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Sarah (Sally) Grigsby 1757–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 DEC 1757

Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: John Grigsby

Mother: Rosanna Etchison

Spouse(s): Thomas Welch

Children(s): Rosanna Welch, Mildred Welch, Nancy Welch, Rachel Welch, Elizabeth Welch, Benjamin Welch, Jane Welch, Thomas Welch

Sarah (Sally) Grigsby was born in 1757 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wallace Grigsby And Rosanna Etchison. Sarah (Sally) Grigsby married Thomas Welch, and had children including Benjamin Welch, Elizabeth Betsey Welch, Jane Welch, Mildred Welch, Nancy Welch, Rachel Welch, Rosanna Welch, Thomas Welch. Sarah (Sally) Grigsby passed away in 1821 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah (Sally) Grigsby was born in 1757 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wallace Grigsby And Rosanna Etchison.
  • Sarah (Sally) Grigsby married Thomas Welch, and had children including Benjamin Welch, Elizabeth Betsey Welch, Jane Welch, Mildred Welch, Nancy Welch, Rachel Welch, Rosanna Welch, Thomas Welch.
  • Sarah (Sally) Grigsby passed away in 1821 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Grigsby
1720–1794
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Rosanna Etchison
1730–1761
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Welch
1755–1821
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
TW

Children(s)

Rosanna Welch
1782–1816
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
RW
Mildred Welch
1776–1854
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
MW
Nancy Welch
1780–1856
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
NW
Rachel Welch
1789–1872
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
RW
Elizabeth Welch
1790–1835
Birth Location: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
EW
Benjamin Welch
1792–1844
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
BW
Jane Welch
1794–
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
JW
Thomas Welch
1794–1853
Birth Location: –
TW

Sarah Grigsby's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Grigsby
1757–1821
Birth Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Wallace Grigsby
1720–1794
Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America
Rosanna Etchison
1730–1761
Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Charles (W) Grigsby
1682–1740
Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Sarah Wilkerson
1688–1756
Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Grigsby's Descendants

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Sarah ((Sally)) Grigsby (30 DEC 1757–1821) m. Thomas Welch (1 FEB 1755–10 JUL 1821)
  1. 1. Rosanna Welch 1782–1816 m. William Cunningham 1788–1872
    1. 1. Sarah (Etchison) Cunningham 1806–1874 m. John McCorkle 1796–1865
      1. 1. John (N.) McCorkle 1836–1864
      2. 2. Sarah ("Sally" M.) McCorkle 1839–1859
      3. 3. George (Baxter) McCorkle 1842–1895
      4. 4. Annie (W.) McCorkle 1844–1927
      5. 5. James (T) McCorkle 1840–1864
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Mackey) McCorkle 1828–1893
      7. 7. William (Douglas) McCorkle 1833–1904 m. Aurelia (L) Sterrett 1836–1903
        1. 1. Belle (Sterrett) McCorkle 1872–1957
        2. 2. Walter (Douglass) McCorkle 1874–1937
      8. 8. Alexander (McNutt) McCorkle 1823–
    2. 2. Nancy (Lee) Cunningham 1802–
  2. 2. Mildred Welch 1776–1854
  3. 3. Nancy Welch 1780–1856
  4. 4. Rachel Welch 1789–1872
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Betsey) Welch 1790–1835
  6. 6. Benjamin Welch 1792–1844
  7. 7. Jane Welch 1794–
  8. 8. Thomas Welch 1794–1853

Sarah Grigsby's Timeline

2 Records

1757
30 DEC 1757
Birth of Sarah (Sally) Grigsby in Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1821
1821
Age 64
Death of Sarah (Sally) Grigsby in Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Culpepper, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 DEC 1757
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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