Edward Walton Grinstead 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1787 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 1850-1860
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: John "Jack" Grinstead (Abt 1756-1840) 1
         Mother: Mary Mildred Walton (Abt 1770-Bef 1820)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Catharine Donovan (Abt 1791 - 1860-1870)
       Marriage: 20 Feb 1810 - Washington Co., Virginia 2 3
       Children:
                1. John Parker Grinstead (1810-1888)
                2. William Alexander Grinstead (1812-1891)
                3. Mathew Donovan Grinstead (1814-1890)
                4. Mary Grinstead (Abt 1817-1870/1880)
                5. Elizabeth Grinstead (Abt 1819-      )
                6. Benjamin Franklin Grinstead (1820-1893)
                7. Orr Grinstead (Abt 1823-1850/1860)
                8. Samuel Kelly Grinstead (Abt 1826-1862)
                9. Nancy Grinstead (Abt 1831-      )
                10. Jasper Newton Grinstead (1832-1914)
                11. Lydia Jane Grinstead (Abt 1834-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1820 Washington Co., Virginia
Edward Grinstead 200010 -- 20010; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
2 <10 2
10-16
16-18
16-26
1 26-45 1
>45 </pre>

<pre>1830 Washington Co., Virginia
Edward Grinsted 3002001 -- 111001; no slaves
male female
3 < 5 1
5-10 1
10-15 1
2 15-20
20-30
30-40 1
1 40-50 </pre>

<pre>1840 Washington Co., Virginia
Edward Grinstead 01110001 -- 1100001; 2 in agriculture; 1 in manufactures and trades; no slaves
male female
< 5 1
1 5-10 1
1 10-15
1 15-20
20-30
30-40
40-50 1
1 50-60 </pre>

<pre>1850 Washington Co., Virginia, 67th District; Aug 23
643/643
Edward Grinstead 63 MW Va Farmer
John Rouse 21 MW Va "
Joseph 20 MW Va "
Nancy 19 FW Va
Jane 17 FW Va
Catharine 60 FW Va </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. The census suggests that the surname of Joseph through Catherine is Rouse. That is wrong. Nancy, Jane, and Catharine have the same surname, and it is Grinstead. It is not clear who Joseph is. John Rouse is probably the son of Henry Rouse of Smyth Co. In the 1850 census he is in the household of his father as 20, Va, miller, and thus appears twice in the census.

In 1860 Catharine Grinstead (68, NC) is living in Washington Co., Virginia in the household of Stephen Thomas, her son-in-law.

WHEN WAS EDWARD WALTON GRINSTEAD BORN?

The only documentary indicator of his age is the 1850 census, which says that he is 63. That suggests that he was born in 1787, but his brother William was born 13 Nov 1787. They might have been twins, or Edward Walton may have been somewhat younger than indicated in the 1850 census, having been born in 1788 or 1789. Or he may have been older, having been born in 1786.
Marriage Notes (Catharine Donovan)
Washington County Marriages, Ministers' Returns 1776-1855; 975.5 H623; Clayton Library, Houston, Texas

Grimsted, Edward and Catharine Dunneran 20 Feb 1810; minister Edward Crawford
picture

Sources

1 Maridell Fisher Fryar, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: williamgrinstead.

2 Marty Hiatt & Craig R. Scott, "Washington County Marriages, Ministers' Returns 1776-1855," 1994, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRW9-JZB : 29 January 2020), Edward Grinsted, 1810.

4 Pulaski County Historical Society, "Pulaski County, Kentucky Cemetery Records," 1976, Vol 1, pg 268. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

5 "Descendents of John Grinstead & Mary Walton."

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