Mark GRIMES

Notes:

                   Names of spouse and children from Deed Book 13, Page 295 Randolph County, West Virginia:
This indenture made and entered into this 20th day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine between Cunningham Grimes and Mary his wife, George Teter and his wife Pernicia of Macon County and state of Missouri and Philip Teter and Rebeccah his wife, Robert Grimes and Temperance his wife, Henry Grimes and Elizabeth his wife of the county of Randolph and State of Missouri, and Michael Stip and Jemmima his wife of the county of Lawrence and state of Indiana and Elizabeth DeGarmo of the county of Schuyler and state of Illinois children and heirs of Mark Graham deceased, all of the first part and John Graham of the County of Randolph and State of Missouri of the other part witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the said John Graham this . . . whereof is hereby acknowledged hath given, granted . . . and sold to the said John Graham and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell . . . release and confirm unto the said John Graham his heirs and granting favor all their right title and interest in deed to a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the County of Randolph and State of Virginia lying on the east side of the Tygrats Valley River being the same . . . that was hereafter conveyed or attempted to be conveyed from Mark Graham and Nancy his wife to the said John Graham by and ordered in this clerks office of Randolph County, Virginia and the same that was willed to the said Nancy Graham by her father and the same that has been since sold by the said John Graham to a certain Martin L. Coyner who now has the same in possession to have and to hold all the right title and interest which the said several parties of the first part has in and to said lands above all . . . in any way whatsoever to the only proper use . . . and . . . of him the said John Graham his heirs and granting forever free from claim of any of the parties of the first part and each of his heirs forever and all persons claiming under them and to said parties of the first part for themselves . . . and formally their joint and several heirs by oath hereby covenant to and with the said John Graham his heirs and granting forever to warrant and defend the title to the above described land a parcel of the same free from claim of themselves their joint and several heirs to and all persons whatsoever claiming under their own testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand and affixed our seal this day and year above written.

See also BIBLE RECORDS  Volume 15, Bible Record of James and Catharine Henkle, Page 23; National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Records in Bible of James and Catherine Henkle, by Flora L. Ward.

John Grimes was born 18th July, 1785;  Sarah Bonnifield, wife of the above, was born 6th Sept. 1878 [sic]
George W. Grimes, son of the above, was born 4th Nov. 1811; Susanna Haigler, wife of George W. Grimes, was born Aug. 23rd, 1817
Solomon H., oldest son of George W. Grimes , was born 29th Oct. 1835; Delilah Grimes was born 28th August 1837; John Perry Grimes was born 29th July 1839; Sarah Christenah Grimes was born 21st July 1841; Wm. Eujenius Grimes was born 23rd July 1843; Jacob L. Grimes was born 21st Jan. 1846; Mary S. Given was born 23rd Nov 1862; Sallie Given was born 14th April 1864; Louis Given was born 15th Jan 1866; Roxie Given was born 19th March 1868; Willie Given was born 21st Nov 1869; Lyda Given was born 30th Dec 1870; Addie L. Given was born 27th Jan 1877; Alice W. Given was born 22nd Jan 1880

Children of Mark and Nancy Grimes: Jane Grimes was born July 18th, 1783; John Grimes was born July 18th, 1785; Elizabeth Grimes was born Feb. 10th, 1787; George Grimes was born Oct 16th, 1789; Jemima Grimes was born Feb 18th, 1792; Prudence Grimes was born July 16th, 1793; Robert Grimes was born Sept 12th, 1795; William Grimes was born Sept 22nd, 1797; Henry Grimes was born June 29th, 1799; Amelia Grimes was born Jan 10th, 1801; Jemima Grimes was born Sept 30th, 1802; Rebecca Grimes was born July 31, 1804; Cunningham Grimes was born Jun 16th, 1806; Solomon Grimes was born Aug 27th, 1808.

Lila Fleming was born Sunday, Dec 4th, 1887; Freddie Fleming was born Sunday, Aug 4th, 1889; Ruth C. Fleming was born Friday, May 15th, 1891; Will Travis Fleming was born Tuesday, Jan 31st, 1893.

Deaths:
Nancy Grimes departed this life 3rd June, 1831, aged 63 years
Mark Grimes departed this life 23rd Dec 1834, aged 87 years, a native of Ireland, he emigrated to this country about the year 1774.