Capt.
Perez
Graves
I
Born in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Elnathan Graves
and Martha (Dickinson) Graves
Husband of
Martha (Gillett) Graves
— married
16 May 1754 in Hatfield, MA
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Graves, Elisha Graves, Martha (Graves) Montague, Perez Graves II, Elnathan Graves, Solomon Graves, Levi Graves I and Timothy Graves
Died
at age 79
in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Captain Perez Graves I served with Hampshire County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Perez Graves I is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A047354.
Perez Graves was born on April 26, 1730 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. His parents were Elnathan and Martha (Dickinson) Graves. [1]
He was a Revolutionary War Veteran and is listed in the SAR Patriot Index.
He married Martha Gillett on May 16, 1754, [1] who died in 1793 - their children were: [1]
- Samuel Graves, b. May 4, 1753.
- Martha Graves, b. 28 Apr 1759.
- Perez Graves, b. 2 Jan 1761.
- Elnathan Graves, b. 2 Feb 1763.
- William Graves, b. Feb. 11, 1766.
- Solomon Graves, b. 2 Mar 1768.
- Levi Graves, b. 12 Jan 1771.
- Timothy Graves, b. 30 Apr 1775.
- Elisha Graves, b. Sept. 2, 1757.
He then married Zeruiah (Cole) White, widow of Elihu. [1]
He died on December 17, 1809 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [1]
He is buried at Hill Cem, Hatfield, Hampshire, MA. [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15307755/perez-graves : accessed 29 April 2022), memorial page for Capt Perez Graves Sr. (26 Apr 1730–17 Dec 1809), Find A Grave: Memorial #15307755, citing Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101) .
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-04-25), "Record of Perez Graves", Ancestor # A047354.
- History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts (Louis H. Everts, Philadelphia, 1879); Vol. 1, p. 69
- "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-2BMH : 17 March 2018), Perez Graves, 21 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Hatfield, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,026,995.
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 6, p. 756
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2TQG : 10 November 2020), Peres Graves, 25 Apr 1730; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-21L2 : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Samuel Graves, 4 May 1753; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LVS6 : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves, 16 May 1754; citing Marriage, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LZKS : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Samuel Graves, 1755.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L82D : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Elisha Graves, 1757.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-215F : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Martha Graves, 28 Apr 1759; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-21R2 : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Perez Graves, 2 Jan 1761; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-21T1 : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Elnathan Graves, 2 Feb 1763; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-21BH : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for William Graves, 11 Feb 1766; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LMC2 : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Solomon Graves, 2 Mar 1768; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LM89 : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Levi Graves, 12 Jan 1771; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2B6F : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves in entry for Timothy Graves, 30 Apr 1775; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LFN1 : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves, 19 Feb 1795; citing Marriage, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9C-Q3G : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves, 17 Dec 1809; citing Death, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L4KN : 10 November 2020), Perez Graves, 17 Dec 1809; citing Death, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
- MA Town & Vital Records
- Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Index
- 1790-1800 US Federal Censuses
- "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-YQWC : 1 March 2021), Perez Graves, 21 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711085.
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