Newsletter 2 1978.pdf - The Grayson Family

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L.escendanta of Col, John catlett
page 99. - Grayaon, of 2~otsylvania Co. Va,
John kayson, of Christ Church Parish Lancaster Co,, bought 500 acres i n
dpotsylvania Co. in 174, cf iI'31liarn Smith, of Cloucester Co., and r4ith his dfe
J::sonn&li sold 206 acres of this tract to bmbrose Grayson in 1329. IIe died 1736,
leaving sons Thomas, John Jr., and perhaps others. Executrix, his widow; and her
bondsmen ware Ambrose Grayson and Thomas Eill. ( This Thomas Hill had rarried
in 1731 Zlizat.eth srayson, and died 1741, leaving daurhters Sarah and Susannah
. tiis trother, Huabbrey Kill his sdministrstor),
Octoi er, 1725, John Gra:yson, Jr. witnessed, with John Catlett, nilliam Taliaferro
and Francis Slaui~hter, a deed of Augustine Smith to Jonathan Gltson, Jr. Gent .,
of laxex Co, 40C acres in SpotCs, for 400. In 1729 he was lieutanat in
Capt. (iiUiam Hansfordls compny.
In 1727 Ambrose Grayson, prcbably brother of John, patented lCjO acre3 in Spotts.
He and wife nlice sold this tract in 1729, and in tkat year hbrose Grayson, Gent.,
was church ,barden in bt. George Parish, and also witnessed a deed of Henry Killis,
Gent, of King and dueen Co., to Coodrich Ughtfoot. In 1733 he and dfe Alice.
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Matthow Gayle, of Clouccster Co,, 3CO acres in St. George Parish and in
1736 he was boridsman for Xru Susannah b-ijscn, above. His w i l l ( 2t. George Paris
5ept. 6. 1762, bob, Earch 6, 1743) mentions legatees: iiifs ULce, sons John
snd Ambrose, and "other Children" aecutors ; uif e, brothw Ben jamin Grays an, I
and 5on John, In 1754 the ndn-cupative will of Anbrose Grayson bepeathed "my
part of rtly father's estace to be divided '=tween my unmarried brothers and
siaters", proved 1755.
Gctoker 20, 1726; 14ary Grayson married the Third John Catlett,
prokatk,. sister of bkrose and benjmin Crayson. _
ienjaain Grayson 63s of age 1726, and living 1732.
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