William Graves

1724 - 1809  (85 years)

• Name	William Graves  [1]
  Birth	1724	, Essex, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1809	, Franklin, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I9362	Master
  Last Modified	11 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Francis Graves,   b. 1679, , Rappahannock, Virginia, USA d. 18 Oct 1748, , Essex, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Ann Reynolds,   b. 1680, Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 21 Oct 1765, , Essex, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1699	, Essex, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F2721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Smith,   b. 1725, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. , Franklin, Virginia, USA
  Marriage	1750	, , Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Peter Graves,   b. 1750, , Surry, North Carolina, USA d. 1813, , Surry, North Carolina, USA (Age 63 years) + 2. Nancy Ann Graves,   b. 1753, , Essex, Virginia, USA d. 25 Jul 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years) + 3. Peyton Graves,   b. 1755, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 1836, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years) + 4. William Graves,   b. 9 Jul 1755, , Henry, Virginia, USA d. 24 Feb 1836, Manack Station, Lowndes, Alabama, USA (Age 80 years)   5. David Graves,   b. 1757, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 20 Aug 1833, , Franklin, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)   6. Francis Graves,   b. 1760, , Essex, Virginia, USA d. 1797, , Sumner, Tennessee, USA (Age 37 years)   7. John Graves,   b. 1763, , Essex, Virginia, USA d. 2 Feb 1829, , Franklin, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)   8. Payton Graves,   b. 1767, , Essex, Virginia, USA d. 11 Nov 1788 (Age 21 years)   9. Mary Graves,   b. 1769, , Essex, Virginia, USA d. 1805 (Age 36 years)   10. Catherine Graves,   b. 1771, , Essex, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   11. Jane Graves,   b. 1773, , Essex, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1724 - , Essex, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1750 - , , Virginia, USA Death - 1809 - , Franklin, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  William Graves of Pigg River 1724-1809 William Graves first appears in public records when he leased 500 acres of land on the Pigg River, Pittsylvania Co., VA on 4 January 1773. At that time he was referred to as "William Graves of Caroline Co., VA" as he was new to the area. On 9 February 1773, William purchased 100 acres of land (most likely) adjacent to the leased acreage. (Pittsylvania Co. Deed Bk. 3, p. 247). Witnesses to these transactions were Peyton Smith, Susannah Daniel, Thomas Potter, William Daniel, Jr., William Graves and James Daniel. In 1776 this area became a part of newly formed Henry County. On 13 September 1777, a list of persons renouncing allegiance to Great Britain and swearing allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia included William Graves, Senr.......53, David Graves....20, William Graves....22. (The numbers following the names appear to be their age at the time). On 22 November 1777, William Graves purchased the 500 acres that he had previously leased. This tranaction was duly recorded in Henry Co., VA. On 18 April 1778, William Graves, Sr. sold the 100 acres now located in Henry Co. to William Graves., Jr., our Fourth Great-grandfather. William Graves, Sr. and his son, William Graves are both listed on the Henry Co., VA Tax Lists. William Graves, Sr. was appointed to assess property in the district under the command of Frederick Reeves in 1778 and return an amount according to law. In 1778, the only Graves on the Tax Assessor list in Henry Co. was William Graves and William Graves, Jr. In 1779, the Tax List of Henry noted the following Graves: William Graves, Sr., William Graves Jr. and David Graves. (It is likely that this David Graves was also a son of William Graves, Sr). William Graves became a resident of Franklin Co., VA in 1785 when that county was formed from the northern half of Henry Co.. part of Bedford Co and part of Patrick Co. He was still living on his 500 acres on the Pigg River. William Graves, Sr. died intestate in 1809 in Franklin Co., VA. On 4 Dec 1809, John Graves (most likely his son) and Peyton Graves (another son most likely) gave bond for the Letters of Administration of the personal estate of William Graves, deceased. SOURCE: The Graves Family Newsletter, April 1984, Vol. 9, No. 50.

  
  

• Sources

  [S242] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.). Birth date: 1724Birth place: VA, USA http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=1823366&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt