▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁wid ower . ▁They ▁lived ▁together ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁sons : ▁Arch ib ald , ▁Francis , ▁and ▁John ▁( born ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ). ▁Henry ▁taught ▁Nancy ▁and ▁the ▁boys ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁write . ▁▁▁ ▁Among ▁Henry ' s ▁family ▁were ▁two ▁sister s ▁who ▁had ▁opposed ▁sla very ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁South ▁before ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁West on ; ▁Sarah ▁and ▁Angel ina ▁Gr im ké ▁became ▁notable ▁abol ition ists ▁in ▁the ▁North . ▁The ▁Gr im k és ▁were ▁also ▁related ▁to ▁John ▁Gr im ké ▁D ray ton ▁of ▁Magn olia ▁Plant ation ▁near ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁South ▁Carolina ▁had ▁laws ▁making ▁it ▁difficult ▁for ▁an ▁individual ▁to ▁man um it ▁slaves , ▁even ▁his ▁own ▁slave ▁children . ▁( See ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁plant ation .) ▁Instead ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁necessary ▁legisl ative ▁appro val ▁required ▁for ▁each ▁man um ission , ▁wealth y ▁f athers ▁often ▁sent ▁their ▁children ▁north ▁for ▁school ing ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁opportun ities , ▁and ▁in ▁hopes ▁they ▁would ▁stay ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁free ▁state . ▁ ▁Angel ina ' s ▁uncle , ▁Francis ▁J . ▁Gr im ké , ▁graduated ▁from ▁Lincoln ▁University ▁( P en nsylvan ia ) ▁and ▁Pr inc eton ▁The ological ▁Sem inary . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁He ▁married