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Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves 1580–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1580

Birth Location: Lambourn, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1 January 1636

Death Location: East Point (Accomack County), Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: Captain 11

Mother: Joan Blagrove

Spouse(s): Katherine Croshaw

Children(s): Anne Eaton, Francis Truitt, John Graves, Verlinda Graves, Captain Graves, Katherine Sprigg, Katherine Graves

The story of Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves began in 1580 in Lambourn, Buckinghamshire, England. Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves married Katherine Daniels Croshaw, and had children including Anne Croshaw Graves Cotton Eaton, Captain Francis Doughty Crowshaw Graves, Francis Crowshaw Graves Truitt, John Crowshaw Graves, Katherine Crowshaw Graves Married Roper Sprigg, Katherine Graves, Verlinda Verlinda Crowshaw Graves. Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves passed away in 1636 in East Point (Accomack County), Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves began in 1580 in Lambourn, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves married Katherine Daniels Croshaw, and had children including Anne Croshaw Graves Cotton Eaton, Captain Francis Doughty Crowshaw Graves, Francis Crowshaw Graves Truitt, John Crowshaw Graves, Katherine Crowshaw Graves Married Roper Sprigg, Katherine Graves, Verlinda Verlinda Crowshaw Graves.
  • Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves passed away in 1636 in East Point (Accomack County), Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain 11
1556–1637
Birth Location: Lamborne, Berkshire, England
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Joan Blagrove
1560–1620
Birth Location: Lambourn, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Croshaw
1586–1636
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
KC

Children(s)

Anne Eaton
1620–1684
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City/ Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Francis Truitt
1621–1645
Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States of America
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John Graves
1611–1640
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States "British Colony"
JG
Verlinda Graves
1618–1675
Birth Location: James City, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia Colony
VG
Captain Graves
1630–1691
Birth Location: Accomack, Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America
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Katherine Sprigg
1630–1664
Birth Location: Ratcliff, London, England
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Katherine Graves
1624–1668
Birth Location: England
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Captain Graves's Ancestors

Self
Captain Graves
1580–1636
Birth Place: Lambourn, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Captain Thomas Graves GG 11
1556–1637
Lamborne, Berkshire, England
Joan Blagrove
1560–1620
Lambourn, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Maddrell) Graves
1536–1591
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Margaret (Lidea) Campbell
1540–1591
Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
Thomas Blagrove
1534–1590
Lamborne, Berkshire, , England
Joan Bellame
1538–1620
Lamborne, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Graves
1483–1548
Jane Greenhurst
1493–1562
Clarence Campbell
1515–1547
Sabrina Walden
1515–1540
Richard Blagrove
1508–1560
Elizabeth 25909
1512–1606
Sir Bellamy
1512–1603
Joan Bellame
1538–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Graves
1461–1485
Sarah Greenhurst
1462–
John Greenhurst
1470–1493
Michele Bouchard
1475–1550
Sir Campbell
1485–1546
Muriëlle Cawdor)
1498–1570
John Woodhall
1483–1542
Jennett Crakeplace
1500–1590
Sir Shrewsberry
1490–1555
Aveline (EOL)
1490–1560

Captain Graves's Descendants

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Captain (Thomas "Jamestown Founder") Graves (1 April 1580–1 January 1636) m. Katherine ("Daniels") Croshaw (1586–24 May 1636)
  1. 1. Anne ("Croshaw" Graves Cotton) Eaton 1620–1684 m. William ("Reade") Cotton 1610–1652 m. William (Cotton) Sergeant 1610–1670
    1. 1. Mary ("Graves") Cotten 1641–1665 m. John (Dalbo) Mattson 1645–1701
      1. 1. John Matson 1664–1728 m. MARY Adams 1671–1730
        1. 1. Joshua Matson 1707–1745 m. Aimee Holliday-Matson 1703–1778
    2. 2. Thomas Cotton 1656–1687
    3. 3. John (Scott) Cotton 1643–1683
    4. 4. William ("Graves") Cotton 1646–1652
    5. 5. Verlinda ("Graves" Cotton Burdett) Broughton 1640–1683
    6. 6. Catherine ("Graves") Cotton 1649–1708
    7. 7. Walter Cotton 1636–1640
    8. 8. Verlinda Cotton 1640–1683
  2. 2. Francis ("Crowshaw" Graves) Truitt 1621–1645
  3. 3. John ("Crowshaw") Graves 1611–1640
  4. 4. Verlinda (Verlinda "Crowshaw") Graves 1618–1675
  5. 5. Captain (Francis Doughty "Crowshaw") Graves 1630–1691
  6. 6. Katherine ("Crowshaw" Graves married Roper) Sprigg 1630–1664
  7. 7. Katherine Graves 1624–1668

Captain Graves's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1 April 1580
Birth of Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves in Lambourn, Buckinghamshire, England
Lambourn, Buckinghamshire, England
1636
1 January 1636
Age 56
Death of Captain Thomas "Jamestown Founder" Graves in East Point (Accomack County), Accomack County, Virginia, USA
East Point (Accomack County), Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1580
    Event Place: Lambourn, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1636
    Event Place: East Point (Accomack County), Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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