Isabella (Lea) Graves (abt. 1738 - 1796)

Born about 1738 in King and Queen, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1796 at about age 58 in Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Isabella Lea was born c. 1738 as there is a record of her being the second daughter born to James Lea Sr. and Ann (Herndon) Lea. The first born daughter was her sister Nancy (Lea) Harrelson. Many different years have been given as the year of her birth. The date used here is from Graves: Twelve Generations, Some Descendants and Kin, Louise Graves (1977) at 71. Another researcher ascribes 22 February 1731 in King and Queen County, Virginia.

Marriage and Family

Isabella married John Graves (1715-1792) on 25 December 1752 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia possibly as his second wife.

Children of the Graves-Lea Marriage

1. Mary Graves born 26 January 1754 at James City County, Virginia, British Colonial America. She married John Kerr (1754-1816) c. 1774. Mary died 22 February 1831 at Stony Creek, Caswell, North Carolina.
2. Rev. Barzillai Graves born 12 December 1759 in Orange County (later Caswell County), North Carolina, British Colonial America. He married Ursula Wright (1755-1843) 9 April 1783 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Rev. Graves died 14 July 1827 in Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina.
3. Ann (Graves) Yancey born c. 1764 in Orange County (later Caswell County), North Carolina, British Colonial America. She married Bartlett Yancey (c.1736-1784). Ann died in 1818 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.
4. Solomon Graves born circa 1766 - died 1830
5. Azariah Graves born circa 1768 - died 1850
6. Isabella Graves Slade - dates currently unknown

Residence

Isabella and her husband John plus one or more of their children moved from Spotsylvania County, Virginia to Orange County (After 1777 it was called Caswell County), North Carolina in 1754. In the 18 November 1829 account of the death of his son, John Henrdon Graves in The National Intelligencer, it said that John went to Caswell County when he was 7 with his parents. The county was first settled in about 1750.

Death

Isabella died 20 Apr 1796 in Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79949213/isabella-graves

• "The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina", Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 481-482 (Article No. 651, "Thomas Slade I")
• Isabella Lea (1738 - aft. 20 April 1796), Caswell County Family Tree, April 6, 2015.
• Herndon, Dr. John Goodwin. Virginia Genealogist. Vol. 5, No. 3, July-Sept. 1961, Pp. 99-106 article entitled Ann Herndon Lea.
• Hipp-374 family records, research and documentation.

Acknowledgements

1. WikiTree profile Lea-243 created through the import of Laura's Family Tree_2012-04-21.ged on May 4, 2012 by Laura Mittler.
2. Darlene Scott Kerr removed family tree sources and inaccurate information and added sources and bio on 29 April 2017.
3. WikiTree profile Lea-162 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Todd Altic. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Todd and others.
4. WikiTree profile Lea-317 created through the import of Laura's Family Tree_2012-04-21.ged on May 4, 2012 by Laura Mittler.