Rice Graves (abt. 1729 - abt. 1814)

Born about 1729 in Spotsylvania, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Young) Graves — married 1751 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died about 1814 at about age 85 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Graves Name Study.

He married Jane Young, daughter of John Young and Christian Bruce, about 1751-2.

Rice Graves is a patriot with the Daughters of the American Revolution. His Ancestor number is A047369. [Service Source: NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL 1026] He served under Captain John Webb and Colonel Alexander McClenachan 7th Regiment in Louisa County, Virginia.

Rice Graves (216) was born about 1729 in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Co., Va., and died 1814 in Louisa Co., Va. In Spotsylvania Records, O. Book 1738-49, p. 466, June 7, 1748, he is called "Rice Graves, son of Thos. Graves Sr." and would hardly have been so designated had he then been 21 years of age.

He married Jane Young, daughter of John Young and Christian Bruce, about 1751-2. (John Card Graves said this was his second marriage.) Jane died in 1812.

We next find Rice as defendant in a chancery suit brought by Thomas Graves on Feb. 6, 1752 (Spots. Rec., O. Book 1749-55, p. 166). In 1759, he was appointed to serve under John Robinson, surveyor of roads (Spots. Rec., O. Book 1755-65, p. 140). In 1760, as Rice Graves of Spotsylvania Co., he bought from William and Mary Macon of New Kent Co. 190 acres "on North Anna River of Pamunkey" (Louisa Rec., Deed Book D, p. 31), and probably moved at once into Louisa Co. Parenthetically, it might be remarked that all the members of this Graves family had their habitat, so far as can be determined, either on the north side of the Northanna River in Spotsylvania Co., or on the south side in Louisa Co. Not until John ventured into North Carolina did any of them stray far from this river. In 1772, Rice added more land to his holdings (Louisa Records, Deed Book D-1/2, p. 375), and in 1777 we find him listed with five tithables (Harris' History of Louisa Co., p. 169). Rice was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was administrator of his mother's estate, 15 Aug. 1782. He was on the first U.S. census in 1783 in Essex Co., Va., and his family then consisted of four whites and three blacks. In 1806 (Louisa Rec., Deed Book K, p. 253), describing himself as old and infirm, he appointed his son John to act as trustee in an equal division of his property among his children. In Deed Book L, p. 225, July 10, 1809, two of his sons, Thomas and Benjamin, release their brother John, who was trustee, from further responsibility. In the settlement of the estate as returned by John Graves (Will Book 5, p. 572, July 10, 1815) occur these entries: "Aug. 1812, to pd. Absalom Waller for preaching Mother's funeral", and "Aug. 1814, to pd. Wm. G. Hiter for preaching Father's funeral." (R-21, R-910, R-915) [1]

Sources

• Rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grantpinnix&id=I000263
• Graves Family Association Genealogy 270, https://graves-fa.org/gen-histories/gens/gen270.html
• Graves Family Association Genealogy 44, https://graves-fa.org/gen-histories/gens/gen044.html

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• Casswell County Genealogy [2]

Acknowledgements & Merges

• WikiTree profile Graves-1769 created through the import of Dankowski Family Tree.ged on May 28, 2012 by Laura Mercado. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Laura and others.

• WikiTree profile Graves-1292 created through the import of export.ged on Jul 19, 2011 by Chérie Woodlief. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Chérie and others.