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William Graves 1730 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: Henry Graves

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Mary Jones, Mary Nmn

Children(s): Rebecca Graves, John Graves, Mary Graves, Elizabeth Graves, Mary Graves, William Graves, Susannah Graves, Henry Graves, Nathaniel Graves, Lidy Graves, Martha Graves, Nancy Graves

In 1730, William Graves entered the world in York, Virginia, United States, born to Henry White Graves and Mary Williams. Years later, William Graves married Mary Jones and Mary Nmn, and the couple became parents to Rebecca Graves, John Graves, Mary Graves, Elizabeth Graves, Mary Anna Graves, William Graves, Susannah Graves, Henry Graves, Nathaniel Graves, Lidy Graves, Martha Graves and Nancy Graves. William Graves died in 1786 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Henry Graves
1692 – 1745
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
HG
Mary Williams
1706 – 1745
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Jones
1743 – 1802
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
MJ
Mary Nmn
1730 – 1778
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
MN

Children(s)

Rebecca Graves
1759 – 1820
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
RG
John Graves
1767 –
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
JG
Mary Graves
1753 – 1782
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
MG
Elizabeth Graves
1755 – 1832
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
EG
Mary Graves
1760 – 1850
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
MG
William Graves
1762 – 1847
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
WG
Susannah Graves
1763 – 1837
Birth Location: Belle Mont, Henry, Virginia, United States
SG
Henry Graves
1765 – 1808
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
HG
Nathaniel Graves
1767 – 1850
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
NG
Lidy Graves
1768 –
Birth Location: –
LG
Martha Graves
1776 –
Birth Location: –
MG
Nancy Graves
1778 –
Birth Location: –
NG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1730
    Event Place: York, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1769
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Granville County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: VA, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1786
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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