William Grigsby

Notes:

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "The Linton Family", an article
from "Yellowed Pages", Vol. III, No. 3, p. 146-147 - attached to a letter
from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

Notes:

Nathaniel was the son of James Grigsby.

Nathaniel's first wife was Elizabeth Butler. Some researchers think Elizabeth was the mother of the first four children who are here attributed to Nathaniel's second wife, Susannah Linton. It is known that Susannah helped raise these four children and that she was the mother of Mark and Enoch.

Nathaniel migrated to Bardstown, Kentucky.

Nathaniel's will was dated 13 May 1797 and recorded 1 Sep 1801.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of Susannah Monroe
(of Virginia) - dated 29 Sep 1997 - p. 3

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - letter from Carolyn Brent dated
16 Jul 1997

(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "The Linton Family", an article
from "Yellowed Pages", Vol. III, No. 3, p. 146-147 - attached to a letter
from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997

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Nathaniel married Susannah Linton about 1765-1768 in , Prince William Co., Virginia, USA. Susannah (daughter of William Linton and Susannah Monroe) was born about 1732; died about 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "The Linton Family", an article
from "Yellowed Pages", Vol. III, No. 3, p. 146-147 - attached to a letter
from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Notes:

Married:
Nathaniel and Susannah were probably married in Prince William County, Virginia, but this is not certain.

Notes:

William was the son of John and Anne (or Ann) (Barton) Linton (or Lyntone).

He took out a grant of land in Prince William County, Virginia in the 18th century.

Ref 1 says that the children of William and Susannah may have been named Anne and John, but ref 3 gives evidence that their son was named Edmund and their daughter was Anne or Susanna who married (2) Nathaniel Grigsby.

Ref 2 says William was born in 1705 and died in 1742.

References:

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of Susanna
Monroe attached to a letter from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997 - p. 2

(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "The Linton Family", an article
from "Yellowed Pages", Vol. III, No. 3, p. 146-147 - attached to a letter
from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997

(4) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "The Linton Family", an article
from "Yellowed Pages", Vol. III, No. 3, p. 146-147 - attached to a letter
from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

William married Susannah Monroe in 1728 in , , Virginia, USA. Susannah (daughter of Capt. Andrew Monroe, II and Eleanor Spence) was born in 1695 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA; died in Nov 1752 in Belle Air, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA; was buried in Belle Air, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Susannah (or Susanna or Susan) was married three times and had issue by (2) Charles Tyler, and (3) Captain (or Colonel) Benjamin Grayson. The Holt reference says she was the aunt of President James Monroe, but she was probably his first cousin twice removed.

Error alert: The Boggs reference says that Susannah first married William Linton and second Charles Tyler, but the dates of her children indicate that she was first married to Charles Tyler and second to William Linton. Also, the Bolton reference says Susannah was the daughter of Andrew Monroe and Elizabeth Alexander.

From her father, Susannah inherited: one negro boy, 2 cows, 2 steers, household furniture and 10,000 pounds of tobacco.

One reference gives Susannah's birth year as 1704. The Williams reference gives the name of Susannah's first husband as William Luiton.

Ref: Clan Munro files - May, Frank Boone, III
- Eggleston, Sam Daniel, Jr.
- Guilford, Dr. Joan S.
- Williams, Irmalee - Descendants of George Munro
- Benjamin Grayson family record

Susannah was buried in the family vault at their Belle Air estate.

Ref (3) says Susannah died in 1751. Ref (4) says Susannah (or Susanna) was born in 1705.

References:

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of Susannah
Monroe (second installment) - dated 7 Oct 1997 - p. 1, 6

(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Ancestry of James Monroe,
President of the United States

(4) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of Susanna
Monroe attached to a letter from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997

(5) Clan Munro files - Cataluna, Esther R. - The Ancestry of Esther Cataluna -
dated 7 jan 1998 - p. 1

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Buried:
Susannah was buried in the family vault in Belle Air Plantation, the family estate between Quantico Creek and the Occoquan River in Virginia near Dumfries.

Notes:

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[Capt. Andrew Monroe] «i»Son of Andrew Monroe (d. 1668) & Elizabeth (?Alexander); Westmoreland County, Virginia, U.S.A.; Captain in Militia, J.P.; m (1) Eleanor Spence, with issue - Andrew (d. 1769/70), Spence (d. 1725/6), Elizabeth (m. John Arrington), & Susanna (m.[1] Charles Tyler, [2] William Newton, [3] Benjamin Grayson)(d. November 1752), & m. (2) 1707 Mrs. Sarah Elliott - no children.

Northrup 351; Notes by Mrs. de Volt (1957).
«/i»
(R. W. Munro's genealogy notes)
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Andrew lived in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was a Capt. (one reference says Major) in the Scots Army and a Judge or Justice of the Peace. He owned large estates and numerous slaves. In 1705, he made a deed for 3 acres to John Hore, part of a tract patented by his father in 1652.

Andrew was married three times, but only had children by his second wife, Eleanor Spence (or Spens).

His first wife may have been the daughter of Thomas Bowcock, Sr., of Westmoreland County, and Jane Bowcock. She was the sister of Margaret Bowcock, who married her husband's brother, William Monroe. Her mother, Jane Bowcock, married (2) Thomas White after the death of Thomas Bowcock. She had no children.

His second wife, Eleanor, was the daughter of Lt. Patrick Spence (1633-1684) and Dorcas, his wife. Dorcas married (2) John Jordon, who died 1696. Dorcas died in 1708, leaving a will in which she mentions her daughter, Eleanor Monroe and other members of the Monroe family. Eleanor's first husband was James Bowcock.

Andrew's third wife, Sarah Foxhall, was the daughter of John and Martha Foxhall of Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and the widow of John Elliott. Sarah's granddaughter, Martha Sturman [3725], by her daughter, Sarah Elliott, married Jordon Weedon [3724], the nephew of Andrew, her second husband. (Follow that if you can.)

When Sarah's first husband, John Elliott, died in 1708, she was left with four minor children. She had no issue by her second husband, Andrew Monroe.

Andrew's will is dated 30 Dec 1713 and proved 26 May 1714. The Johnson reference says he died Nov 1735.

Error alert: The Cochran reference says Andrew married Christine Tyler, but it is believed that Christine married another person named Andrew Monroe. The same reference lists Spencer Monroe (who married Elizabeth Jones) as one of Andrew's children. Elizabeth Jones actually married Spence Monroe who was the son of the Andrew Monroe who actually did marry Christian Tyler.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Cones, Mona
- Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, Thomas Guy, III
- Eggleston, Sam Daniel, Jr.
- Johnson, Monroe
- James Monroe ancestors
- Guilford, Dr. Joan S.
- Boyer, Wallace R. - descendants of Hector Munro 13th

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Andrew married Eleanor Spence in 1678 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA. Eleanor (daughter of Lt. Patrick Spence and Dorcas Youell) was born in 1664 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA; died in 1708 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Error alert: According to dates given in several references, Eleanor married Andrew Monroe when she was 14 years old. At least one reference says that she had been married (1) James Bowcock. I guess it's possible for her to have had a previous marriage at even a younger age, but it doesn't seem likely.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Ancestry of James Monroe,
President of the United States

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of "Andy I"
- received 17 Oct 1997 - p. 2

(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "The Linton Family", an article
from "Yellowed Pages", Vol. III, No. 3, p. 146-147 - attached to a letter
from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997

(4) Clan Munro files - Cataluna, Esther R. - The Ancestry of Esther Cataluna -
dated 7 jan 1998 - p. 1

(5) Clan Munro files - Ramos, Ronald David - The Ancestry of Sean Russell
Redden

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA