When Robert Polston Grimmett was born in 1799, in Russell, Russell, Virginia, United States, his father, William Lee Grimmett Senior, was 33 and his mother, Delila A. Polston, was 28. He married Elizabeth Jolley about 1826, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Madison, Alabama, United States in 1860. He died in 1850, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 51.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Historical Boundaries: 1808: Madison, Mississippi Territory, United States 1817: Madison, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Madison, Alabama, United States
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
English:
(West Midlands): from the Middle English male personal name Grimbald (see Grimble ) becoming, through French, Grimaud, Grimet. Alternatively, from a diminutive of Grim, a pet form of Grimbald (see Grimble ).
from a Middle English personal name Grimwald representing Old Norse Grímólfr ‘fierce’ + ‘wolf’ through the substitution of the French suffix -aud.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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