Thomas Graves (1690 - 1714)

Born 21 Nov 1690 in Hatfield, Massachusetts

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Died 1714 at about age 23 in Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1690. He was the son of Samuel Graves and Deliverance Unknown and was baptized on November 21, 1690.^[1][2][3]

Hartford Connecticut

Thomas Graves married to Sarah Morgan about 1712.^[2][4] Thomas died in late 1713 or early 1714. The probate records of Hartford includes, "Further, and notwithstanding what has been already exprest, tis my will that my only daughter, Deliverance, at 18 years of age (if she live to it), shall have two-thirds of my estate, and the whole if she survive her mother. I appoint my wife sole executrix."^[5][3]

"He married Sarah Morgan, daughter of Thomas Morgan and Rachel Merry. She was baptized 24 May 1696 in Hartford, Conn., and died 3 May 1718. She died before completing the final accounting of Thomas Graves' estate. As a result of Sarah's death, Thomas Morgan (her father) was appointed legal guardian of Deliverance Graves, a minor (Early Connecticut Probate Records, Hartford District, 1635-1750, II, p. 209; original records, vol. IX, p. 78). Sarah secondly married Jobannah Smith on 26 Sept. 1714."^[4]

Sarah and Thomas's only child Deliverance Graves, was born October 21, 1713 in Hartford.^[6][3]

On September 2, 1718 it was written in the probate record, "Whereas letters of Adms. on the estate of Thomas Graves, late of Hartford, was granted unto Sarah Graves, widow, and sd. Sarah dying before she made up and finished her account...". Deliverance was about five years old when guardianship was granted to the father of Sarah Morgan, Thomas Morgan. ^[5]

Thomas Morgan stated in his will of March 25, 1725^[7]:

"Deliverance Graves and her. I give unto my daughter Rachel 10 shillings, and œ30-04-00 which is in the hands of Jobanna Smith, and half of my corn mill after my wife's decease. I give unto my grandchild, Deliverance Graves, œ10-04-00 in money which is in the hands of Jobanna Smith. I also give to my grandchild Deliverance two hefers."

Will and Probate of Thomas Graves

Page 266 Invt. œ51-10-11. Taken 29 January, 1713-14, by Samuel Sedgewick and William Taylor. Will dated 11 December, 1713. I, Thomas Graves, of Hartford, do ordain this to be my last will and testament: I give and bequeath unto my wife all my estate, personal and real, actually possest by me, and whatsoever debts or legacies belong to me, under whatsoever consideration, I give and bequeath to her. Further, and notwithstanding what has been already exprest, tis my will that my only daughter, Deliverance, at 18 years of age (if she live to it), shall have two-thirds of my estate, and the whole if she survive her mother. I appoint my wife sole executrix. Witness: Benjamin Colton, Samuel Sedgewick, Thomas X Morgan. Thomas Graves, ls. Court Record, Page 173--5 January, 1713-14: Inventory now exhibited by Sarah, the relict. Page 78 (Vol. IX) 2 September, 1718: Whereas, letters of Adms. on the estate of Thomas Graves, late of Hartford, was granted unto Sarah Graves, widow, and sd. Sarah dying before she had made up and finished her account, this Court now grant letters of Adms. on sd. estate unto Thomas Morgan of Hartford, who is also appointed guardian to Deliverance Grave, his granddaughter, a minor. Page 98--3 March, 1718-19: Thomas Morgan, guardian to Elizabeth Graves. Recog., œ40."^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LHH9 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Graves, 1690.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Roberts, Ronald Longaker. The Hosmer Heritage: Ancestors and Descendants of the Emigrant Thomas Hosmer, (1603-1687). South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (P.O. Box 7086, South Lake Tahoe 95731-0086): R.L. Roberts, 1984. pg. 379 citing baptism of Sarah Morgan on 24 May 1696. archive.org
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield by Genealogical Pub., 2001. pg. 371.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Graves, Kenneth Vance. Thomas Graves: 1645 Settler of Hartford, Connecticut and Hatfield, Massachusetts and His Descendants: Allied Families Include Belding, Smith, and Others. Wrentham, MA: Family History Publications, 1985. pg. 25
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records : Manwaring, Charles William, 1829-1905 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming." Internet Archive. January 01, 1970. Accessed May 29, 2018. https://archive.org/details/digestofearlycon00manw. pg. 209.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-XYQ : 11 February 2018), Deliverance Graves, 27 Oct 1713; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ "A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records : Manwaring, Charles William, 1829-1905 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming." Internet Archive. January 01, 1970. Accessed May 29, 2018. https://archive.org/details/digestofearlycon00manw. pg. 550.

• Graves, Kenneth Vance. Thomas Graves, 1645 Settler of Hartford, Connecticut and Hatfield, Massachusetts, and His Descendants. Wrentham, MA: Family History Publications, 1985.