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Benjamin Grayson 1753–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1753

Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia Colony

Death Date: Abt. 1804

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Father: Benjamin Grayson

Mother: Stacy Ellzey

Spouse(s): Nancy Grayson

Children(s): Joseph Grayson

Benjamin Grayson was born in 1753 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia Colony, the child of Benjamin Grayson And Stacy Ellzey. Benjamin Grayson married Nancy Regney Gresham Grayson, and had children including Joseph Grayson. Benjamin Grayson passed away in 1804 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Grayson was born in 1753 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia Colony, the child of Benjamin Grayson And Stacy Ellzey.
  • Benjamin Grayson married Nancy Regney Gresham Grayson, and had children including Joseph Grayson.
  • Benjamin Grayson passed away in 1804 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Grayson
1730–1790
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Stacy Ellzey
1734–1788
Birth Location: Truro Parrish, Prince William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Grayson
1756–1814
Birth Location: Colonial Virginia
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Children(s)

Joseph Grayson
1778–1822
Birth Location: Rutherford, Wilkes, Colonial North Carolina
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Benjamin Grayson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Grayson
1753–1804
Birth Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia Colony
Parents
Benjamin Grayson
1730–1790
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Stacy Ellzey
1734–1788
Truro Parrish, Prince William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lewis (N) Ellzey
1702–1786
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ellzey Griffin) Wheeler
1706–1791
Fairfax Parish, Fairfax, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wheeler
1679–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Grayson's Descendants

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Benjamin Grayson (Abt. 1753–Abt. 1804) m. Nancy (Regney Gresham) Grayson (12 Aug 1756–14 Sep 1814)
  1. 1. Joseph Grayson 1778–1822 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Braezeale 1775–1838
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Grayson 1802–1860 m. Elizabeth Ward 1804–1882
      1. 1. George (Washington) Grayson 1846–1918 m. Susannah Mayfield 1847–1931
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Grayson 1871–1935 m. Walter (Gray) Hooten 1868–1914
        2. 2. William Grasen 1866–
        3. 3. Jerry Grasen 1869–
        4. 4. George (D.) Grasen 1874–
        5. 5. John Grasen 1876–1967
        6. 6. Edward Grasen 1878–
        7. 7. Cora Grasen 1879–
      2. 2. Margaret Bray 1839–1906

Benjamin Grayson's Timeline

2 Records

1753
Abt. 1753
Birth of Benjamin Grayson in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia Colony
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia Colony
1804
Abt. 1804
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Grayson in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1753
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia Colony
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1804
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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