Newsletter 2 1978.pdf - The Grayson Family

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GRAYSON GENEALOGY NEWSUTTER,. WL.. 2 NO.. 4. Page 71,
Some have asked about paying in advance and what to expect
in costs for the future, L suggest paying 1 issue in advance
but not for much more because if I should decide to take up
another hobby, there is no organization as yet to provide
continuity. That bring s up the question: who would volunteer
to be assistant editor of this sheet as a stand-by At present
I plan a 20 page hews3etter every 3 or 4 weeks for $3,00, which
Is at mst for Xeroxing, envelope, 35$ stamp, and statement,
The 13th Grayson place name: found by Howard E. Grayson of
~lexidria, ~a, and proven by a map he sent: herc cis s "Grayson
Creek"' which is 8-10 miles long, The creek is. in the: Fort
Chaffee, Ark. military reservation. How~rd's grandfather farmed
in the area many years ago, Can someone tell us how the cresk
happened to be named Grayson
ray son also reportsthat at the Alamo in Texas is an
Howard
exhibit devoted to ~homas Wims Grayaon and his wifei we have
discussed the genealogy of this Grayson in these colums before,
Howard says that Thomas Wiggs Grayson owned and captained the
steamboat Yellowstone which was used to transport Houston's
troops) and supplies during the Texas Revolution, The exhibit is
in the "Long Earracks section.
Howard also reports that there is currently a Vi rginia State senator
named George Grayson; Howard , why not contact him for his
lineage for us
Mrw. Davidson: thank you for the offdr of the 1850 census indexes
with the name Grayson, Perhaps we should put them in the Newsletter
if they would fit in an issue,
On pages, 72 thfiugh 78 is a 1969 report:,onl Capt, William Grayson
(1732-1829) by the genealogist George H,S..King, This report
was in the material-so graciously donated by Mrs, Dorothy Wulfeck,.
On pages 79-80 is another nice summary of the first Graysons from
the same a~llection, On page 81 is a summary from Kozee, On
pp. 82-3 is a story of the name Grsyson and early families, authart
unkown to me, but from the Wulfeck collection, On page 84. is an
old but intxiging letter suggestin that the first John Grayson
might have been here as early as 1 d 86. Does any correspondent have
lnformt$ion on this On page 85 is a aopy of the 2nd page of the
ulll mentioned on page 84 so you can see for yourself the name
Joanna Graysdon and the date 1686/7. Page 86 is especially interassting
since it is a photocopy of the orginal will of Ambrose Grayscn
dated 1748,
--See Page 87 for more commentary--