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x. BOURBON B GRAVES.

xi. JAMES GRAVES.

xii. J.W. GRAVES.

More About JANE DAVENPORT:

Burial: She remarried a Mr. Doughty after Francis died.

Children of FRANCIS GRAVES and JANE DAVENPORT are:

6. i. THOMAS4 GRAVES, b. 1684, Old Rappahannock Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTORS; d. Abt. February 15, 1742/43, Essex Co., VA.

7. ii. FRANCIS GRAVES, JR, b. Abt. 1680, This info is from a file I have on a chart in my Graves file from University of Ky or Eastern Ky Univ; d. Aft. October 18, 1748, Essex Co., VA.

Generation No. 3

5. THOMAS4 GRAVES (JOHN3, CAPTAIN THOMAS2, GRAVES1) was born Bet. 1631 - 1632. He married ELIZABETH. 

Notes for THOMAS GRAVES:

Thomas Graves (10) was born by 1631. He was an adjoining land owner to his brother William in 1652 in York Co. (Adventurers of Purse and Person, 3rd edition, 1987, p. 331). He married Elizabeth ------. On 26 May 1684, a judgement was granted Thomas Graves (York Co., Book 6, p. 580). In August 1695, Thomas and Elizabeth Graves witnessed a deed (York Co., Book 1665-1701, p. 26). The Virginia Quit Rent Rolls of 1704 show a Thomas Graves in King William Co. with 100 acres. King William was a new county, having been formed from King and Queen Co. in 1702. (R-14)

Children - Graves

+42. John Graves, b.c. 1665, married, d. after 1737.

CHILDREN OF THOMAS GRAVES (10) AND ELIZABETH ------

John Graves (42) was born about 1665 and died after 1737. His wife's name is not known. There is no proof that this John was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth, but 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 (#7) 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. (#42) 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. (#42) 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 birthdates of John Sr. (#42) 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 1765 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." (R-14, R-501)

Children - Graves

+121. John Graves, Jr., b.c. 1685, m. Frances ------, c. 1715, d. after 1772.

+122. Thomas Graves, b. 1691, m(1) Mary Perkins, m(2) Ann Davenport, d. 1768.

+123. Joseph Graves, b.c. 1715, m. Sarah ------, d. 1774.

Child of THOMAS GRAVES and ELIZABETH is:

8. i. JOHN5 GRAVES, b. Abt. 1665; d. Aft. 1737.

6. THOMAS4 GRAVES (FRANCIS3, CAPTAIN THOMAS2, GRAVES1) was born 1684 in Old Rappahannock Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTORS, and died Abt. February 15, 1742/43 in Essex Co., VA. He married ELIZABETH MOODY Abt. 1708 in Essex Co., VA. She was born 1690.

Child of THOMAS GRAVES and ELIZABETH MOODY is:

9. i. JOHN5 GRAVES, b. December 20, 1712, Essex Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S; d. March 30, 1747, Spotsylvania Co., VA.

7. FRANCIS4 GRAVES, JR (FRANCIS3, CAPTAIN THOMAS2, GRAVES1) was born Abt. 1680 in This info is from a file I have on a chart in my Graves file from University of Ky or Eastern Ky Univ, and died Aft. October 18, 1748 in Essex Co., VA. He married ANN. 

Children of FRANCIS GRAVES and ANN are:

10. i. JOHN5 GRAVES, b. not proven.

ii. RICHARD GRAVES.

iii. RALPH GRAVES.

11. iv. WILLIAM GRAVES, b. Abt. 1710.

Generation No. 4

8. JOHN5 GRAVES (THOMAS4, JOHN3, CAPTAIN THOMAS2, GRAVES1) was born Abt. 1665, and died Aft. 1737. He married UNKNOWN. She was born in Might have been Frances..as she and John md deed of gift to son Joseph.

Notes for JOHN GRAVES:

John Graves (42) was born about 1665 and died after 1737. His wife's name is not known. There is no proof that this John was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth, but 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 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. (#42) 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. (#42) 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 birthdates of John Sr. (#42) 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 1765 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." (R-14, R-501)

Children of JOHN GRAVES and UNKNOWN are:

i. JOHN6 GRAVES, JR, b. Abt. 1685; d. Aft. 1772; m. FRANCES, Abt. 1715.

12. ii. THOMAS GRAVES, b. 1691, Based on Dep Caroline Co., VA Order bk 1746-1754, pg 362; d. 1768, Spotsylvania Co., VA.

iii. JOSEPH GRAVES, b. Bef. 1715; d. 1774; m. SARAH.

9. JOHN5 GRAVES (THOMAS4, FRANCIS3, CAPTAIN THOMAS2, GRAVES1) was born December 20, 1712 in Essex Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S, and died March 30, 1747 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He married SUSANNA DICKENS November 22, 1732 in Essex Co., or Spotsylvania Co., Va. She was born June 14, 1714, and died 1784 in Culpeper Co., VA.

More About JOHN GRAVES:

Burial: Spotsylvania Co., VA

Children of JOHN GRAVES and SUSANNA DICKENS are:

13. i. ISAAC6 GRAVES, b. September 2, 1741, Spotsylvania Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S his wife Elizabeth Cowherd was my ancestor; d. November 29, 1817, Orange Co., VA AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER.

ii. THOMAS GRAVES, SR, b. Bet. 1730 - 1745.

10. JOHN5 GRAVES (FRANCIS4, FRANCIS3, CAPTAIN THOMAS2, GRAVES1) was born in not proven.

Children of JOHN GRAVES are:

i. JOHN6 GRAVES.

ii. REBECCA GRAVES.

iii. JEMIMA GRAVES.

iv. ISAAC GRAVES.

v. EDWARD GRAVES.

vi. THOMAS GRAVES.