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George Graves, Jr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Braintree, Essex, England
Death: December 03, 1692 (56-65)
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Deacon George Graves of Hartford and Anne Graves
Husband of Elizabeth Graves
Father of John Graves; Mercy Mary Graves and Sarah Loomis
Brother of Deacon John Graves and Mary Dow
Half brother of Priscilla Markham and Sarah Deming

Occupation: Marshall of the colony
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About George Graves, Jr

George Graves (2) was born about 1631 in England, and died 3 Dec. 1692 in Middletown, Conn.  He married Elizabeth Ventres on 2 April 1651 in Hartford, Conn. They moved to Middletown, Conn., where he was made freeman 18 May 1654, Deputy to the General Court in 1656, was Marshall of the Colony for several years, and was appointed to measure the bounds of Wethersfield, Conn. 10 Oct. 1667.  His will (vol. 1, p. 455, Mainwaring's Early Probate Records) mentions his wife Elizabeth, sons George and John, and daughters Mercy, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Sarah Loomis.  (R‑202)

After marriage, he moved to Middletown, CT where he was made a freeman on 18 May 1654. In 1656, he was chosen deputy to the General Court. He served as Marshall of the colony for several years and was apopinted to measure the bounds of Wethersfield, CT on 10 Oct 1667.

Children

  1.   7.  George Graves, never married, d. 1699.
  2.   8.  Elizabeth Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Mitchell.
  3. +9.  John Graves, m(1) Susannah Webster, 1681, m(2) Hannah Davis, 1690, d.c. 1702.
  4. +10.  Mercy Graves, b.c. 1670, m. Nathanael Winchell, 15 March 1694, d. after 1700.
  5.   11.  Sarah Graves, m. Jonathan Loomis, 27 Dec. 1688.  He was a son of Nathaniel Loomis and Elizabeth
Moore, and was born 31 March 1666.  They lived in Hartford until at least 1694.

sources

  1. Hart, Samuel, and American Historical Society (New York). Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial: representative citizens. (Boston, Massachusetts, United States: American Historical Society, 1917-1923), p. 160.

Jonathan Loomis... married... Sarah Graves, ... daughter of Marshall George Graves and his wife Elizabeth, who was probably a Mitchell.

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CHILDREN OF GEORGE GRAVES (1) George Graves (2) was born about 1631 in England, and died 3 Dec. 1692 in Middletown, Conn.  He married Elizabeth Ventres on 2 April 1651 in Hartford, Conn. They moved to Middletown, Conn., where he was made freeman 18 May 1654, Deputy to the General Court in 1656, was Marshall of the Colony for several years, and was appointed to measure the bounds of Wethersfield, Conn. 10 Oct. 1667.  His will (vol. 1, p. 455, Mainwaring's Early Probate Records) mentions his wife Elizabeth, sons George and John, and daughters Mercy, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Sarah Loomis.  (R‑202)

Children - Graves

  1.   7.  George Graves, never married, d. 1699.
  2.   8.  Elizabeth Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Mitchell.
  3. +9.  John Graves, m(1) Susannah Webster, 1681, m(2) Hannah Davis, 1690, d.c. 1702.
  4. +10.  Mercy Graves, b.c. 1670, m. Nathanael Winchell, 15 March 1694, d. after 1700.
  5.   11.  Sarah Graves, m. Jonathan Loomis, 27 Dec. 1688.  He was a son of Nathaniel Loomis and Elizabeth Moore, and was born 31 March 1666.  They lived in Hartford until at least 1694.

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George Graves, Jr's Timeline

1631
1631
Braintree, Essex, England
1658
February 27, 1658
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
1668
March 14, 1668
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1669
1669
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1692
December 3, 1692
Age 61
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1692
Age 61
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, British Colonial America