James T. was born on November 4th, 1810.1 James T.'s father is Etchison Grigsby and his mother is Sarah S. Turner. His paternal grandparents were James Grigsby and Rebecca Wallace. He had a brother and two sisters, named Benjamin, Sarah and Rebecca. He was the oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 87 on January 30th, 1898.1