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James Graves 1730 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 23 May 1796

Death Location: Lincoln, Georgia, United States

Father: Robert Graves

Mother: Susanna Dickens

Spouse(s): Mary Copeland

Children(s): James Graves, Richard Graves, Mary Graves, Robert Graves, Thomas Graves, Francis Graves, Mary Graves, Sarah Graves, Humphrey Graves, Susanna Graves, William Graves, William Graves, John Graves, George Graves, William GRAVES

James Graves was born in 1730 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Graves and Susanna Dickens. James Graves married Mary Copeland, and had children including James Graves, Richard Graves, Mary Graves, Robert Graves, Thomas Graves, Francis Graves, Mary Graves, Sarah Sally Graves, Humphrey Graves, Susanna Graves, William Wt Graves, William Graves, John W Graves, George N Graves, William W GRAVES. James Graves passed away in 1796 in Lincoln, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Graves was born in 1730 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Graves and Susanna Dickens.
  • James Graves married Mary Copeland, and had children including James Graves, Richard Graves, Mary Graves, Robert Graves, Thomas Graves, Francis Graves, Mary Graves, Sarah Sally Graves, Humphrey Graves, Susanna Graves, William Wt Graves, William Graves, John W Graves, George N Graves, William W GRAVES.
  • James Graves passed away in 1796 in Lincoln, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Graves
1682 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Susanna Dickens
1714 – 1784
Birth Location: St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Copeland
1732 – 1801
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

James Graves
1751 – 1818
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Richard Graves
1755 – 1818
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Graves
1758 – 1815
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Robert Graves
1760 – 1819
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Thomas Graves
1762 – 1827
Birth Location: Covington, Mississippi, United States
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Francis Graves
1763 – 1839
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Graves
1764 – 1815
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Graves
1765 –
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Humphrey Graves
1766 –
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Susanna Graves
1768 –
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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William Graves
1769 – 1850
Birth Location: Georgia, Covington, Mississippi, United States
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William Graves
1769 – 1825
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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John Graves
1770 – 1858
Birth Location: Clark, Dodge, Georgia, United States
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George Graves
1772 –
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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William GRAVES
1774 – 1880
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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James Graves's Ancestors

Self
James Graves
1730 – 1796
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Graves
1682 –
England, United Kingdom
Susanna Dickens
1714 – 1784
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Dickens
1683 – 1714
Kingston, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Harwood
1700 – 1714
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Dickens
1618 – 1714
Agnes Britian
1650 – 1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Myles Dickens
1578 –
Isabelle Britton
1616 –

James Graves's Descendants

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James Graves (1730 – 23 May 1796) m. Mary Copeland (1732 – 1801)
  1. 1. James Graves (1751 – Dec 1818) m. Sarah (1760 – 1821) m. Catherine West ( – 31 Jan 1843)
    1. 1. James Graves (1787 – 1860)
    2. 2. Robert (Charles) Graves (1788 – 1854)
  2. 2. Richard Graves (1755 – 3 Dec 1818)
  3. 3. Mary Graves (1758 – 1815)
  4. 4. Robert Graves (1760 – 1819)
    1. 1. Robert (Hiram) Graves (1783 – 1860) m. Celia (Ann) Dickens (1785 – 1860)
      1. 1. Mary Graves (11 Jan 1802 – 11 Dec 1871)
      2. 2. Susan Graves (1806 – 1872)
      3. 3. Cynthia (Ann) Graves (22 Jul 1807 – Jun 1880)
      4. 4. Elijah Graves (10 Mar 1811 – Jun 1880) m. Sarah Graves (abt 1825 – )
        1. 1. Joe Graves (abt 1861 – )
        2. 2. Robert (B.) Graves (abt 1864 – )
        3. 3. Almeda Graves (abt 1866 – )
        4. 4. Willis Graves (abt 1869 – )
      5. 5. Jennifer (Jane) Graves (16 Apr 1813 – 25 Jan 1860)
      6. 6. Mary Graves (1814 – )
      7. 7. Lydia Graves (1818 – 1880) m. Quinney Bullock (abt 1811 – )
        1. 1. Sarah Bullock (abt 1849 – )
        2. 2. Ada (T.) Bullock (abt 1859 – )
      8. 8. Robert (Hiram) Graves (1819 – 1857)
      9. 9. Joseph Graves (1822 – 1880) m. Sarah (Ann) Allen (1826 – 1870)
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Graves (1846 – 1924)
        2. 2. Sarah (Miranda) Graves (1848 – )
        3. 3. Minerva (J) Graves (1850 – )
        4. 4. Franklin (Lafayette) Graves (5 Mar 1853 – 21 Jan 1924) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Grantham (18 May 1858 – 28 Sep 1882) m. Nancy (Elender) Smith (26 Feb 1859 – 28 May 1953)
        5. 5. Andrew (T) Graves (1855 – 1880)
        6. 6. Annie (Dora) Graves (1855 – )
        7. 7. Orrie Graves (1861 – )
        8. 8. Joseph (II) Graves (1862 – )
        9. 9. Joseph (C. Graves) II (1862 – )
        10. 10. Frances (E) Graves (22 Apr 1863 – 11 Dec 1933) m. William (S) Wade (abt 1860 – )
        11. 11. Eliza (Ancie) Graves (18 Oct 1868 – 7 Oct 1914)
        12. 12. Susan (Laura) Graves (1872 – ) m. Thomas (R) Flint (abt 1873 – )
  5. 5. Thomas Graves (1762 – 1827)
  6. 6. Francis Graves (1763 – 27 May 1839)
  7. 7. Mary Graves (1764 – 1815)
  8. 8. Sarah (Sally) Graves (1765 – )
  9. 9. Humphrey Graves (1766 – )
  10. 10. Susanna Graves (1768 – )
  11. 11. William (Wt) Graves (1769 – 1850)
  12. 12. William Graves (1769 – 1825)
  13. 13. John (W) Graves (15 Oct 1770 – 21 Jan 1858)
  14. 14. George (N) Graves (1772 – )
  15. 15. William (W) GRAVES (1774 – 1880)

James Graves's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of James Graves in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1796
23 May 1796
Age 66
Death of James Graves in Lincoln, Georgia, United States
Lincoln, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, 1784-1811, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811; Record Group: 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984; Series Number: M905; Roll Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1796
    Event Place: Lincoln, Georgia, United States
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