William H. Grinstead 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 13 Nov 1787 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 25 May 1859 - Kanawha Co., Virginia 2
         Burial: in McConihay-Pryor Cem., East Bank, Kanawha Co., WV
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: John "Jack" Grinstead (Abt 1756-1840) 1
         Mother: Mary Mildred Walton (Abt 1770-Bef 1820)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth McCoy (27 Sep 1792 -       ) 1 
       Marriage: 3 Dec 1812 - Albemarle Co., Virginia 3 4
       Children:
                1. John McCoy Grinstead (1811-      )
                2. Rice W. Grinstead (1813-      )
                3. Martha Grinstead (1816-      )
                4. Milly Grinstead (1818-      )
                5. Louisa Grinstead (1823-      )
                6. Elmira Grinstead (1828-      )
                7. William Wallace Grinstead (1830-      )
                8. Bernard Franklin Grinstead (1834-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1820 Kanawha Co., Va; all surnames beginning with G in one place
William Grinstead 200010 --- 201; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
2 <10 2
10-16
16-18
16-26 1
1 26-45
>45 </pre>

<pre>1830 Kanawha Co., Va; sheet 192; all surnames beginning with G in one place
William Grinstead 0002001 --- 121001; 5 slaves
male female
< 5 1
5-10 2
10-15 1
2 15-20
20-30
30-40 1
1 40-50 </pre>

<pre>1840 Kanawha Co., Virginia
Wm. Grensted 00110001 --- 001001; 10 in agriculture; 5 slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
1 10-15 1
1 15-20
20-30
30-40 1
40-50
1 50-60 </pre>

His brother Richard is 3 entries away. Jno., Sam'l, and Jos. McCoy are in the county not far away, and there are 3 Hudnalls on the same page.

<pre>1850 Kanawha Co., Virginia; Sept 6
1002/1006
William Grinstead 62 MW Va $1500 Farmer
Elizabeth " 59 FW Va
Rice " 37 MW Va $300 none
William " 20 MW Va Laborer
Bernard F. " 16 MW Va
Louisa Dodd 26 FW Va
Isaac " 4 MW Va </pre>

He is the owner of 4 slaves in the Slave Schedule (mulatto female, 55; mulatto male, 24; black male, 21; mulatto female, 18). John McCoy (39, Va) lives at 999/1003.

<pre>1860 Kanawha Co., Virginia, p.o. Paint Creek; Aug 27; pg 335
2304/2304
Elizabeth Grinstead 60 FW Va $4000/$3500
William " 30 MW Va Farm laborer
Franklin " 26 MW Va Farm laborer
Caroline " 18 FW Va </pre>

She is the owner of 4 slaves in the Slave Schedule (mulatto female, 60; mulatto male, 40; black male, 35; mulatto male, 25).

CHILDREN:

According to database 'williamgrinstead' in WorldConnect the children are:

1. John McCoy Grinstead b: 27 JAN 1811
2. Rice W. Grinstead b: 15 SEP 1813
3. Martha Grinstead b: 17 MAY 1816
4. Milley Grinstead b: 23 NOV 1818
5. Louisa Grinstead b: 19 MAR 1823
6. Elmira "Myra" Grinstead b: 14 JAN 1828
7. William Wallace "W. W." Grinstead b: 17 AUG 1830
8. Binard Franklin Grinstead b: 22 AUG 1834

According to the same database William Grinstead was born 13 NOV 1787 and died in Kanawha Co., Virginia 25 MAY 1859. His wife Elizabeth McCoy was born 27 SEP 1792. The specificity of the dates suggests that they come from a family Bible, but I have no evidence of that.
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Sources

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

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 48123328.

3 "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

4 "Familysearch.org," Albemarle Co., Virginia "Marriage bonds 1808-1812", film # 1889158, images 891-897/986.

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