John Grinstead, II

John Grinstead, II

Male 1755 - 1840  (~ 85 years)

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  • Name John Grinstead 
    Suffix II 
    Birth Jun 1755  Henrico Parish, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Aug 1840  Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Son of John & Elizabeth Grinstead. Husband to Mary (Walton) Grinstead and Rachel (Fairchild) Grinstead, and father to eleven children: John Thompson, Charles Wesley, William H., Edward Walton, Elizabeth, Sarah Ann, Richard, Sabrina, Jasper Henry, Jesse T., and Millie Grinstead.

      Revolutionary War veteran - Enlisted in 1781 and served in Col. Posey's 13th Virginia Regiment and fought in the Battle of Savannah and the Siege of Yorktown. Also served in Col. Buford's Regiment. Two years as an Orderly Sergeant.

      From Find-a-Grave:

      BIRTH1756
      Henrico County, Virginia, USA
      DEATH3 Aug 1840 (aged 83–84)
      Jennings County, Indiana, USA
      BURIAL
      Otter Creek Cemetery
      Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
      PLOTSec. A, Row 6, Grave 8
      MEMORIAL ID34344694 · View Source

      Gravesite Details Individual is actually buried in a farm field near the cemetery.

      Source Citation
      National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: M1916, NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

      Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

      Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
    Person ID I00228  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father John Grinstead, I,   b. 4 Mar 1718, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1791, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth   d. UNKNOWN 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F00218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Mildred Walton,   b. 1765, Northumberland, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1823, Henrico, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wesley Grinstead   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. William Grinstead   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. John Thompson Grinstead   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Elizabeth Grinstead   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Sabrina Grinstead   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Richard Grinstead,   b. 1780   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Henry Edward (Walton) Grinstead,   b. 1787, Albemarle, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1859, East Bank, Kanawha County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Sarah Grinstead,   b. 19 Jul 1795, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1857, Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Jaspar Henry Grinstead,   b. 17 Jun 1805   d. 20 Oct 1883, Jennings County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Jesse T. Grinstead,   b. 1810   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Mildred Grinstead,   b. 18 Mar 1813   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F00216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Family 2 Rachel Peacock   d. UNKNOWN 
    Marriage 14 Sep 1824  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F00217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

  • Documents
    The William Grinstead Family in America (1974)
    The William Grinstead Family in America (1974)
    This copy is the original edition created by Gorrell Shumaker and John L.N. Grinstead
    The William Grinstead Family in America (Supplement)
    The William Grinstead Family in America (Supplement)

    Headstones
    Gravestone of John Grinstead (b. 1755)
    Gravestone of John Grinstead (b. 1755)
    Otter Creek Cemetery, Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana


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