Isaac Grimball (abt. 1709 - 1752)

Born about 30 Jul 1709 in Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Pemberton) Grimball — married 18 Apr 1734 in Charleston, South Carolina

Husband of Rebecca (Sealey) Grimball — married 7 May 1747 in Colleton, South Carolina

Descendants

Died 1752 at about age 42 in Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina

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Biography

This profile is part of the Edisto Island, South Carolina One Place Study.

Isaac Grimball was the son of Paul Grimball and Mary Stone.

Isaac Grimball (Thomas 2, Paul 1.) was under age when his father made his will in 1722.^[1]

Marriage

Isaac Grimball married at least twice:^[2]

He married first before June 4, 1734 Elizabeth Pemberton, daughter of Charles Pemberton, of Parish of St. Georges, Barbadoes, and Rebecca his wife. (see Research Note below for more information) Another note states he married Miss Elizabeth Odingsell on Thursday April 18, 1734. She died April 20, 1746.

Children:

• Charles
• Providence
• Elizabeth
• Rebecca
• Ann
• Mary who died in infancy

He married second Rebecca Sealy, daughter of Joseph Sealey of Granville County. She died between January and April 10, 1767, leaving her son John Grimball and John Sealey Sr. executors of her will, which mentions her sister Mary Whippy, and Cousins Ann, John, Rebecca Whippy; .Elizabeth Wilkins, Dorcas and Tabitha Sealey; Ann Askew, Thomas Askew; Isaac Grimball, son of Charles.

Children:

• John
• Isaac who died in infancy

Property

Received from his father:^[3]

• tract of land on Edisto containing 290 acres adjoining the lands of Lawrence Dennis and Thomas Parmentor

The following property was mentioned in the will of Isaac Grimball:^[4]

• plantation purchased from Charles Odingsells, 500 acres, being on Indian Land in Grandville County (North Carolina)

Death

Isaac Grimball, in his will dated 4 Feb 1752, proved 3 Nov 1752, mentions wife Rebecca, daughter Elizabeth, daughter Providence son John son Charles, and an unborn child; makes wife, brother Thomas Grimball, and son Charles Grimball executors.^[4]

Slaves

Isaac Grimball was a slaveholder. His will and probate inventory named and valued the enslaved he owned at his death:^[5]

Charles Town Neck, St. Philips Parish:

• negro fellow Toney £200
• negro fellow Lory £100
• negro woman Sarah £300, bequeathed to wife Rebecca
• negro girl Dinah £150, bequeathed to daughter Providence
• negro girl Florah £100, bequeathed to daughter Elizabeth

On the Ewehaw in St Helena Parish:

• negro man Robin £230
• negro man October £70
• negro man Quaco £100

Research Notes

Elizabeth Pemberton's mother - Rebecca Pemberton, widow, married about Sept. 1718; Henry Livingston, of St. Michael's parish, Barbadoes; the marriage settlement mentions her children, Charles Sawyer Pember­ton, Ann Pemberton, and Elizabeth Pemberton; in Jan. 1722/3 Henry Livingston and his family were in Charleston; he was the brother of the Rev. William Livingston, and married for his second wife Sept. 2, 1726, Ann Harris widow, born Alston (St. Phillip's reg.). He had two sons by his :first marriage, Henry and William (Will of Ann Livingston, dated 16 May 1732.)

The will of Henry Livingston, of Colleton County dated 29 Jan. 1785, leaves his estate to his [grand?} nephew and [grand?} neice Charles Isaac Grimball and Sarah Grimball. Makes his two nephews Chas. Isaac Grimball and Isaac Jenkins Exors.

Sources

1. ↑ Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 1-2 1671-1731
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1671-1724, Vol. 001 > image 433 of 1028; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-NH98-6D (accessed 18 May 2023)
   • 1722 will of his father Thomas Grimball
2. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. (comp), Grimball of Edisto Island, in The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol XXIII, no. 1, p. 1-7, January, 1922.
3. ↑ Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 1-2 1671-1731
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1671-1724, Vol. 001 > image 435 of 1028; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-NH9Z-CJ (accessed 18 May 2023)
   • land pn Edisto Island given to Isaac by his father Thomas
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 7-8 1752-1763
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1752-1763, Vol. 007 > image 43 of 1225; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J89C-8K (accessed 18 May 2023)
   • 1753 will of Isaac Grimball
5. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1746-1756
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1751-1753 > No File Description Available > image 490 of 831
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JZ99-XS (accessed 18 May 2023)
   • probate inventory of Isaac Grimball

• Private Papers of Lawton Grimball