Grymes family of Virginia
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The Grymes family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its wealth, political influence, and intermarriage with other leading families such as the Lees.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virginia planter family
ⓘ
colonial American political family ⓘ family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Middlesex County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rappahannock River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classedAs | First Families of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| heritage | English descent ⓘ |
| influenced | Virginia colonial politics ⓘ |
| intermarriedWith |
Carter family of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwell family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intermarriage with other leading Virginia families
ⓘ
political influence ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Benjamin Grymes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Grymes NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Ludwell Grymes NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Grymes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owned | plantations ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British colonial elite prior to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
members served in the Virginia House of Burgesses
ⓘ
members served on the Virginia Governor's Council ⓘ |
| region | Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Virginia gentry ⓘ |
| status | landed aristocracy in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| usedLabor | enslaved Africans ⓘ |
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