Thomas GRAVES
Birth:
Bef 1585
of Gravesend, Kent, England
Death:
Nov 1662
Hatfield, Mass.
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
Came to America before 1645.
Was in Hartford, Conn. in 1645. Moved to Hatfield, Mass.
"The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.
Thomas Graves was excused from military training in 1645 because of
his age. (Savage. Genealogical Dictionary of New England. II. 1860. p.
296)
Concerning the children of Thomas Graves, James Savage reported:
Thomas, Hartford, ... rem[oved] to Hadley [Mass.], ... had brot [ = brought]
from Eng[land] Isaac, John, and perhaps Samuel, and a d[aughter] whose
name is unkn. [ = unknown] and possibly Nathaniel; as all exc[ept] this las
rem[oved] with him [to Hadley, Mass.]. Savage. Gen. Dictionary of N. E. II.
1860, p. 296, 297.
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Colonial families of Long Island, New york and Connecticut..., by Herbert
Furman Seversmith
He was one of the founders of Hadley, Mass. in 1645
Came to America on the George Bonaventure which arrived in Salem,
Mass. in 1629.
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Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families
include: Belding, Smith and others. c1985
Came to America with Gov. Endicott's company. They came to America
on the George Bonaventure which arrived in Salem, Mass. in 1629.
Sarah WHITING
Birth:
Death:
17 Dec 1666
of Hadley, Mass.
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
Sarah was Thomas' 2nd wife.
The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.
Colonial families of Long Island, New york and Connecticut..., by Herbert
Furman Seversmith
Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families include:
Belding, Smith and others. c1985
Children
Marriage
Notes:
Information from pedigree chart by Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT, and
family group record by Beth Richmond.
Freeman in 1669.
Killed by Indians. His brother John was also killed by Indians the same
day. (Savage. Gen. Dict. of N.E. II. 1860. pp. 294, 295)
Source: Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of New England".
Source: Goodwin, "Genealogy Notes".
Source: Cutter, "New England Families".
The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.
Occupation: Clerk of Writs - Hatfield, Mass.
of Hartford, Conn. - before 1645, and Hatfield, Mass. - 1661 or 1662.
Colonial families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut..., by Herbert
Furman Seversmith
Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families include:
Belding, Smith and others. c1985
2
John GRAVES
Birth:
Abt 1622
England
Death:
19 Sep 1677
Marr:
Notes:
Source: Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of New England".
The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.
Lived in Wethersfield, Conn., and Hadley, Mass. by 1659/1660.
Killed by Indians the same day as his brother, Isaac.
Colonial families of Long Island, New york and Connecticut..., by Herbert
Furman Seversmith
Married 1st Mary Smith, about 1652.
Married 2nd Mary (Bronson) Wyatt, probably 20 July 1671.
Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families
include: Belding, Smith and others. c1985
3
Samuel GRAVES
Birth:
Abt 1625
England
Death:
Marr:
Notes:
Source: Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of New England".
The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.
Colonial families of Long Island, New york and Connecticut..., by Herbert
Furman Seversmith
never married
Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families
include: Belding, Smith and others. c1985
never married
4
Elizabeth GRAVES
Birth:
Abt 1625
England
Death:
Marr:
Notes:
Source: Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of New England".
The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.
Colonial families of Long Island, New york and Connecticut..., by Herbert
Furman Seversmith
Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families include:
Belding, Smith and others. c1985
5
Nathaniel GRAVES
Birth:
Abt 1629
England
Death:
28 Sep 1682
of Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn.
Marr:
Notes:
Source: Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of New England".
The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.
not sure if he was born in England.
Colonial families of Long Island, New york and Connecticut..., by Herbert
Furman Seversmith
Married Martha Betts, 16 Jan 1655
Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families include:
Belding, Smith and others. c1985
6
Mary GRAVES
Birth:
Abt 1632
England
Death:
Marr:
Notes:
Colonial families of Long Island, New york and Connecticut..., by Herbert
Furman Seversmith
Married Moses Ventrous, 14 Jan. 1647.
Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families include:
Belding, Smith and others. c1985
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Thomas Graves - Sarah Whiting
Thomas Graves
was born at of Gravesend, Kent, England Bef 1585.
He married Sarah Whiting .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Issac Graves
born 1620.
John Graves
born Abt 1622.
Samuel Graves
born Abt 1625.
Elizabeth Graves
born Abt 1625.
Nathaniel Graves
born Abt 1629.
Mary Graves
born Abt 1632.
Thomas Graves died Nov 1662 at Hatfield, Mass. .
Sarah Whiting died 17 Dec 1666 at of Hadley, Mass. .