John Ralph Grigsby

William married Emma Miller on 14 Jun 1892 in Edina, Knox County, Missouri, USA. Emma (daughter of David Miller and Mary ?) was born on 11 Mar 1864 in Sabina, Clinton County, Ohio, USA; died on 30 Apr 1929 in Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The George Grigsby family was living in Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the 1870 and 1880 Censuses.

George married Isabella Henry Baldwin in Dec 1854 OR 1855 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA. Isabella (daughter of Joseph Baldwin and Isabella Henry Cairns) was born on 29 Oct 1825 in Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA; died on 5 Jan 1890 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David + Mary ?. Mary was born in cir 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Massa Baldwin on 27 Apr 1811 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA. Massa (daughter of Joseph Baldwin and Mary Pettit) was born in cir 1789 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA; died in cir 1877 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George and Massa Baldwin Grigsby were living in Frederick County, Virginia, in 1820. By 1840, they were in Licking County, Ohio, and at the time of the 1850 census, they were living in Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio. Her second marriage, to Jesse Matthews, is only a possibility. After the death of her husband, Massa lived with her son, George, in Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where she was recorded in the 1860 census. By 1870, she was living with her daughter, Elizabeth Richey, in Kirksville, Missouri.

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Joseph Baldwin served in the War of 1812, enlisting in the regular army at Winchester, Virginia, on 12 May 1812. He served until 21 May 1817, when he was discharged at Pass Christian, Mississippi. He moved from Virginia to Pennsylvania with his parents about 1818. In Pennsylvania, he resided on a farm in Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and taught school. He was involved with the organization of the Disciples of Christ Church at Normal Glen, Shenango Township.

Joseph married Isabella Henry Cairns on 27 Nov 1818 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA. Isabella (daughter of William Cairns and Agnes Martin) was born on 24 Dec 1794 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 20 Nov 1870 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph Baldwin went from Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1773. He is thought to have served in the Revolutionary War. There is a record of a Joseph Baldwin who served as a Private in Captian Abel Westfall's Company of the 8th Virginia Regiment from 25 May 1776 to 30 April 1777, when he was reported to have deserted. Though the background of this Baldwin family was probably Quaker, there is almost no mention of them in Loudoun County Friends records. A single entry for 28 September 1783, shows that a Joseph Baldwin was received on request at Fairfax Monthly Meeting (now Waterford). Joseph Baldwin, Jr., must have inherited his father's lands in Shenandoah County. He apparently lived in Shenandoah County until at least 1818, when he moved to Shenango Township, Beaver (now Lawrence) County, Pennsylvania.

Joseph married Mary Pettit in 1774 in Alexandria, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. Mary was born in cir 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Williams Cairns family lived in Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

William + Agnes Martin. Agnes was born in cir 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: cooper

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In 1729, Joseph Baldwin was condemned by the Falls Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for "marriage out of unity." He were later reinstated. On 17 September 1730, Joseph Baldwin was appointed constable of Bristol for a term of one year. Joseph Baldwin was originally from Bristol, Pennsylvania, but moved from there in 1734, first to Philadelphia and then to Marple Township, Chester County. He moved from Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Loudoun County, Virginia, with his wife, Ann, (sometimes called Susannah), by 1773. On 19 April 1773, he purchased 200 acres of land in Loudoun County from James and Rachel Maris of Newtown Township, Chester County. This land was probably at the site of present-day Hamilton, Virginia. His name appeared on the county's list of tithables 1773, 1774, 1775, 1777, 1778, and 1783. In September 1786, Joseph and his wife sold 43 acres of their land to a neighbor, George Tavenner, and in April 1793, they sold two more parcels to George Tavenner. Finally, on 7 September 1793, they sold the remaining 148 acres of land to Stacey Janney. On the same date, they purchased from Stacey Janney a tract of 161 acres in the southwest corner of Loudoun County. They sold this parcel about a year later and purchased 67 acres from William and Dinah Hand, located partly in Frederick County and partly in Shenandoah County. The county boundaries were redrawn, putting all of the land in Shenandoah County. The land lay near Front Royal, and when Warren County was formed from Shenandoah County in 1836, the land was in the new county. While residents of Loudoun County, the Baldwins were apparently connected with Ketocton Baptist Church. The records show an entry in May 1794 in which the clerk was directed to "give a letter of dismission to Sister Baldwin, at her request." This would have coincided with the family's move to Shenandoah County, but it is not clear who "Sister Baldwin" was. She could have been the wife of either Joseph Baldwin, Sr., or Joseph Baldwin, Jr.

Joseph married Ann Tomlinson in 1729 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Ann was born in cir 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]