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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

The story of William Graves began in 1730 in York, Virginia, United States. In 1769, William Graves resided in No Township Listed, Granville County, NC. William Graves married Mary Jones, Mary Nmn, and had children including Rebecca Graves, John Graves, Mary Graves, Elizabeth Graves, Mary Anna Graves, William Graves, Susannah Graves, Henry Graves, Nathaniel Graves, Lidy Graves, Martha Graves, Nancy Graves. William Graves passed away in 1786 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Graves began in 1730 in York, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1769, William Graves resided in No Township Listed, Granville County, NC.
  • William Graves married Mary Jones, Mary Nmn, and had children including Rebecca Graves, John Graves, Mary Graves, Elizabeth Graves, Mary Anna Graves, William Graves, Susannah Graves, Henry Graves, Nathaniel Graves, Lidy Graves, Martha Graves, Nancy Graves.
  • William Graves passed away in 1786 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Graves
1692 – 1745
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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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
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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
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Susannah Graves
1763 – 1837
Birth Location: Belle Mont, Henry, Virginia, United States
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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

William Graves's Ancestors

Self
William Graves
1730 – 1786
Birth Place: York, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry White Graves
1692 – 1745
York, Virginia, United States
Mary Williams
1706 – 1745
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ralph Graves
1653 – 1694
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Unity White
1660 – 1693
Burton, York, Virginia, United States
Jonathon (H. Lt Col Henderson) Williams
1679 – 1741
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann Agnes) Keeling
1684 – 1751
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Graves
1629 – 1667
Rachel Croshaw
1630 – 1669
Henry White
1642 – 1712
Mary Croshaw
1632 – 1687
Jonathan GGF
1650 – 1691
Ann Watkins
1655 – 1729
George (Fleming)
1654 – 1720
Ursula Fleming
1653 – 1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1611 – 1640
Elizabeth Perrin
1610 – 1640
Maj GGF
1610 – 1667
Elizabeth Yeardly
1610 – 1663
Henry White
1615 – 1670
Rebecca White
1623 – 1662
Joseph Croshaw
1612 – 1667
Elizabeth Yeardley
1619 – 1665
Roger Williams
1625 – 1677
Joane Frith
1640 – 1703
Henry Watkins
1638 – 1714
Faith
1635 – 1685
Sir (Sheriff)
1608 – 1689
Naomi Ferguson)
1630 – 1683
Thomas Fleming
1595 – 1686
Judith Tarleton
1621 – 1714

William Graves's Descendants

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William Graves (1730 – 1786) m. Mary Jones (1743 – 25 Dec 1802) m. Mary Nmn (1730 – 1778)
  1. 1. Rebecca Graves (1759 – 2 Nov 1820)
  2. 2. John Graves (1767 – )
  3. 3. Mary Graves (1753 – 1782)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Graves (1755 – Apr 1832) m. Henry Montague (1756 – Nov 1831)
    1. 1. Nancy Montague (1773 – Jan 1850)
    2. 2. Nancy Montague (1779 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Polly) Montague (28 Feb 1785 – 16 Apr 1857)
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Sears) Montague (1787 – 1845) m. Joseph (Graves) Hawkins (1788 – 1860)
      1. 1. James (Frank) Hawkins (abt 1808 – 1870)
      2. 2. Henry (M) Hawkins (12 Oct 1809 – 23 Apr 1881)
      3. 3. Jane Hawkins (15 Jul 1811 – 26 Mar 1887)
      4. 4. William (Graves) Hawkins (1 Jan 1813 – 24 Nov 1902)
      5. 5. Elizabeth (G) Hawkins (1817 – 1858)
      6. 6. Frederick (H) Hawkins (19 Nov 1819 – 8 Feb 1865)
      7. 7. Charlotte Hawkins (1820 – 1870) m. Benjamin (Rowell) Strange (10 Apr 1804 – 1870)
        1. 1. Daniel (B) Strange (1839 – 1880)
        2. 2. Daniel (B) Strange (1839 – 1935)
        3. 3. Daniel (B) Strange (1839 – 1880)
        4. 4. John (B) Strange (1841 – )
        5. 5. John (B) Strange (1841 – )
        6. 6. Robert (Moss) Strange (23 Mar 1844 – 19 Dec 1919)
        7. 7. Robert (Moss) Strange (23 Mar 1844 – 19 Dec 1919)
        8. 8. Robert (Moss) Strange (23 Mar 1844 – 19 Dec 1919)
        9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Strange (Oct 1845 – 1926) m. John Gunter (1840 – 1926)
        10. 10. Louisa (F) Strange (1846 – 1880)
        11. 11. Mary Strange (1846 – 1880)
        12. 12. Louisa (F) Strange (1846 – 1880)
        13. 13. Mary Strange (1846 – 1880)
        14. 14. Louisa (F) Strange (1847 – 1880)
        15. 15. Martha Strange (1849 – )
        16. 16. Martha Strange (1849 – )
        17. 17. William (Franklin Fox) Strange (16 Mar 1849 – 1 Sep 1890)
        18. 18. William (Franklin Fox) Strange (16 Mar 1849 – 1 Sep 1890)
        19. 19. William (Franklin Fox) Strange (16 Mar 1849 – 1 Sep 1890)
        20. 20. Mary Strange (1851 – )
        21. 21. Martha (Adeline Maddie) Strange (1851 – 18 Sep 1944)
        22. 22. Martha (Adeline "Maddie") Strange (abt 1851 – 18 Sep 1944)
        23. 23. William (J) Strange (4 Apr 1851 – 11 Jan 1903)
        24. 24. William (J) Strange (4 Apr 1851 – 11 Jan 1903)
        25. 25. Millicent Strange (1853 – )
        26. 26. Melcena Strange (1853 – )
        27. 27. Millicent Strange (1853 – )
        28. 28. Millicent Strange (1853 – )
        29. 29. John (Benjamin) Strange (1860 – 1880)
        30. 30. John (B) Strange (1862 – 1880)
        31. 31. John (B) Strange (1862 – 1880)
        32. 32. John (B) Strange (1862 – 1880)
    5. 5. Charlotte Montague (22 Aug 1789 – 6 May 1871) m. Thomas Miller (1789 – 18 November 1865)
      1. 1. Henry (Y.) Miller (10 November 1828 – 7 August 1893)
      2. 2. Providence (F) Miller (abt 1815 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Miller (abt 1853 – )
    6. 6. Providence (Graves) Montague (28 Oct 1798 – 28 Oct 1868)
    7. 7. Jane Montague
  5. 5. Mary (Anna) Graves (1760 – 1850)
  6. 6. William Graves (10 Oct 1762 – 15 Jan 1847)
  7. 7. Susannah Graves (1763 – 9 Mar 1837)
  8. 8. Henry Graves (1765 – May 1808)
  9. 9. Nathaniel Graves (11 Nov 1767 – 1850)
  10. 10. Lidy Graves (1768 – )
  11. 11. Martha Graves (1776 – )
  12. 12. Nancy Graves (1778 – )

William Graves's Timeline

3 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Graves in York, Virginia, United States
York, Virginia, United States
1769
1769
Age 39
William Graves resided here in No Township Listed, Granville County, NC
No Township Listed, Granville County, NC
1786
1786
Age 56
Death of William Graves in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 1786
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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