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John Grymes
John Grymes may refer to: * John Randolph Grymes, New Orleans attorney and member of the Louisiana state legislature * John Grymes (burgess) John Grymes or Grimes (1691 – November 2, 1748) was a Virginia planter and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, first representing Middlesex County in the House of Burgesses(1718-1722) and on Virginia Governo ..., Virginia planter and politician See also * John Grimes (other) {{hndis, Grymes, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Randolph Grymes
John Randolph Grymes (December 14, 1786 – December 3, 1854) was a New Orleans attorney, member of the Louisiana state legislature, U.S. attorney for Louisiana district, and '' aide-de-camp'' to General Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans.Hemard Early life Grymes was born on December 14, 1786, in Orange County, Virginia into several of the First Families of Virginia. He was a son of Benjamin Grymes (–1805) and Sarah Robinson (1755–1831). Among his siblings were Philip Grymes, Thomas Grymes, Elizabeth Pope (née Grymes) Braxton and Peyton Grymes. His paternal grandparents were Mary (née Randolph) Grymes and Col. Philip Ludwell Grymes, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Like Thomas Jefferson and Robert E. Lee, Grymes was a descendant of William Randolph and Mary Isham, through his maternal grandmother's father, Sir John Randolph, the youngest son of William and Mary. His uncle and namesake, John Randolph Grymes, was a loyalist during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grymes (burgess)
John Grymes or Grimes (1691 – November 2, 1748) was a Virginia planter and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, first representing Middlesex County in the House of Burgesses(1718-1722) and on Virginia Governor's Council(1726-1748). Early life and education The elder of two sons born to the former Alice Townley (1675–1710) of Gloucester County (granddaughter of burgess Augustine Warner) and her husband John Grymes (1660–1709). His grandfather, Rev. Charles Grymes (1612-1661) had emigrated from England to then-large Gloucester County, Virginia. The family included a younger brother Charles Grymes (1693–1743) and sisters Anne (1689–1730; who never married) and Elizabeth Lucy Grymes (1692–1750) who married John Holcomb, and whose son (also John Holcombe) would serve in the House of Virginia Delegates, as would several of this man's grandsons. Career Their father built a plantation called "Grymesby" in Middlesex County, which this ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
