Sarah (Graves) Israel (1738 - 1824)

Born 1738 in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Michael Hinshaw Israel — married 1754 in Albemarle County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1824 at about age 86 in Avery Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Graves Name Study.

Sarah Graves is Graves Family Association Gen.191. The first generation. Her parents have not been identified.^[1] She was last updated on Jan. 22, 2010.

Originally she was thought to possibly be the daughter of Joseph Graves (abt.1715-abt.1774) ^[2], but that is now in doubt. His 1774 will does not name a daughter Sarah nor her children. Plus he lived in Orange Co. VA, no mention of Albemarle County. However, multiple descendants of Sarah Graves Israel have DNA matches to descendants of her sister, Mary Graves Cleveland, supporting the long believed relationship.

Research Notes

Jan. 22, 2010: “Sarah Graves (1) was probably born about 1736-40, based on the age of her husband.  She may have been a sister of Mary Graves who married Col. Benjamin Cleveland and was a daughter of Joseph Graves who died in 1774.  Joseph Graves was a brother of Thomas Graves who married Ann Davenport, and both Joseph and Thomas were sons of John Graves of genealogy 270.^[1]

July 25, 2019: “Joseph Graves (4) migrated from Orange Co., VA to Rowan Co. or Surry Co., NC prior to 1771, probably 1763-1769. (Surry Co. was formed from Rowan Co. in 1770.) He married Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑. He may only have had the one child listed below, since she is the only one mentioned in his will. His will in Surry Co., NC was dated 12 July 1774 and proved in August Court 1774. In it he mentioned his wife Sarah, his daughter Mary, and his son-in-law Benjamin Cleveland. It leaves portions of his estate to his daughter's two sons, Absalom and John Cleveland, and states that Benjamin Cleveland, husband of his daughter, be executor of his estate.”^[2] No mention of Sarah or her children.

“The similarity of this family to that of John Graves and Margery Harvey of Randolph Co., NC, is striking.  The Gilliam and Watkins names are in both, and many members of both families moved to Missouri and Indiana.  See also the comments with the record of Sarah Israel (3).^[1]
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Name

Name: Sarah /Graves/^[4][5]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1738

Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States^[6]

The area was then part of Goochland County, formed from Henrico County in 1727. Albemarle was formed in 1744.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Graves Family Association Gen.191. https://graves-fa.org/gen-histories/gens/gen191.html
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Graves Family Association, Gen.270, Rev.25 July 2019. https://graves-fa.org/gen-histories/gens/gen270.html
3. ↑  https://graves-fa.org/gen-histories/gens/gen077.html
4. ↑ Source: #S-2050775276 Page: Source number: 242.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PC3. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=488203&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1738Birth place: VA
5. ↑ Source: #S-2050775303 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16800513&pid=535366869
6. ↑ Source: #S-2050775276 Page: Source number: 242.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PC3. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=488203&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1738Birth place: VA

• The husband of Sarah Graves, Michael Israel, fought in the Battle of King's Mountain alongside his wife's sister's husband. Mary Graves husband Col. Benjamin Cleveland, was in charge of the Wilkes County militia that fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain. In addition to the DNA matches that descendants of the two sisters, Sarah Graves Israel and Mary Graves Cleveland have, this supports a relationship. https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/cleveland-benjamin

• Census 1790 Wilkes County, North Carolina - First Company, Morgan District; males over 16 - 1 (Michael); males under 16 - 4 (Solomon, Michael, Isom, 1 more?); females - 2 (Sarah, Cathy); slaves - 4; Source Citation: Year: 1790; Census Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M637_7; Image: 0089. FHL book 975.6, x2p, p. 120

• Census 1800 Wilkes County, North Carolina.

• WikiTree profile Graves-1330 created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson. See the Changes page 'for the details of edits by Bob and others.

• Source: S-2050775276 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the infor Note: Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was d).
• Source: S-2050775303 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;; Note: Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58804176/sarah-israel : accessed 15 September 2021), memorial page for Sarah Graves Israel (1738–11 Sep 1824), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58804176, citing Michael and Sarah Israel Burying Ground, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Bobby Hendrix (contributor 46992354) .