Rev. 31 July 2008, Gen. 270

JOHN GRAVES/GREAVES

OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND & VIRGINIA

GENERATION 1

John Graves(1) was born about 1665 and died after 1737. His wife's name is not known. It is believed that he was an immigrant to Virginia from Northamptonshire, England (based on DNA testing, and the Bible record of Solomon Graves in the Appendix), and his surname may have been spelled Greaves in England (since all other proven relatives of his in England spelled their name as Greaves). It was previously thought that this John was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Graves (descended from Capt. Thomas Graves of VA, genealogy 169), since the ages were right, and there were no other known Graves of the right age to be the father of this John. He is obviously too old to be one of the Johns of the Abingdon Parish Register. Francis (genealogy 220, previously thought to be youngest son of Capt. Thomas Graves of gen. 169) may possibly have had a son John by a first marriage, but this John died in Essex Co. in 1720. He was also in Essex Co. at the same time that John Sr. (#1) was in King and Queen and King William Counties. Two John Graves are in the 1704 Quit Rent Rolls, one in King and Queen Co. and one in King William Co. The one in King and Queen Co. might be the John bapt. 1677, Abingdon Parish, but it is also quite possible that both Johns are one and the same person. As deeds show, John Sr. (#1) was of King and Queen Co. in 1704 when he purchased land in King William Co. Therefore, it is quite possible that he is listed for both areas. The Quit Rent Rolls are obviously incomplete, as only seven Graves appear on them: Thomas and John in King William Co., John and Robert in King and Queen Co., Thomas and Jeffery of Gloucester Co., and James of James City Co. There should be many more.

There are several deeds that are crucial to establishing this line. They substantiate the birth dates of John Sr. (#1) and his son John Jr., and show that this is the same family that later settled in Spotsylvania Co. King William Co., Deed Book 1, pp. 195-7: John Clayton (or Clayborne) of St. John's Parish, King William Co., sells 100 acres on the north side of the Pamunkey River to John Graves of Stratton Major (Manor) Parish, King and Queen Co., 6 May 1704.

King William Co., Deed Book 1, p. 342: John Graves assigns over all rights, etc., to the above 100 acres on the Pamunkey to his son John, 20 March 1706/7.

Spotsylvania Co. Deed Book A, May 24, 1729. Thomas Gambrill of St. Margaret's Parish, King William Co. In consideration of 100 acres of land, a tract of land containing 200 acres in Spotsylvania Co. (one of the witnesses to this deed was Thomas Graves).

This deed does not describe the bounds of the 100 acres which John Jr. traded off in King William Co., but inasmuch as he was described as being of King and Queen and owning 100 acres in King William, it must be the same 100 acres assigned to him as a Deed of Gift by his father John Graves Sr. There are no other records showing the disposal of the 100 acres or of any other John Graves owning 100 acres in this section.

Spotsylvania Co. Deed Book F, p. 563, May 31, 1765. John and Frances Graves made a Deed of Gift to their son, Joseph Graves, specifically mentioning the 200 acres content and that it was purchased by them in 1729 from Thomas Gambrill.

Journal of the House of Burgess, 1717-1726, p. 56: William Smith of King William Co. petitions for a bill to make good the title on entailed land he sold to John Graves Jr., 16 Nov. 1713.

It is obvious John Graves Jr. was of age by 1713 and most likely either of age or very close in 1706/7 when given the land on Pamunkey by his father. Therefore, John Jr. was probably born 1685-90 and was the oldest of John Sr.'s known sons. By this same reasoning, John Sr. must have been born by 1670 and more likely by 1665.

Although there is no record of John Sr. moving to Spotsylvania Co., Va., it is likely that he moved with his sons. In Spotsylvania Co. Order Book, 1735-38, p. 501, 7 June 1737, John Graves is set free of any county levies, he being very ancient and unable to labor. There is no other John in the area to whom this description would apply. It is also more appropriate for a man born 1665 than the John who was probably baptized 1677. John Graves Sr. died sometime after 1737.

Thomas Graves, in his will of 1768, specifically mentions Joseph Graves (son of John Graves, Jr. of Spotsylvania Co.) as his nephew and makes him executor of his will. This proves beyond contention that John Graves, Jr. and Thomas Graves, both of Spotsylvania Co., were brothers and the sons of John Graves Sr. of King and Queen Co.

The evidence for Joseph Graves as a son is discussed in the section on Joseph and his family.

Miss Louise Graves, in her book referenced at the end of this paragraph, has an excellent discussion of the ancestry of this John Graves. On pages 47-50 of her book, she points out the errors in the lineage of this line in the publications of Mrs. Hiden and John Card Graves. She quotes Mr. John Frederick Dorman as stating, "The John Graves of King and Queen Co. who deeded 100 acres in King William Co. to his son is the only logical John Graves to be the father of Thomas and John Jr.... The deed of 1706/7 appears to be an adult John Jr., and if that is so we must put his birth as ca. 1685 and the father's birth back before 1665. This would make the father a contemporary of John Graves of St. Ann's Parish, Essex Co. (will 1719-20) who was of age when he purchased 200 acres there. Neither of these John Graves is identified in Adventurers of Purse and Person although they fall within the generations covered in that book. They must be either sons of Thomas Graves, Jr., or Francis Graves, or grandsons of John Graves, the eldest son of old Captain Thomas."

We now know (as a result of DNA testing) that this John Graves was not descended from Capt. Thomas Graves of VA. That conclusion is also supported by the Bible record of Solomon Graves in the appendix to this genealogy. (R‑14, R‑901)

Children - Graves

+2. John Graves, Jr., b.c. 1685, m. Frances ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1715, d. after 1772.

+3. Thomas Graves, b. 1691, m(1) Mary Perkins, m(2) Ann Davenport, d. 1768.

+4. Joseph Graves, b.c. 1715, m. Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1774.

GENERATION 2

CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (1)

John Graves, Jr. (2) was born about 1685-90, and most likely about 1685, as shown in the deed discussed in the section on his father. He was probably born in either York Co. or New Kent Co., VA. He died after 1772. He married Frances ‑‑‑‑‑‑ about 1715. The first record of John's arrival in Spotsylvania Co., VA is found in Deed Book A, p. 405: John Graves, Jr. of St. Stephens Parish, King and Queen Co., VA purchases 200 acres of land in Spotsylvania Co. for 100 acres of land in King William Co., VA from Thomas Gambrill of St. Margaret's Parish, King William Co., 24 May 1729; wit: Thomas Graves. This deed is the key to the relationships of the Graves of King William Co. and King and Queen Co. to those who were later in Spotsylvania Co. It proves that John Jr. of Spotsylvania Co. is the same John Jr. who received the 100 acres from his father in King William Co. in 1706. It also proves that Thomas Graves (#3) was a brother of John Jr., and therefore also a son of John Graves Sr. In 1765, John and Frances deeded this very same land to their son Joseph, reserving a lifetime tenancy for themselves (Spotsylvania Co., Deed Book F, p. 563). This Joseph is named by Thomas Graves as his nephew and an executor of his will, confirming that John Jr. and Thomas were brothers.

John Graves Jr. owned land in several counties, which he gave as gifts to his sons over the years, but he maintained his original Spotsylvania Co. residency as witnessed by the above deed. Frances died between 1765 and 1772. John died sometime after 1772 when he made a final gift to his son Joseph. (R‑14, R‑911, R‑915)

Children - Graves

+5. Elizabeth Graves, b. 14 Feb. 1720, m. William Sandidge, d. 6 Jan. 1826.

+6. Thomas Graves, b. by 1724, m. Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1792.

+7. James Graves, b. by 1722, m. Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1781.

+8. Joseph Graves, b. by 1725, m(1) Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(2) Frances Coleman, d. 12 May 1785.

+9. John Graves, b.c. 1725, m. Mary McGehee, by 1761, d. 17 Nov. 1798.

+10. Ann Graves, b.c. 1725, m. John McGehee, by 5 Aug. 1743, d. before 2 Nov. 1798.

11. Frances Graves, m. Joseph Bush, d. before 1809. He d. 1809. He married second Mary Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑. His father was Philip Bush of Orange Co., VA. They had 9 or 10 children.

Thomas Graves (3) was born in 1691 (based on a deposition, Caroline O.B. 1746-54, p. 362), and died in 1768 in Spotsylvania Co., Va. Mrs. Hiden states: "in the absence of documentary proof, we can still feel confident that Thomas Graves was the son of a John Graves who had lived in King and Queen Co. but was of the Gloucester Co. family, born about 1670, son of Thomas and Mary Graves, son of Thomas, son of Capt. Thomas."

Thomas Graves consistently maintained his residence on the Pamunkey in Spotsylvania Co., Va. His wife Ann (or Anne or Sarah Ann) has generally been thought to be a Davenport, daughter of William Davenport and Anne Woodruff, but Mrs. Hiden thought she was more likely a Clark, or of that family connection. Mrs. Taylor says she was born before 1696. She lived until 1782, and during the Revolution she furnished supplies to the Continental troops.

It appears that Thomas Graves first married Mary Perkins by 1715, and had by this marriage only three children, two daughters and one son. His wife then died and he remarried by no later than 1721. The son was John Graves and one of the daughters was Eleanor Graves, based on Thomas Kimbrough’s will dated 20 Sept. 1777 in Caswell Co., NC[1]. The source for the former statement is a record from the Bible of Solomon Graves, son of Rev. Barzillai Graves (who died 1827). A copy of the Bible record was made by the NC Archives in 1971. A detailed discussion of this is in the Appendix of this book. A discussion of the research for determining the ancestry of Thomas and his brothers is also in the Appendix, but it has now been determined that the conclusions were wrong, since all researchers had made the incorrect assumption that this family was descended from Capt. Thomas Graves (genealogy 169).

The will of Thomas Graves (Spotsylvania Co. Rec. Will Book D, p. 318) was dated 17 Oct. 1767, probated 6 June 1768, but final settlement was not until July 1802. Thomas is credited with a total of 16 children. However, the estate settlement plainly states there were only 15 legatees. There were probably other children who died before reaching adulthood. There is some question about some of the following children, and additional proof is needed. Mrs. Ethel Taylor suggests that there may also have been another child named Sarah.

Children - Graves, by Mary Perkins

+12. Eleanor Graves, b. probably by 1712, m. Thomas Kimbrough, d. aft. Sept. 1781.

+13. John Graves, b.c. 1715, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Herndon, m(2) Isabella Lea, c. 1752, d. 18 Jan. 1792.

Children - Graves, by Ann Davenport[2]

+14. Thomas Graves, b. by 1721, m. Isabella Susan Bartlett, by 1751, d. 18 Nov. 1801.

+15. Solomon Graves, b. by 1723, m. Sarah Winfield, c. 1746, d.c. 1785.

+16. William Graves, b. 1720-30, m. Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d.c. 1791.

+17. Richard Graves, b.c. 1725, m. Lucy Davenport, 1750, d. after 1788.

+18. Susanna Graves, b. by 1740, m. William Pettus, 1759, d. by 1802.

+19. Rice Graves, b.c. 1729, m. Jane Young, 1751-2, d. 1814.

+20. David Graves, b.c. 1730, m. Agnes Holloway, d. Jan. (or Feb.) 1808.

+21. Nancy Graves, b.c. 1735, m. William Lea, d. by 1809.

+22. Rosanna Graves, m. John Spencer.

23. Louisa Graves, m. Thomas Pulliam. He was son of Thomas Pulliam Sr. who died testate, Spots. Co., 1758.

+24. Robert Graves, b.c. 1735-40, m. Jean ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

25. Jonathan Graves, married, d. by 1768. He probably married a Davenport, since a William Davenport was made guardian of his son William.

26. Mary Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Campbell (?). John Bostick signed receipts for her in all disbursements from her father's estate.

Joseph Graves (4) migrated from Orange Co., VA to Rowan Co. or Surry Co., NC prior to 1771, probably 1763-1769. (Surry Co. was formed from Rowan Co. in 1770.) He married Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑. He may only have had the one child listed below, since she is the only one mentioned in his will. His will in Surry Co., NC was dated 12 July 1774 and proved in August Court 1774. In it he mentioned his wife Sarah, his daughter Mary, and his son-in-law Benjamin Cleveland. It leaves portions of his estate to his daughter's two sons, Absalom and John Cleveland, and states that Benjamin Cleveland, husband of his daughter, be executor of his estate.

Joseph lived in Orange Co., VA, and later on Roaring Creek, Rowan (later Surry, now Wilkes) Co., NC. (Wilkes Co. was formed from Surry Co. in 1777.)

Mrs. P. W. Hiden found a 1752 Orange Co. land sale by a Joseph Graves with the consent of his wife Sarah. Mrs. Hiden thought this was Joseph⁶, son of John⁵ and Frances, and nephew of Thomas⁵ who married Ann Davenport, descended from Capt. Thomas Graves of VA. That Joseph Graves was b. by 1725 in Spotsylvania Co., VA, d. 12 May 1785 in Orange Co., VA, m(1) Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(2) Frances Coleman. However, that is not possible, since that Joseph died 1785 in Orange Co., VA, whereas the Joseph Graves of interest died 1774 in Surry Co., NC. The Joseph Graves who died 1785 was also too young to be the father of Mary, since she was born about 1738.

A discussion of the evidence for Joseph Graves as a son of John Graves is in the Appendix to this book.

[Prior to determining the ancestry of this Joseph Graves, the following speculation was being pursued: It does appear possible, however, that the Joseph Graves of this genealogy was related to the Joseph Graves who married Frances Coleman. David Graves, son of Thomas Graves and Ann Davenport, was in Surry Co., NC by 1762, before moving to Shelby Co., KY, and it is likely that other members of this family also lived in Surry Co., NC for a few years. Maybe the John⁴ Graves who was the father of John and Thomas had another son who had a son, Joseph⁶ Graves. Perhaps, also, there were two men named Joseph Graves in Orange Co., VA, one who married Sarah, and the other who married Frances Coleman (with no first marriage to a Sarah). These possibilities need to be explored. There was also another John Graves (genealogy 56) who died about 1764-68 in Orange Co., NC, may have had a wife Frances, and could have been the father of Joseph Graves.] (R‑205, R‑210, R‑211)

Children - Graves

+27. Mary Graves, b.c. 1738, m. Benjamin Cleveland, c. 1758-60, d. 1800.

GENERATION 3

CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (2) AND FRANCES ‑‑‑‑‑‑

Elizabeth ("Betty") Graves (5) was born 14 Feb. 1720 in Spotsylvania Co., VA, and died 6 Jan. 1826 in Green Co., KY. She married William Sandidge (or Sandridge), son of William Sandidge and Anne Pulliam. He died testate in Albemarle Co., VA, probated July 1777. His will was dated 16 Jan. 1776, and mentioned all his children.

A note of interest concerning the Sandridge name is that the original spelling is Sandwich, pronounced Sandage or Sandige. The letter "r" was added to the spelling of the name during the Revolutionary War period, reason unknown.

According to R‑256, there was another child named Nancy Sandidge, born 1762. (R‑14, R‑138, R‑256, R‑911)

Children - Sandidge

+28. Mary Sandidge, b.c. 1748, m. Littleberry Lane, d. 1809.

29. Elizabeth Sandidge, b.c. 1750, m. William Rowe.

+30. Stephen Sandidge, b.c. 1752, m. Sarah Henderson, d. after 3 July 1821.

31. William Sandidge, b.c. 1754, m(1) Susannah Spencer (#178)[3], d.c. 1786. William died testate in Albemarle Co., VA. He named one son Augustine, and asked his brother to take him.

+32. Ann Sandidge, b.c. 1756, m. Gideon Winston Carr.

+33. Mildred Sandidge, b.c. 1756-58, m. John Hall, c. 1776, d. after 1821.

34. John Sandidge, b. 25 Nov. 1760, m. Mary ("Polly") Wood, d. 27 July 1832 (Wilson Hill, Green Co., KY). She was born about 1760 (Louisa Co., VA), and died 4 March 1824 (Wilson Hill, KY).

35. Susannah Sandidge, b.c. 1764, m. William Thurman, d. before 1826.

Thomas Graves (6) was born by 1724, as his father, John Jr., gave him 200 acres on Muddy Run in 1745 (Orange Co., VA Deed Book 10, p. 24, 1745), and he would have had to have been at least 21 to own land. Thomas and his wife Elizabeth sold this land on 22 April 1757. By then it had become part of Culpeper Co., VA (Culpeper Deed Book C, p. 3). It is possible that Elizabeth was the widow Elizabeth Simms. In commenting on this, Mrs. Sue Davis said: "Mrs. Hiden thought it possible that Elizabeth was also called Ann and a daughter of Thomas Sims who died testate 1785 in Culpeper Co., Va., naming a daughter Ann Graves. This seems unlikely, as Thomas and Elizabeth's daughter married Zachariah Sims, son of Thomas Sims, who died 1785. If Ann were her mother, she would have married her uncle." However, the fact that one of their grandchildren was named Thomas Sims Graves raises the question of whether he may have been named after his great-grandfather.

Thomas Graves died in 1792 (before 18 June 1792, the date his will was proved), testate, in Culpeper Co., VA. Elizabeth had died before this date, since she was not named in the will.

According to tradition, Thomas and Elizabeth had 13 or 14 children. The first 9 children listed below are named in the will of Thomas, and the will gives no implication of other children. Although Mrs. Hiden credits Thomas with several other children, Mrs. Sue Davis (R‑14) knew of no evidence to support this.

(See correspondence of June 6, 1982 from Gerald Born for more information on this part of the family.) (R‑12, R‑14, R‑911, R‑912)

Children - Graves

+36. Thomas Graves, b. Sept. 1747, m(1) Martha Ryan, possibly m(2) Mary Mason, d. 12 March 1834.

+37. Lewis Graves, b.c. 1750, m(1) Ann Sims, bef. 1782, m(2) Rebecca ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1800, d. 11 May 1810.

+38. Elizabeth Graves, b. 1752, m(1) Zachariah Sims, m(2) John Creecy, d. bet. July 1829-4 Nov. 1831.

+39. Anne Graves, b.c. 1755, m(1) Richard Wait, c. 1774, m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Jones.

+40. William Thomas Graves, b.c. 1755, m. Sarah Fisher.

+41. Philip Graves, b.c. 1760, m. Elizabeth Jones, 25 Sept. 1785.

+42. Frances Graves, b.c. 1760, m. John Wait, 11 Dec. 1781, d.c. 1844.

+43. James F. Graves, b.c. 1765, m(1) Elizabeth Pratt, c. 1782, m(2) Elizabeth Parnell, 8 Sept. 1809, d. Dec. 1811.

+44. Joseph Graves, b.c. 1767, m. Nellie Branham, 1 Jan. 1800.

45. Henrietta Graves, b.c. 1769, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Hudson.

46. Mary Graves, b.c. 1770, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Haynes.

+47. John Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

+48. Charles Graves, m. Ellender ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. March 1798.

+49. Richard Grant Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

James Graves (7) was born by 1722 and died in 1781. He married Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑. James left a will, recorded in Culpeper Co., Va., Book B, p. 416, bequeathing to the following: son John; daughter Mary, wife of Richard Parks; daughter Jael, wife of William Jones. Also mentioned was James Parks as executor, and son John who married Lucy Farquson 10 May 1772 (Genealogical Notes, by Slaughter). (R‑38, R‑911)

Children - Graves

+50. Mary Graves, m. Richard Parks, c. 1765.

+51. Jael Graves, m. William Jones.

+52. John Graves, b. 4 Sept. 1745, m(1) Lucy Farquson, 10 May 1772, m(2) Catherine West, 1795, d. 24 June 1824.

Joseph Graves (8) was born by 1725 in Spotsylvania Co., Va., and died 12 May 1785 in Orange Co., Va. He was working in an iron foundry in Orange Co., Va. when he died. His will was probated in 1786. He first married Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑. He married second Frances ("Frankey") Coleman, daughter of John Coleman (b. 1728, d. 1764), who supposedly served three years in the Revolutionary Army, but, if so, his death date must have been later) and Eunice ("Nicie") Hawes (b. 1730, d. 1807), daughter of Samuel Hawes and ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Spencer). Frances was born Dec. 1744, and died Dec. 1843 in Fayette Co., Ky. (although John Card Graves said she died in 1828). Joseph received from his parents deeds of land and chattels on 2 June 1762 and 31 May 1765. After he died, his wife and children went to Ky. and settled near Lexington in the early part of the 19th century. All the following children are supposedly by Joseph's marriage to Frances. (R‑57, R‑911, R‑915)

Children - Graves

+53. Nancy Graves, b. 27 May 1765, m. James Coleman Goodwin, 6 Sept. 1782, d. 12 Aug. 1844.

+54. John Coleman Graves, b. 13 April 1767, m. Elizabeth Parrish, 26 Oct. 1790, d. 14 April 1840.

+55. Joseph Graves, b. 16 July 1769, m(1) Mary Goodwin, 26 Oct. 1790, m(2) Fanny Waller, 2 Nov. 1815, d. 6 June 1826.

+56. Benjamin Franklin Graves, b. 1771, m(1) Mary Boxley, m(2) Polly Dudley, d. Jan. 1813.

+57. Sally Graves, b.c. 1774, m. William Ball Chinn, d. 12 Feb. 1832.

+58. Polly Graves, b. 1776, m. Joseph Chinn, d. 1819.

59. Eunice ("Nicie") Graves, b. 1778, never married, d. 18 April 1857.

+60. George Graves, b. 21 March 1780, m(1) Mary Blaydes, 14 Aug. 1800, m(2) Polly Coleman, 16 Aug. 1814, d. 6 Sept. 1831.

+61. Hawes Graves, b. 1782, m(1) Eunice Hawse Blaydes, m(2) Ann Bibb White, 8 April 1819, d.c. 1859.

62. Thomas Coleman Graves, b. 1785, never married, d. 22 Jan. 1813. Col. in War of 1812. Killed at Battle of River Raisin.

John Graves (9) was born about 1725 and died 17 Nov. 1798 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He married Mary McGehee, daughter of Samuel McGehee of Louisa Co., VA, by 1761. He was living in St. Martin's Parish, Louisa Co., VA on 31 Oct. 1761. He afterwards lived in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He received several gifts of land in St. George Parish from his parents in 1761 and 1766, and he made many gifts to his children in 1794 and 1797. (R‑911)

Children - Graves

63. Samuel Graves, b.c. 1774-1776. Moved to Fayette Co., Ky.

64. John Graves, b.c. 1774-1776.

65. James Graves, b.c. 1774-1776, m. Elizabeth Ashton Garrett (?), 17 Nov. 1802 (?).

+66. William Graves, b.c. 1765, m. Susannah Arnold, by 1797, d. 1819.

67. Susanna Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Wigglesworth.

+68. Mary Graves, b.c. 1770, m. Lewis Partlow, c. 1792, d.c. 1825.

69. Elizabeth Graves

Ann Graves (10) was born about 1725 and died before 2 Nov. 1798. She married John McGehee, son of William McGehee and Mary Carr, by 5 Aug. 1743. He was born about 1718, died by 14 Sept. 1801, and his will was proved in Louisa Co., VA (Will Book 5, pp. 44-45). (R‑282, R‑911)

Children - McGehee

+70. William McGehee, b.c. 1747, m. Lavinia Smith, 30 Oct. 1783, d. 2 Oct. 1842.

+71. John McGehee, Jr., b. 15 March 1749, m. Mary Stewart, 2 Feb. 1775, d. 4 June 1825.

+72. Augustine McGehee, b. 28 Feb. 1750, m(1) Mary Harris, m(2) Sarah (Wyatt) Thomason (Thompson), 4 Feb. 1790, d. 20 Dec. 1830.

73. Elizabeth McGehee, b.c. 1755, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Bond, bef. 2 Nov. 1798.

74. Mary (“Molly”) McGehee, b.c. 1757, probably never married, d. after 21 Dec. 1808. Her will was dated 21 Dec. 1808 (Louisa Co., VA).

75. Edward McGehee, b. 16 Feb. 1758, m. Frances Lumsden, 28 Aug. 1781, d. 21 Feb. 1819.

76. Susannah McGehee, b.c. 1759, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Mallory, by 2 Nov. 1798.

77. Agnes McGehee, b.c. 1761, probably never married, d. after 21 Dec. 1808. She was a witness to her sister Mary’s will.

78. Sarah McGehee, b.c. 1763, probably never married, d. after 21 Dec. 1808. She was a witness to her sister Mary’s will.

79. Lucy McGehee, b.c. 1765, m. Reuben Cason, 12 (or 15) Oct. 1790 (Louisa Co., VA). Recorded twice in Louisa Co., VA Marriage Register 1766-1861 listing both dates.

80. Barbara McGehee, b.c. 1767, m. Richard Groom, 9 March 1795 (Louisa Co., VA).

CHILDREN OF THOMAS GRAVES (3)

Eleanor Graves (12) was probably born by 1712 in VA, and died after Sept. 1781 when her late husband’s will was divided in Caswell Co., NC[4]. She married Thomas Kimbrough, son of John Kimbrough and Elizabeth Bradley. He was born in 1690 (is this date correct?), and died in 1777 in Caswell Co., NC. The probate of his will in 1777 is recorded in Book A, p. 25. They moved from Spotsylvania Co., VA in 1764 to Orange Co., NC. When Caswell Co., NC was formed from Orange Co. in 1777, the family was living in the new county. (R‑127, R‑195, R‑910, R‑911)

Children - Kimbrough

+81. Ann Kimbrough, b.c. 1732, m. Henry Turner, d. aft. Sept. 1781.

+82. John Kimbrough, b.c. 1733, m. Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. aft. Nov. 1817.

+83. William Kimbrough, b.c. 1734, m. Elizabeth Gooch, 1770, d. 1816.

84. Robert Kimbrough, b.c. 1735, d. aft. Sept. 1781.

+85. Thomas Kimbrough, b.c. 1736, m. Elizabeth Graves (#449), 29 March 1792.

+86. Susanna Kimbrough, b.c. 1738, m. Edward Nowell, d. aft. Sept. 1781.

+87. Sarah Kimbrough, b.c. 1740, m. Leonard Brown, d. 2 Aug. 1824.

88. Mary Kimbrough, b.c. 1744, m. John Bryant, d. aft. Sept. 1781.

89. Nancy Kimbrough, b.c. 1746.

90. Betty (or Betsy) Kimbrough, b.c. 1747, m. Robert Bruce, d. aft. Sept. 1781.

91. Franky (or Frankey) Kimbrough, b.c. 1748, m. Caleb Carmon (or Carmen or Cameron), d. by Sept. 1781.

92. Graves Kimbrough, b.c. 1751, d. aft. Sept. 1781. Probably afflicted in some way, as his father made special provision for him in his will.

John Graves (13) was born about 1715, and died 18 Jan. 1792 in Caswell Co., NC. Mrs. Hiden believed that John may have married twice and that his first wife may have been a Herndon. All authorities agree that John married Isabella (or Isabel) Lea. John Card Graves states that Isabella was related to the Herndon family of VA. Mrs. Louis Balthasar states that Isabella was a daughter of James Lea and Ann Herndon (which would provide the Herndon connection and make the idea of a previous marriage less likely), and that she was married to John in 1752 or 1753. If this marriage date is correct, then there must have been a previous marriage for John Herndon Graves to have been born in 1749.

According to a genealogy compiled by Charles T. Stamps, father of William T. Stamps (R‑179), John's first wife was Catherine Herndon.

John and Isabella moved from James City Co., VA, where most of their children were born, to what is now Caswell Co., NC., and settled on County Line Creek in the vicinity of what is now Yanceyville. Deeds to John of property there, dated 4 Oct. 1771 and 2 April 1772, are on record. (R‑910, R‑915)

Children - Graves

+93. John Herndon Graves, b. Sept. 1749, m(1) Nancy Slade, 5 Feb. 1770, m(2) Elizabeth Coleman, 28 Nov. 1808, d. 28 Aug. 1829.

+94. Mary Graves, b. 26 Jan. 1754, m. John Kerr, d. 22 Feb. 1831.

+95. Thomas Graves, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(2) Hannah Simmons, d. before 1800.

+96. Barzillai Graves, b. 12 Dec. 1759, m. Ursula Wright, 10 April 1783, d. 14 July 1827.

+97. Ann Graves, m. Bartlett Yancey, d. 1818.

+98. Solomon Graves, b. 29 April 1766, m. Frances Byrd Lewis, d. Oct. 1830.

+99. Azariah Graves, b. 29 Oct. 1768, m. Elizabeth Williams, 3 June 1790, d. 1 March 1850.

100. James Graves, possibly b.c. 1772, never married, d.c. Jan. 1790 (Caswell Co., NC). He died without heirs. It was previously mistakenly believed that this was the James Graves (#463) who was a son of his brother Thomas Graves (#95). Katherine Kerr Kendall, Caswell County North Carolina Will Books 1777-1814, copyright 1979 by author, 29, will filed in Book B, p. 311, Caswell County, dated April 14, 1781, names sister Ann Yancey, brother Thomas Graves (also named executor); witnessed by Barzilla Graves and John Graves, Sr.; proved by oath of Barzillai Graves and Azariah Graves who made oath that he believed John Graves, Sr. was a ‘concurring evidence to the said will at the time of execution of same.’

+101. Isabella Graves, m. Thomas L. Slade, 12 Dec. 1782.

Thomas Graves (14) was born by 1721 in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Co., Va., and died 18 Nov. 1801 in Fayette Co., KY. (According to John Card Graves, he died about 1822.) He married Isabella (or Isabel or Arabella) Susan Bartlett, sometimes called Susan, by 1751 in VA probably Louisa Co.

The marriage date is indicated by an Orange Co., Va. deed dated 24 Oct. 1751, Thomas Graves and wife Isabella of Orange Co. sell to William Warren 150 acres on Negro Run of Northanna River, signed by Thomas Graves Jr. and Isabella (X) Graves. Thomas had purchased this land in May 1751 from William and Ann Lea of Louisa Co., Va.

Isabella was a daughter of William Bartlett (d. 1775) and Susanna (or Susannah) ‑‑‑‑‑‑. William Bartlett was a son of Thomas Bartlett of Spotsylvania Co., Va. Isabella was born about 1737 or earlier in Spotsylvania Co., and died April 1818 in Fayette Co., Ky.

Thomas Graves lived in Spotsylvania Co., then in Orange Co., Va., where he was Constable in 1754, and later he is found in the records of Louisa Co., Va. In Louisa in 1777, his name appears on a tax list being charged with 7 tithables (History of Louisa Co., by Harris, p. 169). About 1784 or 1785 he moved to Fayette Co., Kentucky, where he bought and settled on a 700 acre tract of land (bought from Gen. William Christian of the Revolutionary Army) situated about five miles north of Lexington, Ky. He was a cooper. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and also contributed to the cause by furnishing food and supplies to the Continental troops. He was at the battle of Yorktown, and later stated that he had witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis there (History of Kentucky, by Collins). At one time his home was headquarters for General Lafayette (History of Fayette Co., Ky., by Perrin).

In a suit filed in Fayette Co., Ky., Oct. 1788, "Henderson vs. Graves", Thomas deposed that "sometime before I moved to Kentucky, my son William purchased for me, from John Henderson of Orange Co., 10 bbls. of corn which was sent to Fredericksburg for salt." Although Thomas Graves died in 1801, his estate was not settled until 1819, and settlement is recorded in Fayette Co. Will Book E, p. 40. A brief abstract of his will, made in Fayette Co., is as follows: I desire my just debts be paid, to my son William Graves 500 acres situate on Licking in the co. of Campbell, the title to me made by Lewis Craig, Sr., also the money he has collected from my father's estate by virtue of a power of attorney from me to him, the said William for that purpose. To my son Bartlett, a negro man named Charles, also the one half of 700 acres on Green River, part of 1000 acres purchased of Hubbard Taylor. To my son John, the tract whereon I live at the death of my wife Isabel Graves, also all my lands on the south side of Ky. river except 300 acres to James Randolph and Rosannah his wife, and the one half of 700 acres to Bartlett Graves. To daughter Rosannah Randolph 300 acres. To daughter Isabel Hall 150-1/2 acres land situate in Campbell Co. and on the Ohio adjacent Wood and Ware. To my daughter Ann Hancock a negro named Rachel. To my daughter Sally Graves a negro named Dinah. To my daughter Mary Beeler a negro named Jane. To my daughter Liddy Graves a negro named Eve. To my loving wife Isabel half of land whereon I live with the mansion house and certain personality. Sons John and Bartlett Graves and friend Bartlett Collins to be executors. Witnesses: James Martin, William Dickey, Jeremiah Buckley. (R‑24, R‑910, R‑915, R‑917)

Children - Graves

+102. William Bartlett Graves, b. 19 Oct. 1755, m. Ann P. Pettus, 3 Feb. 1778, d. 7 Jan. 1818.

+103. Ann Graves, b. 22 July 1756, m. John Hancock, 7 May 1774, d. 6 March 1846.

+104. Isabella Graves, b. 1764, m(1) John Hall, by 1801, m(2) William Nash.

+105. Roseanna (or Rosannah or Roxanna) Graves, b.c. 1765, m. James Randolph, d.c. 19 Oct. 1827.

+106. Bartlett O. Graves, b. 22 Nov. 1766, m(1) Frances Lane, 16 April 1787, m(2) Kitty Patterson, 1793, m(3) Elizabeth Leathers, 7 Oct. 1806, d. 1855.

+107. Mary Susan Graves, b.c. 1766, m. Samuel Beeler, 11 June 1790, d. 3 Nov. 1851.

108. Sarah ("Sally") Graves, b. 1768, m. Samuel Graves (#131), 17 Nov. 1783 (Louisa Co., VA). Moved to Fayette Co., Ky., where she died. No children.

109. Lydia Graves, b. 2 Oct. 1769, m. John Graves, 23 Dec. 1784, d. 7 Sept. 1856. See John Graves (#130), son of her uncle Richard, for descendants.

+110. John C. Graves, b. 2 March 1775, m. Margaret Cloud, 1792, d. before 14 Aug. 1848.

Solomon Graves (15) was born in 1723 or before in Spotsylvania Co., Va., and died about 1785 in Sussex Co. (created from Surry Co. in 1752), Va. His will was dated 17 March 1784 and proved 17 Feb. 1785. He married Sarah Winfield or Wingfield, daughter of Sarah and William Winfield, about 1746. She died about 1802, also in Sussex Co., Va. Her will was dated 26 June 1801 and proved 4 Feb. 1802 in Sussex Co. Solomon was a farmer. He bought land in Surry (later Sussex) Co., where he lived until he died. Their first four children were born in Surry Co., and the others in Sussex Co., VA (although they probably did not move). (R‑63, R‑910)

Children - Graves

111. William Graves, b. 5 Oct. 1747, died young (Surry Co., Va.).

112. Thomas Graves, b. 29 Jan. 1749.

+113. David Graves, b. 11 Nov. 1750, m. Martha Moore, c. 1772, d.c. 1821.

114. Anne (or Ann) Graves, b. 12 Dec. 1752, m. Marcus (?) Pennington, 28 July 1769 (Sussex Co., Va.).

+115. William Graves, b. 13 Nov. 1754, m(1) Rebecca Williamson (?), m(2) Susanna ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d.c. 1816 or 1820-21.

116. Sally Graves, b. 26 June 1760, m. John Pennington, 20 (or 26) Dec. 1786 (Sussex Co., Va.), d. 28 July 1811.

117. John Graves, b. 22 May 1762, m. Sarah Parham, 1 Dec. 1780 (Sussex Co., VA). She was a dau. of Nathaniel Parham.<