Solomon (Groom) Grooms (abt. 1754 - aft. 1810)

Born about 1754 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died after 18 Feb 1810 after about age 56 in Clark County, Kentucky

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Biography

Solomon was born in 1754 in area of southwest Pennsylvania that was also claimed by Virginia.^[1] He passed away in 1810 in Kentucky.

NOTE: his date of death is uncertain but we know that he signed his will on 18 Feb 1810 so death was either on or after this date. .^[2]

Family

Solomon's spouse was named Sarah (possibly Parker). Children named in this will:^[3]

1. Mary (1775)
2. Hannah Francis (1782)
3. William (1784)
4. Richard (1786)
5. Joseph (1795)
6. Sarah (1798)
7. Francis (1800)

Sources

1. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863, Name: Solomon Grooms, Residence Year: 1786, Residence Place: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.
2. ↑ Probate: "Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989"
   Will Records of Clark County, Kentucky; Author: Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, 1923-
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9066 #323854 (accessed 22 January 2024)
   William Grroms probate. Solomon Grroms
   Sarah Grroms Wife
   Mary Darnall Eldest Daughter
   Richard Grroms Eldest Son
   Hanah Chaney Daughter
   William Grroms Son
   Sarah Grroms Daughter
   
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 March 2021), memorial page for Solomon Grooms (1754–Feb 1810), Find A Grave: Memorial #185106690, ; Maintained by James Grooms (contributor 47730989) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Will is Clark County Ky. So it is assumed he was interned in a cemetery now unmarked or on a lost family plot. Search in KY cemetery records has not provided an answer. For a future generation?

• "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP33-9R19?cc=1875188&wc=37R2-GPJ%3A173387701%2C173945401 : 20 May 2014), Clark > Will records, Index, 1807-1815, Vol. 3 > image 15 of 246; county courthouses, Kentucky.