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Mary Elizabeth <I>Wagener</I> Grayson

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Mary Elizabeth Wagener Grayson

Birth
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Death
1810 (aged 68–69)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Peter Wagener (1717, Essex Co., VA) and Catherine Beverly Robinson. Married on 5 Jul 1739, Piscataqua, Essex Co., VA.

Married Rev. Spence Monroe Grayson, Abt 1757, Prince William Co., VA.

Mrs. Grayson, her two youngest daughters, the last two left at the old Homestead, having married and gone to Mississippi, removed from "Belle Air" to Washington, D. C. where she died in 1810, at the residence of her son-in-law Mr. Lund Washington.

Children (8 boys/8 girls):

1. Samuel Grayson (28 Apr 1758, Prince William Co., VA,)

2. Catherine Grayson (5 Apr 1760, Prince William Co., VA. - 1795, Colchester, Prince William Co., VA. (Age 34 years) m. John Hedgemam. Children: John Grayson Hedgeman (5634801), George, Mary Hedgeman Hoard, Susan Monroe Hedgeman Rawlings (80764972), Catherine Hedgeman Brown.

3. Benjamin Grayson (6 Nov 1761, Prince William Co., VA. - ? Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY. m. Caroline Taylor. Children:
Frederick William Spence Grayson (lawyer) m. Sally Ward., Peter Wagener Grayson, Eliza Grayson m. Philip Quinton (lawyer Louisville) m. John D. Breckinridge.

4. Mary Grayson (26 Aug 1764, Prince William Co., VA.

5. William Grayson, (26 Jun 1766, Prince William Co., VA.- 1806, Washington, District of Columbia. Married Mary Wagener, his cousin, and the daughter of Peter Wagener and Catherine Robinson. Children: Peter Wagener Grayson, John Grayson, Thomas Grayson, Dinah Grayson, Mary Grayson, Frederick William Spence Grayson (1797-1877) m. Mary E. "Ella" Bowen.

6. Peter Grayson (14 May 1770, Prince William Co., VA. - 1816, Tuscumbia, Colbert Co., AL. (Age 45 years), died immediate following the War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans . Married Kitty Callaway Thorpe. Children: Spence Monroe Grayson (Lawyer, MS) m. Sarah Role Chew., Edward Butler Grayson (146549493), m. Juliette Mix, child: William Preston Grayson.

7. Susannah Monroe "Sallie" Grayson (1770, Prince William Co., VA. - 20 Apr 1822, Washington, D.C. m. Lund Washington, Sr.. Children: William (killed in Italy as an officer of the Greek Army), Susan Monroe m. Mr. Lewis, Smith, Robert, Col. Peter (d. NY), Lund, Mary Elizabeth m. Joseph MacPherson, and Sally Hayes Traverse Washington.

8. Anne Grayson (Aug 1772, Prince William Co., VA. - 1773,Prince William Co., VA. (Age ~ 0 years)

9. Spence Monroe Grayson (17 May 1774, Prince William Co., VA. - 1829 (Age 54 years) m. Sarah Blount. Children: Spence Monroe Grayson, William Blount Grayson (81775756).

10. Anne Grayson (14 Nov 1776, Prince William Co., VA. - 1793 (Age 16 years)

11. John Robinson Grayson (17 Sep 1779, Prince William Co., VA. - 1821, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA (Age 41 years) m. Frances Ann Harvey. USN. Twin brother of Thomas Robinson Grayson.

12. Thomas Robinson Grayson (17 Sep 1779, Prince William Co., VA. USN. Twin brother of John Robinson Grayson. His death was not been fully determined while in service.

13. Judith Grayson (17 Dec 1780, Prince William Co., VA. - 18 Sep 1851, New Orleans, LA. (Age 70 years) m. George Walter Lindsay. Children: John Lindsay (d. @ 20 yrs) 15380013, George Frederick Lindsay, West Point Academy (d. 1857, D.C.) m. Ms. Smith. Quarter Master General.

14. Beverly Robinson Grayson (3 Sep 1782, Prince William Co., VA. - ? Adams County, MS. m. Ms. Chew (widow). Child: William Spence Grayson m. Letitia Reed - child 134679808.

15. Sarah 'Sally' Grayson (1 Jul 1784, Prince William Co., VA. - ? MS) m. Samuel Smith.

16. Caroline Anne Grayson (6 Oct 1786, Prince William Co., VA. - ? St. Stephens, Washington Co., AL. m. James Hewitt.

The Rev. Spence Grayson died at his residence, "Belle Air" in Prince William County, Va. In the fall of 1798, aged 64 years. His widow died at the residence of Lund Washington, her son-in-law in Washington City 1810, and was interred with her husband in the family vault at "Belle Air". She was a lady of rare virtue of heart and mind, and the best type of the old Virginia lady. Source: The Grayson Family by John Breckinridge Grayson Jr. (1877).
Daughter of Peter Wagener (1717, Essex Co., VA) and Catherine Beverly Robinson. Married on 5 Jul 1739, Piscataqua, Essex Co., VA.

Married Rev. Spence Monroe Grayson, Abt 1757, Prince William Co., VA.

Mrs. Grayson, her two youngest daughters, the last two left at the old Homestead, having married and gone to Mississippi, removed from "Belle Air" to Washington, D. C. where she died in 1810, at the residence of her son-in-law Mr. Lund Washington.

Children (8 boys/8 girls):

1. Samuel Grayson (28 Apr 1758, Prince William Co., VA,)

2. Catherine Grayson (5 Apr 1760, Prince William Co., VA. - 1795, Colchester, Prince William Co., VA. (Age 34 years) m. John Hedgemam. Children: John Grayson Hedgeman (5634801), George, Mary Hedgeman Hoard, Susan Monroe Hedgeman Rawlings (80764972), Catherine Hedgeman Brown.

3. Benjamin Grayson (6 Nov 1761, Prince William Co., VA. - ? Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY. m. Caroline Taylor. Children:
Frederick William Spence Grayson (lawyer) m. Sally Ward., Peter Wagener Grayson, Eliza Grayson m. Philip Quinton (lawyer Louisville) m. John D. Breckinridge.

4. Mary Grayson (26 Aug 1764, Prince William Co., VA.

5. William Grayson, (26 Jun 1766, Prince William Co., VA.- 1806, Washington, District of Columbia. Married Mary Wagener, his cousin, and the daughter of Peter Wagener and Catherine Robinson. Children: Peter Wagener Grayson, John Grayson, Thomas Grayson, Dinah Grayson, Mary Grayson, Frederick William Spence Grayson (1797-1877) m. Mary E. "Ella" Bowen.

6. Peter Grayson (14 May 1770, Prince William Co., VA. - 1816, Tuscumbia, Colbert Co., AL. (Age 45 years), died immediate following the War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans . Married Kitty Callaway Thorpe. Children: Spence Monroe Grayson (Lawyer, MS) m. Sarah Role Chew., Edward Butler Grayson (146549493), m. Juliette Mix, child: William Preston Grayson.

7. Susannah Monroe "Sallie" Grayson (1770, Prince William Co., VA. - 20 Apr 1822, Washington, D.C. m. Lund Washington, Sr.. Children: William (killed in Italy as an officer of the Greek Army), Susan Monroe m. Mr. Lewis, Smith, Robert, Col. Peter (d. NY), Lund, Mary Elizabeth m. Joseph MacPherson, and Sally Hayes Traverse Washington.

8. Anne Grayson (Aug 1772, Prince William Co., VA. - 1773,Prince William Co., VA. (Age ~ 0 years)

9. Spence Monroe Grayson (17 May 1774, Prince William Co., VA. - 1829 (Age 54 years) m. Sarah Blount. Children: Spence Monroe Grayson, William Blount Grayson (81775756).

10. Anne Grayson (14 Nov 1776, Prince William Co., VA. - 1793 (Age 16 years)

11. John Robinson Grayson (17 Sep 1779, Prince William Co., VA. - 1821, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA (Age 41 years) m. Frances Ann Harvey. USN. Twin brother of Thomas Robinson Grayson.

12. Thomas Robinson Grayson (17 Sep 1779, Prince William Co., VA. USN. Twin brother of John Robinson Grayson. His death was not been fully determined while in service.

13. Judith Grayson (17 Dec 1780, Prince William Co., VA. - 18 Sep 1851, New Orleans, LA. (Age 70 years) m. George Walter Lindsay. Children: John Lindsay (d. @ 20 yrs) 15380013, George Frederick Lindsay, West Point Academy (d. 1857, D.C.) m. Ms. Smith. Quarter Master General.

14. Beverly Robinson Grayson (3 Sep 1782, Prince William Co., VA. - ? Adams County, MS. m. Ms. Chew (widow). Child: William Spence Grayson m. Letitia Reed - child 134679808.

15. Sarah 'Sally' Grayson (1 Jul 1784, Prince William Co., VA. - ? MS) m. Samuel Smith.

16. Caroline Anne Grayson (6 Oct 1786, Prince William Co., VA. - ? St. Stephens, Washington Co., AL. m. James Hewitt.

The Rev. Spence Grayson died at his residence, "Belle Air" in Prince William County, Va. In the fall of 1798, aged 64 years. His widow died at the residence of Lund Washington, her son-in-law in Washington City 1810, and was interred with her husband in the family vault at "Belle Air". She was a lady of rare virtue of heart and mind, and the best type of the old Virginia lady. Source: The Grayson Family by John Breckinridge Grayson Jr. (1877).


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