Newsletter 2 1978.pdf - The Grayson Family

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YPocahontas, alias
.
Iktoaka, and her Descedants ," by William
Roberia on. 1856 p. 42. . Robert Ho Grayson, son of U.S. Senator William
* Grayson, ma Sophoniba E, Cabell, son of Cola Joseph Cabel and
Pocahontas Rebecca Bolling, sixth in descent from Pocahontas and
John Rolfe. They had 10 children: 4. sons and 6 daughters,
"Tho Register of Ovelwharton Parish, Staff ord County, Virginia,
172+1758,11 compiled by George I-larrison Sanford King.
pa 216. Hkjm Peter kdgman (circa 1700-1765) and
lbgaret llauzy (1702-1754), his wifo, had three sons to live to
maturity, vizz
(1) William Hedgman (1732-1765) died without issue. By their
last wills and Testaments both he and his father disinherited their
only heir, John Hedm (1758-1796), and bequeathed their handaoare
estates to others.
(2) George Hedgman (1734-1760) married on November 27, 7756
Hannah Ball Daniel (1737-1829), daughter of Peter Daniel, Gentleman,
(1706-177), also a vestryman in Overwharton Parish, Their only
child was John Hedm (1758-1796); he married Catherine Grayson,
dalgh-ber of the Reverend bk. Spence Grayson (1734-1798)) rector of
Dettingan P ~ish, Prince lJilliam County, and left issue. Hannah
Ball (~aniel) kdgman married secondly on Nuch 12, 1765 Gilson
Foote, Gentleman (1736-1770) of Fauquier County ard thirdly, John
wdg. (17 -179~1 of Staff ord CouFj.tg. The above account will corredt
several errors in Virginia. Genealogies, page 303, by the Reverend
Mr. Horace E. -den.
pa 221. Alice Strother (~ovember 30, 1732-December ,
1795) wried on December 16 1756 Robert IIashington, Gentleman,
(~anuarg. 25, 1730-cimq 1800j of Woodstock, Saint Paul's Pnrish,
Sml;afford County, son of Townshend and El-izabeth (~und) Washington
of Green 1~11,- saint Paul's Parish, This couple had several children
among whom was Lund \lashington (1767-1 553), postmastar of Washington,
D.C., to whom we are indebted for a most informative fanily manuscript
mitten about 1848 in which he records many gened.ogical facts
of several Staff ord County families which would otherwise have been
lost, I& married first on February 11, 1793 Susanna blonroe Crayon
May 29, 1768- April 20, 1822), daughter of the Reverend I&, Spence
Grayson (173&179E50, and seconCUy on AprU 11, 1323, Sally Johnson
(October 9, 1797-August 15, 1971 ), daughter of John Johnson of
Worchsster County, 1.hryland. Lund Washington left issue by both
wives; he and some other members of his family are buried in the
Congressional Cemetery, tlas hington, D .C ,
p. 224. Travers Cooke, Gentleman, (m 1~30-1759) was
the only son of John Coolto, Esq., (died 1733) and Zliaabeth Trqvcrs,
his wife, mentioned on page 223. fb lived but two years after the
Completion of dquia Church, having married on February 26, 1754, Nmy
Doniphan (1737-1781), daughter of NoGt Doniphan, Gentleman, also a
vestryman in Overwharton Parish. Mzry (~oni~han) Cooke married
decondly on October 13, 1762 Colonel William Bronough (1730-1800)
and had iosue seven children,