“Soldier” John Grigsby

 

Born: 1720 in Stafford, Virginia

Passed: April 7, 1794 in Rockbridge, Virginia

 

“Soldier” John Grigsby served under Admiral Vernon in the expedition against Cartagena in 1741 and commanded a company in the Revolutionary War in the 13^th Regiment of Virginia Line. No less than four of his direct descendents were Brigadier Generals in the Confederate Army.  And in quintessential American fashion, another direct descendent of John Grigsby married Sarah, the sister of President Abraham Lincoln.