Martha Elizabeth (Hinton) Graves (abt. 1798 - 1862)

Born about 1798 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Williams Graves — married 26 Oct 1814 (to 9 Feb 1847) in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1862 at about age 64 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Birth

Martha Elizabeth Hinton was born c. 1798. She was the daughter of John Hinton IV (1770-1844) and Sarah Bryan (1779-1815).

Marriage and Family

She married John Williams Graves (1792-1847) on 24 October 1814 in Wake County, North Carolina. They settled first at his home in Caswell County. Around 1820 they moved to Georgia and on July 17, 1820, purchased 580 acres between Greenbrier and Freeman creeks in Clarke (Oconee) County, near Watkinsville. Around 1836, he moved his family and slaves 36 miles southwest to Newton County, where he purchased Longwood Plantation. See her husband's profile.

Children of the Graves-Hinton Marriage

1. James Hinton Graves was born on 11 August 1815 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA. He died in 1831.
2. Sarah Bryan Graves was born on 21 March 1819 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA. She died in 1819.
3. Elizabeth Williams Graves was born on 27 August 1820 in Clarke (Oconee) County, Georgia, USA. She died in January 1901 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.
4. Anne Bryan Graves was born on 7 April 1823 in Clarke (Oconee) County, Georgia, USA. She married John E. Parke ( -10 mar 1887on 22 September 1841 in Newton County, Georgia. Ann died on 23 January 1890 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
5. John Hinton Graves was born on 19 October 1825 in Clarke (Oconee) County, Georgia, USA. He married Fannie Louise Settle (1828-1871) on 5 September 1852 in Macon County, Alabama. John died on 16 September 1868 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA.
6. Claudia Hinton Graves was born on 30 April 1828 in Clarke (Oconee) County, Georgia, USA. She married Oliver H. Lee (c.1820-1855) on 8 April 1846 in Newton County, Georgia. Claudia died on 9 May 1891.
7. James Osgood Andrew Graves was born on 23 September 1830 in Clarke (Oconee) County, Georgia, USA. He died c. 1834 in the same place.
8. Azariah Graves was born on 3 September 1832 in Clarke (Oconee) County, Georgia, USA. He married Sarah Porter (1833-1876) . Azariah died on 24 August 1858 in Madison, Morgan, Georgia, USA.
9. Oscar Hinton Graves was born on 23 March 1835 in Clarke (Oconee) County, Georgia, USA. He died c. 1882 in Baldwin County, Georgia, USA.
10. Col. Charles Iverson Graves was born on 26 July 1838 in Longwood, Newton, Georgia, USA. He married Margaret Rockwell Lea (1840-1919) on 8 November 1862 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Col. Graves died on 31 October 1896 in Newton County, Georgia, USA. [[1]]

Death

Martha died on 19 January 1862 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA at the age of 64.

Sources

• North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004 for Martha Hinton and John W. Graves on 24 October 1814 in Wake County, North Carolina.
• 1850 US Federal Census on 13 November in Division 73, Richmond, Georgia. Line 37. ^[1]

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1850: Graves, Martha H. 52, b. North Carolina, head; Park, John E. 35, son-in-law; Ann B. 27, daughter; Graves, Elizabeth 30, daughter; John H. 24, farmer, son; Charles 12, son.

Acknowledgements

1. First-hand information as remembered by Debra Downs, Sunday, October 19, 2014.
2. Darlene Scott Kerr added some bio and source on 2 May 2017.