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.