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Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 6:05 PM
Source: GRIMES-L@rootsweb.com
Subj: "History of Grimes County-Land of Heritage and Progress"
Compiled and Edited by the Grimes County Historical Commission-Navasota, Texas 77868
Taylor Publishing Company/Dallas Texas/Mike House, Publishing Consultant
The Jesse Grimes Family
"The Honorable Jesse Grimes was born Feb. 6, 1788 in Duplin County, North Carolina, third child of Sampson and Bethsehba Grimes. Sampson Grimes was born in Virginia August 10, 1749, son of Hugh Grimes. Bethsheba was born in Maryland July 3, 1756, daughter of John and Ann Winder. Sampson and Bethsheba married June 10, 1780. **In 1785 she gave birth to twins, Ester and James. In 1792, William was born. Ester married Archelaus Branch, James married Ceily Sloan, and William married Ash (last name unknown). They had one daughter, Nancy who married Lott Stroud and, in 1800, moved to Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
"In 1812, Jesse served in Capt. John Looney's Company of Infantry, West Tennessee Militia, War of 1812. In 1813 he married Martha Smith, a highly educated lady for that time. A son, Robert, was born in 1814, and in 1815, a daughter, Harriet Elizabeth. They moved to Greens County, Georgia in 1816, where Alfred Calvin was born in 1817, Rufus in 1819. In 1820 they moved to Washington County, Alabama and Lucinda (1821), Jacob (1822), Mary Jane (1823), and twins William Ward and Martha Ann (1824) were born. Martha died giving birth to the twins.
"In 1826, Jesse married Rosana (Ward) Britton. They came to Texas in 1827, settling first in Montgomery County, later moved to what is now Grimes County. The second marriage produced six children: Gordon (1830), Harvey (1832), Leonard (1833), Helen (1835), Emily (1838), and Nancy (1840). Jesse received a Land Grant from the Spanish Goverment in 1831, which he named Grimes Prairie, and at one time a Post Office was there. His son Robert received a Land Bounty in Bastrop County. Harriet received a Land Bounty in Falls County. Alred Calvin's Land Bounty was in Bosque and Erath Counties. Rufus' Land Bounty adjoined his father's land.
"Three of Jesse's sons fought in the Texas War of Independence, Robert, Rufus, and Alfred Calvin, who died in the Alamo. Robert married Elizabeth Highsmith. They had seven children: Mary J., Elizabeth, Jesse, William H., A. W., Albert, and Delia. Harriet married Judge A. G. Perry. They had eight children: Mary E., Eugene, Emma, Hattie, Horotio, Sarah, Theny, Diana, and Albert Jr. They also raised her niece, Mary Emily Keefe. Rufus married Martha Berryman and had nine children: Martha J., Albert C., William R., Jessie, Henry, Genevia, Jacob, Harvey, and Alice. Martha Ann married John E. Keefe and had three children: Edwin, Emmott, and Mary Emily. Jacob died at 23 and is buried in Grimes Prairie Cemetery. Lucinda, Mary Jane, William Ward, Gordon, Leonard, and Harvey all died in childhood. Helen married Wm. P. Love in 1863. Emily married John H. Bowen in 1857, and in 1880 she married Geo. Gannaway. She died in 1907 and is buried in Grimes Prairie Cemetery. Nancy married C.H. Ehinger in 1859. They were parents of Anna, Jessie, Charles J., and Nancy.
"Jesse Grimes gave forty-five years to public service, being best remembered as a Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. On March 2, 1959, he was honored at the Independence Day Celebration at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Over two hundred invitations were sent to direct descendants.
"Jesse and his wife, Rosann, are buried in the State Cemetery at Austin."
This is Carol: There is a family history on the same page with the above
Grimes. This is the family of William and Hattie Edwards Hainsworth,
settlers in Grimes County. If anyone is interested, I will type it in.
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1761 - 1817 (56 years)
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