Peyton Grymes
Born: 1791 in Orange County, Virginia
Married: Harriet Shepherd (born August 12, 1793) on October 4, 1819 in Orange County, Virginia
Died: 1878
Will:
Married 8 Oct 1773 Middlesex Co., VA (see The Virginia Gazette, Oct. 14, 1773)
Of "Brandon," Middlesex county, and son of Hon. John Grymes of the same place, was appointed justice of Middlesex in 1743, was a member of the house of burgesses in 1748, and, in 1749, was appointed receiver general of Virginia. In 1751, he was made a member of the council and was present at its sessions from that year until the close of 1761. His long will, disposing of a very large estate and dated 1756, is on record in Middlesex. He was the father of Philip Ludwell Grymes of "Brandon," burgess for Middlesex county 1769, member of the house of delegates 1778, and appointed to the state council in 1803; who died May 18, 1805.
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I
III--Colonial Councillors of State
Parents: Philip Grymes and Mary Randolph
Children:
John Randolph Grymes
Elizabeth Pope Grymes
Mary L. Grymes
Lucy Grymes
Sarah Berkeley Grymes
Peyton Grymes
Hannah F. Grymes
Philip Grymes
Thomas Grymes
Judith Grymes
Susan Burwell Grymes