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Elizabeth Grigsby 1710–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Nov 1783

Death Location: Gawley River, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: James II

Mother: Susannah Redmond

Spouse(s): Edward Hughes

Children(s): Sarah Hughes

The story of Elizabeth Grigsby began in 1710 in St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth Grigsby married Edward Thomas Hughes, and had children including Sarah Hughes. Elizabeth Grigsby passed away in 1783 in Gawley River, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Grigsby began in 1710 in St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA.
  • Elizabeth Grigsby married Edward Thomas Hughes, and had children including Sarah Hughes.
  • Elizabeth Grigsby passed away in 1783 in Gawley River, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James II
1700–1752
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
JI
Susannah Redmond
1703–1783
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Edward Hughes
1710–1752
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Sarah Hughes
1738–1822
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
SH

Elizabeth Grigsby's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Grigsby
1710–1783
Birth Place: St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Redmond Grigsby II
1700–1752
Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
Susannah Redmond
1703–1783
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Grigsby) Sr
1622–1730
Maidstone, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Grigsby's Descendants

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Elizabeth Grigsby (1710–Nov 1783) m. Edward (Thomas) Hughes (1710–25 Oct 1752)
  1. 1. Sarah Hughes 1738–1822 m. Isaac (Foster) Sr 1719–1814
    1. 1. Joshua Foster 1755–1840
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) Foster 1758–1839
    3. 3. Isaac (Foster) Jr 1760–1850
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Foster 1786–1839 m. Alexander (Brown) I 1784–1858
        1. 1. Elizabeth Brown 1807–1874 m. William (Newton) Hamrick 1798–1876
        2. 2. Edward (D) Brown 1816–
        3. 3. Virginia (Jane Brown -) Backus 1803–1872
        4. 4. Sarah (A Brown -) Backus 1809–1872
    4. 4. Elizabeth Foster 1764–1850
    5. 5. William Foster 1768–
    6. 6. Nathaniel Foster 1772–1854 m. Mary Commerill 1786–1812 m. Margaret Miller 1786–1878
      1. 1. Isaac Foster 1810–
      2. 2. Nellie Foster 1812–
      3. 3. Susan Foster 1818–
      4. 4. Sarah Foster 1822–
      5. 5. James (Allen) Foster 1826–1895 m. Susan Dotson 1833–1889 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Alderson 1838–1908
      6. 6. Redmond (Grigsby) Foster 1824–1898 m. Mary (J) King 1827–
      7. 7. Andrew (B) Foster 1819–1896 m. Edna Campbell 1827–1903
        1. 1. Norvel (Luther) Foster 1875–1952 m. Martha (Jane) Brock 1877– m. Tina L 1881–
        2. 2. Creed (Vaughan) Foster 1855–1942 m. Eliza (Susan) Bays 1864–1952
        3. 3. Mary Foster 1871–1939
        4. 4. Sarah (M) Foster 1853–
        5. 5. John (A) Foster 1866–
        6. 6. James Foster 1869–
        7. 7. Mildred (Jane) Foster 1851–1898 m. Noah (Franklin) Sparks 1851–1922
      8. 8. John (S) Foster 1809–1885
    7. 7. Melinda Eagles 1780–1814 m. George Fitzwater 1760–1828 m. Edward Eagle 1778–1804
      1. 1. Enoch (Eagle) Sr 1802–1880 m. Cynthia Lilly 1811–1894
        1. 1. Enoch (Eagle) Jr 1855–1945 m. Mahalah Wilson 1858–1938
        2. 2. Rhoda Eagle 1851–
    8. 8. Nancy Foster 1774–1839 m. Edward Hughes 1755–
    9. 9. George Foster 1767–1860
    10. 10. Nimrod Foster 1754–1818 m. Elizabeth Brown 1756–1840
      1. 1. Mary (Molly) Foster 1804–
      2. 2. Joshua Foster 1802–1867
      3. 3. Issac Foster 1798–1837
      4. 4. Presley (L) Foster 1796–1873 m. Lucretia Bales 1805–
        1. 1. Martha (J) Foster 1847–
        2. 2. James (T) Foster 1850–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Foster 1839–
        4. 4. Rebecca (A) Foster 1844–
      5. 5. Payton Foster 1793–1885
      6. 6. Gyspy Foster 1793–1890
      7. 7. John (B) Foster 1794–1855 m. Martha Bradshaw –1821 m. Sarah (Catherine) Culp 1807–1903
        1. 1. Catherine (M) Foster –1857
        2. 2. Cornelius Foster 1827–1913
        3. 3. Isaac (William Foster) Sr 1828–1893 m. Mary (Francis) Collins 1832–1917
      8. 8. Michael (Miles) Foster 1788–1830
      9. 9. Elizabeth Foster 1789–1839
      10. 10. Nicholas Foster 1782–
      11. 11. Alexander ("Sandy") Foster 1793–1860
      12. 12. Grigsby Foster 1798–
        1. 1. Foster 1795–
        2. 2. Foster 1795–
        3. 3. Foster 1800–
        4. 4. Foster 1800–
        5. 5. Foster 1800–
        6. 6. Foster 1800–
      13. 13. Turley Foster 1796–1890 m. Annie Johnson 1796–1859
        1. 1. Miriam Foster 1837–
        2. 2. Isabelle FOSTER 1834–
        3. 3. Rachel Foster 1832–
        4. 4. Nancy Foster 1822–1873 m. Benjamin Darlington 1819–1899
        5. 5. Andrew Foster 1836–
        6. 6. Isaac (R) Foster 1826– m. Mary E. 1836–
        7. 7. Alexander Foster 1817–1894 m. Sarah (Frances) Settle 1823–1909

Elizabeth Grigsby's Timeline

3 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Elizabeth Grigsby in St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1734
1734
Age 24
Elizabeth Grigsby was married
None
1783
Nov 1783
Age 73
Death of Elizabeth Grigsby in Gawley River, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Gawley River, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1187.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RRM.
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1734
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1783
    Event Place: Gawley River, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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