Capt. John Robinson Wagoner Grayson, Usn

1779 - 1822  (42 years)

• Name	John Robinson Wagoner Grayson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	Usn
  Born	17 Sep 1779	Dumfries, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA   [2, 4, 7]
  	John was born at Belle Air, his father's home.
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Aug 1822	Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA   [5, 8]
  Buried	Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA   [1, 5]
  	John was buried at Lot 441 in the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.
  Person ID	I19629	Munro
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2006

  
  

  Father	Rev. Spence Monroe Grayson,   b. 1734, Dumfries, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Dec 1798, Dumfries, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Wagener,   b. 1741, Piscataque, Essex Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 1810, Washington, , District of Columbia, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1754	Belle Air, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F6726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Ann Harvey,   b. 18 Dec 1800, Georgetown, Williamsburg Co., South Carolina, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1862, Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1816	Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina, USA   [4, 7, 10]
  	John and Frances were married at the St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. [10]
  Children	+ 1. John Langdon Grayson,   b. 9 Jan 1817, Liverpool, , Lancashire, England ,   d. 30 Mar 1869, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA  (Age 52 years)   2. Albert G. Grayson,   b. May 1818-1819, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1819, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA  (Age ~ 0 years) + 3. Frances Lucretia Grayson,   b. 5 Aug 1821, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA ,   d. 10 Oct 1858, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F11889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John was bound as an apprentice to his brother-in-law, Lund Washington, to learn to be a ship's officer or commander. While at sea on the brig "Polly", he was kidnapped by the British on the coast of Holland and impressed into service as part of the crew of a 20-gun ship. During a battle between this British ship and a Dutch 20-gun ship, John deposed the British officer in command for cowardice and assumed command. He boarded and captured the Dutch ship and carried her out to sea and away from the guns of the Dutch fort which was also firing on the British ship. John wrote to Lund Washington and told him of his predicament whereupon Lund, with the help of the US Government, obtained his release in 1800. He returned to America and told Lund that the British tried to get him to stay in their navy as a ship commander. He had been in command of the ship "Charleston" and others. John served in the US Navy retiring after the War of 1812. John became owner of a line of ships and followed in his brother-in-law's footsteps as a ship line operator. At one point he took command of the "Liverpool Packet: sailing from Savannah and Charleston to Liverpool, England. He made many trips to England and other places and at times took his wife with him. One of his children was born on one of these trips. He later became the harbormaster in Savannah, Georgia. He was an able seaman and a powerful and resolute man. Ref. (5) says John served in the U.S. Navy rising to the rank of Captain. One reference says he was married in Savannah, Georgia. He may have been married in Charleston or Georgetown, South Carolina. Ref: Clan Munro files - May, Frank Boone III - Williams, Irmalee - Spence M. Grayson family record Ref 2 says John was born in 1770. References: (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1 (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 (5) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia dated 28 Jan 1997 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [10]

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia, Virginia Redden, The Monroes of Virginia - Update - 18 Nov 1997 - p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S31] Clan Munro files - Grayson, John Stanford, John Stanford Grayson, Grayson Lineage - p. 1-2, 10-12 (Reliability: 3). [S61] Clan Munro files - Gray, Jackson Holt, Jr., Jackson Holt Gray, Jr., Ancestors of Jackson Holt Gray, Jr. - undated - p. 3, 5, 7 (Reliability: 3). [S61] Clan Munro files - Gray, Jackson Holt, Jr., Jackson Holt Gray, Jr., Descendants of Andrew Monroe - undated - p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S8] Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia, Virginia Redden, Update 4 Dec 1997: John Robinson Grayson of Virginia - p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S441] Clan Munro files - Gonzales, Roceta Jo Santos, Roceta Jo Santos Gonzales, Membership application for Roceta Jo Santos Gonzales date d 4 Oct 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S61] Clan Munro files - Gray, Jackson Holt, Jr., Jackson Holt Gray, Jr., Ancestors of Jackson Holt Gray, Jr. - undated - p. 5, 7 (Reliability: 3). [S31] Clan Munro files - Grayson, John Stanford, John Stanford Grayson, Grayson Lineage - p. 1, 11 (Reliability: 3). [S58] Clan Munro files - May, Frank Boon, III, Frank Boon May, III, Membership application for Frank Boon May, III dated 15 Ma y 2001 (Reliability: 3). [S31] Clan Munro files - Grayson, John Stanford, John Stanford Grayson, Grayson Lineage - p. 11 (Reliability: 3).