Capt. John GRIGSBY

1806 - 1876  (70 years)

• Name	John GRIGSBY
  Prefix	Capt.
  Born	3 Mar 1806	Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9EE30E513120FF48BE09F920BAB13ED8D92C
  Died	15 Mar 1876	Moselle, Franklin, Missouri, United States
  Person ID	I7562	SteveParker
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	George A. GRIGSBY,   b. Abt 1781, , Stafford, Virginia, United States ,   d. Aft 1850, , Polk, Missouri, United States  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Rebecca JAMES,   b. 1782, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 1829  (Age 47 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1805	, Blount, Tennessee, United States
  _UID	E9082E75E1226648A0195A169037D6879254
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy WILSON,   b. Est 1807, <, , Tennessee> ,   d. Bef 1839, Tennessee, United States  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Married	Abt 1828	Tennessee, United States
  _UID	618DDAE9B6537A42999266A44C5B595E09F2
  Children	1. Granville White GRIGSBY,   b. 1828, Tennessee   2. Theresa A. GRIGSBY,   b. 21 Nov 1830, , Monroe, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 24 Jan 1893, Napa, Napa, California, United States  (Age 62 years)   3. Calvin GRIGSBY,   b. 1832, Tennessee   4. Mary Jane GRIGSBY,   b. 1835, Tennessee   5. Jefferson Sylvester GRIGSBY,   b. 21 Jul 1838, , Laclede, Missouri, United States ,   d. 14 Jul 1912, Berryessa Valley, Napa, California, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F2805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mahala SHIELDS,   b. Abt 1816, , , Tennessee, United States ,   d. 20 Mar 1860, , Napa, California, United States  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	14 Jul 1842	, Wright, Missouri, United States   [1]
  _UID	67B5D2E1EBBBD64D95B2944C32BEA534880C
  Children	1. Nancy GRIGSBY,   b. 1843, Polk County, Missouri, United States   2. John Tyler GRIGSBY,   b. 24 Jul 1845, , Sonoma, California, United States ,   d. Aft 1900  (Age > 56 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F2806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mahala SHIELDS,   b. Abt 1816, , , Tennessee, United States ,   d. 20 Mar 1860, , Napa, California, United States  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1857	Napa, Napa, California, United States
  _UID	4658A5445F333544BEA6EF6DFD9215F8EE1E
  Children	1. John Tyler GRIGSBY,   b. 24 Jul 1845, , Sonoma, California, United States ,   d. Aft 1900  (Age > 56 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F2807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Things to do: 1. Check accuracy of birthdate. The following information is from the "Napa County Record" Friday, May 17 1996, pg 5- "Vintage Valley Views". 1806 1839 grew up married and farmed in eastern Tennessee Birthdate accuracy?) 1839 1845 widowed, farmed in Missouri, married Mahala and had more children 1845 captained of the Grigsby-Ide Wagon train to California and Napa County from Fort Laramie. 1846 47 one of the leaders of the California Bear Flag Revolt, then was a captain of the first company of Mounted Riflemen of the California Battalion (later called Co. E of Freemont's Battalion. (Story of the Bear Flag History in the SF Examiner, 28 May 1922) 1847 Sept 25, bought 1,400 acres of farm land in Napa Valley, from Salvador Vallejo, General Valleyo's brother. This land adjoined Rancho Caymus, which belonged to George Yount. 1856 Aug 20, Divorce Decree in Napa declared he had an affair with Isabel Yates of Napa Valley. 1857 June 21 remarried Mahala 1860 March 20 Mahala died at age 44 1860 Sept 15 John sold the last parcel of his Yountville land 1860 went to Texas then to Missouri to spend final years with relatives. 1864 and 1872 came back to California to settle Mahala's estate. 1876 March 15 died in Moselle, Franklin County, Missouri Captain John Grigsby - died March 1876, Moselle, Franklin County, MO. Mason. Captain of Grigsby-Ide Party to California 1845; Captain of the Bears and of a company of the California Battalion under Fremont. 1852 California Census Napa County Name Race Gender Birth Place Estimated Birth Year Age Residence County John Grigsby White Male Tennessee abt 1811 41 Napa Grigsby White Female Tennessee abt 1817 35 Napa G W Grigsby White Male Tennessee abt 1830 22 Napa Grigsby White Male Tennessee abt 1832 20 Napa S A Grigsby White Female Tennessee abt 1831 21 Napa M T Grigsby White Female Tennessee abt 1834 18 Napa S Grigsby White Male Missouri abt 1836 16 Napa Wiley Grigsby White Male Missouri abt 1838 14 Napa N A Grigsby White Female Missouri abt 1841 11 Napa J S Grigsby White Male Rocky Mountains abt 1845 7 Napa J K P Grigsby White Male California abt 1847 5 Napa K Grigsby White Female California abt 1848 4 Napa L Grigsby White Female California abt 1851 1 Napa

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Pedigree Chrt of Virginia L. Humes.