William Monroe Grayson (son of Benjamin Grayson and Susannah Monroe)273, 274, 275 was born 1736 in Dumfries, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA276, and died 12 Mar 1790 in Dumfries, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA. He married Eleanor Smallwood on Abt. 1779 in Prob., Maryland.
Notes for William Monroe Grayson: 1776, aid-de-camp to Washington 76-77. Led the attack at Monmouth. President of the Board of War and member of Continental Congress 1790 - Attended College of Philadelphia Educated at Oxford William was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia. He died in office ans was succeeded by his 2nd cousin, James Monroe. Ref: Clan Munro files - May, Frank Boone III - Johnson, Monroe - Williams, Irmalee - Benjamin Grayson family record
Some references say William was born in Spottsylvania County, Virginia and died in Albemarle County, Virginia. Ref 4 suggests that he might have died 7 Dec 1790 in Frederick County, Virginia.
He was buried in the family vault at their Belle Air estate.
Colonel William Monroe Grayson was an attorney and was one of the first two senators from Virginia. His middle name is not certain.
William's children received large tracts of land as a result of his service as a Colonel during the American Revolutionary War, when he served as aide-de-camp of George Washington. The Grayson grant was on the Little Sandy River at the site of Grayson, Kentucky (then in Greenup County, later in Carter County.)
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of Susannah Monroe (second installment) - dated 7 Oct 1997 - p. 6
(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of Susannah Monroe (third installment) - received 12 Oct 1997 - p. 2
(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - e-mail received 11 Nov 1997 - p. 4
(4) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy chart of Susannah Monroe (3rd Installment) - dated 23 Dec 1997 - p. 2
(5) Clan Munro files - Grayson, Nathaniel Lewis, III - Descendants of David Munro - p. 6
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA - Email: Alger@alum.mit.edu
More About William Monroe Grayson: Alt. Birth: 1740277 Ancestral File Number: AMREV. Burial: Family Vault, Belle Air, Prince William C, Virginia. Education: 278 Military service: 1776279, 280 Occupation: 281 Record Change: 21 Jul 2004
More About William Monroe Grayson and Eleanor Smallwood: Marriage: Abt. 1779, Prob., Maryland. Record Change: 04 Nov 2001
William Monroe Grayson (b. 1736, d. 12 Mar 1790)
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