Samuel Graves

• BIRTH 1657 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
• DEATH 11 Mar 1731 (aged 73–74) Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
• MEMORIAL ID 32029850

He moved from Hatfield to Sunderland, about 1725, and was one of the first 40 settlers in Sunderland.

Parents
John Graves 1622–1677
Mary Smith Graves 1628–1668

Spouse
Sarah Graves unknown–1734 m. 10/30/1678

Siblings
John Graves 1652–1730
Mary Graves Stebbins 1654–1727
Sarah Graves Stebbins 1659–1700
Daniel Graves 1664–1724

Half Siblings
Nathaniel Graves 1671 – unknown

Children
Sarah Graves Smith (1687 - ????)
Jonathan Graves (1689 - 1773)
Abraham Graves (1691 - 1777)
David Graves 1693–1781
Mehitable Graves Bardwell 1695–1744
Noah Graves 1695–1773
Samuell Graves 1698–1774

Descendant Details

Sarah Graves, b. 1 July 1687, m. Daniel Smith, 7 April 1709.
Jonathan Graves, b. 27 Oct. 1689, m(1) Mrs. Elizabeth Combs, 2 June 1715, m(2) Hannah ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 21 May 1773.
Abraham Graves, b. 12 Dec. 1691, m. Thankful Bardwell, 23 May 1717, d. 28 Oct. 1777.
David Graves, b. 9 Dec. 1693, m. Abigail Bardwell, 6 June 1720, d. 25 Aug. 1781.
Noah Graves, b. 19 Dec. 1695, m(1) Rebecca Wright, m(2) Rachel Newton, 8 April 1754, d. 17 March 1773.
Mehitable Graves, b. 19 Dec. 1695, m. John Bardwell (of Hatfield).
Samuel Graves, b. 30 Jan. 1697, m. Grace Hitchcock, 9 April 1728, d. 6 May 1774.

Notes

It was previously incorrectly stated that this Samuel Graves married Sarah Colton, daughter of George Colton of Longmeadow, MA and Lydia (Wright) Graves. However (as reported in Graves Family Newsletter, 1993, page 127), information from New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Ammon Torrey shows that this is not correct. The Samuel Graves who married Sarah Colton was #11, son of Isaac Graves and Mary Church. (R‑200, R‑206)

• Son of John Graves and Mary (Smith) Graves
• Not the same as Samuel Graves, (of Thomas) (son of Thomas)
• Not the same as Samuel Graves (son of Isaac)

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32029850/samuel-graves

[2] https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Samuel_Graves_%2815%29

[3] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Graves-204

[4] https://gravesfa.org/gen168.htm

Additional Data

"9. Samuel, son of John, (3) rem. prior to 1718 from Hat. to Sunderland, and died March 11, 1731. He m. Sarah who d. Oct 15, 1734. Children -- perhaps Sarah, b. Jan. 1, 1688; Jonathan, b. Oct. 27, 1689; Abraham, b. Dec. 12, 1691, m. May 23, 1717, Thankful Bardwell, and was in Deerfield in 1749; David, b. Dec. 9, 1693; Noah, b. Dec. 19, 1695; Mehitable, b. Dec 19, 1695, prob. m. John Bardwell; Samuel, b. Jan. 30, 1698."[2]

Children - Graves

1. 86. Sarah Graves, b. 1 July 1687, m. Daniel Smith, 7 April 1709.
2. +87. Jonathan Graves, b. 27 Oct. 1689, m(1) Mrs. Elizabeth Combs, 2 June 1715, m(2) Hannah ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 21 May 1773.
3. +88. Abraham Graves, b. 12 Dec. 1691, m. Thankful Bardwell, 23 May 1717, d. 28 Oct. 1777.
4. +89. David Graves, b. 9 Dec. 1693, m. Abigail Bardwell, 6 June 1720, d. 25 Aug. 1781.
5. +90. Noah Graves, b. 19 Dec. 1695, m(1) Rebecca Wright, m(2) Rachel Newton, 8 April 1754, d. 17 March 1773.
6. 91. Mehitable Graves, b. 19 Dec. 1695, m. John Bardwell (of Hatfield).
7. +92. Samuel Graves, b. 30 Jan. 1697, m. Grace Hitchcock, 9 April 1728, d. 6 May 1774.

Disambiguation

Two Samuel Graves, cousins, lived in the Hadley, Mass. area and were both born in the 1650s. They both had a wife named "Sarah", leading to much genealogical confusion.

Information on the other Samuel Graves, son of Isaac Graves, Per the early vital records of Hartford, Isaac Graves' first 4 children are given as being born there.

• The fourth child, Samuel Graves, was born on October 1 or 5, 1655.
• He married first, Sarah Colton, on October 31, 1678.
• He married second, Deliverance _____, on January 1, 1690.
• Samuel died February 8, 1692.[6][7]
• Parents: Father: Isaak Graves[8]
• Wife: Sarah Colton
• Marriage: 30 Oct 1678, at Springfield[9]
• Intention: 2 Oct 1678 (Samuel is referred to as being of Hatfield)[10]