76, Peter, born May 14, 1770, married Kitty Calaway Thorpe.---.---.-- - -7. Ann, born ?8 72, died in infancy.8.. Spcnce, born May 17, 1774, married Sarah Blount.9. John bbinson, trvin, born August 17, 1779, married Frances AnnHarvey. .10. Thomas Robinson, twin, born August 17, 1779, kidnaped (fateunknown).11. Judelt, born December 1780, married George Lindsay.12 . Beverly Fbbinson, born Augus t 3 , 1782, married Mrs. Sarah Bow ie .13. Sally, born July, 1784, married Hon. Samuel Smith.14. Caroline, born October 6, 1786, married James Hewith.

- -1015 W. AvenueLovington, New Mexico 88260Peb, 7, 1984Dear Lr. Grayson,I have written uefore aeekine~, inf. on John Grayjon, myG .G randfa father, b. 1807. You were very gracioua andaent me what you had and I appreciate it very much.I retained searcher in TN. and will enclose what shesent me, perphapa it w i l l fill in a gap or to. I am nocloser to mowing who John's father was, but I su66pectjohn may have been born in fi .C.1 do not believe hewent to Ind.., but stayed and bought up lana. His tenthchild, my G. Grw~afather, Zachirach Taylor, was a sherifzand a postmaoter, accumulated land arid some money to".buy more wher~ arr. in ~rk. ieryhapa you can put mein touch with someone seaching this line. ~ i t t y deanin Piagnolia, xric. ib my cousin, her grandfather andmy grandmother were issue of tacnirach Grayson.I am aure you have exhausted every avenue to findthe immigrant or bros. who came from Lng. Fro rn ScotlandkI juat don't bive upvery easy and would appreci ateyour telling me where to search next.Have you published a book?mewsietter?You are welcome to the encloeed irif. Just hopeit; han some inf. for you.Enclosed S~dh, hewsletter money or copy uoneyand glad to eena more. aincereiy, n Seeker ar~dvery distan* reiative,

PEDIGREE CHARTBetty L. CbrkeFr~ryLl~1015 W. Avenue H DNLovington, N!bl 88260 4 BORN: /,%'j z~ a t e - AWHERE:No. 1 on this chart isWHEN MARRIED: 197 Y 9!IreA' ,- E/,, 2 4 6pBORN:WHERE:WHEN MARRIED:DIEDWHERE:c.!;~iferg~*?f WHERE: /l/k//& GJWHEN MARRIED:ABOVE NAME CONTINUED ON CHARTDIED: 129.8 5 - fl~f~~i. Srl b? //-

MYGifi.~d huiC.,i- I5< g- v -/jpAnr;ni? TC?,,~.,A &p.+;,-kiHUSBAND~S NAME,' PWhen Born I-? 1% r / P 'f P Where iliim, i{;,.i c., />ner {,> /~2~-/< r(Husband's Fb11 Name)Christened Where IWhen Died 2-7 -5c of. 19.3 '7 Where (Wife's Maiden Name)IWhen Buried where F',-c .,jlci $..ti tlr,j This information obtained fromWhen MarriedWhereOlhcr U ~vrs (I! my)Number (1) (2) rrc..t (.Pi rJ.-fHis Father I I.,) I h 5 - , ; , Ad Mothe.9~ Maiden Name f'r :,r q [ 1;; 1 i I.,, \ I-:-; I . .- >i , j i, tg?7 cj /P>'L ,-,*- r,.... i, :,[ i 4 5'.,'3WIFE'S MAlDEN NAME /'q~ y +/.7 ,q ,Q,/,/-,: ;f,qjzr/

Page 22131RS, G.ll.1 \l'l1.l.~.I~lS f~,\>ihI~\S, (..ti.POST C)l:rll'l: l$(,)X UltilS:iSll\'lL1.E. ~I1:SSI:S3EI: 37207--(ti IS) 6SC:W:4216 Kovemberl?S3I Mrs. L, P. Clarke1015 West Avenue SJovington, NM 88260IDear Mrs. Clarke,Thank you for your query and retainer. I may be repr:,le5in~; Inforzationthat you already have, but here is what I hsve unearthed for you:1 1860 TI census(bt- Sist&er, transcripticn)No John Grayson family: no Graysons living in Hnrni.lton Co?;rnty;however, there is this family livin g in nearb,y Seauatchie County:Grayson, lienry 60, Nancy 60, ~nderson 19, Jnmcs ROGZRS 22, So -43-254II1850 TM (transcribed bg ~ istler)Grayson, John 45, Snrah L!-$, Francis 20, Mary 18, John 16, James 15,=zabetn=ane12, Eenry 10, George 8, Thomas ?, Zachariah 3, T-THamilton 430-797 -( 1840 TN INDEX by JacksonI find no John Grayson. In Hamilton, there are Daniel and HenryI Grayson. I would have to go to the actual microfilm to qet theirages and the household ages. A W i l l Grayson is in Plonroe Cty 184-0.1830 East TN (by Sistler)I Grayson, Benjaain larion 51I :Henry Nonroe 69 100131-20001I1 I1Monroe 102 86bhaP:3;8881Henry i4arion 63 210001-010001#I J ~ S S ~arion- ~ 5102012001-01110001II John Monroe 101 O~ULU~-~OUUU~~I Jossph Monroe 83 110011-111011Mdat sy Marion 52 00101-01110001I1William Monroe 82 001100001-10112001I Greyson, William Jefferson 117 0000101-00001The 1830 of Marion also shows:I Fricks, Henry Marion 52 2231101-0111101(The age groups for 1830 census are 0-5,5-10,l.O-15,15-20,20-30,30-40,etc.)I Henry Fricks is old enough in 1830 to have been the Pather of yourSnrah Fricks.

Page 222:MRS. GALE W. BAMMAN, C.A.L.S.POST OrPlCE BOX el61NASHVIW~.-TENNESSEE 37207 .~TIFISII AMFAICAN LINEAGE SPECIALIST29 January lc?34Mrs. L. P. Clarke1015 West Avenue 3Lovingt on, N>l 88260Dear 3Ir.s. Clarke,Sorry you've hq-3 tc: wait sc lcnq for this re.port.e.lways set me Sacl.:.Thz hc)liAtyys.After studying agqln the dztn ycu sect re: your Gra.ysons andFricks, I di4 the fzllowlng research:Looking at the 1835 tax list of' PIarion Ctg, TN, I fourlil scrtle~ra~sogs, 3x-t ns Jesse Srayson, nnd nc._?ric!cr;, The Crsy~cn.that I dL3 t-ind were located in Districts 411,?, and 3 nlcnrwith Jchnsey Lasiter(he in Dfl). ($8.. 41 oP ny nctec.3I am aware that 5hs deeds of ~aribn have heen sonewhat checkclalready, but I did m3ke for you a listing of the enrl5ec-tones for Graysor,. (See ?2 G@ rri:~ notec,,) 'I'hrr,e rnarke",wit;ha check were zbstracted by me (see #? of r,y nates).The will of Joseph Grayson In A,100 of 1822 seem:.: to z3;y th3tthere are ather "clderIt children in additi~n tc "gcunger"children not nentione?. Have you considere~:l this theory?Jn rcy search through the deed index through Bcok !I (whichwauld be 1857), I fcund no rtenticn of Marthn/Potoy sellincthe land which J~seph willed to her and then at her deathto her children. It i.s auite possible that the land wasnot sufficient enough to divide among all the heirs and t?a$a partition was made--in which case the circuit court->:,7.rin same cases the county court, would have, through e cottrtsuit instigated by the heirs, nade the.pa.rtition to the heirs.If that is what happened, we don't have these FSCOT~S t~check, as you know, since the courthouse suffered fir2s.I mention this only becaus2 I was in hopes of learnincallthe names cf Joseph's children, and have been styrnied7e.tdoing this.In Marion Deeds 3,405, Jesse Grayson in 1830 sold to AnonGriffith 200 acres in Marion, "being a tract gran.&ted by Stof TN to Jesse Grayson, 441513." This grant is abstractedfor you in my notes ($4). I Found it most odd that hewas listed as Jesse Grsyson, ;JUTTIO? in that land want of 183C.(Junior ir. thsse days didn't necessari.1~ son of Senior; mimytimes it meant the younger as opposed to an older Jesse inthe area,)

IPage 223Mrs. L. P. Clarke -2- 29 January 1984I found another grant to Jesse, being 2 acres in the sane generalarea as the 200 acres, but also bounding the house at the"Benjamin Grayson line." This grant was ,dated 25 September 1828.(see #5 of my notes). I didn't find any mention of Jesse'sselling this land in the deed index.In Manuscripts Division I found SOPTE cemetery records forMarion County , CEMETEBIES OF SEQUATCHIE VALLEY, by Raulston.. . .earliest is Houston Grayson 1834-1917.p. 33 Grayson Cemetery (above Looneys M i l l Creek)P*Kelly-Hoge Cemetery (no location given herein)Sarah Oatts 1785-1850David Oatts 1788-1859a avid Oatts was one of the witnesses to Jesse's deed ofB,405.)Moore Cemetery (north above Whitwell)Sarah Grayson 1527-1904Pleasant Grove Cemetery (out from Jasper toward Sequatchie River)Martha Grayson 1830-1910P. H. Grayson 1828-1915Red Hill Cemetery (2 miles above Whitwell)William H. Grayson 1826-1917I looked through the death certificates for TN for 1917 andfound the one for William H. G~ayson (see #6). I also lookedup the death record on P. H. Grayson in 1915. I didn't seeany Houston Grayson in the index for 1917.In Manuscripts Division, I checked for any early church recordsfor Marion County, but found none.Branching out in my search, I looked'at various early recordsof neighboring counties(see my notes 87 ), checking for bothFricks and Grayson. I also checked some published records onsome of thee counties in the Library (#8). I did see thatboth A. Kelley and David Oats (the witnesses to Jesse's deedof 1830 ~arion) were listed in 1801 tax list of Blount County.But, in my further search of early records of Blount County,I found no Grayson mentions.It does appear to me that Jesse's selling of his land in 1830was prior to a move out of the area. With this theory, andknowing that he appeared in 1830 Marion, I checked the 1840census of various neighboring states: Ala (where I foundGraysons in Madison, Marshall, Marengo, Sumter, and Wilcox,but no ~esse), Missisiippi (Graysons in counties of Jasper,

Page 224vrs. L. P. Clarke -3- 29 January 1984Hinds, Yazoo,) but again no Jesse. I found Frick, A. inPike County.I requested a staffer in the Library to check the VerticalFile for any material on Yricks and Grayson. Nothing wasfound for Fricks, but the enclosed material was found forGrayson. I imagine you will find this most interesting andhelpfu. It was given to the Library in 1974, evidently.It accounts for the Ren Grayson of your material. Thismaterial thates that Wren removed from North Carolinato Kentucky (ca Scott Cty., KY) ca 1805, where the familylived ti1 ca 1807, then removing to Bledsoe County, TN.The family once again rencved to Scctt, ca 1824. Before1832 the family had moved tc Indiana, in the Decatur Countyarea. Wren's son lived for a time in Jefferson County, Indianaand then by 1836 had moved to Decatur County where his brotherhad settled.Dr. Grayson, the compiler of this material, goes on to showhow Wren Grayson of Indiana and Joseph Grayson of Marion Countywill of 1823 were brothers. I1e also intimates that he feelsJoseph and Jessee were brothers as well, in all likelihood.He also states the possibility that these brotherst grandfathermight have been a Henry Grayson of Virginia.The 1830 census of Indiana shows in Jefferson County, p. 110:PRICK, HENRY 01001011-213301Of course, this cannot be the Henry Frick of1830 Marion, evenif he had been counted twice, for the ages in the householddon't correspond. However, I find it significant, .for theFricks name is most unusual.Graysons in 1830 Indiana are Benjamin in Lawrence, James inCla~k and Robert in Clark, and a Thomas Gwyson in Monroe. Iread on the actual microfilm of the original census of 1830Jefferson for several pages both before and after the entryof Henry Fricks' name, but still saw no name that could havebeen Grayson.There are good court records surviving for Jefferson County,Indiana, according to my Handy Book for Genealogists; however,we here at TN State Library have none of the published records theremay be. I do know of a good researcher in ' Fort Wayne, IN whocould check the vast records available at thatlibrary for youif you need an Indiana researcher (~rs. June Melton, 4410 IndianaAvenue, Ft. Wayne, IN 46807).It may be a long shot to pursue this theory of mine, but I do feelit is possible that your Jesse Grayson removed from the areaof Marion, and at this point it seems possible that he removedto Indiana. I would think the records need checking for him there. IIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Page 225Mrs.L. Pa Clarke -4- 29 January 1984There's also the possibility that Jesse removed with someof the others to Missouri, bpt my check of 1840 MO census(index) shows no Graysons.The question in your materisl as to where Jesse might havebeen between 1805 and 1824 rnieht be answered by a searchof the records of Scott Ctg, KY, though I would firstsuggest your asking the &. Grayson of the enclosedmaterial if he has exhausted the records of Scott for ALLGraysons (it sounds reasonable that he probably has alreadydone this). I checked the 1810 and 1820 census indexes forKY and found na Jesse listed,1810 KYGrayson, Frederick Bullitt Cty,1t William Barren Cty,11 George W. Greenup Cty," Robert H. Greenup Cty.11 Thomas Hopkins Cty.11 John Jefferson Cty.II Michael 1;ontgomery Cty.11 Benjamin Nelson Cty.I found:1820 KYGrayson, Elizabeth Jefferson Cty. p 03011 Green Allen Cts. D-09811John Barren ety: -p.~1311John Fleming 04511Peter W. els son11177Richard Bracken p. 018IIRobert H Jefferson P 045I do hope some of this will be of some help to you.I am enclosing a refund of 85.00, overpayment, If there isfurther I can do for you, please advise. Good luck withyour further hunting, and do let me know if you have anysuccess in Indiana.Sincerely,P,S. You may find it profitable foryou to write some of thepeople with whom &. Robert Grayson has corresponded.

Pago 226MARJORIE TURNER22257 PANAMAWARREN* MI 48091

Name of Cornpu-TLlRNER22257 PANAMAAddres-+City, StateDateb mrc of ~inhp~ Phce of ~irthm. Date of Marriaged. hted Deathpd. Place of DeathI4 u); ///'am L. WV~TT(~athC; of NO. 2)Page 227Arere& &&cPerson No. 1 on this chart is the sameperson as N o . o n chart No.-,8-b. ath cr;neb. ecc. /83Sp.b. &he p3*,fii0CsIm. /O J t , /854 e Jane ,!.+.~r;\?r t f PId. / 9 QS/& (Mother of No. 4)p.d h78, b. e ~ ,p.b. U. C. /v"(Mother of No. 8.b.Cont. on chart No. ---,m.d.d. Sc+x /Ks# ! ,i~ . d OL~S/~'Y e6,Ky. 18 ~-~fhi?~~:?/L~~n:/Boo2 &hd U). Lc)var~p.b. r/a. b.(~brher of No. 1) d* &$tee 1870 d.b. J3 March IS55 p.d ~o/Se Co., .Cy.p.b.nreath i T t. Po.,m. 19 act. 18Ejlo 10 JGmes Oaks*,d. ~OJLLI, lqd3 (Father of NO. 5)Pad @rea~h;~r CO.,/~Y-b. 21"5%r~qmnij Oafi(Mother of No. 2)b. Ca. /B33p.b. / f ~ r / ~ Co*/t/Y. nb* (Fa her of Na 9of GraY~orjc&mj~qj~. -,Ashe om/ H.L.(Mother of No. 9,Cont. on chart No. -20-b. (Father of No. 10.Cont. on chart No. --m.d.p.b. b.(Mother of No. 10,Cont. on chart No.-m. d.d. 22p.db.(Father Cont. on of chart NO. NO.- 11,d. ea. 1966 11 m4ry /J~;er m.p.d.'(Mother of No. 5)wo /Ce Ce ., Ly. d.b. - 23p.b.(Mother of No. 11,b.1 Mary L6u;s.e ~/\I&TT d.d.b. dl '~crn. 190~' p.d.p.b. Great ~;TTCont on chart No. -24CO, gy.~ ~ r n u c / . T ; o ; c ~ ~ ~b. (Father of No, 12.Cont. on chart No.m. 17 may i~ad--.i E12 LC); //;urn Sp;cC&8 3 d. 29 ruee I'i80 (Fader of NO. 6)Y $ p.d- b.I n.:0 -ee Q- c68,p.b.-rLu' C ~ m.sz 5Ofr%a0 Jesse 5p;c e e(Father of No. 3)b.m.11.25 &nc Turn@&p.b.(Mother of No. 12,Coot. on chart No.b. --m.d.p.dd.CC); //;an? HQU;~';~(Father of No. 13.E5th.e~ kf~Jd;%ConL on chart No. --d. (Mother of No. 6)p.d b. SQ-//y Mi' //e,p.3.. E1;zabethSp;c~~ d.b.p.b.EL.,89-u 3 z 713,p.b.(Mother of No. 13,b.Cont. on chart NQ -(Mother of No. 1) d.p.d.T e nd. 14 ~ & W T O ~b.p.b.d.(Father of NO. 7)b. 29p.b.~ 4 r t h a J e ~ ~ . m.(Mother of No. 3)d.d.28 Stenhe& &TTm.(Father of No. 14.Cont. on chart No. -(Mother of No. 14.b. Cont. on chnn No. ___P.d (Father of No. 15.ConL on chart No. -p.d. 15 c/;z&b@~h (Mother of No. 7) d.Thomas A. Gab bavd b.(Spouse of No. 1) p.b. (Mother of No. 15,b. d. d.w, k n A - 3d.b. Cont. on chart No. -

0T. C. HAYDOCK JR L9% LAUREL AVE.CINCINNATI. OHIO18846Can any one help discover theIdentity of Margaret Grayson?

1850 Census-United States '

IPage 232'Fa w: J a3IIII&QJarnuel NIariofi Gray \onM\\~+LP~ hrce.rdsJW- 18 47~ n da r Inrl 0 I%v;cI Co~u;uf ~ c r r L r j :r krurk~;1I 4 k.s .F~&w 3 orn O O C ~,kt se.4 L3 ,n 7s;d I4 Aq 19Zq Cor~ul'uq , ite31Y . . mr r; - a& $ ~-4-ki II- Ify ler /9/o G ~ M Ad- ; ~. --

IIT!.tg 1B e.Page 233:.FAMILY GROUP NO. Husbarld's Full Name LATFWD ( Lat ) GRAYSONThis Information Obtained From: &pw'i Mmh Y*ar rl~. Tom or Phcr Canry sr Provlnc.. uc state or ~ o u ~ r y AM. ldp on H U , ~infnrrnat~nn tgknn fR~sci P ncwlnrf drnt.h .Chr*ndTrecord 1Burial I I IPlaces of ResidenceOccupation Church Affiliation Military Rec.B.hI:E z;I;t;,f ~&t?~r(Jcbi'r%His FatherMother's Maider, NameWife's Full Maiden Name JNJELU;" h y Mcllh Yur City. Town or PLa Cam0 a Pmvincr. tic. Sarr or co~mtry A& his m wurBirthChren4Ices of Residence2El4ILA GRAYSONPull Name d Spoune'HERMAN OSTZNDORFrlJ IMMar.Name=3eathANNIEBurial3 Birth 1880ALLICii: GRAYSON Mar.Full Name d Wse*each 1I-L GOUiJTY iW(II;?GAS%**BESSIE OsmNDOm Mar. 24 $LC 1899 SUGAR G~IOVE YLLL CUUIUY AMK'ISASPull Name d Spoune*Death - 14 I'illJi I925 HA'I'CL1FP LOGAY COUUTY NtKUJSAS -JOHN H OSTZNDORF R ur ial T A UISTANLZY MORRIS 1b irth (ERAD GRAYSON41ar.Pull Name d Spouie*MAUDE ARNOLDIIISVTLLZ Y A I I R ~ T T ~ T T ,-birth 1 1891 !3eathR11ria118.33 1 I7 1895 THIS BABY WAS ADOYTjlD OR GIViCN AWAYLESSCHLA GRAYSON $1 'I'HL AGE UF la ML,TI'HSIIbirth II burial 1 I IIFull Name d SpuPirth Iar.10 irth 1IPull Nrmc d Spwmr*Iburial l I I

Page 234I+J "IT has hnppcncd to thc mcmory of this gcntlciilnn, ns it has t~..that of many othm, ~110 like lli111 took an nctirc and distil~~~:isIiccpw't in t11c ;ynr wllicll rcsultcd in oiir'nntionnl Iiidcpcnd~;~cc, nnctlicd 6oon ,after its close, tlint tllcir scrviccs 11n~c bccn con~pnrativc?!i~~~no!icc(l. Tl~c Iii+toriatls of :hat ~lr~igglc ~ 1 1 0 SIICCCC~C'(I ~ ~ I C ~ I I I.-citl~cr out of n slwcinl irrtcrc$t ill tlic fa~llc nud ;~t?v;inccnic~~t of tlrnsc\,:!ita. iwrc stiil Iirirlg, or fru111 n rlatlirnl dczil-c to itnpnrt i:~tcrcs.Jf7x4 ::lfri~ct :1ttc1iti~111 to tl~cir wor!;s, huvc prcfc>rrcll to ci~lnrgc u~;'oi'-~!ic nc!~icro~n

Loo . YA RPL-~ND PAPERS. --,I7ing for its own snko and the sake of his Country, as to hare takercno pains to put l~irneelf into notice, to~'mould'11istory for his filtun~~L!IIC, or to tri~nstl~it the rnemoriiiTs of his military and civic virtues.'Tlie fatllcr of Col. Grayion, nclljarnin Grayson, was a Scotchnian.\vllo cniigr3tc(Z to Tir~ini:t and settled in Prince Killin~n Couritycloing Lrlsincss as n nicrcllarlt at Dtirnfrics, thcn n sllippilig port o:.-.urne rlotc 011 Itr~:ltltict> crcok. JIc rcsidcrl ge~lerillly at " Uellc Air,'n bcnntift11 cst:~tc of i~l~(lut :i tl;orts;lntl ncrrs, tlc:~r.l;* h;~lf u*\fny bctmccrQr1:llltico nli(1 OCCO~~+I:III CC~IL'~, wllitll last ctivirlcs tl~c Counties or i 1 i 1 I : It was furnisl~ctl wit11 n lnrge ii~c>l:\tv:y i~)itt~.;it~~i or\ t11c ?IP

* --,--.- ,Page 239 - . - --. -- .--.. --.*. -ficrcral cllildl.en, 11e ny:~iti rrcl~t to E~iplt~~id, studird.divil~it~ ntld t::irlg orders ns n millister of tile Protestant Episcopnl Cllurch, return.to'l*irgil1iil nlid ljreoclicd it1 the ~)nrisl~es of Loud011 atld I'rillrc W1j:m Co!~ntics, to the J:lyJf his cltnth. 'It is no small critlel~cc of talubritj of Eellc Air, as -sell as of tlie couod constitutions and re;_____+-----------7----------_--______-_._~+1ar liws of that period, that this couple had serentecn child re^^, :raised thirteen of them to bc men and women. Most of the sons c,-~gjmtcd to tho West and Soutli\vest. -Peter Gm~son, one of them, 5tled in Tennessee, was Adjutant Gcncml of tl~c troops of that St:,ooddr General Jnclzon, nlid distinguisl~ed bin~sclffor his military sland conrap 11cforc m(1 in tlic battlcs at Scn- Orlcnns. llis son, J7liarn 8. Grayon, is now Casllicr of one of the Cal~ks of tlmt CiEctijnmin, tllc cldcst son, ~ctt1t.d in XmtnckJ. Ilis eldest Eon, Fdcrick W. Grn~snil, jl:n.s, nn cruil~crit lu\qcr, and \\.as sncccssirllttorrlcy Gcncrnl (I!' t11:;t S:nrc a:ld Judgc of tlic Court of Appcr-. --Tes:~s nt :it1 i ! 1) I I , CUlltrilllltlbd IUrC(,?\.- - --- --- " -- --- .- -slinping its lam and institutions, took on netG;c part in its strugfor iildcl~e~~dcnce, was Attorney Gcncral during Houston's administ1.'J.ion, arid wns proposed as Presideut of the Republic before its nnexation to the United Stntcs, but nuhappily died before tl~e comtcans decided. Prcd. IT. Gmjson, Editor of tho Ercni~ig Journpublislled in Phil::dclpBin, is tlle gcltldso~i of Gcnjnmin, and tncpl~cn of Frcdk. IT. nrrd Pctcr TTaggolicr Gmpson, ._ _ _ ".-_I--X------- -- .- --. --- - *,- - -.---- - --Or tho desccudnnts, now alive by tbf fcu;alc line of tllc EcrercSpencc Grngson, any he mctltiorlcd 3I:ljjor George Frcderick Lin(ls3Quarter 3lil~trr of tllc Jltlrinc Corps, nt~rl Peter Gmpsou Washingtclate Assistant Scrrutnr~ of ttlc Trcn~t~rj.Col. Wi1li;lr:i Crnjwr), illl(,n co1n;)lcting his stt~(lics in tlic Tcnlrand hcing :n;l~ilitttlcl to tli? bar, rctr~rncd to Virginia, and estnl)li>ll/-himself at Dumfrics; in thc. practicc of the lam. Ue rnnrricrl t-.1)nly dn~;glttcr of Major (.:cil~~:ll Srnnll~~ood, of SI;1r~Ia~l(l, of t. ,-continc:itnl lineJ bp ~~bonk tie Iind scvt!ral sons and one daught~11-illiani Grayson Carter 31111 -ilfi9c~l G Carler, of Kcntncky, :sons of this clacgllter. ill;:.~li, tllc second so11 of (201. Wtl. Grn~.;~:::.lrric.d 31i-s Ercckcr:;.i~l~c, aftcr.:~:lrils Mrs. I'ctcr C. I'ortcr, axur~t of the I)re.

Ipage 237C. NARYLAND PAPERS.: n simple transfer, as late 3s tho jenr IS??, William, tlrc eldestla of Col. T\*illiom Gr;\gson, was found entitled to tllc whole lnndcdtat0 of Gcncrni S~osil~ood, his rnatcrilnl g,rnndfi~thcr, no transferwing takcn p1:lcc.At allat tilnc ilol. +Grayson retllrrtefl fro111 Eng1:land nnd comcnccdthe ljrncticc of tl~r ha :~t D:lr~~lries, ir not ccrtait~ly known,it it is sul\pti:etI to tiare i,cca a?~otlt tllc lvnr 1769. Tllerc is intb ~~osscs~ioji of :t. I I I V I I L ~ of ~ , ~ ti~t? ~ f:\~!ii!;q ori~irl:~l ilcctl, [1:1t(!d the11 sov., l:!;~, fi,i* ;L tr;~~*r, ,,fI.t~:i (,~j!~;;~t.

- -_C- --L-='*LASD I'AI'ERS.eable to conclude that he shared their sentiments from'thc begiuuill.;.d wm amongst the first who embarked in the contest. We bnrc atnd, however, no earlier notice of his connection vith the army,than is gi~en by gencral order, datcil at Sew York on the 2-4th- --Angust, 1776, appointing him Aid-ctc-Camp to Ocncrlrl TPaslli~tgton.Several of his letters as Aid-dc-Cnrnp, cst:~ut, are dtltcd atHnrlucu Ecighta, in Srptcml)cr awl Octol~cr of that Scar, and it is ntradition in the family, tliat 11: di~filt~ilish~~l hi~usell in the battleof Fhitc Plnins, foulrirt u oil tll: 2.311 of tlrc latter."n~crntli.Cot. Gm~sor~ continu~~l ;vitl~ Ihacr:~I \/^:r.illi~t.,r~o~i in 11 is ul)cr:ltiunsi~, anil rctrent ncro:~, tllc Jt:i.~cj i, ar111 was ill tfrc I~;~ttlus \vI~ioii c!oscdt114 canlpi:igrr of tL:~t j-csl., of Triatorl i:~!cl -- i'rirrcctun. -IOn the 1st J;\:i:l.~r;;, Iiii, i!t: IY:I~ afirvirltca! 14c>ioilcl of n ryi-. .t t, i)c r . i , 1 rui~ll r i~n~vt.c,letl to tII;ll..,+,!C)Y f01* t!i~ itti~l)t)-~ i:f 7;. Pl!r! IILZ ~t. UII !I.T 21.-t *J.II~~I:LP~, 1IIongceai pn55erl an orci~r to -.I..s~llp .'iri) :nit.- &*!t!tliiilg to csl",lite 4. . . rc 1 .-. 1 of a ' 1 1 t i i t 011 tLc 13tll.4 L.I , , I , n ftlrt!lcr urtkr n.21 l,a:>c(i to ittl~:\fi~c to Cul. Omyson:10,000, "nccor(llr!:,. to hie r~r;cir'st, in his Ic't?~r of the itli, to tllu."crctary of _ the ____ Bcr,zr(! of T~':I. :'__"_.* * - -.---- --- --- - --_*-- "I __- -- --- ---"" - 7-_-.lll-----.On the 22d 3Inrc!h, '77, an order was p:1ssc(1 to advance $400, tcLt Col. Levin I'orcll, "for tbc use of that part of the Ivirgini:~Ecgi~nent commnndd Iry Col. Grayson, riotv on their n~;~wlr to joi~r( Liy mma iorll~y.'~From thcrr. it is prul~al~lc thlt the lirst bi~ttalion of tllc Rcgi.nent bat1 drcatlq., at tltc dntc of tl~c last order, lwcn raisctl, antl, ullflc~the camruand uf Col. Gr.t,vaon in pcrsou, Ilul joined Gcncral n'asI1-iagton. 1; either cspe it is .zlipl)o~~d tlif wholo rcgin1c1:t liad joinc(!'5efure the elst July, "Ti, and toult part in the Lattle of Cmndjir.inr .jf ibnt dy, and in tho bnttlc of Germantoan, in October follotving.In thc pursuit of the British army, under Sir Henry Clinton, in its' i*mimeot>d f6rmcd part of tho clet~cbment wl~ich was placed in ndroncc~nller'hfaycttc, In somc of - -A the histories of the bat.tlc of 1101~.aooth, he is called " Getlcral Gr;~json," and is prcsumctl, tl~crefor~,1 1hare Leen temporarily in comnan~l of the leatling Ilrigde of that ,!ct;:eholcnt, which consisted of 4000 men. Cnpt. Tllomns n'adli~l;. '_ _I -*that from Phildeelphia, in the summer of 1778, Col. c;&~~~~':1 ti,:IIII-I_-- - - - - -- - . - . -- IIIIIIIIIIIIII

--.- - ---- - -- A.- - d. --- . "3ldRYLlXD PAPERS.- - "Itoo, who did in ~oshin~toh* city about the year 1809, was n Lien Ih.nant in Graysou's regiment, and it so bappened that on that occnsioie comtnanded the leading platoon, He and Col. Grayson :vcrcthercfore, both at the head of the column, when General washing to^rode up md upbraided Gcncral Lec for his dastardly retreat. Dt: lvafrequently henrd to repcat the very words used. Gencrnl Wnsl~ingtolhmu-ded of OencrnI - - Lcc tlie rcnsorl of the retrcnt, to which GcucrnLee replicd: "Sir, tllcse troops arc not nblc to mcct British Grenadiurs." " Sir," ~ilid G L ~ F .\Va$llili;8ton, ~ ; rnucll excited, "they arable, and by G-cl tL~'j* sllall (20 it,!! 311d iturlietliatelg gave the or&to couatt?r~u;:rcIi the CIJIIIUII.ICo?. Grny+o;l7s ri.;.ir:~crit lici:;g ~nucll rcduccrl by the casualties o 1~Iic crlrnpnig~l, he \sii? ur'fcrt(1 :it tllc c!osc of it tl~c situntioti of one a !(,,it Co~~lmiisiuncrs ~f rho Be:lril of Kar, but i:l 3 lctter to CongresI~f tl;c Sla l)ec,:rnlir:r, I;?$, La: c:ii)r~::-~(I - his dcsirc to decline th~ppointrucri:. *\r tl~e I~IOL~t)f rhe soecc~~liag rampaigo the nppoi!:tclc~it n-;is in tti:ld:rc(1 to !iI;11, :11:11 !li' ~o:?tint!~'(I to Iiold it uiltil fll1 of I , I . ,It tLis pi:rivti, tile surrcnclcr of Coy;:.irnllis, ;it ~-or~;?ir~i-n. nas inipclit::nr, anti, in the ju(lgmeut of everr;tlt>, w:15 to C~OSC tile war; nncl Col. Grxjson then addressed ,z lcttcI Congress, rc(jt~eriii~d " t:i:tt CO!~~S~SS rrould now bc pleased t'v- -_L.--- -- .---l'!~us enrletl the n;ilit::rv scrriccs of Col. Grayson.O!I :lie .'?(I .Tulle, liq-i, CoI. Crmyaoil nas elected a delegate to(2 Coi~gress of riic Cullfi.~l(~mrit~n, for the State of Virginia, ant1! i s t I 1 , 1 1 ti, 1 5 . During his 1~11ole termi' scrvice, iic aa.;, :is will 1.c seen spot1 reference to tl~e journals of1:lt botl~, au artire n~id cliliqcut mcluber, participating largely in itsc1ibcration.s. Ou the 4th of Jnly, 1737, we find him chosen its~ilirnlan, in the Jise:ice of the Presideut, mhose nttcndnuce was pre-:~ltcd hr ill hedth. It was ahout this period that he distinguished ,;:~li~lf not ouly by his speeciics in faror of securing from Spain tile2.: novigniicn of tlio river SIiiaissippi, but by the lending part~t,k in ccrtain co~ifi(lci~tial intervi~as with tlle Frencll represcntn-:-es, Otto orrd Dc la Forest, 11-ith the deeigu of interesting their/'.. crrl~ncnt in an etIi~rt to efict 3 mensore then deemed so importantI L!X pcop!e of our IVestcrn territories, as aell as to the whole

--...-.- ---..-.- --.--,--- -.-.,. & -Page 240-. --.- - - ...- - - '.-*-.MARYLASD PAPERS. 10country. On one occnsion, when addressing o very earnest ngnmerto Congress upon this subject, he is said to ~DFC expressed the oyir Iion that, ot no rerj remote d :~j the anters of tllc llissiosippi, in thci 1rrholc course, would bc eulbraced nithio the limits of the States. .I rncmher here intc.rropied him by asking if he could be speakin; I ,ser;oosIg. Tcs, he ~ei~Iicd, onc! llorrerer visioni~ry some hcrc ma,roprd it, I rill go further an(! dt.c?ilr~, cs my dclibcrate convictior,that those noxr ]iring ail1 set. tlic Kcllublic estealled far beyond tha '~oundar~, both to t l Sl~rn!, ~ ~ nn.1 to tho V-est. The prophecy the]

Page 241- ------- -- - f ____I -_ _ .._ - _ -. 9-(lror of freedom afterwards embodied in. thc act regulating thc XurtIVcstern territory.In l'i88, Xr. Grayson mas cr rncnlhcr of. the Virginia Conventiorcalled for tllo purposc.of considering -. tbu present Constitution of thUnited States, and in thnt body, rcndcrcd illr~strious by men of thhighcst tclcnts, hc r~!~!ied among the foremost in learning, !visdoriaritl etorlucncc. Tlle dctntcs, thou$ mcagrcly reported, attest ncotily tllc pnrt 111: took in tlic discns.iious, but 3\50 tllc grctIw\vcr wi tb whicll ire, to:^ t ll~r ~t-i tli Ue~~ry, JIason, 3ionr0e aaotll~:rs, uppuicd tl~urc fe:l!urss of tila "or~stitution which tllcy dccmec,Iljt.*~*t ~U!I:~IIIL', ;~11!1 tvhicI1, in n twacarc, !lave been sillcc modified 11.*.*--. 1 -.- - -- - - -.*_ -. ? --.-+ -.- -\ Zlt, 1588. His health began to fail him about this period, ~ nd (ti,August ith, of the same year, he reql~csted and aas'grantcd 1c:lre of4ence from the Senate, in order to recruit it. Seven mor~ths later,t In the 12th of March, 1730, while on his way to attend the sccon~lIiession of the first Congress, he died at Durnfries, and was boricd in.he family ~nult, at Belle Air, the residence of his brother, the Rcr.3pence Grayson.In person, CoI. Grayson rrns abont six feet high and robust innoportion. He had black hair and ejcs, with n florid complcsio:~rnd remarkably fillc teeth. Ilc mas fond of society, posscsscd of- I.--__ . _~rilliant colloqninl porvcrs anct nctornccl ~ith dl the graces ant1rccomplisllments of :L 11ig!1 bn:rl atlJ high tolied gentleman of theletter ctil~s of tllc " old Dou~ir~ion." AS 3 tll~)ro11g111y read schu1:~~., ~n(l most nhlo i;~a>*(.r, hii reputhion cstendecl beyond his on-111 Qtc, and 311 eviil~~.~~of this is found in* the fact thnt he was chosen,vbile n member of Conzw:, ., in 1735, n-it!l Chancellor Drythe,~p the agents of Sfa~stlc!las~tts a11d SC:C XrorIi, one of a select comnksion,to sit iu t21c Fcdcr:11 Conrt, to hear :lnd cletcrruinc n, cootro--* --erg bet;reco tho-e States rerpcc;iilg-

Page 242c -- . - - - -XARYLAXD PAPERS. 107in the colonie~ were brgi~~ni~lg to dceide on which aide of the strifethey would st:~nd, two yuung T'irginians h:1d 111aiIc up their minds torun away to Englantl ant1 tlicrc await tllc issue of tllc straggle. Col.Gra~son, lscing a pcracin of ir~ilucucc, \.;as :lsl;ctl to intcrcst I~irnsclf intllc matter so far as to aid thr jlirlbnilc lo_vnlists in ol~t:iiiii~lg ssuit:ll~lc;llcnc~t.re 1 I ! I , I : 1 I n t i , 3 \vhiluFr. Grayson n*~s nttL*.i!li:l',f Ck!~l:_pr(::;j ill Sct.v York, the I:riti.;ll. .:!l\-oy, in ar~~li.t??i~k~ i;!!:! !:!\ itlsitatiot~ to fli~i~ier lmrty, r:~i.;sp~~ti.; II;I~!~c. Gr:~j-so:~, ~111>.ct; 11a::lc y,i-;i5 too often in t.1:~ jotirn;~I+ c,f tllC1). not to 11c ;Y~'cII kr:r~*vn to 1ile11 i:l p111)Iic life, at Icfl.;t, Iit:lic~~11 :Il:~tII? EnglisE~m:~n-~s attempting a bit of petty sulutrci!ious~~ess in!',.cting ignnra!lcc of it. -iccorllinzly, - in rlcclining the invitaticl~,. :~r~rposcly I~l~~ndcrcil in writing tllc ndllrcss of tlre Kins's reprc-(;':tire. Thc latter scceire(l this obrions ~ebulie kindly, re:lerr.ell* _ - _ * ____. __&.* ,t!ip fiK:lcr; !!:t;,Fl~t

I--+ --his ~C~IICIL*Page 243rnspecinlof his g&sts on tllc pur;icll~nr occasion, and took care this time trrive his notc the proper si~licr=rriptiun. Grayson rulented gmccfullytflougli he did nut tll(31i i:cecpt tllu minister9 hospitnlity, hc gar(lliru his fidl title ant1 n:ls strictly correct in the orthographr.There is anot!ler nnccrl~,tc of the nul$cct of our imperfect sketchs;tlich has ht~cn rl;~rrnteci to 11s and nith which we xi11 close. Whennction was rerlrlirerl, !IC was actim enongh ; but he was other~vis~" -fi!nd of repoze nnri !~zrrf tl:, more. He wris sleeping one night, :ltYallcy Forrc, *- cir~ri:lg theit t113t place. Som ofo stir when he had once cornposecl llimself to rcst, had attnclled-n+ring to the bed clothes, xu4 removing out of sight, puller1 aurar :tt'it! cord. -. - Prcscntlr-- --- the cold __ _ _ _ began to tell scverely!or1 Grn~.;on:s- - -\-;ensibilities. EIe awoke and found every stitch of covering lying-3utside of the bed and several feet beyond his reach. Ee calledlustily to his negro boy, Peter, but Peter was fast asleep in a corner3f the hut and made no sign. Thc cold incrc~wd, bnt Grnyson layshivering, loth to budge 3 limb in that dire extremity, until at Inst,nature being capable of no further endurance, he slid-from his couch,.- zathered up the l~edding, 3~~1, with 3 good-natured growl, declaredhe moulcl so arrange matters, tlizt whocvcr made the nest attempt tcdiaturl~ hirn should find it nccessnrg- to move body, blankets, bed, ar,ciall.':*

Page 57/ 8 Page 244 7. Page I 57.'I%r''R~A~A, -" IINANCY GRAYSONI3. LISQ.7.2 \ia,C~\ daed om-"7 d e 3 ).&b4 g lzo-d*SI9. 1763b""d"LI0&3--% -MARY GRAYSON.ZI.RI.RIhd :97 ', q .\ 4 -, J5. L J&J& yk1n1932 \la, Mov.tysrerl (a l$oo. I. 2)Syier .y pL AkY, ?7u&$-,aA-Y-6Pa---pjvllLd u t Jd*, wL,b :(A~,,.~ d*+0--'-npwd & p-yk*,h )--- - LUCY GRAysar\l? I.rt,=elb& p.2 Ai4 JpL c 1 I- 22- EdA 7y. [bz ] ~ ~- lor d d k 4d4. 6,-4$".+&d, Uw. - AMs?bSE GRAY SON&.[:.L-EM:LhL176 6 : J,& ;*d ' ~ rt* dCPJdAL aId a d *A-IIIIIII

the lady wns over tn.cnty-two slle must needs bc over twenty one,to i~ilrnii~istcr the ontli as tl~c lady insistrd. Slic w;is in fact 01114.eigl~teen. lIcr parents prosecuted lliril for tlic penalty, five hundreddollars, and upon the trial of tllc case, the feminine artificewas exposed. Thc lady had ~rrittcn tlie figures "22" on a slip ofpaper and place it bcttvecll tlie sole of her foot and her shoe. Herconscience was thereby ~aved. Shc had sworn that dle was over"22", and illis was literally true.Ilenjanlin Grayson Ilnd several sons and one dmlgliter. IIis/&st son, 1-(11>1.i(nl< IYilli;~ni SIII>II~O- of --tile most- --eminent lat\ycrl; . \ -ol-Jici~tucl,yj- -- - llc in;~rr.iecl bli-y_ I\'ard rinddied without issue. 1118 witlow still s~lrvilrcs and rcsides in Louie-.--'yille, licnLu3, Alfr~d Crn~snn ruarricd a daughter of Dr. JolinCoultcr of Baltimore, lid. 11c tvas an ofricer of thc lfarinc Corps,stationed at Norfolk in tlie War 1813, while the British flect waslying in the waters in front.In an attack made by boals manned from the flect on Cra~iryIsland, where Capt. Alfrcd Grayson was posted, he behaved vcrvhandsomely. In the year 1824 he corrlliianded tlic i\fnrincs ofPorter's squadl.on ernploycd Ygainst the pirates olT tlie const ofFlorida and West Indies, On his return he waa attaclicd withyellow fever, thc vessel lie was in put into Sorfolk in distress, an,]hc died tllere wittiin a few hours nftcr landing. ,Journalist and( ~ I ~ , I Y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ I cthe struggle of that state for illdependence of BIexico and annesationto the United Statcs. During this struggle he went once ortwice to TVashinpton as Cornmissioner.ITe was nominated by the IIouston party in Tcxas for President,Lnninr bcirig tt~c candidate of the other party, but died bzforethe election toolc place.Elizn Grnrwn, tl~c nnlv d:\uqi~ter of Bcnjnmin Crnyson, posscsficde rnordinary cndoivme1lt3 and haa a very interesting his..a.:,I..,:,#. . ,. .Itory. Nar:I1:er ll~isl,~~llouisville,ringc, EIIC -,lVit!l tt.brought liewithtlietnhaw tl!c -(:lighten hcrIof about nlroundness Idark esprc-1 of n~nnnt>r .ternpcrcd, :.Shc waiadies,but -of her sc?conversedi41 1 IYCrC ~ ~ Cdrntrir~g rc~position inand adntir~Ilcturni:returned ur.shc mnrricciCongrcss f:Grayson 131gini:~, now3. TTill!Eli7abctli Y.of the livcr=cncr nltcts Ilinnhi.*Yogc Co. f,4. Susn:and Mary I182'2. Sl~c*-. . . %. .. .~. .- . . . , , $ * . ,,.. .,.!.. ,,.+# ,..; * . . ,,,*.. , ,/ ' -.' I .*. ' .

.iPage 174'" \1\f THE GRAYSON FAMILYIr twenty o~lc,tory. hlarrying when n littlc more than sisteerl ycnrs of age and1s in fact only1:cr I~~lsb;~nd Mr. I'liilip (tlli~it?, a taleritctl young Lawyer ofalty, five bun-huisvillc, licntucky, hnving tlicd solllc six ~nonttis niter tllufmar-*ninine nrtificzringe, slic was for scars inco~lsalillrle for his 10s.i" on a slip of Wit11 tlie vicw of trying Lo cflcct a cilnr~gc of sccnc, her f~ther!~cr shoe. IIcr I brought her to \V:~sliiugton to visit hcr rclation~ and she lerna~nedallc was over with them for about a ycar. The change ~eelncd for R tirllo iohave tlrc ilcsircd cfl'ect, n~id after n rnl~~le she was pcrsuudo~i toCinuglltcr. IIis lightcn her ~nourr~ing and go intn company. Mrs. Quinton wu. ! Itr iec of tlic most of about nlcdiunl size, but rernarkablc for tllc elcgnnt rlellcncy and1 , li+lily Ward and roundness of llcr linibs nnd figarc. Slie had dark hair and 1~rge:ides iu Lollis-dark e~preasivc lilac-gray eyes with very fair shin. IIcr dignitvr of Dr. Johnof maxlrlcr wonld perhaps have I~ccn unpleasant, if it had not beer.tempered, as it was, ivitll great nflzbility and gcutlrncss.itisll ilect IV~LEShc mas well read, ~rllich is not uncommon with Amrricnnladies, hnt rl!e 112:1 z!so what is uncurnmon, die rcadlcst command!et on Crancybchnvcd very263!IRcturniug to Kentucky the sad sentiments of her berenvelncntreturned and slic remained single for Inany ycm. In tl~e setluel*-N'ncencr and hat1 sons Pctcr \\'nqcncr TG~III 'l'llnln?q'-Aand danglltmaionc1 JInry whose history beyon=ot at lmnd. (LurayYagc Co. family, nre they not frorn this son?)

Page 175I~'I-LICR'S QUARTERLI ~~A~AZINErencc \\'nsllington of Sulgrnse in tllc Couuty of Nortl~a~npton, burg. CilaplEngland, the common nnccstor of Gcnl, Wnsliington and of Ilim. liafcrro of (Elizabelli \\,Army. 1Ic was an elegant u d accolnplislied gcntle~nan and nffine personnl nppcalnnce. Susan Blonroc \Vashir~gton mnrrinrl Mr.Lcwis, lenving one. $011 Judge Edward Lewis of St. Louis. Smith from the Gcil=best died unnlarned. Peter Grayson \\'asllington marriedMargaret 111c ~l~c~\oll ti~ugl~tcr of tllc distinguisl~cct Genl. Jos.hiacphcrson *ciulution. ofMrs. W. lately (1875) died ather residcncc in Phila., lcaving onc daughter hIr3. Julin IIor~ler.Colonel Peter Grnyson IVusiiington entered the clerical serviceof the U. ~~ovcrnmelit at nn en~lT-n~c, and by l~is energy nndabilitiee rose to the position of Asst. 8ec. of the Treasury underSec. Guthrie. He was a man of fine personal addless, elegance from tlr~ i\r~of manners, and mas admired and courted by the distinguialicdtl~e U. 8. Pomembers of thc soci:~l nnrl litc~nry worlcl. IIo tliccl in Sew York, renewed within 1872, nhile Treasurer of the Belt R. R. Lund TTTashicgton 11e can.lilarricd Missnncl left two daughters one of whomis living and resides rnarricd in Tesus.Inn t services 1Mary Elizabeth, X'annie, Joscpli 3Zacpherson, Susan hioriroe :lndtleness of character. The reniaindcr are unmarried.Sallie Hays Trnverec l\'nql;ington ~nnrricd Prof. S. _;llnupi~h ofUni~crsity of Virginia, and rlom in Iler widowhood rcsitlcs in I3nltimore,)Id. Their children are Chnpman IIaupin, Professor ofBaltjmore City College, Susan Monroe Grayson llnupin, JoncNicholsnn Ifanpin, Iiobcrt lToshington Mnupin and William hlarlpin.Their eldest son John was killed at the bnttlo of Gett~s-tile Col. I'm.pent energy cSalon. IIe d.over exertion rAnother soTheir child-6a:~ww@AG+'&w&~u~'~z&'u~P G?k%lld&%!k% .fib$ rtt~~~::yrtSi~~ $ r'-*h~1r9&5+Q~et& Y&W~%A WISC*. ~;*pv+W~1:,~~,~dd- JVMI~ * + r 8;;3%4!i

Paga 176Nortl~an~ptot~,1 nnd of him.mith, nohrl,uys Trnvcr~c.in thc Crcekcnlnn and nfnlnrrind Mr.,ouis. S~uitll~gton nlnrrjcdcd Gcnl. ,los.1815) died nt.lulin Elonlcr..lericsl scrvico.4 burg. Chapman and Robert married the daugl~tcrs of C01. Tn-,ylpepper County, Vn. Mrs. Sally SIaupin is said toi lilcc h:r motllcr, thc dnughtcr of tlic Rev. S~~cncc Grsvson.i from the ficlcl his wo~uldccl friend Captain I2d\vnrd l\IJZfr, wllomII he had placcd nnd suppdrted on a IIOSSC and I~I~OFC azonv was st)L, ui great from its motiontllat 11e nitrcatod the ~vhole tinre, tliough1 the Indiaris were in close pursuit and tl~eir yells brolce upon t112I air, to be put back nnd suffcrcrl to be talicl~ m~d killcd. ITe mns'nlso in the relieving can1p:lign of Crclnl. IYayi~c. I11 lRnl lie mar--9.1is energy nndricd Kittv Callao:ir 'lqll(u of nrdfurd Co., Tn., tile i ~cni~t~l~~l andrensury under 1 aceon~~lisl~cd twla sister of 7&q. 31ai. Ilnid. IIe tllcn reaigneclIress, clcrrfiurc i frorn thc Arlnv. I)r& P+ ii,?t 'i:::,~ I',:pi;,i,, jII co~lll fdistinguiallcd thejU. 8. I'nct nt - ld, (raiiK~ig Colonzl U. S. A,) of hlaj.iGenl. Carroll's dirision of '1'c:in~i.si.c '1'1o~~. Gcnl. Jackson intncpl~~rcon, noliis report expresses his ncl;i~ornlctl~~iient~ fz ------- Col. gray son'^ gal-7--"7-.on, c died lnnt ~crviccs in action and also for his rare skill n11d ilttei~t~olllroe hlncpl~criIrlisrillliniGi tho troops. Col. Grayaon sai over six feet in statsre, -Eilmard~ n1.c plcxion and seems to have 1nuc11 rcsemblcd his distingui.cl~ed uncle, ,. , +I hfonroc :indthe Col. Wm. Grayson prcviouslj. mentioned. ITe rrns n n~an of, sides in nnl-Professor ofInupin, Jnnc\Villinm JIul-110 of Gcltys.vae an eminent l~nu~ycr of >-ii+.ls~llrp~. nr~cl. n~arrlcdL?-R~dnurrlitcr -- of \\jii. l'.cl~l

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