In 1776, John Randolph Grymes joined the royal army under Lord Dunmore, and his allegiance was accounted of great importance by that general because of his influential position in the colony. He served at the head of a troop of horse which he himself raised. His family was expelled from his estate and his negroes and personal property fell into the hands of the Continentals. In 1777, he joined the "Rangers"; resigned in 1778, and went to England as agent for prosecuting the claims of the loyalists and when the loyalist Americans in London, with the approval of the king, formed themselves into a company he was appointed ensign. While in London, he married his cousin, a daughter of John Randolph, the last attorney-general of Virginia under the king. Later he returned to America and settled in Orange county, Va., where he became a wealthy planter. He died there in 1820.
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In 1776, John Randolph Grymes joined the royal army under Lord Dunmore, and his allegiance was accounted of great importance by that general because of his influential position in the colony. He served at the head of a troop of horse which he himself raised. His family was expelled from his estate and his negroes and personal property fell into the hands of the Continentals. In 1777, he joined the "Rangers"; resigned in 1778, and went to England as agent for prosecuting the claims of the loyalists and when the loyalist Americans in London, with the approval of the king, formed themselves into a company he was appointed ensign. While in London, he married his cousin, a daughter of John Randolph, the last attorney-general of Virginia under the king. Later he returned to America and settled in Orange county, Va., where he became a wealthy planter. He died there in 1820.
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