Greene County, NC - John William Pope Grimsley Bible JOHN WILLIAM POPE GRIMSLEY BIBLE Printed 1824. Handwritten copy in the papers of Frederick Lee Edwards. Bill Murphy states this Bible was last known to be in Greensboro, NC. NOTE: This Bible is a little misleading. It states that James Albritton was the son of Peter Albritton which is disproved both from his tombstone which states he was the son of Matthew and Susan and Pitt County records. Peter Albritton did have a son James who died in 1799. John William Pope Grimsley married Mary Albritton daughter of James Albritton. James Albritton had three proven wives, 1) unknown Hodges daughter of Robert Hodges (as proven by a Pitt county deed from Robert Hodges to his grandson John Hodges Albritton son of James), 2) Sarah Pope daughter of John and Mary Pope and 3) Martha (Patsy) May Streeter, widow of JOHN Streeter and daughter of Benjamin May. James had issue by all his wives, but all of their names are not known and we are not sure of the mother in some cases. (mmm) John Grimsley married Mary Albritton Sept. 25, 1816 Owen Moore married Elizabeth Albritton Oct. 6, 1818 James Albritton married Sarah Rouse Jan. 4th, 1825 James Albritton married Margaret Ormond Dec. 12, 1827 Francis Harper married Martha Albritton Nov. 17, 1831 Winsor Dixon married Clary Albritton Mar. 10, 1829 Wm. M. Albritton married Nicey Harper Dec. 19, 1832 Jacob Attley married Mary Grimsley Jan. 23, 1838 Franklin Edwards married Martha A. C. E. M. Edwards May 6, 1846 John Wm. Pope Grimsley married Elizabeth Dixon Sept 14, 1847 Susan Elizabeth Grimsley wife of W. P. Grimsley died Nov. 26, 1867 John W. P. Grimsley, son of John Grimsley by Mary his wife departed this life March 23rd A. D. 1893 James Albritton the son of Peter (sic) Albritton by Susannah his wife was born July 13, 1765 Jethro Grimsley born Sept. 11, 1773 Lydia Grimsley born Nov. 15, 1775 Elijah Grimsley born Nov. 13, 1794 James Grimsley born Dec. 8, 1798 Wm. Grimsley born Apr. 15, 1800 Ann Grimsley born Oct. 15, 1803 Jethro Grimsley born Dec. 29, 1804 Sarah Pope daughter of John Pope by Mary his wife born Feb. 11, 1777 John Grimsley the son of Jethro Grimsley by Lydia his wife was born Dec 31st 1795 Mary Albritton the daughter of James Albritton by Sarah his wife was born June 12th 1800 James A. Grimsley the son of John Grimsley by Mary his wife was born Dec. 5, 1819 John W. P. Grimsley the son of John Grimsley by his wife Mary was born Oct. 17, 1828 Martha Ann C. E. Grimsley the daughter of John Grimsley by Mary his wife was born Oct. 5, 1831 Elizabeth Dixon the daughter of John Dixon by Nancy his wife was born Feb. 22, 1833 John Wm. Pope Grimsley married Elizabeth Dixon Sept 14, 1847 NOTE: the following list of children of the above couple was not in Edward's handwritten notes but according to William Murphy it was in the copy of the Bible he possessed. John Dixon Grimsley born Aug. 26, 1848 Cora Elizabeth Grimsley born May 22, 1851 Joseph E. Grimsley born Dec. 24, 1853 Florence E. Grimsley born Jan 2, 1856 Wm. Edward Grimsley born May 22, 1858 Joseph Edgar Grimsley born Nov. 25, 1859 George Adonijah Grimsley born (torn) Sarah Augusta Grimsley born Apr. 12, 18 - Nancy Irene Grimsley born July 22, 1866 John Wm. Pope Grimsley married 2nd Mrs. Mary Wormley McDougal of Richmond, Va. NOTE: Again this list of children came from William Murphy Their children were Mary Strade Grimsley born Stella Eugenia Grimsley Alice Atkinson Grimsley born James Albritton, son of Peter (sic) by Susannah departed this life Sept. 27, 1828 or 1829 John Grimsley departed this life January 27, 1835 Mary Attley wife of Jacob Attley departed this life February 21st 1846 Joseph E. Grimsley the son of W. P. Grimsley by Elizabeth his wife departed this life August 7, 1855 Florence E. Grimsley daughter of W. P. Grimsley by Elizabeth his wife departed this life August 14, 1860 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Martha Mewborn Marble - 58marble@suddenlink.net ______________________________________________________________________