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John Graves 1714–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1714

Birth Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 18 January 1792

Death Location: Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Graves

Mother: Sarah Davenport

Spouse(s): Isabella Lea, Elizabeth HERNDON, Catherine Hearndon

Children(s): Mary Graves, John Graves, Barzillai Graves, Oney Graves, Thomas Graves, James Graves, Isabella Graves, Solomon Graves, Azariah Graves, Nancy Graves, James Graves, Ann Graves, Ann Graves

John Graves was born in 1714 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Graves And Sarah Ann Davenport. John Graves married Catherine Hearndon, Elizabeth Herndon, Isabella Lea, and had children including Ann Graves, Azariah Graves, Barzillai Graves, Isabella Graves, James Graves, John Herndon Graves, Mary Graves, Nancy Graves, Oney Graves, Solomon Graves, Thomas Graves. John Graves passed away in 1792 in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Graves was born in 1714 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Graves And Sarah Ann Davenport.
  • John Graves married Catherine Hearndon, Elizabeth Herndon, Isabella Lea, and had children including Ann Graves, Azariah Graves, Barzillai Graves, Isabella Graves, James Graves, John Herndon Graves, Mary Graves, Nancy Graves, Oney Graves, Solomon Graves, Thomas Graves.
  • John Graves passed away in 1792 in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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John Graves's Ancestors

Self
John Graves
1714–1792
Birth Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Graves
1691–1767
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Davenport
1696–1782
Parmunkey Neck, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Graves's Descendants

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John Graves (19 Dec 1714–18 January 1792) m. Isabella Lea (Sep 1728–1829) m. Elizabeth HERNDON (1731–1752) m. Catherine Hearndon (1716–)
  1. 1. Mary Graves 1754–1831 m. John (Hosea Kerr) Sr 1754–1816
    1. 1. Nancy (Lea) Kerr 1774–1854 m. Benjamin Lea 1770–1821
      1. 1. mary lay 1814–1848 m. William (N) Compton 1812–1849
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Compton 1847–1928
        2. 2. Elizabeth (M) Compton 1843–1910
        3. 3. Martin (V) Compton 1837–1861
        4. 4. Margaret (S) Compton 1840–1910
        5. 5. William (Albert) Compton 1845–1906
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Compton 1838–1873 m. William (Hillard (Hill)) Cherry 1837–1901
      2. 2. Absalom ((Abraham) Lay \) Lea 1810–1870
      3. 3. Delilah Lay 1810–1837
      4. 4. William Lay 1810–1870
      5. 5. Alvis (Graves) Lea 1805–1876
      6. 6. William Lea 1798–1872
      7. 7. Gen (James Kerr) Lea 1809–1872
      8. 8. Benjamin Lea 1797–1816
      9. 9. Mary Lea 1802–1874
      10. 10. Cornelia (K) Lea 1812–
      11. 11. John (C) Lea 1798–1833
      12. 12. Calvin Lea 1805–1833
    2. 2. James Kerr 1788–1848
    3. 3. (REV) (John Hosea Kerr) Jr. 1782–1842
    4. 4. William Kerr 1776–1803
    5. 5. Mary ("Polly") Kerr 1779–1850
    6. 6. Barzillai Kerr 1784–1828
    7. 7. Alexander Kerr 1786–1816
    8. 8. Isabella Kerr 1790–1851
    9. 9. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Kerr 1793–1865
    10. 10. Solomon Kerr 1796–
  2. 2. John (Herndon) Graves 1749–1829
  3. 3. Barzillai Graves 1759–1827
  4. 4. Oney Graves 1755–1842
  5. 5. Thomas Graves 1756–1799
  6. 6. James Graves 1760–1781
  7. 7. Isabella Graves 1761–
  8. 8. Solomon Graves 1766–1830
  9. 9. Azariah Graves 1768–1850
  10. 10. Nancy Graves 1770–
  11. 11. James Graves 1772–1826
  12. 12. Ann Graves 1786–1818
  13. 13. Ann Graves 1742–1818

John Graves's Timeline

2 Records

1714
19 Dec 1714
Birth of John Graves in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
1792
18 January 1792
Age 78
Death of John Graves in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1714
    Event Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1792
    Event Place: Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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