Does this name from the 1830, Burke County, GA census ring a bell with you? John STEPTOE (1001000000000-0001000000000) John R. Clarke 229-228-1961 2417 N. Patterson St:Thomasville, GA 31792 ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobKamman@aol.com> To: <VAORANGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [VAORANGE] John Randolph Grymes > > In a message dated 08/04/05 4:53:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > jtressel@rochester.rr.com writes: > > He had a plantation in Orange Co. (I believe called "Vaucluse"). I'm > looking > for more information on the whereabouts of that land, the disposition of > the > house (if it exists) and the associated family. > > > I am emailing you a number of websites that I found with a Google search > for > Vaucluse and Orange County, but this one might be the most helpful: > > >>Benjamin Grymes, who had accompanied the Jones brothers, married Miss > Steptoe, a cousin of Speaker Robinson of the House of Burgesses. He built > "Vaucluse", about two miles from Ellwood, and raised a large family. One > of his sons, > John R. Grymes, ranked among the most distinguished lawyers of his day in > New Orleans, and married the widow of Gov. Claiborne of Louisiana. Two > unmarried > daughters, Hannah and Sallie, kept up the old house after the rest of the > family had scattered, and were true Virginia gentlewomen of the olden > type. Of > their mother, when she was a stately and well preserved old lady, John > Randolph said that she reminded him of the last piece left of a rare and > costly > service of old china.< > > _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm_ > (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm) > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >
Thank you for your response. I'm searching for the John Randolph Grymes, Esq. property in Orange Co. His parents were Philip Grymes and Mary Randolph. He was married to Susannah Randolph (his first cousin) granddaughter of Sir John Randolph. He lost his Middlesex area property to the Patriots before he left for England to serve briefly with the Rangers. When he returned they settled somewhere in Orange Co. John Randolph Grymes, Jr. was perhaps a nephew. I'm afraid I'm only vaguely familiar with the Steptoe name because of Benjamin's family connection with John R. Grymes. On Aug 4, 2005, at 4:49 PM, John R. Clarke wrote: > Does this name from the 1830, Burke County, GA census ring a bell with > you? > > John STEPTOE (1001000000000-0001000000000) > > John R. Clarke > 229-228-1961 > 2417 N. Patterson St:Thomasville, GA 31792 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobKamman@aol.com> > To: <VAORANGE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: [VAORANGE] John Randolph Grymes > > >> >> In a message dated 08/04/05 4:53:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, >> jtressel@rochester.rr.com writes: >> >> He had a plantation in Orange Co. (I believe called "Vaucluse"). I'm >> looking >> for more information on the whereabouts of that land, the >> disposition of the >> house (if it exists) and the associated family. >> >> >> I am emailing you a number of websites that I found with a Google >> search for >> Vaucluse and Orange County, but this one might be the most helpful: >> >> >>> Benjamin Grymes, who had accompanied the Jones brothers, married Miss >> Steptoe, a cousin of Speaker Robinson of the House of Burgesses. He >> built >> "Vaucluse", about two miles from Ellwood, and raised a large family. >> One of his sons, >> John R. Grymes, ranked among the most distinguished lawyers of his >> day in >> New Orleans, and married the widow of Gov. Claiborne of Louisiana. >> Two unmarried >> daughters, Hannah and Sallie, kept up the old house after the rest of >> the >> family had scattered, and were true Virginia gentlewomen of the >> olden type. Of >> their mother, when she was a stately and well preserved old lady, >> John >> Randolph said that she reminded him of the last piece left of a rare >> and costly >> service of old china.< >> >> _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm_ >> (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm) >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >