First Families of Virginia - The Grymes

In which the Grymes Family of Virginia's history and genealogy is outlined.

[@wemartin1211]

Thanks for this. My descendants are Grymes but I’ve hit a brick wall. The last “for sure” person was Samuel A Grymes born in 1815. It’s possible his father was James Grymes born in 1788 but it all stops there. I’m hoping one day I can go further and make some more. connections.

[@rvanness]

It is difficult sometimes, especially with families that recycled names. The Grymes, for my part, were particularly difficult at times when doing genealogical research.
I hope you can find the link that helps you connect beyond Samuel A Grymes.

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

Where were your Grymeses located?

[@wemartin1211]

@@historyandhorseplaying7374 Louisa, Virginia is the last know specific place and that was Samuel's son William Woodson Grymes. I assume Samuel would have been close by.

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

@@wemartin1211 Hmmm, the well-known Grimes I'm familiar with were in what is now Hampton Roads, and Louisa is nowhere near that. It's very possible that was their origin though, especially if many settlers in Louisa immigrated from that area originally.

[@poetrymajor1457]

Could you please do the Armisteads

[@rvanness]

Will do. I had it planned for later this year.

[@ChrisBrown-hr6mc]

You going to do one on my ancestors the Carter's?

[@rvanness]

Yessir, either later this year, or early next year.

[@rvanness]

@@historyandhorseplaying7374 I ended up doing not 1, but 3. Last one was out in July.

[@gabrielgrimes8297]

Who am I?

[@rvanness]

You are Gabriel Grimes. Any relation? Grimes was a commonly used spelling for the Grymes family. Often both spellings were used in the same paragraph.

[@gabrielgrimes8297]

@@rvanness so both spellings were interchangeable? I've wanted to find who I am related too for a while now. All I know is that my family had been in Virginia for quite awhile and had some relation to a John Grimes from the 1600's. When looks at John Grimes, I've found a few that show up as being around that time. Great video by the way, it has helped a bit on learning the history of Grimes here in the States.

[@rvanness]

@@gabrielgrimes8297 Thank you for the kind words. Yes, there are many examples of Grymes/Grimes being used interchangeably. The struggle with researching the Grymes line back to the 17th Century, or further, is that there appear to be a few lines. The branch I focused upon in this episode is the one that built a strong, highly influential presence in the Colony and then later Commonwealth of Virginia. Regardless, you do have a high likelihood of being related to someone from that branch if you can trace lineage back to John Grimes.