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William Grigsby 1779–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Nov 1865

Death Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Winifred Breeding

Spouse(s): Nancy Brown, Cynthia Walker

Children(s): William Grigsby

William Grigsby was born in 1779 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John Grigsby Jr And Winifred Elizabeth Breeding. William Grigsby married Cynthia Walker, Nancy Brown, and had children including William Grigsby. William Grigsby passed away in 1865 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William Grigsby was born in 1779 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John Grigsby Jr And Winifred Elizabeth Breeding.
  • William Grigsby married Cynthia Walker, Nancy Brown, and had children including William Grigsby.
  • William Grigsby passed away in 1865 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr.
1752–1826
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia
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Winifred Breeding
1757–1830
Birth Location: Culpepper, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Brown
1778–1838
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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Cynthia Walker
1795–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

William Grigsby
1818–1890
Birth Location: White Horn, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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William Grigsby's Ancestors

Self
William Grigsby
1779–1865
Birth Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Grigsby Jr.
1752–1826
Culpepper, Virginia
Winifred (Elizabeth) Breeding
1757–1830
Culpepper, VA, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Grigsby's Descendants

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William Grigsby (1779–Nov 1865) m. Nancy Brown (1778–Sep 1838) m. Cynthia Walker (1795-1779–1860)
  1. 1. William Grigsby 1818–1890 m. Sarah Reynolds 1826–1856 m. Catherine White 1830–1881
    1. 1. Thomas (Adolph) Grigsby 1849–1937 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Morris 1848–1915
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Grigsby 1884–1966
      2. 2. Etta (Jane) Grigsby 1879–1951
      3. 3. Joseph (A) Grigsby 1881–1940
      4. 4. Mary (Elsie) Grigsby 1882–1918
      5. 5. William (Tony) Grigsby 1885–1961
      6. 6. Jessie (May) Grigsby 1890–1971
      7. 7. George Grigsby 1895–
      8. 8. Eva (Pearl) Grigsby 1892–1948
      9. 9. Thomas (Oren) Grigsby 1894–1966 m. Minnie (Verba) Ragsdale 1898–1977
        1. 1. Alvin (Hampton) Grigsby 1920–2002
        2. 2. Mildred (Alene) Grigsby 1921–1987
        3. 3. Vivian (Lorraine) Grigsby 1928–2010

William Grigsby's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of William Grigsby in Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1865
Nov 1865
Age 86
Death of William Grigsby in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1865
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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