Newsletter 5 1981-84.pdf - The Grayson Family

Page 2.raada for his widow Suaannah, in 1735, henring the autogra:;ha of FmncisTRliafem and John Gordon.J&n Srayaon was a vestryman with Ambrosa hwyson, Church \F!arden, Iof St. reore Padah in 1729, and John Qrayson, JF. (pre-gumbly son of ~ ~hn) andsenjamin i'lrayson, presumably his brother, were anpointed by the Vestry to counttobacco plants.One J.D .Evans in 12th Tyler Quarterly, page 180, wrotet iacertain thzt John of Christ !-,hurch mas the father of nenjamin Crayson, born 1700,aml thr7t John of Christ rhurch might have been second or third generation inI?dPybe so.-But hcrn is this nade certain?In my photostat of the Indices of Sootsylvania County, Virginia, Iobserve that John C~rayson, April 2, 177.4, received deed frem 'dm. Smith ofGloucester far 700 acres adjoining Ir;lnn Pne on Rnppahannock R iver and sold Yhrch 3,17'29, 200 acms of this on 1"as~aaon9x adjoining Lawrence Tallaferro to AmbroseCmyson.9nd lmbrose received patent lbrch 3, 1727 for 1000 acres an fhssaponaxand sold 100 acms of it to H. Rogera December 9, 1729.We know hubrose Grayson lab in 1726 marriet-l Alice Jame8, widm ofII'John James, W?IO died testate in Spotaylvania early in 1726, the mother of onedaughter and encienta of another &.ughter.II cannot find the mcwriape of John Janes and blice J~mea.She may havebeon Alice Tpliaferro or Alice Thornton, or sha ~ay have been Alice James, dau&terof "ilea J~mea, Jr. and his wife Eliza2-eth isti tin) Rgmsden, widow of EdwardRamadon, of !'la rbadoa .AmSrme Grayaon died tentate in Spotsylwnia 17&3, surviwd by hiswidow Alice (who shortly was remrried to a mnn nmned Stevens) and sons (1)!,mbrose(d. unmarried) (2) Jnhn (3) Renjarnin (4) Thomas. W;, "ay have had another aon IIII