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Grigsby is a surname of Anglo-Saxon Descent (possibly meaning 'of Grig's town/settlement)', stemming from a common progenitor, John Grigsby (1623–1730. Most Grigsbys in the United States of America trace lines of descent from this 17th-century landowner, in Stafford County, Virginia. ==Famous Grigsbys== * * Hugh Blair Grigsby, Virginia statesman and historian * Andrew Jackson Grigsby, Colonel for the Stonewall Brigade for the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War, and commander in the Battle of Antietam. * Boomer Grigsby, American football fullback * Bill Grigsby, announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs * Tamara Grigsby, representative for the Wisconsin State Assembly * Charles Grigsby, American Idol contestant * Michael Grigsby, British filmmaker * Will Grigsby, IBF Light Flyweight Champion boxer * Bertram James Grigsby, President and co-inventor of the Grigsby-Grunow Company, makers of the Majestic Radio, the largest manufacturers of radios in the early 20th century.〔Time Magazine, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,752467,00.html〕 * Shaw Grigsby, Bass Fisherman, sports commentator and host, of MyOutdoorTV.com * John Grigsby, Kent, England author of books on myth and legend, most notably on the Grail legends and the Old English poem 'Beowulf' * John Grigsby, Captain, United States Army, leader in the Bear Flag Revolt and the Grigsby-Ide Party.〔Bancroft, Herbert Howe (1886), ''The History of California 1846-1848''. Nabu Press, 808. ISBN 978-1-148-79050-3〕 * Aaron Grigsby, brother of Nathaniel Grigsby, husband to Sarah Lincoln.〔National Park Service website, http://www.nps.gov/libo/historyculture/sarah-lincoln-grigsby.htm〕 * Sarah Lincoln Grigsby.〔National Park Service website, http://www.nps.gov/libo/historyculture/sarah-lincoln-grigsby.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grigsby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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