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Benjamin Grymes (1725-1776) and his brother Ludwell Grymes (1733-1798), attributed to Charles Bridges, c. 1735. These are the youngest surviving sons of John and Lucy (Ludwell) Grymes of Brandon, Middlesex County. Unlike three of their eight brothers and sisters, they survived the hazards of childhood in the 1700s and lived to maturity. As befitted their social position, both boys married well. Benjamin took as his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Fitzhugh of Eagle's Nest, King George County. Ludwell married Mary, daughter of William Dawson, a member of the governor's Council and president of the College of William and Mary. |