Newsletter 5 1981-84.pdf - The Grayson Family

Ona Wm. Ctlgysan of St. Rees Parish of County Cumberland received o deedfrom Honenales Fxr. In 1702, in the sane neighborhood a8 the othem.I have notlookd thin up, Nor any John to fit onMing I hvs.I found a Willian Grayson, lb para old in a shipping list about 16t0 -nothing more. .Accordinz to the Grrryson 'Hjstorbsn that of FXS Gwpon sayn, nBen3aminma the firet of the Mms in Vjr,dniaw.Benjamin Grayson (refermd to by hnbrose in his %ill in 17b3 as his brotherand one of his executorn) had Edinboroupfi, Dumfr"Les, Colchestar, n9mchester as hisbirthplaces.The minister )rho preached the sermon in 1756 for Pen3ad.n Craysonin Prince William said "He corns from one of the lmr counties with his broad axeon his shouldep .A curious thing is that Judt,~ Claude E m Grayson of Yobile, Alabama had oneuncle named Ambrosa Gr~yson, and another named rNrdon Or,-yson, hut does not knaw why\Another Ambrose Cmyson to whom I haw not refsrlled (unless he w,?s the sonof ?mbfaae Greyson ahom as dying unmarrted and testate in 1754-6) appeam in 1751as the grantee of the Proprietom of 1000 acres adjoining Rgmr, Tdiller and Rogors(DR E p 7) h Spotaylvania and havinp: a wife namd "PsrbeW a joint gran*eaIauspect an ermr hem.Another Pmbroae byson, son of John and Barbara -? of ?dOntpmerycounty, Virdnia was killed in Indian fiating 131 1779, near Logsns Fort In LincolnCounty, lJir&b (now Ktsntucb) according to kor~e Rb@m 'lerktg Diary.My own grandfither, Ambmse Gr:.?yaon Cordon (1803-lREO), who krre.n his kin in' Vir~inia, personally, about 1850 made u 'fen0 of his comctiona but unfortunatelydid not troublo to @VB argr rt3cord wfen!nces.f value tradiiion nota whit.Records of deeda, wills, mtrrriaea, lawsuitaare all that I cam for, and I ought to bo satisfied to stop this line w ith