John GRAVES

                   Thomas Graves family information waas from settlement of estate of Thomas
Graves book C, page 428 clerk of court office Caswell Co NC... Marriage bond of
Caswell Co NC..  Thomas deceased by April 1799 when an inventory of  his estate
was made.. Division of land was approved at Janurary court 1800, 2497 acres
were alloted to his 10 children..
also see deed book L, page 177 -- Hannah (widow of Thomas Graves dower land)
see Caswell Co Heritage book page 141 and book E,page 89... Will of Thomas
Simmion , bok C  page 96 mentions his daughter Hannah Simmions..     Thomas
Graves was married the second time to Hannah Simmions abt 1782.   Thomas Graves
married the first time to ...........,, Miles .. She was the daughter of Jacob
Miles and Hannah McComas.. (name of daughter unknown..)   Jacob Miles in his
Will mentioned 4 of his Graves grandchildren, John, James , Jacob, and Martha
Graves Gunn Will book E, page 139...
Thomas Graves came to Orange Co(now Caswell Co NC) abt 1753 .. He came from
Spotysylvania Va...         See court records April 1804 book E,page 89, and 97
also book C, page 428 clerk of courts office Caswell Co NC..
James Graves was a Veteran of War of 1812..
Note; familhy history center in Salt Lake had the following as birth dates for
the Children;   John abt 1772, Jacob abt 1774, James abt 1776, Nancy abt 1778,
Azariah abt 1780, Major abt 1782, Thomas abt 1784,Esbel abt 1786. Lewis abt
1788, Martha abt 1790........All Ordinance work was done according to these
dates.........
                  

                   James Graves left a Will in Caswell Co NC.  book B   Page 311     On the
IGI it had his birth as abt 1772 for his Ordinance work...
                  

                   Ann Graves married Barlett Yancey Sr abt 1766
                  

                   John Herndon Graves married Nancy Slade  1770 the first time  and he married
Elizabeth Coleman , Widow of Spillay Colleman...
See Heritage book of Caswell Co NC for father of Nancy Slade . The father of
Nancy Slade is Thomas Slade and mother is  Hannah, .......   ..
Bartlett Yancey bible says Nancy Graves is the 9th child of John Herndon Graves
and Nancy Slade recorded in  Misc book of Caswell Co NC..
Will of Azariah Graves wrote 28 Jan 1837 , he died by 1837(Sale).,names
brothers and sisters
Will of John Herndon Graves settled 1838- 1839 book N, page 252 to 259 names
Children in Caswell Co NC..
Marriage of children from marriage bond
Tombstones at Graves cemetery, 1 Miles east of yanceyville, NC.
Will of John Herndon Graves book L, page 462 in Caswell Co NC.
Delilah Graves married second time to Abner Miles.. Delilah married David
Womack the first time 24 March 1800 in Caswell Co Nc. and sealed 5 December
1974LG
Birth and death of Nancy Graves from bible of Bartlett Yancey recorded in book
2 , page 147 in Caswell Co NC..
Bartlett Yancey was born 19 Feb 1785 and died 30 Aug 1828...
Nancy(Mrs Bartlett Yancey) died 8 April 1855 Caswell Co NC.. from death of
Caswell NC, in Raleigh Rigister newspager 1840- 1868 ...
General Barzillai Graves died 10 Oct 1850 aged 68 years 5 Mo, 24 days, from
tombstone 1 Mile east of Yanceyville, NC. at Graves cemetery
Mary wife of Barzillai Graves died 15 July 1854 aged about 68 years , also from
Graves cemetery
1850 census of caswell Co Nc.. Barzillai age 68, Mary age 65, Frances W   799-
801 page 226 B
Note: Polly Mebane mention in Marriage bond - Azariah Wiil - tombsone at Graves
Cemetery and her fathers Will..   Tombstone; Polly Mabane born 15 Jan 1792 and
died 3 Feb 1846
Elijah Graves Will recorded in book R, page 360  wrote 10 August 1855 mention
Elizabeth death in will, her brother... He says Elizabeth Kimbrough is
deceased.... Also says his brother Thomas is dead.. William is dead, Delilah is
dead, Nancy Yancy is dead, all to go to deceased children...
also see sale of estate of Elijah Graves 26 Nov 1855 ,book R, page 370 -375
mention  Nephew Nepoleon Elijah Graves, Nephew , Elijah Graves , wife and
Children; nephew Robert W Graves...
Will of William Graves book P, page 283 wrete 6 Oct 1833 mention brother Thomas
Graves
Azariah Graves Will wrote 28 Jan  1837 sale 30 May 1837 mention brother
Barzillai,sister Elizabeth Kimbrough, Sister Delilah Miles, sister Nancy Yancy,
sister polly Mabane,, brother Thomas Graves Elijah Graves, and William Graves.
William Graves Married first time to Isabella Graves daughter of James Graves
and married second time to Ann Lea may 1815 , a dau of his Uncle Gen Azariah
Graves..     Esq   Azariah Graves died 1 May 1837  tombstone in Graves cemetery
beow Yanceyville, NC.
John Herndon Graves came to Caswell(Orange) Co when he was seven year old...
Note on LDS IGI;; says Elizabeth, Catherine, Thomas Graves born in Orange Co NC
and the rest in Caswell Co NC...