John Grimes ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

[Berry and Allied Families.FTW]

The information below cannot positively be associated with John Grimes, s on of Phillip. I have included this information in the event that it mig ht in the future be properly placed in this database.


From Fayette County, KY Burnt Records, Volume 7, pg 325: (See Grimes #19

Between John Davis of the one part and John Grimes of the other part a ll of the sate of K
Witnesseth that the said Davis intending to ma
certain provision for his wife Elizabeth DAvis, her
use of which he intending not to leave it in his power
; and in consideration also fo the sum of five shil
to hime the said Davis in hand paid by the said John
Grimes and John Bell he the said Davis hath sold
and delivered unto the said John Grime and John Bel
one Negor man slave named Fortune and one Negro woman
slave named Aimey with the future increse of the said
Aimey to have and tohold the said Slaves and the future
increase of the said Aimey unto the said John Grimes
and John Bell and their heirs to the uses upon the trusts
and to the intents and purposes herin after expressed (to wit)
that the whole of the profits and monies arising fromthe
labour and services of the said Fortune and Aimey, and
the future increase of the said Aimey, shall on the twenty
fivth day of December annually to commence on the 25th
day of December last past, be paid by the said John
Grmes and John Bel to the said Elizabeth Davis
control of the
said Elizabeth Davis and said trust to
and the said slaves to revert to the said John Davis
s. In Witness whereof the parties hereto have set their
and affixed their Seals the day and year above mentioned.

John Davis L. S.
John Grimes L. S.
John Bell L. S.

Fayette County January Court 1794

This Deed was this day produced in court and acknowledged by John Davis, J ohn Grimes and John Bell parties thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Teste Levi Todd C.C. ¹

John married Valinda Cotton. (Valinda Cotton was born about 1762 ^{1 2}.)