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Mary Graves 1754–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1754

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1831

Death Location: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Graves

Mother: Isabella Lea

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): Nancy Kerr, James Kerr, (REV) Jr., William Kerr, Mary Kerr, Barzillai Kerr, Alexander Kerr, Isabella Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, Solomon Kerr

The story of Mary Graves began in 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA. Mary Graves married John Hosea Kerr Sr, and had children including Alexander Kerr, Barzillai Kerr, Elizabeth Betsey Kerr, Isabella Kerr, James Kerr, Mary Polly Kerr, Nancy Lea Kerr, Rev John Hosea Kerr Jr, Solomon Kerr, William Kerr. Mary Graves passed away in 1831 in Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Graves began in 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Mary Graves married John Hosea Kerr Sr, and had children including Alexander Kerr, Barzillai Kerr, Elizabeth Betsey Kerr, Isabella Kerr, James Kerr, Mary Polly Kerr, Nancy Lea Kerr, Rev John Hosea Kerr Jr, Solomon Kerr, William Kerr.
  • Mary Graves passed away in 1831 in Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Graves's Ancestors

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Mary Graves
1754–1831
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Graves
1714–1792
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Isabella Lea
1728–1829
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Graves
1691–1767
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Davenport
1696–1782
Parmunkey Neck, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Graves's Descendants

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Mary Graves (26 Jan 1754–22 Feb 1831) m. John (Hosea Kerr) Sr (29 Jan 1754–22 Feb 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
        1. 1. John (William) Cherry 1865–1929 m. Mary (Ada) Fuqua 1881–1933 m. Nancy (Muluina) Perkins 1865–1910
        2. 2. Sloan (Leroy) Cherry 1867–1945
    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–

Mary Graves's Timeline

3 Records

1754
26 Jan 1754
Birth of Mary Graves in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1831
22 Feb 1831
Age 77
Death of Mary Graves in Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
1831
1831
Age 77
Mary Graves - Probate in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1754
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina

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