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John Grigsby 1720–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia

Death Date: 7 APR 1794

Death Location: Culpepper County, Viriginia

Father: Charles Grigsby

Mother: Sarah None

Spouse(s): Rosanna Etchinson, Elizabeth Porter

Children(s): John Grigsby

John Grigsby was born in 1720 in Stafford County, Virginia, the child of Charles Wilkerson Grigsby And Sarah. John Grigsby married Elizabeth Porter, Rosanna Etchinson, and had children including John Grigsby. John Grigsby passed away in 1794 in Culpepper County, Viriginia.

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Biography

  • John Grigsby was born in 1720 in Stafford County, Virginia, the child of Charles Wilkerson Grigsby And Sarah.
  • John Grigsby married Elizabeth Porter, Rosanna Etchinson, and had children including John Grigsby.
  • John Grigsby passed away in 1794 in Culpepper County, Viriginia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Grigsby's Ancestors

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John Grigsby
1720–1794
Birth Place: Stafford County, Virginia
Parents
Charles Wilkerson Grigsby
1682–1740
Saint Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia
Sarah
1698–
Stafford County, Virginia
Grandparents
John Grigsby
1624–1730
Maidstone, Kent, England
Sarah (Jane) Rosser
1660–1709
Essex, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Grigsby
1600–1650
Elizabeth Bancks
1607–1655
James Rosser
1625–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Grigsby
1572–
John Bankes
1572–1642
Mary Fisher
1577–

John Grigsby's Descendants

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John Grigsby (1720–7 APR 1794) m. Rosanna Etchinson (1735–ABT 1761) m. Elizabeth Porter (1734–1807)
  1. 1. John Grigsby 1752–1826 m. Winifred (Winney) Ashby 1757–1830 m. Winifred Breeding 1757–1830
    1. 1. Judith Grigsby 1788–1863 m. Samuel (B.) Smith 1787–1824
      1. 1. Putchery Brown 1807–1871 m. George Brown 1793–1871
        1. 1. Emmaline Brown 1836–1921
        2. 2. Judith Brown 1832–
        3. 3. Peter Brown 1840–
        4. 4. Joseph Brown 1842–
        5. 5. Candasa Brown 1848–
        6. 6. R (J) Brown 1847–1932 m. Fannie Brown 1861–1937
      2. 2. Pleasant (M.) Smith 1811–
      3. 3. Winnie (Caroline) Smith 1813–
      4. 4. James Smith 1815–
      5. 5. John Smith 1817–
      6. 6. Mary Smith 1819–
      7. 7. Wade (Hampton) Smith 1815–1884
    2. 2. Nathaniel Grigsby 1805–1859 m. Elizabeth Lauderback 1808–1871
      1. 1. Samuel Grigsby 1840–1897 m. Susan Kite 1842–1915
        1. 1. Fannie Brown 1861–1937 m. R (J) Brown 1847–1932
        2. 2. Eliza Grigsby 1863–
        3. 3. James (D.) Grigsby 1865–
        4. 4. George (H.) Grigsby 1868–

John Grigsby's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Grigsby in Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County, Virginia
1794
7 APR 1794
Age 74
Death of John Grigsby in Culpepper County, Viriginia
Culpepper County, Viriginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 106 : 1913

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 APR 1794
    Event Place: Culpepper County, Viriginia
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 106 : 1913

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