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Nicholas married a Catherine. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier. He moved to the Watauga Settlement, now located in Carter Co TN, in the late 1780's. This is the area also known as Washington Co NC and Washington Co TN. Nicholas & Catherine had childrren John, Nicholas Jr, Isaac, Henry, Susannah, and Mary ( and possibly Sarah)

TimGrant2 (FamilySearch.org)
"Depositions from May 1843 court case show that Catherine was apparently married to a Mr. Grindstaff prior to her marriage to Edward Smith (ca 1798). This is proven by Nicholas Grindstaff (c1776) stating that he was a half brother to Nancy Smith Heaton Morley (c1798) a proven child of Edward Smith and Catherine. Another half sibling is mentioned, Sarah, wife of John Stout..." I am a descendant of Nicholas Grindstaff. I have been researching several Steinseiffers and, so far, I have not found any in North Carolina when Nicholas would have married. Edward Smith, it appears, married his widow and had a daughter.
Goodwin Vs. Moore, July Term 1843 (See Catherine's notes)

Birth	Abt 1746
Marriage	Abt 1765	Catherine [Grindstaff]
Death	1794	Washington County, Tennessee

Spouse	Catherine [Grindstaff] (1748 - 1832)
Child	Nicholas GRINDSTAFF (1766 - )
Child	Mary Grindstaff (1785 - 1843)
Child	Living

Father	Michael GRINDSTAFF (1718 - 1790)
Mother	Catrin [Grindstaff] ( - )
Sibling	Susannah GRINDSTAFF (1736 - 1800)
Sibling	CATHERINE GRINDSTAFF (1740 - 1764)
Sibling	Isaac GRINDSTAFF (1754 - 1825)
Sibling	Michael GRINDSTAFF Jr. (1759 - 1820)
Sibling	Adam GRINDSTAFF (1760 - 1781)
Sibling	Jacob GRINDSTAFF (1766 - 1844)