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Clara and her husband Will Stice moved to Texas

Family/Spouse: Will STICE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"History of Solano and Napa Counties, California with Biographical Sketches of The leading men and women of the Counties, who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present time., History by Tom Gregory and other well known writers., Illustrated ~ Complete in one volume, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1912, p 983."
FRANKLIN TEMPLE GRIGSBY.
There are few men alive today who can say that they came to California in 1847, for the list of those who first came to our state is rapidly diminish­ing. Franklin T. Grigsby came to California when the state was new. and after many experiences he was called to lay aside the activity of life and enter upon a season of rest.
Born in Tennessee in 1829, F. T. Grigsby remained there only a few years, for the family moved to Missouri and settled in Pope County for a time. The routine of the home was broken into when Franklin decided to leave the place where he had so long sojourned with his parents and go “out west” to the new country that was then opening up. Accordingly he set out with a company in the year 1845, and with stock and ox teams commenced the long and dangerous trail to California. In the company was his brother, Capt. John Grigsby. The train of ox-teams and men came direct to Napa valley, where Mr. Grigsby settled for a time. In the year 1847 he returned across the plains and later on acted as escort to General Fremont, who was then a prisoner. Franklin T. Grigsby was a Bear Flag veteran of Sonoma County, and had fought for one and one-half years in the Mexican war. At the close of the war he returned to Pope County, Mo., engaging in farming for some time, and in 1851 he again crossed the plains to California. The train with which he traveled was a large one, but not so large that it frightened the Indians, for they attacked it several times. driving the cattle off, although these were retaken. In one of these skirmishes they almost captured Mr. Grigsby’s step-daughter. Mary. the only thing that saved her life being one of her shoes, which came off at a critical moment, allowing her to free herself. At last, after many exciting adventures, Mr. Grigsby arrived with his cattle in Napa County and here he lived for several years, making Napa his home. In 1881 the family moved to Wooden valley, Napa County.
Mr. Grigsby married Mrs. Martha (Alexandre) Bray, and to their union twelve children were born, as follows. William, George, Jasper, Frank, John, Martha, Dauthula, Clara, and four deceased. William married Kittie Sandercocks, they have two sons, Walter and Wesly; Martha married James Lyons and from that union there were born the following: Edward, Susie, Nellie, Mollie, Martha and Clara, and one daughter deceased; Dauthula married B. Bailey and seven children were born to them, Frank, Robert, Raymond. Mabel, Eunice, Kittie, Susie; Clara married Will Stice and they moved to Texas ; Frank married Ruth McComb and they make their home in Wooden valley with their daughter, Annette; John married Helen McComb and they have two children, Martha and Wanda. Franklin T. Grigsby died in 1894 and his son. J. B. Grigsby, carries on the farm.

Obituary: 7 Jul 1893
Franklin T Grigsby. Known to his old acauaintances as "Uncle Doc." was called hence while sitting in his chair at the family residence, Windy Flat, on the Berryessa road, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Coroner Kyler went over and held an inquest... Mr Grigsby was a native of Tennessee, aged 64 years; cause of death, heart disease. Mr. Grigsby was a Mexican War veteran, and was a pioneer to the California pioneers, having come to this State in 1845, and participated in the raising of the famous Bear Flag at Sonoma in 1846. He had been proprietor of the Windy Flat House where he died for nearly a quarter of a century, and was widely known throughout the county. He leaves a wife, three sons and three daughters. One daughter is living in Texas, another in Humbolt county; one of the boys, William, lives in San Lues Obispo.
1850 United States Federal Census about Franklin Grigsby
Name: Franklin Grigsby
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Birth Place: Tennessee
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 45, Laclede, Missouri
Family Number: 292
Household Members:
Name Age
Franklin Grigsby 20
Martha Grigsby 23
Mary Ann Bray 8
Nancy J Bray 2

1860 United States Federal Census about F F Grigsby
Name: F F Grigsby
[F T Grigsby]
Age in 1860: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Yount, Napa, California
Gender: Male
Post Office: Sebastopol
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
F F Grigsby 30
Martha L Grigsby 34 born Tennessee
Wm H Grigsby 8 born California
Martha R Grigsby 4 born California
Geo F Grigsby 1 born California
Samuel H Grigsby 11 born Missouri
Elizabeth J Grigsby 10 born Missouri

1870 United States Federal Census about F T Grigsby
Name: F T Grigsby
Birth Year: abt 1829
Age in 1870: 41
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1870: Yount, Napa, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
F T Grigsby 41
Martha Grigsby 44 borm South Carolina
William Grigsby 18 born California
Martha Grigsby 15 born California California
Dauthula Grigsby 9 born California
Clarisa Grigsby 6 born California
Frank Grigsby 3 born California
John Grigsby 9/12 born California

1880 United States Federal Census about Franklin Grigsby
Name: Franklin Grigsby
Home in 1880: Yount, Napa, California
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Franklin Grigsby 50
Martha Grigsby 54 born SC
Darthula Grigsby 19 born California
Clara Grigsby 16 born California
Frank Grigsby 12 born California
John Grigsby 10 born California
Foy 35
Mun 30

Franklin married Martha ALEXANDRE. Martha was born on 10 Mar 1826 in South Carolina, United States; died on 18 Aug 1897 in , Napa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1804 May - bought lot in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. Served on jury multiple times from 1805-1808 Blount County, Tenn; Only Grigsby on Blount County, Tenn. tax rolls, Oct 10 1805.
1814-1821. Bernice Fikes says he was a tavern keeper in Roane County, Tennessee (Did not leave
Tennessee when his sons did)
1850 Missouri census, Polk County 411-030. ( although note says he was living in Laclede County
with Samuel Harrison II, only son of his who remained in the area);
1860 federal census in Missouri - not listed.

Spouse: Rebecca James Children: John , William Terril, Columbus, Thomas Aaron, James Harvey , William , George , Daniel , Jesse Foster , Samuel Harrison, Benjamin James, Franklin Temple You are visiting "Entire Database as of 09-27-2006" owned by paulshippjd .

George married Rebecca JAMES on 27 Jun 1805 in , Blount, Tennessee, United States. Rebecca (daughter of Jesse JAMES and Feby) was born in 1782 in North Carolina, United States; died in 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From: don grigsby
To: marlparker ; Rose Grigsby ; Chris Lucas ; William (Hal) H. Grigsby NGFS Member ; Lgrigsbys
Subject: Re: Aaron Grigsby parentage
Date: Thu, Mar 31, 2016 12:13 am

The NGFS Y-DNA Study `committe is in the process for testing three of the descendants of this line and hope to study and draw important conclusions this year. It looks likely at this point that Aaron Grigsby b.1757 and a two close relatives a Samuel and a William Grigsby are descendant of a presently unknown son of either William or Thomas Grigsby who were sons of John (II) Grigsby the son of "Immigrant John" Grigsby. We will see whether our "Big Y" tests at FTDNA support or refute this hypothesis which I strongly believe to be correct..

Don

On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 10:54 PM, "marlparker@aol.com " > wrote:

i am sorry that I don't have any documentation. I belonged to the Grigsby group for a while and this was a compilation of their work. I put it out there for comments and appreciate your response. I would love to have any sources references that you would be willing to share.
Marilyn


From: Donald@www1.g3.pair.com , L.Grigsby@www1.g3.pair.com , Ph.D. >
Subject: Comments
Date: March 9, 2016 at 11:23:36 AM MST
To: genealogy@parkerpress.com
Reply-To: dlgrigsby@att.net

Comments: I would like any documentation you have discovered concerning the parents of Aaron Grigsby born 1757 who was a sailor on the Grand Turk.Our National Grigsby Family Society genealogical research has failed to find any documentation regarding Aaron's parentage (our database which is not documented, I believe to be in error). To my best knowledge the William Grigsby, Jr. to whom you and our NGFS database attribute as father of Aaron, according to all research of which I am aware, had only one son and he was Horatio Grigsby. Further, our preliminary NGFS Y-DNA research indicates that Aaron Grigsby 1757 was from the line of a different son of our "Immigrant John" Grigsby (1623-1730).I would appreciate your response and any documentation you can offer.Donald L. Grigsby, Ph. D.dlgrigsby@att.net < /div>
Founded in 1664, created from Westmorland County and named for the Engli sh County of Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia, has strong connectio ns to events that shaped our nation's history. It was at Marlboro Poin t,that Indian Princess Pocahontas was kidnapped and taken to Jamestow n. Another historical figure also made Stafford his home. Augustine Washin gton, with the rest of his family, including a six-year-old son named Geor ge, moved to Ferry Farm in 1738. The future first president spent his form ative years there until he reached young adulthood

IGI Microfiche 1990
Aaron Grigsby was a marine soldier on the "Grand Turk", a famous Maassachusetts privateer ship during the American Revolution. The Grand Turk belonged to Elias Haskett Derby, of Salem, Massachusetts, and commanded by Emperor Moseley. It sailed out of Salem, Mass. to cruise West Indian waters late 1782 or early 1783. Aaron was held prisoner by British on Barbados for seven months. Aaron was in the vicinity of Rockbridge or Wythe County, Virginia in 1794. He moved to Giles Co., Tenn. in 1808, where he was living with his son, Amos Grigsby, in 1840.

Soldiers in the revolutionary army received rations of a quart of beer a day.
1789 James Madison proposes that Congress levy a low 8-cent duty per barrel on malt liquors to encourage "the manufacture of beer in every State in the Union."
Beer and bread were the mainstays of the ordinary person's diet for centuries.
Yeasts during this time were exactly the same as those used in bread.
Before the 1800's most beer was really "Ale."


American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about Aaron Grigsby
Name: Aaron Grigsby
Birth Date: 1756?
Birthplace: Tennessee,
Volume: 68
Page Number: 78
Biographical Info: Rev.War
Reference: Census of pensioners for Rev. military serivces. Washington, DC. 1841. (195p.):155

1840 United States Federal Census about Aron Grigsby
Name: Aron Grigsby
Military Service: Veteran age 85
County: Giles
State: Tennessee
Number of persons in household: Ages of persons in household: Occupation information :

Aaron married Phoebe HARRISON about 1779 in Stafford, Virginia, United States. Phoebe was born in 1756 in , Stafford, Virginia, United States; died in 1839 in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, United States; was buried in , Giles, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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IGI Microfiche,1990
Pheobe Harrison Grigsby
Birth: 1756
Stafford County
Virginia, USA
Death: 1836
Lynnville
Giles County
Tennessee, USA
Phoebe was buried in a Family Plot on hers and Aarons land in Lynnville, Tenn.
Family links:
Spouse:
Aaron Grigsby (1757 - 1841)*
Children:
Amos Grigsby (1783 - 1866)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Unknown
Specifically: Family Plot
Created by: Bonnie Kiser
Record added: Sep 01, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 116386022

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Jesse married Feby. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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