Newsletter 2 1978.pdf - The Grayson Family

GUYSON. GENEALOGY NEWSLETTER VOLo 2 e NO e' 123 Page 235
DIA.. Grayson of Nebo, N.Ce . sends a dipping. (p.. 236, ) about
J..Wesley Grayson for general interest. Thank you.
Lewis F. Grayson of Okla,.reports some history3 "There is the posslb
hity that some Graysons are of Scottish descent in that by reasom
of the King of Englanrk! proscribing the name MacGregor, . many
changed their names, such aa Gregor, Gregsen, Gregg, Greyson,,
Grayson," et~,'~Thereafter they migrated to Northern Ireland
and there were driven outrby King William of Orango--most came to
the U,S.A.!' See pages 237.8 for material en Lewis Graysongs line.
Ws.. Walton Grasson I11 of 10525 Strait Lane, Dallas, Tex*', 75229
writes that her husbandrl's, great grandfather was Thomas Wo. Graysm
born July 18, 1825 Waynesboro, Wayne corn, Hiss, who narried,Ann
Kvde of Augusta, Perry oo. ,, Misso Does anyone have further i h K n
this line to put in the Newsletter and to forward to Mrs. 0.7
On page 239 is a nice letter from Howard E. gra son with 2 mare
Grayson place names, Also a Grayson obit, Pp. 2 1,2,3,4,$ are pri nte
here to document that Cel, Wm. Grayson was not just an Aide to Gene
Washington, but actually led troops in battle. Sent by Howard Grayson
A o3ipplng frsm Robin Bandy re, C*.Merwin Graysan for general interes
an pd. 236, and on p.. 246 the will of William Grayson who md, RacheL
Cooleg, Thank you,
Mrsi Calvin Grasson of 1919 Hillview Dr. Mesquite, Tex., .75149
needs.genea1ogy info re. Calvin Grayson who mdo Tempe Pierce, came to
Tex*. from Miss.. in- late l80O1s, had 7 children 4 boys, 3 girls:
Lee, James, Wesley,, Quill, Minnie, Mattie & Ada, ah1 now dead, llved
near Kossie in McGlendon co., Tex. & other mas in East Texo Tradition
ie that Calvin Grayson was Scottish. The eldest son of Quill
Grayson is, the husband of the coorespondent, Calvin Gra~~on.
Pp. 2.47 8; correspondence from and t o a 3rd cousin of mine;
On p. 249,. 250 another copy of the paper by Lurd Washinnton and
Peter George Washington (Written when) in good oondition and therefore
re-printed here8 a Grayson genealogy,
A biography of Judge Spence Grayson, p.' 236, sent by Howard G,;+. A biography
of Andrew Jackson Grayson, the painter, also from Howard, 2512
Pa 2528 a: query from new member Bob GTay~on who is with the Prudentia
lna. co, in F1. Glad to have all you new members. On pp, 253,4,5
are family group sheets on Bob's line forwarded by Bob's relative,
Gene Goodman for the Newsletter. They want further clues to the
origin^ and ancestors of the 1st Thomas Grayson* Can anyone help
Note they think Thomas Grayson was b. in Ireland-.
mmentaxy continued on p.275 (last page),
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