Grissom Lee (abt. 1784 - 1860)

Born about 28 Sep 1784 in East Tennessee, United States

Son of Richard Lee and Elizabeth (Scott) Lee

Husband of Mary Ann (Glenn) Lee — married 24 Sep 1810 in Madison Co.,Kentucky

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1860 at about age 76 in Beaman, Pettis, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Grissom Lee served for Kentucky in the War of 1812
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Born to Richard Lee, 1753 - 1820 and Elizabeth H. Scott Lee, born 1761 - 1838. Grissom was born after his sister Sarah was born in Virginia, ^{[citation needed]} and BEFORE his sister Dolly was born in Paint Lick, Kentucky. Grissom "in East Tennessee" (this is on the 1860 census) . East Tennessee border is 92 miles (Winfield) from Paint Lick, Kentucky. Maybe they were visiting family or friends and she had him there, premature??? Or another reason, they were twins and he did not arrive for 1 month later, it has happened..........

THE DEED OF PARTITION lists:

AND Spouses, and Grandchildren NAMED ^[1]

Richard Sr. LEE

Birth: 31 JUL 1753 in Stafford Co., VIRGINIA

Death: JAN 1820 in Paint Lick Creek, Madison Co., KENTUCKY

Burial: Paint Lick Creek, Walnut Meadow Fork, KENTUCKY

Occupation: 1775: Surveyor

names the children of Richard Lee/ Elizabeth Lee as:

1. William b:May 1778 Fauqier,Va D: May 1824 in Armstrong, Howard Co. MO. ---MAR.: Elizabeth Ann Newell.
2. 1) Charles b:1780 VA.
3. Sarah b:1782 VA. D:1869 Ray Co. MO. ---MAR.: Littleton West
4. Dorothy "Dolly" b:11 Aug.1783-Ky.-D:24 Jan.1869 Ray Co. MO. ---MAR.: Ebenezer Titus
5. GRISSOM (Grisham) Reed b:28 Sep.1783 "in East Tennessee" (this is on the 1860 census) D:12 Oct.1860 Pettis Co. MO.:---MAR.: Mary Ann "Polly" Glenn (one of their sons was named Noah G. who married Rebecca Lacey)
6. Anna Talitha b:1785 KY D:22 July 1872 Charleston, Delta,Tx  :---MAR.: Thomas McGuire
7. Elizabeth "Betsy" b:1786 Paint Lick, KY.
8. David b:1789 Paint Lick, KY.
9. Noah Green b:16 Jan. 1790 KY
10. 2) Matilda Malinda b:1792 Paint Lick, KY
11. Thomas H. b:31 Dec.1795 Paint Lick, KY.
12. Richard Washington b:15 Sep.1796 Paint Lick, Kentucky D: 5 Aug.1882 Kansas :City. ,Jackson County. Missouri  :---MAR.: Nancy Harvey
13. Mary Ann "Polly" Lee b:1797 Paint Lick, KY. ---MAR.: James Stephenson
14. Delilia Mary "Dilly" b:1799 Paint Lick, KY. died after 1870 Missouri, ---MAR.: Hezekiah W. Wright Sr.
15. Nancy Ruth b:1800 Paint Lick, KY. [1] --MAR.: Joel Todd [2] (Joel Todd remarried in 1841 after his first wife Nancy R. Lee died and he married a Nancy MILLS.)
16. James B. b:26 Dec.1801 Paint Lick, KY.
17. Margaret "Peggy" b:1802 Paint Lick, KY. --MAR.: David W. Dalton
18. Irvin b:1803 Paint Lick, KY.
19. 3) Edward b:1804 Paint Lick, KY
20. Lucinda b:1808 Paint Lick, KY. ---MAR.: Preston Forrest

20 children-she gave birth to unless we can prove this list is adding names?

such as look at the Mary Ann Polly a sister and a wife to Grissom ...

THIS IS TRUE.. these are the names from the DEED of PARTITION.

The deed names all but 4 of the children listed except for the ones I have #..

All the others are listed to have received a portion of Richard Lee's property :known to be on "the east branch of the North fork of Licking Creek."

William is not listed on the DEED of Partition but is Adm. with his mother Elizabeth.

Noah is not listed on the DEED of Partition "Part one" but is named in "Part two"

So many of the ancestors died in "Paint Lick" A Commissioners survey said, "On the north fork of LICKING CREEK," another part of the survey states, "in Madison County, ....on the Brushy Fork of Silver Creek, containing 352 acres." After reading more of the records I think the name of the plantation was "Paint Lick" after the creek that ran through their property.

5. "DEED: Deed of Partition, Land of Richard Lee, Madison Co.,KENTUCKY, 1 September 1845. ^[2]

This Indenture made and entered into this 1st day of September 1845, by and between

1. EbenezerTitus and Dorothy his wife, late Dorothy Lee,
2. James Stephenson and Polly his wife, late Polly Lee,
3. Thomas McGuire, and his wife, late Ann Lee,
4. Sally West, late Sally Lee,
5. Richard Lee,
6. David Lee,
7. Thomas Lee,
8. Grisham Lee (Grissom),
9. Hezekiah W. Wright and Delila his wife, late Delila Lee,
10. James Lee,
11. David W. Dalton and Margaret, his wife, late Margaret Lee,
12. Irvine Lee,
13. Preston Forrest and Lucinda his wife, late Lucinda Lee,
14. Joel Todd and his children, to wit: Martha Ann Todd, Elizabeth Boatman, late Elizabeth Todd, John Todd, Irvine Todd, Newton Todd, Amanda Todd, Lucinda Todd, Mary Jane Todd, and Joel Todd, Jr., heirs and legal representatives of Nancy Todd, dec'd late Nancy Lee,and
15. Robert Belsha, Dorothy Belsha, James Belsha, Henry Belsha, Mary Belsha, Margaret Belsha, Milton Belsha, and William Belsha heirs and legal representatives of Elizabeth Belsha, decd, late Elizabeth Lee,

by Kiah Crooke, a commissioner appointed by adecree of the Madison Circuit Court in the case of Richard Lee's heirs, on Petition of the first part, and

1. Noah Lee on the second part.

Witnesseth: That where as by the Decree aforesaid in the cause aforesaid the said Crooke as commissioner was directed to survey and divide the land of Richard Lee, decd, equally in value among all his heirs he having done so as in his judgement seemeth right the land is in Madison County on the Brushy Fork of Silver Creek, containing 352 acres, and part of said land laid off to the said Noah Lee and hereby conveyed is twenty acres, marked on the Commissioner's report realized in the Suit aforesaid Lot No. 10, and is bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stake, (see the rootsweb TREE for the description).

Now the parties aforesaid of the first part by the Commissioner aforesaid hereby convey to the party of the Second part aforesaid all the title and interest in said twenty acres of land which they have derived from their ancestor Richard Lee, deceased and the appuntenances belonging thereto. To have and to hold the same to him the said Noah Lee and his heirs forever. The said Crooke acts as Commissioner and is not to be liable in any event. In testimony where of the grantoers aforesaid by the said Commissioner hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and date first above written. Ebenezer Titus (Seal) Richard Lee(Seal) Dorothy Titus (Seal) David Lee (Seal) James Stephenson(Seal) Gresham Lee (Seal) Thomas McGuire (Seal) Hezekiah W.Wright (Seal) Ann McGuire (Seal) Delila Wright (Seal) Sally West(Seal) James Seal (Seal) David W. Dalton (Seal) Lucinda Todd(Seal) Margaret Dalton (Seal) Mary Jane Todd (Seal) Irvine Lee(Seal) Joel Todd Jr. (Seal) Preston Forrest (Seal) Robert Belsha(Seal) Lucinda Forrest (Seal) Dorothy Belsha (Seal) Joel Todd(Seal) James Belsha (Seal) Martha Ann Todd (Seal) Harvey Belsha(Seal) Elizabeth Boatman (Seal) Mary Belsha (Seal) John Todd(Seal) Margaret Belsha (Seal) Irvine Todd (Seal) Milton Belsha(Seal) Newton Todd (Seal) William Belsha (Seal) Amanda Todd(Seal) By the Commissioner Kiah Crooke (Seal) Madison County,Kentucky Book of Deeds, Vol. 2, 1844 - 1845, Pages 482-494,FHC#0183296

Marriage

Name: Grissom Lee

Spouse: Mary "Polly" Glenn Lee born 1793 - 1860

Date: 4th September 1810

Place: Madison County Kentucky ^[3]

(there is a 2nd page signed by Hugh Lee "swearing that the within age of the young lady and man are as the law directs.)"

Military

AFN: 1RSH-R6C 2. Military Service: Served as private in 2nd Regiment,Kentucky Volunteers. War of 1812

Deed of Transfer

DEED: Grisham Lee & Wm. Phelps, 1836, Madison Co., KY

on the Sept 1 1836 for "fork of Paint Lick Creek"

Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998

From: jimcarp_______________(Martina Carpenter)

Land Transaction, Madison County, Kentucky

Grisham Lee/William Phelps

Deed Book W --1835 – 1837--Pages 303-304--FHC Film #0183294

"This Indenture made this 1st day of Sept in the year of our Lord one

thousand eight hundred and thirty six between Grisham Lee and Mary Ann, his wife of the County of Madison and State of Kentucky of the one part and William Phelps of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Grisham Lee and Mary Ann his wife for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred and nine dollars eighty one ____ to them in hand paid the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge hath granted, bargained, and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said William Phelps a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the said County of Madison and on the waters of the Walnut Meadow fork of Paint Lick Creek adjoining the land of Jese [?] Stephenson on the east and north and bounded as follows to wit: Beginning at a reaelm tree on the bank of a branch corner to Jese Stephenson's and running thence S2E 146 poles to an oak and ask trees on a balk hill thence N 89E 82 poles to a wash stump a hickory stump pointer corner to said Stevenson thence with Stevenson's line N3W [?] 54 poles to three oaks and an ash trees at a bar of rocks on a hillside thence N34W 26 poles to a stake a black and white oak trees pointers thence N22W 69 poles to a stake a forked unli___ bush marked a pointer corner to said Stephenson thence with another of said Stephenson's lines _____ 68 poles to the Beginning containing sixty seven acres two quarters and seventy poles.

To have and to hold the said tract of land with its appurtenances to the said William Phelps his heirs ____ assigns forever and the said Grisham Lee and Mary Ann his wife for themselves their heirs, excors and admrs do warrant and forever defend the said tract of land with its appurtenances to the said Wm Phelps his heeirs and asigns against the claim of all and every person or persons whatso ever. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this day and year first above written.

Grisham X (his mark) Lee (seal)

Mary Ann X (her mark) Lee (seal)

State of Kentucky, Madison County

I, David Irvine, Clerk of the court for the county aforesaid do certify that this deed from Grisham Lee and Mary Ann his wife to Wm Phelps was on the 2nd day of Sept 1836 produced to me in my office by the said grantors and acknowledged by the said Grisham Lee to be his act and deed and the said Mary Ann, being examined by me privily and apart from her husband ____ that she did freely and willingly seal and deliver said ____ and ____ her not to retract it ____ ____ ____ said ____ again shown and explained to her to be her act and deed and consented that the same ____ recorded and the same has been duly recorded in my office. Att David Irvine ____

Appears that just after they sold "fork of Paint Lick Creek" Madison county, Kentucky they moved to Missouri..........

1840 Pettis, Missouri Family

1840 Pettis, Missouri

Name Grissam Lee

Page 41

White Males=5-10=2 /10-15=1 /15-20=1 /20-30=1 / 50-60=1

White Females= 15-20=1 /40-50=1 ^[4]

This is the first census that Grissom/Polly lived in Missouri, ALL of their kids were born in Kentucky.

1850 Pettis, Missouri

HERE his DOB w/b 1784..........

1850 Pettis county, Pettis, Missouri

House Number 149

Grisham Lee M 66 Tennessee:Birth Year (Estimated) 1784, birthplace Tennessee (AND YES, he was born in Tennessee)

Mary Lee F 57 Kentucky

Grisham Lee M 17 Kentucky

Next door to them are: James/ Harriet LEE and 2 daughters

And then Richard Lee/Martha and baby Louisa

In the same neighborhood are The Freeman family, parents of Elizabeth Freeman-Lee, married to Morrison M LEE. ^[5]

HERE his DOB w/b 1779..........

1860 Bowling Green

1860 Bowling Green Township, Pettis, Missouri

Age 81

Birth Year (Estimated) 1779

Birthplace E Tennessee

Page 8

Gresham Lee M 81 E Tennessee

Rob Fowler M 55 Kentucky

Emily Fowler F 37 Missouri

Robert M Fowler M 18 Missouri

Polly Ann Fowler F 16 Missouri

Luden Fowler M 14 Missouri

Lurinda Fowler F 12 Missouri

Emeline Fowler F 10 Missouri

Elizabeth Fowler F 8 Missouri

Levisa Fowler F 6 Missouri

Hannah Fowler F 4 Missouri

Rhoduskia Fowler F 2 Missouri

Gresham Fowler M 0 Missouri ^[6]

Children

1. Richard Lee born 1811 - 1881
2. Noah Green Lee born 1813 - 1901
3. Mary Ann Lee Baker born 1815 - 1861
4. Elizabeth Lee Hefflin born 1817 - 1859
5. Louvisa Lee Marlin born 1820 - 1895
6. Emaline Jane Lee Fowler born 1822 - 1905
7. William Martin Lee born 1825 - 1911
8. James Eric Lee born 1828 - 1904
9. Morrison Mitchell Lee born 1829 - 1861
10. Grissom Reed Lee born 1831 - 1924

Death

Burial: Lee Cemetery, Beaman, Pettis County, Missouri,

Inscription:

GRISSOM LEE

DIED

Oct 12 1860

AGED

77 Yrs. & 16 Dys.

Which gives him a DOB as: September 27, 1783

"Pettis, Missouri-PROBATE

"Oath of estate and will"

This document names all Grissom Lee's children & son-in-laws.

Joseph Lee,(this name was crossed off) --

William Lee,

Richard,

James,

Morrison,

Grissom Lee Jr,

heirs of Augustus & Elizabeth Hefflin,

Robert & Emily Fowler,

(this is the daughter, Grissom Sr lived with in 1869, Bowling Green Pettis Cnty MO)

Louisa Marlin, (Widow)

Noah Lee of _______ CO.

Ann Baker." ^[7]

Research Notes

NOTE: The unusual spelling of Grissom, Grisham have been misspelled on all census records, even a court document. The "Carissom" is found on the family TREE on ancestry/rootsweb of a GREER/LEE historian, not sure where she found it.

Because Grisham is not his middle name but how people MISSPELL his first name GRISSOM we are removing it. Carissom Gresham

As for the other middle name: CARISSOM, it too appears to me that it is also misspelled or not read correctly, the "Ca" is probably "G" so that is his first name. We will leave them here until someone finds a source...

Warning: Check the data. A birth date should not be within eight months of a sibling's birth date unless they are twins born within a day of each other.

ANSWER: they are both headstones, so the only answer is one of them has the wrong info on the headstone, and they are the only sources.Taylor-25258 10:53, 7 April 2017 (EDT)

SO I will change the DATE OF BIRTH "28 Sep 1783" to the one mentioned below.......and make it one year exactly later.........

DNA Triangulation

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA consisting of Joanne Amick who descends from Richard Washington Lee, G.B. who descends from Grissom Lee, and J.Z. who descends from Lucinda Lee. They share a 20cM segment on chromosome 16. The most recent common ancestor shared by all three descendants are Richard Lee and Elizabeth Scott.

Conflict

The DOB is figured from the INSCRIPTION on his headstone

"77 Yrs. & 16 Dys." Lee Cemetery, Beaman, Missouri

Which gives him a DOB as: September 27, 1783

According to Find A Grave used as a source, and his tombstone, he was born in the year 1783. There is no cited source for the date of 28 Sep 1787 besides the unsourced personal web page. The earlier date also fits better with the census records.

The headstones for Dorothy and her brother Grissom, give ages which when used to calculate their birth dates, show them to be born one month apart.

Sources

1. ↑ Deed of Partition url
2. ↑  :From Sue Hosbach-Wilcox copy/paste of the Deed of Partition
3. ↑ Marriage Record--https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-3GW6-H?mode=g&i=605&wc=S9H1-MNG%3A148119001%3Fcc%3D1804888&cc=1804888
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTS-YTX : accessed 26 January 2016), Grissam Lee, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing p. 41, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 228; FHL microfilm 14,857.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-QYP : accessed 20 January 2016), Grisham Lee, Pettis county, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing family 149, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH89-HGQ : accessed 20 January 2016), Gresham Lee, 1860.
7. ↑ :I Carole Taylor, have a Certified copy of this document --found and sent to me by Pettis county, Historical Soc. "Pettis, Missouri-PROBATE "Oath of estate and will: Grissom Lee sworn by Joseph Brown on Dec. 1860, that Grissom Lee died without a will."

• DEED of PARTITION of his father, Richard Lee-- Madison County,Kentucky Book of Deeds, Vol. 2, 1844 - 1845, Pages 482-494,FHC#0183296
• headstone photo FindAGrave--Created by: Susan McGuire--Record added: Feb 27, 2007

Acknowledgements

1. rootsweb.com Sue Wilcox-Hosbach for all her research :[3] ::See her Tree for all of Grampa Grissom's data, like land Deeds etc...
2. f-a-g --Created by: Susan McGuire--Record added: Feb 27, 2007
3. Grissom was born in 1787. Grissom Lee ... He passed away in 1860. ^[8]
4. Profile data/sources found, gathered, copied and pasted after Nancy Stanley GEDCOM'd the name, Carole