Benjamin Graves (abt. 1676 - 1752)

Born about 2 Mar 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1752 at about age 76 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile is part of the Graves Name Study.

Benjamin Graves was born on Dec. 17, 1676 [or March 2, 1676/1677] in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Graves and Mary Hoar. ^[1] "Born March 2, 1676 at Concord, Mass., moved to Colchester 1709, bought a farm on the road to Lynne, 2 1/2 miles from Colchester Village and lived there until his death. He held a number of offices in the colonial town, died 1752, buried in Colchester. Tombstone still standing in good condition. He was the father of Benjamin of Haddam, Conn."^[2] Benjamin married twice: first Mary Ruth Sterling and second Mary Haynes.^[2] He died December 30, 1752 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut,^[3] and was buried in the Colchester Burying Ground. ^[4]

Birth

Date: 02 MAR 1676/77 (alternate date - 17 DEC 1676)

Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA^[5]

Death

Death: Age: 76

Date: 30 DEC 1752

Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA^[4][1][6]

Residence

Date: 1709

Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA^[2]

Residence: went with his father to Saybrook and then on to Colchester

Date: 1700

Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

• The following were named in Benjamin's will:
  1. Mary Graves, wife
  2. Deborah, daughter
  3. Abigail, daughter
  4. Peter, son
  5. Benjamin, son
  6. Jedidiah, son
  7. Jonathan, son
  8. Mary Daniels, daughter
  9. James, son
  10. Haynes, son
  11. Elizabeth, daughter
  12. Margaret, daughter
  13. Mary Hungerford, daughter

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: 2013.Original data - Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut..Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.), Record for Benjamin Graves 1676-1753. [Link]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Genealogies of the Graves Family, showing the branch from which N. S. Cornwell came. , Frances Nelson Tillman, Compiler, typescript captured electronically to pdf, original typescript probably about 1940. Privately held by Hope Tillman, Catonsville, Maryland, USA. Page 1: "Born March 2, 1676 at Concord, Mass., moved to Colchester 1709, bought a farm on the road to Lynne, 2 1/2 miles from Colchester Village and lived there until his death. He held a number of offices in the colonial town, died 1752, buried in Colchester. Tombstone still standing in good condition. He was the father of Benjamin of Haddam, Conn."
3. ↑ The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), death - Colchester, Connecticut - Benjamin Graves about 1676. [Link]
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7015973/benjamin-graves: accessed 13 July 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Graves (2 Mar 1676–30 Dec 1752), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7015973, citing Colchester Burying Ground, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by ReLyRoTh (contributor 46556292).
5. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Application Files. Volume: 21; SAR Membership Number: 4130. Record for Benjamin Graves
6. ↑ The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), death - Colchester, Connecticut - Benjamin Graves about 1676. [Link]

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-1JJ : 15 January 2020), Benaman Graues, 1676.

• "Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VP6-DJPZ : 9 June 2020), Benjamin Graves in entry for Mary Graves, 1704.

• "Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VP6-DVMM : 9 June 2020), Benjamin Graves in entry for Thankful Graves, 1706.

• "Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VP6-DVW2 : 9 June 2020), Benjamin Graves in entry for Jedidiah Graves, 1709.

• Himebaugh, Maria Walton, 1913. Hungerford Genealogy: A Genealogical & Biographical Record of the Hungerford Family in England, Ireland, Canada and United States. Privately published, Wichita, Kansas, pages 114, 117-9