William Grinstead, II

Male 1651 - 1696  (45 years)


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  • Name William Grinstead 
    Suffix II 
    Birth 20 Jan 1651  Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Dec 1696 
    Notes 
    • From Lita Wilcox. May 23, 2001. See https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/grinstead/77/

      Generation No. 2

      2.WILLIAM2 GRINSTEAD II (WILLIAM1) was born January 20, 1650/51 in Northumberland Henrico County VA, and died December 16, 1696.He married UNKNOWN PARSE, daughter of JOHN PARSE.

      Child of WILLIAM GRINSTEAD and UNKNOWN PARSE is:
      5. i. WILLIAM3 GRINSTEAD III, b. 1685, Northumberland Henrico County Virginia.

      3.JOHN2 GRINSTEAD (WILLIAM1) was born 1658.He married JANE PARSE.

      Notes for JOHN GRINSTEAD:
      Said to be the first Grinstead born in the United States, married this sister of his brother William's wife.

      Children of JOHN GRINSTEAD and JANE PARSE are:
      i. ANN3 GRINSTEAD, b. 1677.
      ii. THOMAS GRINSTEAD, b. 1679.
      iii. JEAN GRINSTEAD, b. 1680.
      iv. JOHN GRINSTEAD, b. 1681.
      v. RACHELL GRINSTEAD, b. 1683.
      vi. ELIZABETH GRINSTEAD, b. 1689.

      4.WILLIAM2 GRINSTEAD II (WILLIAM1) was born January 20, 1649/50 in Northumberland Henrico County VA, and died December 16, 1696.He married UNKNOWN PARSE.

      Children of WILLIAM GRINSTEAD and UNKNOWN PARSE are:
      6. i. WILLIAM3 GRINSTEAD III, b. 1685, Northumberland Henrico County VA.
      ii. ADAM GRINSTEAD, b. October 14, 1684; Stepchild.
      iii. MARY GRINSTEAD, b. April 16, 1694; Stepchild.
      iv. JOHN GRINSTEAD, b. 1681; Stepchild.
      v. THOMAS GRINSTEAD, b. 1679; Stepchild.
      vi. SUSANNAH GRINSTEAD, b. 1712.

      William and his brother John were born before January 20, 1655/1656 according to the following[1]

      Northumberland Co. Record Book 14, pg 67 Two children born to William Grinsted and Eliz. Kaye prior to 20 Jan 1655/6.


      Northumberland County Orders (VIRGINIA COLONIAL ABSTRACTS, Series 2, Volume 1, Northumberland County, Virginia 1678 -- 1713; Lindsay O. Duvall, 1979):

      Page 757, Book 4, Court 18 Xber 1696:

      The Last Will of William Greensted proved by Francis Billingham, Jno. Bowe, Sr. and John Bowe, Jr.

      Page 763, Book 4, Court 17 Mar 1696/97:

      Pet. of John Webb and John Boaz, Com. of Adm. to them on the Estate of William Grimsteed.

      I can find a record of William's son Adam Grinstead b.14 Oct 1664 and a record of Mary Grinstead b. 15 Jan 1694 in the Northumberlin Co Virginia birth records 1661-1810 page 54-57. I cannot yet find any record of a son William Grinstead born to a father William Grinstead.
    Person ID I00234  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father William Grinstead, I,   b. 1634, East Grinstead, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1661 (Age 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Key (Kaye),   b. 1630, Warwick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1665 (Age 35 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 21 Jul 1656  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F00221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Female Parse   d. UNKNOWN 
    Children 
     1. Adam Grinstead,   b. 14 Oct 1684, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1726, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. William Grinstead, III,   b. 1685, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1764, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Thomas Grinstead,   b. 1690   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Mary Grinstead,   b. 16 Apr 1694   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F00220  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)


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