Jean, Thanks for your reply! Yes, the Graysons and Moores are intermarried, along with the Carters! That's what happens when you stay in one area for over 100 years! I have just started digging into the Crosby stuff, especially now that I know our James C. Grayson's father Cameron was married to a Crosby family member. I have to leave for a few hours, but in the interim I will tell you one of those small world things about those Crosbys! I live in Belton, Texas (Bell County). I had been digging in the Crosby roots, when I came across a gentleman that was looking for a JAMES A. CROSBY that was from Clarke County, MS and buried in Belton! Sure enough, there he was.....Front row of the North Belton Cemetery, facing Main Street. James A. Crosby Company F 2nd Reg Inf. CSA ` Oct. 29, 1891 Father of William J. Crosby William James Crosby Jr. Son of Sarah & J.A. Crosby of MS Pvt. Co. F HTH Cav CSA Civil War Jan 12-1847-Aug 10 1925 Lee Noah Crosby Son of W.J. and Anna Crosby Dec 20, 1890- Dec 18, 1977 "A Friend to Everyone" Anna Ella Crosby, wife of W.J. Crosby Sept 22, 1869 - Aug 4, 1908 (Another Marker) DAR Marker Anna Ellen Crosby wife of Wm. J. Crosby Daughter of Virginia & R.A. Allen, MD Setp 18, 1869 - Aug 4, 1908 My husband (whose family this Grayson bunch belongs to) didn't move to Belton until 1997 when he married me! And then, lo and behold there are those Crosbys.....they beat him here! Is that small world or what! I'll see what other Crosby info I have when I return! In the mean time, check out my notes at: http://hometown.aol.com/mgrayson98/page4/graysonnotes.htm Marion In a message dated 9/21/00 2:45:38 PM Central Daylight Time, jsilver@texasonline.net writes: << Marion, I have been following the discussion about the Graysons and the Crosbys. My interest in the Graysons is that they married some of Isaac Moore's descendants. I. Henry Moore's daughter, Lizzie, married a William Grayson. Missouri Belle Moore (dau of Owen Moore) was married to Jack Grayson. The part that really drew my interest is the Crosby connection. In the old Moore Cemetery, there is a Mary Crosby, "70 yrs old" who died in 1910. The headstone was not visible when I visited there in 1992 or 93. In the 1910 census for Clarke Co, there was a W. W. Crosby age 60 and wife Mary Crosby age 70. With them is a Martha Moore age 50 (white) who was listed as a servant. In 1880, there was a W. M. Crosby (age unclear in my notes/ looks like 32) M.A. Crosby. He was born in MS and she in AL. There are 5 children listed. Do you have any knowlege of these Crosbys? I have put out queries in the Clarke Co. Tribune and have asked questions galore about the Moore Cemetery and those who are buried there. Nobody seems to have any knowlege of any of this. Thanks, Jean -----Original Message----- From: MGRAYSON98@aol.com <MGRAYSON98@aol.com> To: MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 11:02 AM Subject: GRAYSON INFO....... >Okay, I've discovered some more clues, and I need help digesting it, and if >anyone can fill in the blanks...................... > >1) I NOW know that our JAMES C. GRAYSON was James CAMERON Grayson, son of >Cameron Grayson and Sarah_______. >(per James' death certificate filed with State of Mississippi). > >2) CAMERON GRAYSON was listed in court records during the disposition of >JOHN CROSBY SR's will, as married to SARAH, grand-daughter of John Crosby Sr. > (With that said, it is not certain if her last name was CROSBY or not, but >at this time I am going to say it is.) > >3) Children of Cameron Crosby & Sarah Crosby......... >Lavenia b. ca 1833 >Thomas b. ca 1836 >William (Bill) b. ca 1838 d. 1882 >Reubin b. ca 1840 d. 16 Apr 1906 >JAMES b. 25 Mar 1843 d. 10 Jan 1894 married Martha Carter >Dallas b. ca 1846 >Bruce b.18 Nov 1848 d. 4 Aug 1915 >Eloiza b. 1849 (Listed in 1850 Census but not in Cam Family Bible) >Samuel b. ca 1853 >Edward b. ca 1857 >Note: According to the 1850 and 1860 MS Census, SARAH's ages are different >enough, and with the span of births between Eloiza and Samuel, I'm going to >go out on a limb and say there were 2 Sarah's, (James C. Grayson's death >certificate states "Mother's name unknown"....which is another reason to >believe that if Sarah #1 died prior to 1853, James would have been less than >10 years old, which would lend credibility to not knowing her name) and then >it is known that Cameron Grayson married Margaret Griffith. They were also >both members of the East Pleasant Grove Church in Quitman, Clarke, MS. > >NOW......with all that said, you would think I'd be thrilled to have the >above info and the proof of who our JAMES C. GRAYSON's family was. YOU'D >THINK! But of course, now I'm ready to go another generation back! (We >genealogists are never satisfied!) > >Here's a supposition that I need your help on........so if you have any >records to substatiate my theory, please let me know........... > >In some MS legislature records was found the following.......... >"To authorize Catherine GRAYSON, widow and administratrix of the estate of >Reuben GRAYSON, late of Wayne County, to sell a certificate for a tract of >land, being the southwest quarter of S36-T7-Rl7W, of the district of Pearl >River. Said widow cannot make payment of the balance due for land without >serious inconvenience to her or her orphan children. >5th sess., Nov. 1821, p. 9. " > >1816 MS State Census.. >Reuben Grayson 1 M 21 + > 5 M -21 > 1 F 21+ > 3 F -21 > >1819 MS State Census >Reuben Grayson (no stats given in record I found) > >In the 1820 Wayne County, MS Census, there is listed: >Katharine >2M -10 (b. ca 1810-1819) >1 M 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) >1 M 16-18 (b. 1802-1804) >2 F-10 (b. ca 1810-1819) >1 F 10-15 (b. ca 1805-1810) >1 F 18-25) b. 1795-1802 >1 Foreign Born > >My SUPPOSITION? That Reuben Grayson and Catherine (unk), were the parents of >CAMERON GRAYSON (b. 16 Feb 1810), CHESTERFIELD b. 1810-1811, GEORGE W. >GRAYSON b. ca 1813, all of which were in Wayne and Clarke County. Both >Cameron and Geo. W. named sons THOMAS, WILLIAM, JAMES, AND REUBEN. I >haven't determined who the other children were, but the possibilites are >SAMUEL b. 1797 and LEE b. 1800. > >My other wonder? Was the WILLIAM GRAYSON b. 1756 Culpepper Co, VA d. 1801 >Montgomery Co., VA that married RACHEL COOLEY b. 1754 the parents of the >above REUBEN? > >In the 1840 Clarke County Census there are a Nelson Cooley (20-30 years old) >and Daniel Cooley (30-40 years old) listed on the same page as CAMERON >GRAYSON. Coincidence?? > >I will also mention that in the 1850 Wayne Co. Census Cameron shows to be >born in "Fin". It has always been assumed by me that it's a misread and >should be TEN (as later Census' state), but thanks to Melissa, I had to >rethink this as possibly being FINCASTLE. As you may or may not know >Fincastle later became Montgomery Co. VA. And guess what? JOHN GRAYSON and >BARBARY (UNK) lived there. And....they had children John Clan Grayson b. 9 >Aug 1770 in Fincastle, d. 29 Jul 1826 Madison Co., AL....and another one of >thier sons was WILLIAM GRAYSON that married RACHEL COOLEY. AM I REACHING??? > >Another coincidence??? >1) I have also discovered that GEORGE TEMPLETON and CHESTERFIELD GRAYSON were >assignees on a couple land transactions to a JAMES VANCE. > >2)There was a GEORGE TEMPLETON, ROBERT GRAYSON, AND LEWIS GRAYSON in the 7th >Batt'n of Peter Perkins' Mississippi Militia during the War of 1812 (from the >Mississippi Territory which later became Madison County). I have also found >JAMES VANCE enumerated next to a CATHERINE GRAYSON in the 1820 Wayne MS >census. > >3) 0n 25 Nov 1812 The MS Territorial Legislature granted a charter for a boys >school in Madison County. Among the first trustees.....Peter Perkins and >JOHN GRAYSON. (John Clan Grayson). > >HELP! I'm going through information overload and I need your help to >decipher all this. Can someone else out there tell me if they come to a >different conclusion....or if their is evidence that would prove or disprove >what I'm supposing? I could sure use your help! > >Thanks for taking the time to read this. Please answer to everyone I sent >this to, so we can all decipher it together. > >Marion in TX :) >http://hometown.aol.com/mgrayson98/genealgy/index.htm >http://www.my-ged.com/grayson > >>