Capt.
John
Grigsby
Born in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Aaron Grigsby Sr.
and Rebecca (James) Grigsby
Husband of
Nancy Weir (Wilson) Grigsby
— married
1820 in Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 70
in Moselle, Franklin, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Oct 2011
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Biography
Leader of Grigsby-Ide wagon train over the Sierra MTs...also known as Capt.John in California history for his part in obtaining California from Mexico, along with William B. Ide.
Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95443337/john-grigsby
http://www.oregonpioneers.com/bios/JohnGrigsby_1845.pdf
https://www.sonomanews.com/news/3389571-181/the-real-bear-flag-story
Racing in California Paper: San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA) Page: 22 Dated Nov 1847 San Francisco, CA
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Grigsby-126 created through the import of ChambersBarneshistory.ged on Oct 19, 2011 by Charlene Chambers.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
Sonja (Anderson) Davis
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Rebecca (Skinner) Maes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A699442 [compare], Ancestry member croaken1
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~0.78%
Shawna McMillen :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #819791
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~0.78%
Kathy (Postell) Postelle Rixon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PV1991974 [compare], yourDNAportal KAT5ce28662, FTDNA kit #IN92163
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Living DNA, GEDmatch PV1991974 [compare]
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Linda (Hassey) Bridges :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Libby Ware :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T760040 [compare]
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Traci Thiessen
Traci Thiessen
Grisby-18 and Grigsby-126 appear to represent the same person because: LNAB is GRIGSBY
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by Traci Thiessen
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