1. James Grimes died December 06, 1817
in St. Brides Parrish, Norfolk County, Virginia.
He married Rebecca Leake April 05,
1795/96, daughter of Willis Leake.
Children of James Grimes and Rebecca Leake are:
2. i. Jesse Grimes,b. July 10, 1796,
St. Brides Parrish, Norfolk Co. Va; d. February
09, 1855.
3. ii. James Leake Grimes,b. February
22,1798, St Brides Parrish, Norfolk Co. Va.;
d. ? Portsmouth, Virginia.
Generation No. 2
2. Jesse Grimes, b. July 10, 1796
and d. February 09, 1855 in NorfolkCounty. He married (1) Mary
Curthrell , December 31, 1819,
daughter of Joshua Curthrell and Elizabeth. She was born July 04, 1802 and died November 15, 1833 in St Brides Parrish, Norfolk
Co.. He married (2) Matilda Barnes October
20, 1834, daughter of Thomas Barnes and Ann. She was born October 14, 1814 and died May 17, 1852.
Children of Jesse Grimes and Mary Curthrell are:
4. i. Joshua Thomas Grimes, b. July 01,
1826, St Brides Parrish, Norfolk Co. d. August 04, 1855Portsmouth,
Va.
ii. Rebecca Grimes, b. Nov.01, 1820; married Thomas Hill
iii. James William Grimes, b. August
23, 1823; marr. Debra A. Manning May 24, 1849 iv. Margaret C. Grimes, b. May 05, 1828; marr. Ignatious
Goldsborough (Goldsberry) February 05,
1846.
v. Cathrine S. Grimes, b. October 30,
1830; marr.George Hoffnagle November 25, 1847
Child of Jesse Grimes and Matilda Barnes is:
vi. Elizabeth M. Grimes, b. May 01,
1851
3. James Leake Grimes was born February
22, 1798, St Brides Parrish, Norfolk Co. Virginia
and died in Portsmouth, Va.
He married Catherine Foreman. She was b. 1804 and d. 1866 in Portsmouth,
Va.
Children of James Leake Grimes and Cathrine Foreman are:
i. Elizabeth Jane Grimes,b.November 20, 1825, NorfolkCounty, d. Portsmouth,
Va. marr. Bassett Butt Warren, December 27, 1843
ii. CaryFranklin
Grimes, b. February 15, 1829,
Norfolk County.Killed September 17, 1862 at SharpsburgMaryland. marr. Mary H. Kellum July 11, 1850, daughter of Zachariah
B. Kellum. Cary was Captain Cary F.
Grimes of the Portsmouth Lighthorse Artillery. Grimes Battery
of the Va. Nat. Guard was named for him.
iii. Richard Nereus Grimes , b. February
01, 1832, died in Charlotte, North
Carolina. marr. Georgiana Tee March 26, 1857.
iv. George Washington Grimes, b. February
17, 1837, died December
17, 1906Murfreesboro, N.C.
Military service; Leiut. Co. G. 17th N.C.
Generation No. 3
4. Joshua Thomas Grimes (Jesse, James) was born July 01, 1826 in St Brides Parrish, Norfolk Co. Va.
He died August 04, 1855 In
the Yellow Fever Epidemic in Portsmouth, Virginia.
He married Rebecca Ann Guy January 09,
1849 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
She was the daughter of Henry Guy and Elizabeth Lamount. She was born December 28, 1829 in Elizabeth
City County, Va., and she died September 25, 1885Portsmouth,
Va. Joshua Thomas Grimes was the first Police Chief of Portsmouth,
Va.
Children of Joshua Thomas Grimes and Rebecca Ann Guy are;
i. Joshua Lanier Grimes, b. August 07,
1851Portsmouth, Va.
died September 07, 1937Portsmouth,
Virginia
ii. George Grimes, b. 1852 died young.
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