Person:James Grigsby (4)

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James Grigsby
b.10 Nov 1748 Virginia
m. 1746
  1. Letitia 'Letty' Grigsby1747 - 1844
  2. James Grigsby1748 - 1835
  3. John Grigsby1752 - 1826
  4. Charles Grigsby1755 - 1816
  5. Sarah Grigsby1757 - 1821
  6. William Grigsby1761 - 1830
m. 1768
  1. Benjamin Porter Grigsby1770 - 1810
  2. John Grigsby1772 -
  3. Mary 'Polly' Grigsby1774 - 1836
  4. Hannah Grigsby1777 -
  5. Simeon Grigsby1779 - 1779
m. 1788
  1. Etchison Grigsby1788 - 1845
  2. Samuel C. Grigsby1790 - 1869
  3. John Grigsby1793 - 1856
Facts and Events
Name James Grigsby
Gender Male
Birth? 10 Nov 1748 Virginia
Marriage 1768 Virginiato Frances Porter
Alt Marriage 20 Apr 1786 Rockbridge County, Virginiato Rebecca Anderson
Marriage 1788 Virginiato Rebecca Anderson
Death? Feb 1835 Bledsoe County, Tennessee

james Grigsby was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

  • Page 133.--4th July, 1785. Frederck Lipham, of Wilkes County, Georgia, to George Mathews, No. 18, in Staunton. Teste: Jas. Fontain, Jas. Grigsby, Thos. Merewether, Jno. Brown. John Gilmer, James ( ) Erwin.
  • Page 114.--27th August, 1792. William Anderson's will--To wife, Elizabeth; to son, John, tract whereon James Black lives, 244 acres; to son, George, tract known as Burnt Cabbin whereon George now lives, adjoining John, Robert, and Jacob Baylor; to son, Robert, 149 acres whereon Ro.now lives; to son, Alexander, home plantation, 290 acres; to sons-in-law and their wives, viz: James Clendenning and wife Margaret, Wm. Skillings and wife Mary, James Grigsby and wife Rebecca, Samuel Anderson and wife Elizabeth; to daughter, Jean Anderson. Executors, son John and David McNare. Teste: Edward Breadin, Sr. and Jr.; George Breaden. Proved, June Court, 1794, by all the witnesses.
  • Vol. 2 - Marriages for Augusta. 1786--February 9th, John Spence and Isabel McCormick; March 13th, Epr. Doly and July Ann Doherty; March 23, James Paxton and Phebe McClung; April 13th, Saml. Talford and Elizabeth Cull; April 13th, Ed. Crydan and Jannet Ramsey; April 20th, James Grigsby and Reb. Wallace; May 4th, James Parks and Jean Buchanan; May 25th, John McCampbell and Martha Bennett.
  • Vol. 2 - SEPTEMBER, 1804 (A to C). Buchanan vs. Campbell--Bond, 6th June, 1780, by Isaac Campbell and Saml. Wallace to David Hay, guardian to James Campbell, Jr., son to Pattrick Campbell, deceased. Test, James Cunningham, Jno. McCown, Jr. Declaration is as follows: David Buchanan, assignee of James Campbell, who was assignee of David Hay, complains of Isaac Campbell, surviving obligor of Isaac Campbell and Saml. Wallace, Patsey Wallace, Charles Grigsby and Elizabeth (his wife), late Elizabeth Wallace, James Wallace, James Grigsby and Rebecca (his wife), late Rebecca Wallace, relict of Saml. Wallace, heirs and representatives of said Saml., deceased. February, 1804.

Records in Rockbridge County, VA

  • Rockbridge County Court, 8 March 1788: Upon the Petition of Patrick Vance against James Grigsby and Rebecca his wife formerly Rebecca Wallace Executrix of Samuel Wallace Deceasd. the parties by their Attornies being heard ~ Judgement is Granted the Plaintiff against the said Defendants for Two pounds Three shillings and six pence by Account ~ And also their Costs by him in this behalf Expended &c.

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