Son of John & Elizabeth Grinstead. Husband to Mary (Walton) Grinstead and Rachel (Fairchild) Grinstead, and father to eleven children: John Thompson, Charles Wesley, William H., Edward Walton, Elizabeth, Sarah Ann, Richard, Sabrina, Jasper Henry, Jesse T., and Millie Grinstead.
Revolutionary War veteran - Enlisted in 1781 and served in Col. Posey's 13th Virginia Regiment and fought in the Battle of Savannah and the Siege of Yorktown. Also served in Col. Buford's Regiment. Two years as an Orderly Sergeant.
Revolutionary War veteran - Enlisted in 1781 and served in Col. Posey's 13th Virginia Regiment and fought in the Battle of Savannah and the Siege of Yorktown. Also served in Col. Buford's Regiment. Two years as an Orderly Sergeant.
Son of John & Elizabeth Grinstead. Husband to Mary (Walton) Grinstead and Rachel (Fairchild) Grinstead, and father to eleven children: John Thompson, Charles Wesley, William H., Edward Walton, Elizabeth, Sarah Ann, Richard, Sabrina, Jasper Henry, Jesse T., and Millie Grinstead.
Revolutionary War veteran - Enlisted in 1781 and served in Col. Posey's 13th Virginia Regiment and fought in the Battle of Savannah and the Siege of Yorktown. Also served in Col. Buford's Regiment. Two years as an Orderly Sergeant.
Revolutionary War veteran - Enlisted in 1781 and served in Col. Posey's 13th Virginia Regiment and fought in the Battle of Savannah and the Siege of Yorktown. Also served in Col. Buford's Regiment. Two years as an Orderly Sergeant.
Inscription
JOHN
GRINSTEAD
CORP. POSEY'S VA BN
REV WAR
AUGUST 1840
Gravesite Details
Individual is actually buried in a farm field near the cemetery.
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