Newsletter 2 1978.pdf - The Grayson Family

Dr. Gxayson
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William Standifcr, Wjllj.am Robc~rtson, Solomon Plassengale, and Hugh Plontqo~nery.
Thc first court of pleas met in June, 1802, ill the llousc cif John Licl~ where
it continued to meet until t11~ compltltion of the courthouse the followiiig ycar
(from llistory af Anderson countly , Tcnn. ) .
Joseph nlld Patsy Grayson camc to Bledsce county during their son IIcnry's childhood,
locating in the nc.iqhb~-hoocl of Stcphcnl:j chapel. Later the fa~nily ~inovei'; to
Mar.i.on county. Mario11 county was crcatcd out of the SQU~~IC~JI par:t of Bledsoci.
county in 1827 (Compendium of ~iograpliy, publ. by Og2.e Co., 1890) .
Joseph Grayso~l, Sr., was said to be a b1aclrc;lnith arid a farmer and of ~ncjljsl~ Eescent.
(Biocjl-;;phy of \L'il.li.a~n 11. Grayson, p. 341 in tile Conq;i'~~dium above). lie had
two sons in add.it:ic)~i to Henry (according to the Ilistor17 of I~oba.tvd j-I: 1-823 a112 j.5 ill t l i ~ lic~~).i:.i of I\li.~:; lYi~kt:;.
The 1030 ccn:;tls fartlic:r-r,;c)l:.c places hi.:; ~ifilZ11~1 Lc;fore thtit-. czr~:;us in :_hat ~';!j-.-y
Grayson was 3.i.stc:l as ;i widow ;ind as t-lii! licacl of the J>our;cl~cld in I.:a~:i.o:i crju;:t:y,
agc: 50-53, wit11 one nian 29-29, onc boy, th~:ec girls, ;:nd six sl.av(:s.
A 13cnjami.n Griry.c;on on Apri.1 5, 1824, clri.i.mc~ci 90 acrc:; of larici ir; Llri~jc)!~ c:c,II:-I'~~ n:i
I the Scq~i~t~clije 1ti.v~~ 11c):L ::o t-I~c far111 of: Scot:tl Tts~:.y. Was lie the k!~:ot:hc:r or so11
of Jor;c:ph Grayson, Sr. Thcrc wiis a 13clljnmjli C;~i-llrr;on j.11 thc 1830 b:;s.:ic)n ccrl-i!~:;'
cc~~s~k:;, p:.::;ibl.y ci l-,.;l:oi:hcr to Joseph Cy:;ly~;on, SL-. : "I.~C!~:~XII~ .- 11 -- ray:-;(>^^ .." ~J.iit:,!!t jltirl
15-19 (fathe: n:*:aj~) ; five 1)oyr; ur~cic:~: 20, on \ioi>al 40--49; i.;.!o 2.i L.i.~ u:!dii~- If,,
ci-cjl~t slave::. "
a~icl Josi!;>h, Jr . , "1-emovec: to l.:i::sc;~-(:j.
The two %In of J~~c!j-jll C:rayso~l, Sr. , Cc~lj;inli~;
W~CL-E: LOSC~-I~ arid his v7i.f~ died, Ic;~vi.lig a fi