John G. Grinstead (1752 - 1851)

Born 1752 in Prince William County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1851 at about age 99 in Montgomery County, Kentucky

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Biography

John Grinstead served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John was born at Prince William County, Virginia Colony, in about 1751-1752, as his son Lewis stated that his father died at age 99 on 7 February 1851.^{[1][2] [3]}

John married Ann Bramblett, daughter of Reuben and Margaret (Darnell) Bramblett. Reuben named John as his son-in-law in his will. ^[4]

By 1830, John moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky Colony. ^[5]At the 1840 census he was at Montgomery County, Kentucky, where he died at 99 years of age.^[6][7] At the 1850 census, he is called "John G. Grinstead.^[8]

Revolutionary War Service

John's youngest son Lewis, applied for his father's Revolutionary War Pension on 15 November 1852. He made a statement that "My Father resided in early life and when he entered the service of his country in the State of Virginia and in Prince William County. He stated he entered the Service of the war of the revolution as a private soldier in an infantry company which was called the Virginia Continental line..."^[9]

Lewis remembered his father telling him that he served "through cold Hunger and almost nakedness most of the time without shoes and with bleeding feet half starved and on hard marches all in defense of our Country in to obtain power Independence. And was paid in Continental money which was of no value."^[10]

Lewis said that he was the youngest child, and added that his "Father became very old and very much indisposed and for the last 8 or 10 years of his life he was unable to attend to any business he was confined at home with old age and disease. He further states his Father John Grinstead before his death appointed him his executor to settle his estate and that as his executor he makes this Declaration for the benefit of the surviving children of his deceased Father and for whose services we claim the amount of Pension due and rely on the rolls of the revolutionary Army in support of the services of our father John Grinstead as set forth in this Declaration. He now states the names of the surviving Children of John Grinstead Deceased and Heirs at law Milly Gamble late Milly Grinstead, Susannah Bowles late Susanna Grinstead, Nancy Barker late Nancy Grinstead, Reuben Grinstead and myself Lewis Grinstead. He further states that 2 of his Sisters now reside in a distant part of the State of Indiana And that his Brother Reuben Grinstead is not of sound mind he is entirely simple and is a charge to me and my family as it appears he ever will be." ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters
2. ↑ Prince William County Tax List, 1784; Virginia, Compiled Census
3. ↑ Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters
4. ↑ Last Will and Testament of Reuben Bramblett
5. ↑ 1830; Census Place: Bourbon, Kentucky
6. ↑ 1840; Census Place: Montgomery, Kentucky
7. ↑ 1850; Census Place: District 1, Montgomery, Kentucky
8. ↑ 1850; Census Place: District 1, Montgomery, Kentucky
9. ↑ Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters
10. ↑ Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters
11. ↑ Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters

• DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A210099
• Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
• 1830; Census Place: Bourbon, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 33; Page: 335; Family History Library Film: 0007812.
• 1840; Census Place: Montgomery, Kentucky; Roll: 120; Page: 293; Family History Library Film: 0007830.
• 1850; Census Place: District 1, Montgomery, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 18A; Image: 41.
• Prince William County Tax List, 1784; Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
• Last Will and Testament of Reuben Bramblett.