The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-26
Queries.

Queries.
 453. PRYoR-Win you try to help me find the parents of Dorothy Pryor, who married Judge Henry McNeill, of North Carolina. This marriage took place in Colonial days, 1 believe in. or near. Fay etteville. N. c. V. A. U.
 454. STREET, would like to know something of the ancestry of Elizabeth Street, who married John Lane. She was the mother of Hon. Joseph Lane of Oregon. Q. D. 5.
 455. SHELBY-Information wanted of the Shelby family, especially of Col. Isaac Shelby, who was born in Maryland Also of his brother, Thomas Shelby, who nov ed to North Carolina. l.. W.
 GRYMES-John Grymes. son of Rev. Charles Grymes, formerly of Gloucester and York counties. married Alice, daugh- ter of Lawrence and Sarah daughter of Col. Augustine Warner. ST.. of Warner HalPO Towniey. He died August S, 11o9. aged about 6s years. His will was dated July 1, 170s, and proved in Middlesex. January g. 170s, and gave to his son Charles 1000 acres at the head of Ma raddico Creek, in Richmond County. and 1000 acres at the head of Rappahannock Creek, in same county; to his son John all other lands in Middlesex. Gloucester County. King and Queen. and elsewhere; to daughter Anne a chest of drawers and dressing box. and all his silver plate that came this present year on board the Churchill frigate, except six silver spoons; also two negroes and 800 pounds sterling. A mourning ring to each of his daugh- ters-in-law (stepdaughters). Elizabeth Darrell and Sarah Gibbons. All rest of estate to be equally divided between wife and sons John and Charles (neither of age.) The will of Mrs. Alice Grymes was proved in Middlesex, May l, ITO. She mentions her daughter Anne, son Charles and John. John and Alice Grymes had two sons, Charles the young est of Morattico, Richmond County, died 1743. He was a justice of that county from 1721, Sheriff, 1724 and 1725. and mem Der of the House of Burgesses, TIPS, (Rich- mond County Records) He married Frances, daughter of Governor Edmund Jennings. The eldest son of John and Alice Grymes was Hon. John Grymes of Brandon" Middlesex, born 1898, died No vember 2, 174S, Burgess for Middlesex. 1nS; appointed Auditor General of Vir- ginia, 1716, and afterward Receiver Gen eral and in 1725 member of the Council. He married Lucy, daughter of Philip Lud- well. of "Greenspring, and had with other children 1, Philip of Brandon" Burgess for Middlesex, 174s-1762; Receiver General, 174s, and Councillor from 176l to his death in 1762. 2 Benjamin of 'Smithfeld," Spotsylvania, member of the House of Burgesses from that coun- ty .1761-69. Philip Grymes was the father of Philip Ludwell Grymes, of Brandon Burgess for Mddlesex, 1769. member of the House of Delegates, 177S, and ap- pointed to the State Council in 1903. He died May 1s 1895. See Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. VIII, No. ?.
 Correction.
 In former issue Garrett genealogy ap- peared when 1t should have been Gar nett. State Historian.
 20. JONES.-The first Peter Jones married Margaret Wood, the daughter of Major General Abraham Wood, a prominent man who resided near the pres ent site of Petersburg. Va. He was a Burgess for Henrico 1644-45-46. when he was entitled Captain At the session of October, 1646. 1t was enacted that Cap tain Abraham Wood, whose services hath been employed at Fort Henry. on the Appomattox should be granted the fort and 600 acres adjoining, on condition that he kept ten armed men there for three years. Peter Jones died before 1863, leaving his widow with three children, two of them were sons, Major Peter and Abraham mentioned in Vol. 4. page 275,