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John Grigsby 1664–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1664

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 October 1730

Death Location: St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Grigby

Mother: Elizabeth Bankes

Spouse(s): Sarah Rosser

Children(s): Mary Grigsby

John Grigsby was born in 1664 in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Gregbie Or Grigby And Elizabeth Bankes. John Grigsby married Sarah Jane Rosser, and had children including Mary Ann Grigsby. John Grigsby passed away in 1730 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Grigsby was born in 1664 in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Gregbie Or Grigby And Elizabeth Bankes.
  • John Grigsby married Sarah Jane Rosser, and had children including Mary Ann Grigsby.
  • John Grigsby passed away in 1730 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Grigby
1599–1650
Birth Location: Bowe-Mersham, Kent, England
TG
Elizabeth Bankes
1607–1673
Birth Location: Maidstone,,Kent,England
EB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Rosser
1665–1709
Birth Location: –
SR

Children(s)

Mary Grigsby
1684–1747
Birth Location: St Pauls, Stafford, Virginia, United States
MG

John Grigsby's Ancestors

Self
John Grigsby
1664–1730
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Gregbie * or Grigby
1599–1650
Bowe-Mersham, Kent, England
Elizabeth Bankes
1607–1673
Maidstone,,Kent,England
Grandparents
Sir (John James Banks - Attorney General to King Charles) I
1572–1633
Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1538–1579
Margaret Masterson
1539–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bankes
1511–1556
Sir Bankes
1511–1556

John Grigsby's Descendants

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John Grigsby (8 August 1664–11 October 1730) m. Sarah (Jane) Rosser (1665–1709)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Grigsby 1684–1747 m. Benjamin Newton 1679–1719
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Newton 1698–1760 m. John Rogers 1702–1760
      1. 1. Mary Rogers 1722–1797 m. William Colclough 1716–1783
        1. 1. Margaret (Ivory) Colclough 1745–1823 m. Henry (Alexander) Foote 1738–1775

John Grigsby's Timeline

2 Records

1664
8 August 1664
Birth of John Grigsby in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1730
11 October 1730
Age 66
Death of John Grigsby in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia, USA
St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 August 1664
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1730
    Event Place: St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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