William Alexander Graham (abt. 1740 - 1818)

Born about 1740 in Ulster Province, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Graham — married 2 Jun 1767 in Rowan County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1818 at about age 78 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

William Graham served with Civil Service, North Carolina during the American Revolution.

William Graham was born about 1740 in Ulster Province, Ireland.^[1] He was the son of Richard Graham and Hannah Cathey.

William passed away about 1818.^[1][2] A possible date of death is 17 Jul 1818 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, NC.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

Married 2 Jun 1767 in Rowan County, NC to Margaret Graham^[3][2]

William and Margaret had nine sons:

1. John Arthur Graham (1769 – 1835)
2. James Graham (1771 – 1830)
3. Richard Graham (1773 – ?)
4. Joseph Graham (1776 – 1850)
5. William Graham (1778 – 1858)
6. Samuel Graham 1780 – 1842)
7. Alexander Graham (1783 – 1847)
8. Ezekiel Graham (1787 – 1863)
9. Griffith Rutherford Graham (1790 – 1864)

Revolutionary War Service

Service: NORTH CAROLINA^[2]

Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Service Source: WHEELER, HIST OF MECKLENBURG CO, P 70; MECKLENBURG CO NC COURT MIN, BK 1 1774-1780, P 118; RAY, THE MECKLENBURG SIGNERS & THEIR NEIGHBORS, P 421

Service Description: 1) SIGNER OF THE MECKLENBURG DEC OF IND; ALSO DELEGATE; ASSESSOR

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 02 Sep 2019), memorial page for William Alexander Graham (1740–17 Jul 1818), Find A Grave: Memorial #8582052, citing Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Ronna Johnstone (contributor 47612309): headstone photo.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 22, 2018), "Record of William Graham", Ancestor # A046820.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004." Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Source: North Carolina State Archives.

See also:

• King, Victor C. "Lives and Times of the 27 Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20, 1775". Charlotte, NC, 1956.
• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSW-WFQ : 20 November 2015), William Graham, 1818-1821; citing Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,994,321.
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-1YC : accessed 22 February 2018), William Graham, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 360, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-SX6 : accessed 22 February 2018), William Graham, Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 560, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 337,909.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL9-61S : accessed 22 February 2018), Wm Graham, Capt B Willsons, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 515, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 42; FHL microfilm 337,915.
• "Family Data Collection - Deaths" at Ancestry.com: Death date: 17 July 1818.
• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.

Acknowledgements

Graham-6082 was created by Charles Bostian through the import of C_W_Bostian Family Tree Rev 12-13-2012_2014-03-30.ged on Mar 30, 2014.