Jedediah Graves

Jedediah Graves was baptized at New London, May 15, 1709, and died in Sherman, Connecticut, November 10, 1800, aged 92 years.

He married, March 1728, Jereusha Ackley, daughter of Samuel Ackley of East Haddam. Jerusha was born March 29, 1707, and died in August 1736. Jedediah Graves married second, in East Haddam, Connecticu, in June 1737, Elizabeth Haddam, daughter of Samuel Allen and Lydia Hastings. She was born about 1712 (or 1716), and died March 13, 1752. Jedediah married third, December 27, 1758, RUTH BENNETT, daughter of Lieutenant Henry Bennett. She was born in Lyme, Connecticut, January 20, 1738 or 1739, and died October 26, 1823, at age eighty six.

Jedediah lived in East Haddam as early as 1723 when he bought ten acres of land from Thomas Crippen and bought and sold land there at least up until 1752, when he moved to New Fairfield (now Sherman), Connecticut, where he lived until his death.

The History of Warren County describes Queensbury, NY, and how the land was given by King George III by land patents. Jedediah was among twenty three petitioners receiving land patents on May 29, 1762. It states that the men who applied for the patents were "men of influence," and "lent their names to secure the grant for the benefit of the actual settlers." The area was named Queensbury to honor the King's new wife. Jedediah was one of the first land holders in that town. He did not settle on the land himself, but was the owner of the land, about 1,000 acres. Allen Graves' name is on the Warren County records as selling the land some years later.

Jedediah Graves was a stalwart and prosperous man, much respected by all who knew him. His will, which follows, specified the distribution of his property, and was admitted to probate in December 1800.

"In the Name of God Amen.

I Jedediah Graves of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of a sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, and not knowing how soon my departure out of time may be, do in the name of God make and ordain this my last will and testament.

And first, I give and recommend my precious and immortal soule to God who gave it hoping for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body transmit to the earth at death to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, not doubting but at the resurrection by the power of God I shall again receive the same and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner viz.

First. My will is that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid out of my estate in convenient time after decease.

Imprimis. I give and bequeath to Ruth my dear and well beloved wife the whole of my part of the house that I now live in and possess, also one good feather bed with all the furniture belonging thereto, pillows, bolster, sheets, coverlid and blankets, also the improvement of that tract of land during her natural life which I have purchased of Ephrin Leach and Doratha his wife containing twenty eight acres, also one third of my personal estate, also the improvement of one quarter part the farm or land that I now live on and possess, during the term she shall continue to be my widow and relict.

Item. I give to Jonah Graves, Allen Graves, Stephen Graves, Russell Graves, Amos Graves, Ezra Graves, my sons all my real estate to be equally divided to them.

Item. I give to Allen Graves and Stephen Graves my sons, twenty , to each of them out of my personal estate.

Item. I give to Rachel, Lucy, Mary my daughters and to Ester and Rhoda's heirs the remainder of my personal estate to be equally divided among them.

And lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Stephen Graves and Ezra Graves to be executors of this my last will and testament holding and establishing this and this only to be my last will and testament.

In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February, A.D. 1795.

his

Jedediah X Graves

Mark

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Jedediah Graves to be his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses whose names are unwritten. Signed in the presence of the testator.

Stephen Barns

Levi Babock

Andrew Barns"

Jedediah Graves (49) was born about 1708 in Colchester, New London Co., CT, and died 10 Nov. 1800, aged 92 years, in Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT, leaving a will. He was christened 15 May 1709 in the First Church of Christ, New London, CT. He married Jerusha Ackley, daughter of Samuel Ackley of East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, in 1728. She was born 29 March 1707 and died in Aug. 1736. He married second Elizabeth Allen, daughter of Samuel Allen and Lydia Hastings, in June 1737. She was born about 1712 (or 1716) and died 13 March 1752. After her death, he married third Ruth Bennett, daughter of Lieutenant Henry Bennett, on 27 Dec. 1758. She was born 20 Jan. 1738 or 1739 in Lyme, New London Co., CT, and died 26 Oct. 1823 at age eighty six.

Jedediah lived in East Haddam as early as 1723 when he bought ten acres of land from Thomas Crippen and bought and sold land there at least up until 1752, when he moved to New Fairfield (now Sherman), CT, where he lived until his death.

The History of Warren County[6] describes Queensbury, NY, and how the land was given by King George III by land patents. Jedediah was among twenty three petitioners receiving land patents on 29 May 1762. It states that the men who applied for the patents were “men of influence,” and “lent their names to secure the grant for the benefit of the actual settlers.” The area was named Queensbury to honor the King’s new wife. Jedediah was one of the first land holders in that town. He did not settle on the land himself, but was the owner of the land, about 1,000 acres. Allen Graves’ (#133) name is on the Warren Co. records as selling the land some years later.

He was a stalwart and prosperous man, much respected by all who knew him. His will, which follows, specified the distribution of his property, and was admitted to probate in Dec. 1800.

“In the Name of God Amen.

I Jedediah Graves of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of a sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, and not knowing how soon my departure out of time may be, do in the name of God make and ordain this my last will and testament.

And first, I give and recommend my precious and immortal soule to God who gave it hoping for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body transmit to the earth at death to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, not doubting but at the resurrection by the power of God I shall again receive the same and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner viz.

First. My will is that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid out of my estate in convenient time after decease.

Imprimis. I give and bequeath to Ruth my dear and well beloved wife the whole of my part of the house that I now live in and possess, also one good feather bed with all the furniture belonging thereto, pillows, bolster, sheets, coverlid and blankets, also the improvement of that tract of land during her natural life which I have purchased of Ephrin Leach and Doratha his wife containing twenty eight acres, also one third of my personal estate, also the improvement of one quarter part the farm or land that I now live on and possess, during the term she shall continue to be my widow and relict.

Item. I give to Jonah Graves, Allen Graves, Stephen Graves, Russell Graves, Amos Graves, Ezra Graves, my sons all my real estate to be equally divided to them.

Item. I give to Allen Graves and Stephen Graves my sons, twenty £ to each of them out of my personal estate.

Item. I give to Rachel, Lucy, Mary my daughters and to Ester and Rhoda's heirs the remainder of my personal estate to be equally divided among them.

And lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Stephen Graves and Ezra Graves to be executors of this my last will and testament holding and establishing this and this only to be my last will and testament.

In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February, A.D. 1795.

                                                                     his

                                                       Jedediah  X  Graves

                                                                    Mark Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Jedediah Graves to be his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses whose names are unwritten. Signed in the presence of the testator.

       Stephen Barns

       Levi Babock

       Andrew Barns”

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{geni:about_me} Jedediah Graves was baptized at New London, May 15, 1709, and died in Sherman, Connecticut, November 10, 1800, aged 92 years.

He married, March 1728, Jereusha Ackley, daughter of Samuel Ackley of East Haddam. Jerusha was born March 29, 1707, and died in August 1736. Jedediah Graves married second, in East Haddam, Connecticu, in June 1737, Elizabeth Haddam, daughter of Samuel Allen and Lydia Hastings. She was born about 1712 (or 1716), and died March 13, 1752. Jedediah married third, December 27, 1758, RUTH BENNETT, daughter of Lieutenant Henry Bennett. She was born in Lyme, Connecticut, January 20, 1738 or 1739, and died October 26, 1823, at age eighty six.

Jedediah lived in East Haddam as early as 1723 when he bought ten acres of land from Thomas Crippen and bought and sold land there at least up until 1752, when he moved to New Fairfield (now Sherman), Connecticut, where he lived until his death.

The History of Warren County describes Queensbury, NY, and how the land was given by King George III by land patents. Jedediah was among twenty three petitioners receiving land patents on May 29, 1762. It states that the men who applied for the patents were "men of influence," and "lent their names to secure the grant for the benefit of the actual settlers." The area was named Queensbury to honor the King's new wife. Jedediah was one of the first land holders in that town. He did not settle on the land himself, but was the owner of the land, about 1,000 acres. Allen Graves' name is on the Warren County records as selling the land some years later.

Jedediah Graves was a stalwart and prosperous man, much respected by all who knew him. His will, which follows, specified the distribution of his property, and was admitted to probate in December 1800.

"In the Name of God Amen.

I Jedediah Graves of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of a sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointedfor all men once to die, and not knowing how soon my departure out of time may be, do in the name of God make and ordain this my last will and testament.

And first, I give and recommend my precious and immortal soule to God who gave it hoping for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body transmit to the earth at death to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, not doubting but at the resurrection by the power of God I shall again receive the same and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner viz.

First. My will is that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid out of my estate in convenient time after decease.

Imprimis. I give and bequeath to Ruth my dear and well beloved wife the whole of my part of the house that I now live in and possess, also one good feather bed with all the furniture belonging thereto, pillows, bolster, sheets, coverlid and blankets, also the improvement of that tract of land during her natural life which I have purchased of Ephrin Leach and Doratha his wife containing twenty eight acres, also one third of my personal estate, also the improvement of one quarter part the farm or land that I now live on and possess, during the term she shall continue to be my widow and relict.

Item. I give to Jonah Graves, Allen Graves, Stephen Graves, Russell Graves, Amos Graves, Ezra Graves, my sons all my real estate to be equally divided to them.

Item. I give to Allen Graves and Stephen Graves my sons, twenty , to each of them out of my personal estate.

Item. I give to Rachel, Lucy, Mary my daughters and to Ester and Rhoda's heirs the remainder of my personal estate to be equally divided among them.

And lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Stephen Graves and Ezra Graves to be executors of this my last will and testament holding and establishing this and this only to be my last will and testament.

In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February, A.D. 1795.

his

Jedediah X Graves

Mark

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Jedediah Graves to be his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses whose names are unwritten. Signed in the presence of the testator.

Stephen Barns

Levi Babock

Andrew Barns"

Jedediah Graves (49) was born about 1708 in Colchester, New London Co., CT, and died 10 Nov. 1800, aged 92 years, in Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT, leaving a will. He was christened 15 May 1709 in the First Church of Christ, New London, CT. He married Jerusha Ackley, daughter of Samuel Ackley of East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, in 1728. She was born 29 March 1707 and died in Aug. 1736. He married second Elizabeth Allen, daughter of Samuel Allen and Lydia Hastings, in June 1737. She was born about 1712 (or 1716) and died 13 March 1752. After her death, he married third Ruth Bennett, daughter of Lieutenant Henry Bennett, on 27 Dec. 1758. She was born 20 Jan. 1738 or 1739 in Lyme, New London Co., CT, and died 26 Oct. 1823 at age eighty six.

Jedediah lived in East Haddam as early as 1723 when he bought ten acres of land from Thomas Crippen and bought and sold land there at least up until 1752, when he moved to New Fairfield (now Sherman), CT, where he lived until his death.

The History of Warren County[6] describes Queensbury, NY, and how the land was given by King George III by land patents. Jedediah was among twenty three petitioners receiving land patents on 29 May 1762. It states that the men who applied for the patents were “men of influence,” and “lent their names to secure the grant for the benefit of the actual settlers.” The area was named Queensbury to honor the King’s new wife. Jedediah was one of the first land holders in that town. He did not settle on the land himself, but was the owner of the land, about 1,000 acres. Allen Graves’ (#133) name is on the Warren Co. records as selling the land some years later.

He was a stalwart and prosperous man, much respected by all who knew him. His will, which follows, specified the distribution of his property, and was admitted to probate in Dec. 1800.

“In the Name of God Amen.

I Jedediah Graves of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of a sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointedfor all men once to die, and not knowing how soon my departure out of time may be, do in the name of God make and ordain this my last will and testament.

And first, I give and recommend my precious and immortal soule to God who gave it hoping for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body transmit to the earth at death to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, not doubting but at the resurrection by the power of God I shall again receive the same and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner viz.

First. My will is that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid out of my estate in convenient time after decease.

Imprimis. I give and bequeath to Ruth my dear and well beloved wife the whole of my part of the house that I now live in and possess, also one good feather bed with all the furniture belonging thereto, pillows, bolster, sheets, coverlid and blankets, also the improvement of that tract of land during her natural life which I have purchased of Ephrin Leach and Doratha his wife containing twenty eight acres, also one third of my personal estate, also the improvement of one quarter part the farm or land that I now live on and possess, during the term she shall continue to be my widow and relict.

Item. I give to Jonah Graves, Allen Graves, Stephen Graves, Russell Graves, Amos Graves, Ezra Graves, my sons all my real estate to be equally divided to them.

Item. I give to Allen Graves and Stephen Graves my sons, twenty £ to each of them out of my personal estate.

Item. I give to Rachel, Lucy, Mary my daughters and to Ester and Rhoda's heirs the remainder of my personal estate to be equally divided among them.

And lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Stephen Graves and Ezra Graves to be executors of this my last will and testament holding and establishing this and this only to be my last will and testament.

In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February, A.D. 1795. his Jedediah X Graves Mark Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Jedediah Graves to be his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses whose names are unwritten. Signed in the presence of the testator. Stephen Barns Levi Babock Andrew Barns”

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