Little to add, but I have paid a bit of attention to Grigsbys because of a friend and colleague with whom in interned in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1945-46. Dr. Grogsby was from Oklahoma and attended Medical School there. A real nice guy but we lost touch when I wnet in the Army and I think he went into teh Navy. I think I recall some Grigsbys in Abbevville, and perhaps Edgefield SC. sjortly after the Revolution and I think they were connected to Harrisons there. I never pursued this because I did not see any likely conenction. Since they were from Staford Co. VA and so were the Burr Harrison line. So a good bet that Phoebe Harrison was from there. On the other hand Phoebe was a name used in the Long Grey Trail famly and Rockbridge was closeby, so ??? CWJ TooFem@aol.com wrote: > Researchers: > MARILYN PARKER > 3431 SLY PARK RD > POLLOCK PINES CA 95726 > > ALBERTA LEE CARTER > P. O. BOX 7294 > SANTA ROSA, CA 95407-0294 > > William GRIGSBY > Born: 1725 Of, Stafford, Virginia > Died: 1804 > Son of William W. & Margaret Ursley Or Ursley V. MANN GRIGSBY > Married: 1748 Sarah OWENS St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia > Born: 1725 Of, Stafford, Virginia > Married: 1748 St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia - > Children of William & Sarah OWENS GRIGSBY > 1. Benjamin GRIGSBY > Born: 1751 Stafford, , Virginia > > 2. Horatio GRIGSBY > Born: 1750 Stafford, , Virginia > Died: 1794 Ft. Meigs, , Ohio > Buried: Ft. Meigs, , Ohio > Married: Susannah OWENS > Born: 1760 Maryland > > 3. Aaron GRIGSBY > Born: 7 Dec 1757 Stafford, VA > Died: 20 Jan 1836 Lynnville, Giles, TN > Buried: Giles, , Tennessee > Married: Bef 1781 Phoebe HARRISON VA > Born: 1756 Va> > Died: 1839 Lynnville, Giles, TN > Buried: Giles, , Tennessee > Children > a. William J. GRIGSBY > Born: < 1796 <Wythe, Rockbridge, Va> > > b. Amos GRIGSBY > Born: 1783 Stafford, , VA > Died: 3 Sep 1866 Giles, TN > Married: Sarah Unknown > > c. George GRIGSBY > Born: 1781 Stafford, VA > Died: Aft 1850 Polk, MO > Married: 27 Jun 1837 Rebecca JAMES Blount, TN > > d. Nancy Jane GRIGSBY > Born: 1792 Rockbridge, VA > Died: 26 Apr 1855 > Married: John BROWNLOW > > e. Samuel Harrison GRIGSBY > Born: 18 Sep 1794 Wythe, Rockbridge, VA > Died: 28 Mar 1873 Yountville, Napa, CA > Buried: Yountville Cem, Napa County, California > Married: 4 Dec 1814 Mary "Polly" LINDSEY Roane, TN > ------------------------------------------------ > Researcher: rkcrosby@worldnet.att.net > Aaron Grigsby > Son of William Grigsby & Sarah Owens > Married: BEF 1781 Phoebe Harrison VA > Children: > William J. Grigsby > Amos Grigsby > George Grigsby > Nancy Jane Grigsby > Samuel Harrison Grigsby > ------------------------------------------------ > MARRIAGES > > Grigsby, Aaron married Lincoln, Sarah on 06 Aug 1826 in Spencer County, IN > Grigsby, Aaron married Miller, Margaret on 12 Sep 1830 in Spencer County, IN > > Chapman, Levina married Grigsby, Aaron on 25 Aug 1813 in Ohio County, KY > > Grigsby, Aaron married Moffitt, Mary on 28 Nov 1785 in Fairfax County, VA > Grigsby, Aaron married Moffett, Milly on 28 Nov 1785 in Fauquier County, VA > > EARLY FAUQUIER COUNTY VA MARRIAGE BONDS > John Wake Mary Grigsby 24 Aug 1767 > Thomas Nelson Rachel Grigsby 24 Oct 1768 > William Grigsby Elizabeth Bullitt 8 Feb 1771 > Joseph Obannon Elizabeth Grigsby 2 Sep 1782 > Taliaferro Grigsby Elizabeth Keith 15 Feb 1785 > Aaron Grigsby Milly Moffett 28 Nov 1785 > Samuel Grigsby Franky Cornwell 4 Sep 1786 > Benjamin Grigsby Elizabeth Duncan 23 Dec 1786 > > Chandler Fowke Mary Harrison 19 Dec 1759 > William Harrison Jane Hume 3 Feb 1767 > James Gillison Ann Harrison 17 May 1768 > John Cannon Sarah Harrison Brazier 30 Sep 1782 > Phillip Mallory Jane Harrison 24 Nov 1783 > William Mallory Lucy Harrison 12 Jan 1785 > ------------------------------------------- > Court papers in the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg VA > STYLE : Briggs vs Admrs of Grigsby > PLAINTIFF(s) : David Briggs > DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Obannon; Elizabeth Obannon; Elizabeth Grigsby (admrx. > of William Grigsby dec'd) > DEPONENT(s) : John Taliaferro; John Beythieva Grigsby; Peter Taite; James > Routt > PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Stafford; Fauquier; Prince William; > Frederick; SC (Greenville); King George > REMARK(s) : Construction - Isaac Judd, joiner - c1752 > Deed with plat - Isaac Judd to Thomas Hay - Prince William - 1752 > Grant ref. - 2000 ac. to John Savage - 1730 > Marriage ref. - Joseph Obannon -mr- Elizabeth Grigsby, wid. of W. Grigsby > Plat - land sold to William Grigsby by Thomas Hay - Fauquier > CITATION : Briggs vs Admrs of Grigsby / 1805 / CR-DC-L / 568-99 > --------------------------------------------- > Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 1 p. 456 > Will of John Grigsby > In the name of God Amen I John GRIGSBY of Rockbridge County being at this time > in a low state of healt but have the due exercise of reason... > To wife Elizabeth > Eldest son James Grigsby 5 schillings over what he has received. > Son John Grigsby > Son Charles Grigsby > Son William > Daughter Sarah WELCH > Daughter Jane PAXTON > Daughter Rachel MCNUT > Younger sons and daughters. > Martha Elizabeth and Franky (daughters) shall have at age of marriage equal > to their sisters Jane Parton (Paxton?) and Rachel McNutt and my sons Joseph > Elisha and Reuben to have the plantation whereon I now live and at the death > of my wife, remainder divided equally among my sons and daughters viz. , > Joseph, Jane, Rachel, Martha, Elisha, Elizabeth, Franky, and Reuben. > Signed John (his mark) Grigsby May 11, 1792. > Witnesses: John PAXTON, Robt. Snodgrass, Wm. (his mark) Arnold, David Willock. > Proved 6-3-1794 > ------------------------------------- > BIOGRAPHY, Rockbridge County, VA- "G" > GRIGSBY - The Grigsby family appeared in this county at the close of the > Revolution, having come from the other side of the Blue Ridge and being of > English derivation. The members of the connection were well-to-do, able, and > influential, and owned several large farms, each with its distinctive name. > As in several other instances, the name is now entirely gone. Benjamin > Grigsby, son of James, was graduated from Liberty Hall Academy in 1789, and > was licensed as a Presbyterian divine in 1792. He died at Norfolk in 1810 at > the early age of forty. His only son was Hugh Blair Grigsby, who achieved > more than a statewide reputation as scholar, educator, and historian. > Source: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia > by Oren F. Morton, published in 1920. > Transcribed and submitted by: "Marilyn B. Headley" , 1997 > ------------------------------------------- > BIOGRAPHY, Rockbridge County, VA- "Mc" > MCNUTT-- Alexander McNutt was granted lands in Nova Scotia after the > expulsion of the Arcadians, visited England on a colonization errand, and > returned with over 200 settlers and some supplies. He was complained of for > parceling out land without due authority. On the advent of the Revolution he > joined the American "rebels" and although the lands appear to have been > confiscated, he attempted to convey > 1000,000 acres to Liberty Hall Academy. In his later years he became a > religious enthusiast. He died in 1811, and was buried at Falling Springs. > His gold-mounted sword was long preserved in the family. While a lieutenant > in the French and Indian war, he kept a diary, but unfortunately for the > interests of Rockbridge he gave it to Governor Fauquier. > > John, a brother to Alexander, married Catherine Anderson. A daughter married > John McCorkle, who lost his life at Cowpens. A son, Alexander, was the > father of Alexander G. McNutt and grandfather to two generals of the > Confederate army' Albert G. Jenkins and Frank paxton. > > Alexander G. McNutt, son of Alexander and Rachael (Grigsby) McNutt, was born > on North River one mile below Buena Vista. He was educated at Washington > College, and at the age of twenty-one was settled as a lawyer at Jackson, > Mississippi. Isaac McNutt, his uncle, had already migrated in this > direction. The young man was well read and an easy writer. He was a fine > stump speaker, but was pitted against Sergeant S. Prentiss, whose oratory was > on a par with that of Patrick Henry or Daniel Webster. After 1838 McNutt > declined to meet his antagonist on the platform. McNutt's intemperance and > slovenly attire were made a target by Prentiss, but the future governor had > the moral courage and strength of character to reform and his law practice > became very renumerative. > In 1829 he was Speaker of the House of Representatives for Mississippi, and > as a Democrat was elected governor, his term covering the period 1838-42. > McNutt died in 1848, in the midst of a presidential campaign. > He was unmarried, and the four brothers who followed him to the Gulf country > also died without issue. > A pioneer McNutt was Robert, who died on a voyage to Ireland, and his wife, > whose maiden name was Rosanna Dunn, married Patrick McFarland. Still another > was George, who came here with his brother William as advance agents for some > kinspeople. Tradition has it that both brothers were in the battle of King's > Mountain. William went to the Northwest, and George, who was three times > married and had a numerous family, settled near Knoxville, Tennessee. > Source: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia by Oren F. Morton, published > in 1920. > Transcribed and submitted by: "Marilyn B. Headley" , 1997 > > THE McNUTT FAMILY OF ROCKBRIDGE-Jno. McNutt, one of the first settlers > of the county, married Catharine Anderson, in England, )a relative of Judge > F. T. Anderson) came to America and settled on the farm now owned by Joseph > Falls, on North river. They raised seven sons: Alex, Robert, John, Isaac, > Benjamin, William and Joseph; and two daughters, Margaret and Rebecca. > Robert died of wounds at the battle of Cowpens; John married Mary Lard; Isaac > went to Red River, Louisiana; Benjamin moved to Tennessee, married and left a > family; William married Betty Grigsby and lived in the county; Rebecca > married twice, first John McCorkle, who > died of wound at Cowpens, and afterwards Arthur Glasgow; Alexander McMutt > married Rachel Grigsby, a daughter of John Grigsby; whose grave is the oldest > in Falling Spring graveyard. By this marriage there were thirteen children, > one of whom, Gallatin McNutt, was governor of Mississippi. One of the > daughters, Elizabeth, married John Hamilton of Rockbridge. They raised two > sons and five daughter, one of whom married Rev. Mr. Osborne, and was Mrs. > Cress' mother. The descendants of Jno. McNutt are settled in the Southern > and Western States, and many of them have occupied positions of usefulness > and honor in the civil and > military history of the south. > Source: Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia (NY, Richmond, > and > Toledo: H. H. Hardesty and Company Publishers, 1884). > Transcribed and submitted by: "Marilyn B. Headley" , 1997 > --------------------------------------- > King George Co., VA Marriages > 1770 > June John GRIGSBY and Elizabeth ROBINSON > 1771 > Aug. Henry GRIGSBY and Lucy LANG > ------------------------------------------- > Fauquier County, Virginia - Soldiers in the Revolution > Grigsby, William > Grigsby, Taliaferro > Harrison, Burr > Harrison, Benjamin > -------------------------------------------- > Master List of Quantico Cemeteries, Prince William Co., VA > HEARTS DELIGHT CEMETERY > Grigsby, Richard (9/18/80) > HARRISON CEMETERY (5) > Harrison, Thomas > Tolsen, John N. > Unknown - 3 > ---------------------------------------- > KNOX COUNTY, TN - MARRIAGES > GRIGGSBY, Margaret marr. JOHNSON, John on 06-MAY-1869 > GRIGGSBY, Richard marr. CAMPBELL, Mary Elizabeth on 24-APR-1884 > GRIGGSBY, Sally marr. GASS, Alexander on 12-OCT-1881 > GRIGSBY, Alonzo marr. CHANDLER, Quixanna on 22-MAR-1894 > GRIGSBY, Anderson marr. RUSSELL, Hattie E on 26-JUL-1899 > GRIGSBY, Eliza marr. HUMPHRIES, George on 25-SEP-1890 > GRIGSBY, Ellen F marr. BORING, Joseph A on 24-SEP-1872 > GRIGSBY, Henry marr. NELSON, Eliza on 04-JUN-1867 > GRIGSBY, John marr. CAMPBELL, Emma on 17-FEB-1886 > GRIGSBY, Josylin marr. NOEL, Henry T on 16-MAY-1898 > GRIGSBY, Mamie S marr. BOMAR, Walter C on 06-APR-1893 > GRIGSBY, Morris A marr. MOTTO, Mollie on 19-JAN-1892 > GRIGSBY, Rachel marr. GILBERT, Thomas on 26-MAR-1868 > GRIGSBY, Rachel marr. MONROE, Hense on 09-JAN-1884 > GRIGSBY, Rebecca marr. DEFRIES, Mark on 07-APR-1849 > GRIGSBY, Susan E marr. PRIVETTE, Isaac B on 09-APR-1877 > GRIGSBY, Walter marr. BRIDGETT, Lillie on 27-MAR-1895 > GRIGSBY, Wm marr. MORRIS, Sallie on 15-APR-1869 > ----------------------------------------------- > GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE MARRIAGES > GRIGSBY, Sarah marr. MCBRYDE, Wm M on 16-NOV-1847 > GRIGSBY, Wm T marr. BRIGHT, Emma on 31-MAY-1854 > ----------------------------------------------- > BLOUNT COUNTY, TENNESSEE MARRIAGES > GRIGSBY, Aaron marr. MACLIN, Eliza M on 26-SEP-1832 > GRIGSBY, Caroline marr. CARTER, Chesley P on 22-FEB-1838 > GRIGSBY, George marr. WHITTENBARGER, Nancy L on 05-JAN-1837 > GRIGSBY, Mary marr. MCKINZIE, John L on 17-OCT-1821 > GRIGSBY, Samuel marr. WYLY, Dorcas on 09-JUL-1818 > HARRISON, James marr RODDY, Malinda on 14-SEP-1826 > HARRISON, John marr. DILLS, Mary on 29-SEP-1839 > HARRISON, Michael marr. GRANT, Sarah on 01-OCT-1845 > ----------------------------------------------- > Census > > Year Surname Given Name County State Page Township > 1860 GRIGSBY AARON Washington AR 542 Mars Hill > > 1860 GRIGSBY AARON Napa CA 108 Napa > > 1840 GRIGSBY AARON Stephenson IL 231 Waddams > > 1860 GRIGSBY AARON Jefferson KS 003 Grasshopper > 1870 GRIGSBY AARON Davis KS 491 Junction > > 1810 GRIGSBY AARON Muhlenberg KY 399 00100-00000 > > 1870 GRIGSBY AARON Claiborne LA 035 Horner > > 1860 GRIGSBY AARON W. Mississippi MO 518 Tywappity > 1870 GRIGSBY AARON L. Mississippi MO 354 Lyrrappity > > 1820 GRIGSBY AARON Giles TN 18 400001-10101 > 1820 GRIGSBY AMOS Giles TN 16 210010-10010 > 1820 GRIGSBY SAMUEL Giles TN 17 100100-20100 > > 1830 GRIGSBY AMOS Giles TN 150 No Township > 1830 GRIGSBY S.H. Giles TN 149 No Township > 1830 GRIGSBY WILLIAM Giles TN 190 No Township > > 1840 GRIGSBY AARON Giles TN 155 Age 85 > 1840 GRIGSBY AMOS Giles TN 119 No Township > 1840 GRIGSBY WILLIAM Giles TN 138 No Township > 1840 HARRISON J. Giles TN 116 No Township > > 1830 GRIGSBY WILLIAM A. Blount TN 276 o Township > 1840 GRIGSBY AARON Blount TN 076 No Township > > 1850 GRIGSBY AARON Marion TN 397 5th District > > 1820 GRIGSBY AARON Fauquier VA 059 No Township > 1830 GRIGSBY AARON Fauquier VA 484 No Township > ---------------------------------------- > Land & Deed Records > > Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800 > DEEDS > DEED BOOK E 1751-1761 > page 204 > March 2, 1757. Aaron Grigsby of King Geo. Co., planter, and Margaret, his > wife; John Proctor of Spts. Co., planter, and Sarah, his wife, to John > Mitchell of Fredksbg., Mercht. £35 curr. 150 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., > devised by the last will and testament of George Proctor, Decd., to his > daughter, Margaret, now the wife of Aaron Grigsby, and to John Proctor, son > and heir at law of the sd. George, the testator. M. Battaley, Jno. > Sutherland, Hugh Lenox. May 3, 1757. > ----------------------------------------------- > American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) > Surname GRIGSBY > Given Name Aaron > Birth Date 1756? > Birth Place Tennessee, > Biographical Info Rev.War > Reference Census of pensioners for Rev. military serivces. Washington, > DC. 1841. (195p.):155 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Military > > Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923, Vol. 1. > Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 > A CENSUS OF PENSIONERS FOR REVOLUTIONARY OR MILITARY SERVICES; WITH THEIR > NAMES, AGES, AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE, AS RETURNED BY THE MARSHALS OF THE > SEVERAL JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, UNDER THE ACT FOR TAKING THE SIXTH CENSUS. > Published by authority of an Act of Congress, under the direction of the > Secretary of State. Washington: Printed by Blair & Rives, 1841. Below is the > list of those living in Tennessee, June 1, 1840. > Aaron Grigsby 85 > ----------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------- >