Grymes family of Virginia
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The Grymes family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its wealth, political influence, and intermarriage with other leading families such as the Lees.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grymes family of Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6562824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grymes family of Virginia Context triple: [Lucy Grymes Lee, notableFamily, Grymes family of Virginia]
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Harrison family of Virginia
The Harrison family of Virginia is a prominent American political dynasty whose members played significant roles in colonial leadership and early United States history, including producing two U.S. presidents.
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B.
Randolph family of Virginia
The Randolph family of Virginia was a prominent colonial and early American dynasty influential in politics, law, and society, producing leaders such as governors, legislators, and statesmen.
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C.
Lee family of Virginia
The Lee family of Virginia is a prominent American political and military dynasty that played a major role in colonial, Revolutionary, and early United States history.
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D.
Burwell family of Virginia
The Burwell family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era planter and political dynasty that played a significant role in the social and political life of early Virginia.
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E.
Page family of Virginia
The Page family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage of planters and politicians who played a significant role in the early political and social life of Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grymes family of Virginia Target entity description: The Grymes family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its wealth, political influence, and intermarriage with other leading families such as the Lees.
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A.
Harrison family of Virginia
The Harrison family of Virginia is a prominent American political dynasty whose members played significant roles in colonial leadership and early United States history, including producing two U.S. presidents.
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B.
Randolph family of Virginia
The Randolph family of Virginia was a prominent colonial and early American dynasty influential in politics, law, and society, producing leaders such as governors, legislators, and statesmen.
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C.
Lee family of Virginia
The Lee family of Virginia is a prominent American political and military dynasty that played a major role in colonial, Revolutionary, and early United States history.
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D.
Burwell family of Virginia
The Burwell family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era planter and political dynasty that played a significant role in the social and political life of early Virginia.
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E.
Page family of Virginia
The Page family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage of planters and politicians who played a significant role in the early political and social life of Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virginia planter family
ⓘ
colonial American political family ⓘ family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Middlesex County, Virginia
ⓘ
Rappahannock River region ⓘ
linked to:
Rappahannock River
|
| classedAs | First Families of Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
|
| economicBase | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| heritage | English descent ⓘ |
| influenced | Virginia colonial politics ⓘ |
| intermarriedWith |
Carter family of Virginia
ⓘ
Lee family of Virginia ⓘ Ludwell family of Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Ludwell family
Randolph family of Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intermarriage with other leading Virginia families
ⓘ
political influence ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Benjamin Grymes
ⓘ
John Grymes ⓘ Lucy Ludwell Grymes ⓘ
linked to:
Lucy Ludwell
Philip Grymes ⓘ |
| owned | plantations ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British colonial elite prior to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
members served in the Virginia House of Burgesses
ⓘ
members served on the Virginia Governor's Council ⓘ |
| region | Tidewater Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Virginia gentry ⓘ |
| status | landed aristocracy in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| usedLabor | enslaved Africans ⓘ |
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Subject: Grymes family of Virginia Description of subject: The Grymes family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its wealth, political influence, and intermarriage with other leading families such as the Lees.
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