Person:William Grayson (4)
Sen. William Grayson, Esq., of VA
b.1740 Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, United States
d.12 Mar 1790 Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1727
  1. Benjamin Grayson1730 - 1790
  2. Spence Monroe Grayson1734 - 1798
  3. Sen. William Grayson, Esq., of VA1740 - 1790
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Sen. William Grayson, Esq., of VA1740 - 1790
  • W.  Eleanor Smallwood (add)
  1. Alfred William Grayson - 1810
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Facts and Events
Name Sen. William Grayson, Esq., of VA
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1740 Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Marriage to Eleanor Smallwood (add)
Death[1] 12 Mar 1790 Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Reference Number? Q471060?
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Grayson, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

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    William Grayson (1736<ref></ref> – March 12, 1790) was a soldier, lawyer, and statesman from Virginia. He was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia, and belonged to the Anti-Federalist faction; he was also the first member of the United States Congress to die while holding office.

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  2.   MATRICULATES. 1760. NON GRADUATES., in University of Pennsylvania, Biographical Catalogue of the Matriculates of the College: Together with Lists of the Members of the College Faculty and the Trustees, Officers and Recipients of Honorary Degrees, 1749-1893. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1894)
    6.
    + WILLIAM GRAYSON.
    b. Prince William Co., Va., circa 1740  ;
    d. Dumfries, Va., March 13, 1790.
    s. Rev. Spencer Grayson and . [sic]
    Entered July 28, 1758.
    Studied at the Temple, London.
    Lawyer.
    Mem. Cont. Cong., 1784-87.
    Mem. Va. Conv., 1788.
    U.S. Senator, Va., 1789-90.
    A. D. C. to Gen. Washington, 1776.
    Col., Va. Regt., 1777.
    Mem. Bd. War, 1780-81.
    m. Eleanor Smallwood. See Appleton.
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    Caution: this source names a different father - more research needed

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