William Graves (abt. 1724 - abt. 1809)

Born about 1724 in Essex County, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1809 at about age 85 in Franklin Co., Virginia

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Biography

William Graves was a Virginia colonist.

This profile is part of the Graves Name Study.

William Graves performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

William Graves is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A134195.

William was born around 1724. He is the son of Frances Graves and Ann X. ^[1] William was born about 1724. He is the son of Francis Graves and Anne Reynolds. ^[2]

Birth

Birth:

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Record ID Number: MH:IF548

Date: 1724

Death

Death:

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Record ID Number: MH:IF549

Date: 6 DEC 1809

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Tom Hill, Jan 25, 2012
2. ↑ Entered by Stephanie Sanchez, Sunday, November 3, 2013. William arrived in Pittsylvania Co. Virginia around 1773 and settled along the Pigg River. His land later becomes part of Henry Co. and then Franklin Co. as they are formed. William Graves, 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. Later, this area became a part of the newly formed Henry Co., VA in 1776. 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). As WILLIAM GRAVES Sr. of Pigg River and his sons David and William Jr. were the only family of GRAVES living in Henry Co., Va. in 1778 & 1779, they are believed to be the GRAVES on the Henry Co., Va. "Oath of Allegiance" list in 1777. (Another William Graves (Graves - 1289) appears in Henry County in 1780 and the two are often confused). 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 the same 500 acres on the Pigg River

• Graves family Newsletter, 1984, pp. 36-42 from research by Margaret Swanson Goodrum and Marion Wattenbarger identifying and differentiating between two Williams Graves who at one time were both in Henry County, VA: Williams Graves of Smith River (1730-1791) and William Graves of Pigs River (1724-1809). https://graves-fa.org/gen-histories/gens/gen169app2.html

• WikiTree profile Graves-1482 created through the import of Lois for WikiTree.ged on Oct 10, 2011 by Kay Haden. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.

• Tom Hill, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Tom and others.
• Graves-2722 was created by John Akard through the import of akard 2014.ged on Jan 2, 2014.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Stephanie Sanchez for creating Graves-2556 on 3 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Stephanie and others.