Samuel Dawson Grimes (abt. 1747 - 1857)

Born about 1747 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Darcas Mattox (Wall) Grimes — married 22 Feb 1788 in Wake, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1857 at about age 110 in Pike, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Book: Newspaper Abstracts from Pike County, Alabama 1855 - 1861

Newspaper: Independent American ISBN # 0-89308-424-7

Page: 83

April 22, 1857

The Oldest Man in Pike - Samuel D. Grimes, aged 110 years, and the oldest citizen of this county, died a few days since at his residence. Mr. G. enjoyed almost uninterrupted health up to a year or so before his death. For a great part of his life he was a member of the Baptist Church, and died as he lived, an honest, upright citizen and Christian.

Marriage and Children

Marriage Bond^[1]

Name: Dawson Grimes

Gender: Male

Spouse: Darcass Wall

Spouse Gender: Female

Bond Date: 22 Jan 1788

Bond #: 000153546

Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

ImageNum: 008285

County: Wake

Record #: 01 181

Bondsman: Sion Perry

Children from Find A Grave:^[2]

1. William Grimes
2. Elizabeth Grimes Grimes
3. Lucy Grimes Bedwell 1788–1846^[2]
4. Willis Grimes
5. Sarah Grimes Crane
6. Mary Ann Grimes Brown 1794–1899^[2]
7. Allen Monroe Grimes 1795–1883^[2]
8. John T Grimes 1800–1858^[2]

Military

Name: Dawson Grimes

State or Territory: Georgia

Military Unit: First Regiment, Militia (Greene County)

Service Year: 1793^[3]

Residence

Date: 1790

Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States^[4]

Name: Grimes, Dawson

County: Greene

State: Georgia

Year: 1797

District: WIGGINS^[5]

1800, 1808 & 1810 Territorial Papers of the US

County: Washington

State: Mississippi Territory (Alabama/Mississippi line)

Date: 1830

Place: Pike, Alabama, United States^[6]

Name: Dawson Grimes

Issue Date: 15 Aug 1837

Place: Pike, Alabama, USA

Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes

Date: 1840

Place: Pike, Alabama, United States^[7]

Name: Dawson Grimes

County: Pike

State: Alabama

Census Year: 1850^[8][9]

Pike, Alabama

Burial

Union Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

Brundidge, Pike County, Alabama, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #115998072

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. amb 19:11, 1 June 2017 (EDT)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Find A Grave: Memorial #115998072
3. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811; Record Group: 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984; Series Number: M905; Roll Number: 7 amb 19:11, 1 June 2017 (EDT)
4. ↑ 1790; Census Place: Wake, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 250; Image: 150; Family History Library Film: 0568147
5. ↑ Jeffery, Alice. Georgia Tax Index, 1789-1799 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998. amb 19:11, 1 June 2017 (EDT)
6. ↑ 1830 US Census; Census Place: Pike, Alabama; Page: 14; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 3; Family History Film: 0002330
7. ↑ 1840; Census Place: Pike, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 377; Image: 766; Family History Library Film: 0002334
8. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Pike, Alabama; Roll: M432_13; Page: 237A; Image: 479. Accessed 12 November 2018, amb
9. ↑ Alabama State Census, 1820-1866 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry.com World Archives Project contributors. 2017 June 01 amb

• Book: Newspaper Abstracts from Pike County, Alabama 1855 - 1861. Newspaper: Independent American ISBN # 0-89308-424-7.
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of L;
• United States, Bureau of Land Management Title: Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. General Land Office Automated Records Project;
• North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007

Grimes-1205 was created by Thomas Etheridge through the import of Thomas Etheridge Ancestry.ged on Jun 1, 2014. Grimes-1346 was created by Sandi Dreer through the import of Weaver-Dreer(1)_2014-12-26.ged on Dec 26, 2014.

Notes

1797 Taxpayer list for Greene County, Georgia - Wiggins district 1808 Census of Washington County, :Mississippi Territory compiled by Lisa R. Franklin RN link key: Surname, Given name(s), A,B,C,D where A=white males over the age of 21, B=white males under the age of 21, C=white females over the age of 21, & D =white females under the age of 21. And followed by the number of slaves, if any. Anderson, John - 1,3,1,4 & 6 slaves Bailey, John - 1,3,1,2 snipped Grimes, Dawson - 1,5,1,3 1 male over 21, 5 males under 21, 1 female over 21, 3 females under age 21 one of those males under 21 is Grancel from <link> Dawson Grimes' estate in Pike County, Alabama [Christine, below are the notes I copied from the estate records--all dim and handwritten and I'm sure I made mistakes in transcribing. I can always go back and look if there's a crucial point (I doubt if anyone else in the world has climbed over all that junk to get to the old filing cabinet where I found this.] (Some of this is direct quote and some not I'll not distinguish): Dawson (Dosson) died before his estate was settled on 5/6/1857 in Pike Co., AL. The following were listed as his descendants:

1. Willis Grimes (residence unknown)

2. Children of daughter Lucy Grimes Bedwell, decd, and wife of James Bedwell, decd. : Elizabeth, James, Nancy, Mahala, Allen, and Dodon Bidwell from MS.

3. Mary Grimes Brown, dau. of Dawson and wife of Isham Brown of Westville, Mississippi.

4. Allen Grimes, son, residing near Turnbull, AL (Monroe Co)

5. Sarah Grimes Crane, wife of Jeremiah W. Crane, Mississippi .

6. John Grimes, son, is deceased; his widow is Neoma. Their children: Caroline Grimes, wife of L. C. Weaver, T; Mary Grimes, wife of A. G. Johnson, Texas; Pleasant Grimes, Texas; Patsy Grimes, wife of Richard Flowers, Texas; Eliza Grimes, wife of Goldsberry Flowers, Coffee Co, AL; Elizabeth Grimes, wife of Lub Flowers of Pike Co, AL; John Grimes, Coffee Co, AL. ; Charles Grimes, Texas ; David Grimes, Texas.

Another attached list gives the eight direct heirs:

1. Willis Grimes

2. James Bedwell and wife |Lucy and children Elizabeth, James, Nancy, Mahala, Allen, Dowon.

3. Isham Brown and wife Mary

4. Allen Grimes

5. Jeremiah W. Crane and wife Sally

6. Thomas Grimes and wife Elizabeth (she being the daughter and he the nephew, I think)

7. John Grimes and wife Neoma and children Caroline, Mary, Pleasant, Patsy, Elizabeth, Eliza, John Charles, Daniel, Lucy, Sally, Nancy, and Marion.

8. William Grimes

There are numerous promisory notes owed to Dawson back into the 1840s that were apparently never repaid. At the final distribution of the estate, each of the children got 9.19 (or in case child was dceceased,amt. was divided among grandchildren). Other names mentioned: Asa Thompson, George M.Grimes, Charles Hall, W. T. Evans, James M. Carter, Washington Watson, JohnWatson, and Andrew L. Settles. [ I think I mentioned already the noTice of Dawson's death in the newspaper. That's where I got the age 103 and first name of Samuel...I have the land descriptions of 1836 and later where he and Darwin (who also married in Wake Co, North Carolina as did Dawson) and Wm. got land patents for land in Pike Co. I think you can tell from information above which of them went to Ms. or Texas. and which stayed in Alabama. ] (Gaylier) Christine Grimes Thacker