James Grimes, Jr ^{1 3}

  General Notes:

[Berry and Allied Families.FTW]

The following taken from "Kentucky Genealogical Society," pg. 57
"Indenture, November 16, 1802, Grace Jones, John Jones and Francis Jone s, of Fayette County, to James Grimes of the same county, for 500 pound s, a tract in Fayette County, beginning corner to Robert Frank, thence nor theast. Edmond Bullock, Steven Lay and William Grimes, witnesses. Record ed May 9, 1803."

Who is Steven Lay - descendant of Abraham Lay?


Sarah (Day) Boone, wife of Samuel, lived after her husband's death with h er daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Leonard Bradley, in Missouri. It w as to her that Daniel Boone wrote the well-known letter, in which he stat es his simple professsion of faith. The following transcription referenc es James Grimes, (either her brother or her father, both named James) of N ancy Grimes m. to Terry Bradley:

"October the 17th, 1816

Dear Sister

With pleasuer I red a later from your sun Samuel Boone who informs me th at you are yett Living and in good health considring your ge I wright to y ou to Latt you know I have not forgot you and to inform you of my own situ ation Sence the Death of your Sister Rabacah I Live with flanders Calaw ay But amat present at my sun Nathans and in tolarable halth you can ga ss at my feilings by your own as we are So Near one age I Need Not write y ou of our Satuation as Samuel Bradley or James Grimes' Can inform you of E very Surcomstance Relating to our family and how we live inthis World a nd what Chance we shall have in the next we know Not for my part I am as i gnerant as a Child all the Relegan I have to Love and fear God beleve in J eses Christ Dow all the good to my Nighbours and my Self that I can a nd Do as Little harm as I can help and trust on God's marcy for the Rest a nd I Beleve god never made a man of my prinsepal to be Los and I flatter m yself Dear Sister that youare well on your way in Cristianaty gave my Lo ve to all your Children and all my friends fearwll my Dear Sister

DANIEL BOONE"

Date and place of James' death found in LDS (familysearch.com) - Ancestr al file

Information on the descendants of James Browning provided by Russell Thomp son from

Russell Ingram, 9605 McKnight NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112, 9 Sep 1988, buri ed Shepard (Shaker Prairie) Cemetery in Sullivan, IN, died 8 April 1873, a ge 76 y 25 d. Site visited by Russell Ingram in 1986. ³

James married Elizabeth Browning, daughter of Colonel James Browning and Jane Morrow, on 6 Sep 1814 in , Clark, Kentucky, USA.^{1 2 3} (Elizabeth Browning was born on 1 Mar 1796 in , Clark, Kentucky, USA,^{1 3} died on 7 Jul 1846 in Knox Co., IN ^{1 3} and was buried in Shepherd (Shaker Prairie) Cemetery, Sullivan Co., IN ^{1 3}.)

  Marriage Notes:

[Berry and Allied Families.FTW]

Source of marriage: Genalogies of Kentucky Families A-M from the Regist er of hte Kentucky Historical Society, published in 1981 by Genealogical P ublishers, Inc.

From Russell Thompson:

6 September 1814 - James Grimes and Elizabeth Browning. Bondsma n: E. G. Browning, Teste: Josias B. Bullock, Consent of James Brownin g, father of Elizabeth Browning, attested by James Lovehard

From Thomas Whitehead:

James Grimes, Jr. m. (2nd) Francis Powell.

Information from Russell Thompson proves the marriage of James Grimes to E lizabeth Browning. (Confirmation of this marriage is also found in the I GI records.) However, the daughter, Lucretia Powell Grimes, would se em to indicate her mother was Francis Powell, as Thomas Whitehead report s. Her date of birth, however, indicates she is the daughter of Elizabe th Browning.

More reseach is need here. ³

James next married Lydia Goodridge on 15 Aug 1847 in Crawford Co., IL.^{1 3} (Lydia Goodridge was born about 1797 in New York ^{1 3}.)