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Richard Graves

Birthdate:
Birthplace: St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, VA, United States
Death: 1788 (55-63)
Fayette, Fayette County, KY, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Graves, of Spotsylvania and Sarah Anne Graves
Husband of Lucy Graves
Father of James Graves; William B. Graves and Samuel Graves
Brother of Eleanor Kimbrough; Thomas Graves, VI; Solomon Graves; Rice Graves; Rosanna Ann Spencer and 13 others
Half brother of John Graves and Mary Graves

Managed by: Sheryl Fay Cooper
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About Richard Graves

My fifth Great Grandfather, Richard Graves was born about 1725, and died after 1788 in Fayette Co., KY. He married Lucy Davenport in 1750. They moved to Fayette Co., KY, and settled 8 miles from Cincinnati, Ohio. They took 30 slaves with them. Kentucky Co., Virginia was divided in 1780 to form three counties: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln. Fayette County originally bordered Cincinnati, OH.

By Harry Dotson form the Gavels Family History Website 5/10/2013

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Richard Graves's Timeline

1725
1725
St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, VA, United States
1760
1760
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1761
1761
Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1764
1764
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1788
1788
Age 63
Fayette, Fayette County, KY, United States