John Grinstead
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1718 - Northumberland Co., Virginia 1 Christening: Death: 1791 - (Henrico Co., Virginia) Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: William Grinstead (Abt 1685-Abt 1764) Mother: Grace ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth ( - Bef 1791) Marriage: Children: 1. John "Jack" Grinstead (Abt 1756-1840) 2. Jesse Grinstead (Bef 1765-1820/1830) 3. Richard Grinstead (Bef 1755-1830/1840) 4. James Grinstead (Bef 1765-1818) 5. Mary Grinstead (1750/1760-1830/1840) 6. William Grinstead (Abt 1761-1843) 7. David Grinstead (1760/1770-1840/1850) 8. Phillip Grinstead (Bef 1765-Abt 1827) 9. Mildred Grinstead ( -After 1791) 10. Elizabeth Grinstead ( -After 1791)
Notes
General:
WGFA:
The William Grinstead Family in America (Gorrell Shumaker and John L. N. Grinstead, April 1974):
pg 11: "John Grinstead I was born in Northumberland County, Virginia, March 4, 1718. His wife's name was Elizabeth, possibly Elizabeth Grinstead. At least there are many who believe that she was the daughter of John Grinstead, brother of William II (NOTE: age would not be probable). In 1848, John sold his inherited land in Northumberland county and purchased new acreage in Henrico County, Virginia, near Richmond, where he lived until his death in 1791. Of the children of John I it appears that Richard, David, and Philip must have moved their families to Kentucky in 1805, and that Jesse followed in 1810 and James in 1817 while John II moved some of his family to Jennings County, Indiana in 1823."
MIGRATION to KENTUCKY:
John Grinstead had 7 sons and 3 daughters. Five of his 7 sons left Virginia and went to Kentucky. They settled in Barren Co. and Warren Co., which are adjoining counties in south central Kentucky along the Barren River. Richard (1807) and David (1818) settled in Warren Co. Jesse (1807), Phillip (1807), and James (1818) settled in Barren Co. The first arrival was Jesse's son John in 1806.
Warren County:
Richard Grinstead is in the Warren Co. tax list for the first time in 1807. He is taxed on 230 acres in Warren Co. on Sinking Creek. His entry is "10003", meaning that he has 3 horses and no slaves and that there is one white male over 21 in the household. In 1808 his entry is "11003" -- 1 white male over 21 and 1 white male between 16 and 21 in the household.
Richard Grinstead, Jr. has an entry of his own for the first time in 1811. He is "0003". He has 3 horses, but he is not yet 21. "Horses and mares" is now the 4th rather than the 5th item. His father is "1005" and is taxed on 4 separate tracts on Sinking Creek -- 200 acres, 174 acres, 56 acres, and 50 acres. There is no list for 1810.
Richard, Jr. has land for the first time in 1815. He is "1002" and is taxed on 400 acres in Warren Co. on the Barren River which in subsequent years will be said to have been patented to him. His land is worth $1.50/acre, and it appears that his tax is $6.80. It appears that land is taxed at 1% of its value and that horses are taxed at varying amounts in the range of $.30 to $.40. His father is "1005" and has 4 tracts of 174 ($2/acre), 50 ($2/acre), 100 ($2/acre), and 50 ($1/acre) acres said to be on Doughty Creek. His tax is $8.50.
In 1818 Richard Grinstead is "2003" and pays $12.74 on 3 horses and 3 tracts of land of 174 ($3.50/acre), 55 ($3/acre), and 100 ($4/acre) acres. His son Richard is "1002" and pays $12.35. His 400 acres on the Barren River is worth $3/acre. We don't know who the second white male over 21 in the father's household is.
In 1818 for the first time David Grinstead is in the tax list. He is "1001", has no land, and pays $.40. In 1819 David Grinstead is again "1001" and pays $.30.
Barren County:
Jesse Grinstead is in the Barren Co. tax list for the first time in 1807. He is "10002" and is taxed on 100 acres in Barren Co. on the South Fork of Beaver Creek. His brother Philip Grinstead and his (Jesse's) son Henry Grinstead are also in the tax list. Neither has any land. Henry is "10011" meaning that he has 1 slave and 1 horse. Philip is "20002". He has 2 horses, and there are 2 white males over 21 in his household.
Year after year Henry continues to be "1011", and in 1813 he has land for the first time -- 50 acres on the South Fork of Beaver Creek. His father Jesse Grinstead, Sr. is "1003" and has 70 acres in the same watershed. Jesse Grinstead, Jr. is in the list for the first time in 1813 and is "1000". William Grinstead is "1002" in 1813 and was on the tax list for the first time in 1812. In 1813 Henry, Jesse, Sr., William, and Jesse, Jr. are all in Miller's company, and the latter 3 are contiguous in the list.
In 1813 Phil Grinstead is "1000" and has 100 acres on Boyd's Creek. He is in Williams's company. In 1810 Phillip had 13 acres on the South Fork of Beaver Creek and 1 town lot; in 1812 he had 20 acres on the South Fork of Beaver Creek.
In 1815 Jesse, Jr. is present; he is "1151", has no land, and pays $12.80. He has 1 slave over 16 and 5 in all. In 1816 he is not present, but his widow Anne M. Grinstead is. She is "0022", has 96 acres on the South Fork of Beaver Creek worth $5.50/acre, and pays $11.83.
William Grinstead is present in 1816. He is "1001" and pays $.40. In 1817 he is "0000", and after that he is absent. His wife Lucy never appears in the tax list, and neither William nor Lucy is in the 1820 census. Presumably they died -- cholera? smallpox? yellow fever? measles?
Old Jesse Grinstead is in the 1817 tax list, there is no list for 1818, and he is absent in 1819 and later. Presumably he moved to Hart Co. in about 1818.
James Grinstead was the last of the 5 brothers to make the migration to Kentucky. It is known that he died in Barren Co. in 1818, but he is in the tax list for the first time in 1819. There is no list for 1818. In 1819 he is "1003" and is taxed on 237 acres on Boyd's Creek. In 1820 he is still "1003" and is taxed on 117 acres on Boyd's Creek worth $4/acre. He pays $5.78. These entries may represent his estate.
Almost every year from 1806 until 1829 there is another Grinstead in the Barren Co. tax lists. In 1806 John Grinstead is "1000"; he is a white male over 21 without a horse. In 1807 he has a horse, and in 1808 he has a horse and is taxed on 100 acres, but after that his entry is routinely "1000" with no land. In 1814 he has 1 town lot and pays $1.50. In 1817 he has 2 town lots and pays $8.00. He continues to be "1000" until 1829; in some years he is taxed on a town lot, but there is often no indicated payment. Tax lists for 1830-32 are missing, and John is not present in 1833 and in 1834.
John Grinstead is in the 1810 census in Barren Co. He lives in the county seat Glasgow. He has a wife and 3 children and was born before 1784. He is not in the 1820 and 1830 censuses. John Grinstead is the real pioneer. He was the first to leave Virginia and go to Kentucky. He was in Barren Co. in 1806. I assume that he was a son of Jesse. His lack of land suggests that he was an artisan who lived in Glasgow. It is surprising that he did not own a horse. In 1829 he was "11000", meaning that he was a white male over 21 and that he had one child between 4 and 15. He may have died or left Barren Co. in about 1830.
WILL:
The following will is in Will Book 2 on page 220. It is dated July 22, 1791 and it was probated January 2, 1792. There is an inventory of the estate on page 224. The total value was £75 4 s 3 d. It included 2 feather beds and furniture (£16), one horse (£8), livestock (£21), household items (iron pot, dutch oven, 1 iron spoon, 5 plates, etc.) and a few other items.
<pre>
In the name of God amen, I John Grinstead of the County of Henrico and parish of Henrico, being in a very weak, low state of health, but of perfect mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, in manner and form following, to wit: First, It is my will and desire, that my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid and satisfied out of my estate. Item, It is my will and desire, that my land whereon I now live, be equally divided between my sons Jesse, Richard, James, John, William, David and Philip Grinstead, to them and their heirs, reserving the privilege, to my sons, Jesse and James Grinstead to take their part of the aforesaid land whereon they now live. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughters Milly, Mary, and Elizabeth Grinstead, one feather Bed __ each, to them and their heirs forever. Item, it is my will and desire that the residue of my said estate of what nature or kind soever, be equally divided between my sons David Grinstead and Philip Grinstead to the use of them and their heirs forever. Lastly, I appoint my sons, Jesse Grinstead and James Grinstead executors to this my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal, this twenty second day of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety one.
his
Signed, sealed and acknowledged John X Grinstead sen'r (ss)
In presence of . . . . . . mark
Joseph Eubank
John Eubank
John Eubank jun'r
At a Court held for Henrico County at the Courthouse the second day of January 1792, This last Will and Testament of John Grinstead deceased was proved by the oaths of Joseph Eubank and John Eubank jun'r witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Jesse Grinstead and James Grinstead the executors therein named who made oath thereto, and together with William Grinstead and Richard Grinstead their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of two hundred pounds conditioned as the Law directs; Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat thereof in due form.
Examined Test
Adam Craig c. c. </pre>
ORDER OF CHILDREN:
The order of the sons in the will corresponds reasonably well with the order in which they were married, based mostly on the approximate birth date of the first child. Hence it is reasonable to assume that they are ordered in the will by age. Mary has been placed among her brothers based on marriage date. We have no evidence about the birthdate of Mildred and Elizabeth. From the census and other data we can estimate the birth year of John and William. Hence we can roughly estimate that the children were born between 1750 and 1775. A woman can reasonably have children during a period of 25 years. If the first child was born in 1750, John would have been 32. His wife needs to be about 15 years younger.
DATABASE 'williamgrinstead' in WORLDCONNECT:
Genealogical Bureau of Virginia in 1926:
"In 1753 we have record of a grant of land to John Grinstead in Louisa County of 259 acres."
Deeds of Louisa County, VA:
John Grimstead and Elizabeth, his wife, to Abrham Mayfield. Conveys 259 a. Recorded Aug. 1754
Research of John L. N. Grinstead:
In the research of John L. N. Grinstead, is the following notation: "John sold his inherited land in Northumberland Co., VA in 1748 and moved to Henrico Co., VA where he bought land near Richmond. He lived in Henrico County until 1791, leaving a will naming the following children: Jesse, Richard, James, John, William, David, Phillip, Mary Evans, Elizabeth Phillips and Milly."
Letter from J. Mac Jones, Director, Genealogical Bureau of Virginia dated Jany 20, 1926 to H. H. Grinstead of Pineville, Kentucky:
"As far back as we have gone is to John Grinstead (your great, great grandfather) who died before the 2 of January, 1792, when his will is probated in Henrico County, VA. There are records of a John Grinstead in the old Henrico County vestry book, where the vestry made provision on two occasions, by allowing him 600 pounds of tobacco for the support of his wife; this is probably either the same man or his father.
"This John Grinstead is shown to have also been in Louisa County, VA., by the deeds there. He evidently sold out there about 1754 and came to Henrico Co., VA, from which place he doubtless went to Louisa (just returned "back home"). In this deed, as you will notice, his wife's name is given as Elizabeth. After the probate of his will, 2 Jany, 1792, when all his land had been divided among his sons, you will find a deed from David and Nancy, his wife (1810) - doubless the same David named in John's will, and the same David who appears as a witness for his brother, John, in Warren County, Ky.
"Also a deed for Louisa County, Va., land from John Grinstead and his wife Milly or Mildred, 1793, 1798. He evidently disposed of a part of his land the year after his father's will was probated, and the rest before he went to Jennings County, Indiana. See letter where he states "late from Virginia."
"Also deed from Richard Grinstead and Elizabeth, his wife, the U. S. Census 1782-85, shows that he afterward lived in Hanovar County, VA.
"Thus David, John, and Richard, three of the sons named in the will of 1792 are clearly accounted for.
"Now lets see about the others. James is shown as being the recipient of military land for service in the Revolution, by the records of the Land Office here, same being issued 17 July 1783. William received a similar grant as the heir with his brother James to their father, James, as late as 1832. This accounts for James. Also the certificate of Capt. Johnston as to just where and when he served.
"Now take William. The Secty of War report in 1836 shows he was placed on the Pension Roll in 1834, then aged 72 years.
"That leaves Phillip, your ancestor (great grandfather). We stated in a previous letter that we thought it improbable that Philip was in the Revolution, and gave our reasons.
"If you are desirous of joining the SAR (of which the writer is the registrar for the Virginia Society) we will be happy to see if we can locate you an eligible ancestor.
"The marriage bonds previously sent you show that Philip and not William, married Lucy Hooker. We have here a Guy family chart, starting with one George Guy, wife's name unknown, who had a son William, who married Ann Terry and a daughter named Lucy who married --- Hooker" and moved to Kentucky." The list of the children of Willliam are shown on the chart, but not of Hooker and his wife. All this, together with your family records, lead me to believe that you have your line O.K. as far back as John Grinstead (your great great grandtather.)"
1 Beverley Fleet, "Northumberland County, Record of Births, 1661 -- 1810; Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 1," 1988 reprint; originally 34 volumes 1937 -- 1949, pg 55.
2 Maridell Fisher Fryar, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: williamgrinstead.
3
Gorrell Shumaker & John L. N. Grinstead, The William Grinstead Family in America, 1974, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.
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