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Benjamin Grayson 1730–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Ambrose Grayson

Mother: Alice Sharp

Spouse(s): Stacy Ellzey

Children(s): Sarah Grayson, Elizabeth Wilson, Benjamin Grayson, Sarah Grayson, Anna Grayson, Susannah Grayson, John Greyson, William Grayson

Benjamin Grayson was born in 1730 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Ambrose Grayson And Alice Ann Sharp. Benjamin Grayson married Stacy Ellzey, and had children including Anna Grayson, Benjamin Grayson, Elizabeth Wilson, John Benjamin Greyson, Sarah Grayson, Sarah Jane Grayson, Susannah Grayson, William B Grayson. Benjamin Grayson passed away in 1790 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Grayson was born in 1730 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Ambrose Grayson And Alice Ann Sharp.
  • Benjamin Grayson married Stacy Ellzey, and had children including Anna Grayson, Benjamin Grayson, Elizabeth Wilson, John Benjamin Greyson, Sarah Grayson, Sarah Jane Grayson, Susannah Grayson, William B Grayson.
  • Benjamin Grayson passed away in 1790 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Grayson
1698–1743
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Alice Sharp
1702–1752
Birth Location: White Chapel Magisterial District, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Stacy Ellzey
1734–1788
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Sarah Grayson
1742–1795
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Elizabeth Wilson
1689–1730
Birth Location: Of, St. James Parish, Herring Creek, Anne Arundel, MD
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Benjamin Grayson
1750–1804
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Grayson
1761–1820
Birth Location: Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Anna Grayson
1762–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Susannah Grayson
1763–1835
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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John Greyson
1766–1848
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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William Grayson
1767–1855
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Grayson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Grayson
1730–1790
Birth Place: Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Ambrose Grayson
1698–1743
Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America
Alice (Ann) Sharp
1702–1752
White Chapel Magisterial District, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Grayson
1659–1736
Kent, England, United Kingdom
Susanna (Alling) White
1663–1736
Redmarley d'Abitot Worcestershire England
Stephen Sharp
1673–1735
Colchester, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Winston
1686–1736
Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Grayson's Descendants

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Benjamin Grayson (1730–1790) m. Stacy Ellzey (3 May 1734–1788)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Grayson 1742–1795 m. Thomas Laxton 1730–1785
    1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Laxton 1757–1840 m. Ananias Allen 1756–1840
      1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Allen 1797–1870 m. Amos (Benjamin) Grider 1792–1840
      2. 2. John Allen 1773–1856 m. Elizabeth Carleton 1782–1833 m. Elizabeth Nichols 1812–1887
      3. 3. Ananias (John) Allen 1778–1872 m. Susanna Elrod 1784–1846
      4. 4. Gideon Allen 1780–1813 m. Sarah Millender 1779–
      5. 5. Patience (Laxton) Allen 1782–1855 m. Alexander West 1783–1864
      6. 6. Robert Allen 1784–1832 m. Celia Rash 1802–1871
      7. 7. Elizabeth Allen 1785–1840 m. John (A) Durham 1779–1855
      8. 8. Sophia (Elizabeth) Allen 1786–1831 m. Samuel McCrary 1786–1872
      9. 9. Hiram Allen 1792–1868 m. Mary Dick 1789–1846 m. Lucrecia (Lucy) Akridge 1822–1854 m. Ruth (K.) Hunter 1818–1884
      10. 10. Mary (H. "Polly") Allen 1795–1859 m. John Rippetoe 1784–1880
      11. 11. Wilson (Laxton) Allen 1802–1860 m. Sarah (Meade) Campbell 1804–1868
      12. 12. Lucille Allen 1790–1850 m. William Grider 1784–1856
        1. 1. Malinda Grider 1812–1884 m. George (William) Bullington 1811–1884
        2. 2. John Grider 1814– m. Plesile Grimes 1817–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Isabella) Grider 1815–1870 m. Wyatt (Lafayette) Day 1815–1870
        4. 4. Sarah Grider 1834–1864 m. Larkin Day 1829–1880
        5. 5. Thomas (Martin) Grider 1834–1898 m. Mary (Ann) Champion 1840–1876
    2. 2. Levi Laxton 1763–1845 m. Nancy Tilley 1772–1847
    3. 3. Thomas Laxton 1764–1830 m. Ruth Greer 1774–1850
    4. 4. Celia Laxton 1770–1840 m. William (Anderson) Rash 1770–1858
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wilson 1689–1730 m. Thomas Laxton 1688–1730
    1. 1. Thomas Laxton 1730–1785 m. Sarah (Jane) Grayson 1742–1795
  3. 3. Benjamin Grayson 1750–1804 m. Mary (Ann) Pruitt 1765–1862 m. Susannah Mitchell –1810
  4. 4. Sarah Grayson 1761–1820 m. Moses (Orms) Gill 1757–1844
  5. 5. Anna Grayson 1762– m. Charles Dulin 1762–1840
  6. 6. Susannah Grayson 1763–1835 m. William Dulin 1753–1829
  7. 7. John (Benjamin) Greyson 1766–1848 m. Nancy (Jane) Nettery 1763–1843 m. Mary Privett 1767–1820
  8. 8. William (B) Grayson 1767–1855 m. Ann GRAYSON 1759–1818

Benjamin Grayson's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Benjamin Grayson in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America
Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America
1790
1790
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Grayson in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Benjamin Grayson, person ID GMZD-1RY.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Benjamin Grayson, person ID GMZD-1RY.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
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