Sarah Israel

DESCENDANTS OF SARAH GRAVES AND MICHAEL ISRAEL OF VA & NC

GENERATION 1

Sarah Graves (1) was probably born about 1736-40, based on the age of her husband. She may have been a sister of Mary Graves Mary Cleveland who married Col. Benjamin Cleveland Colonel Benjamin Cleveland (North Carolina militia) and was a daughter of Joseph Graves Joseph Graves who died in 1774. Joseph Graves was a brother of Thomas Graves Thomas Graves, of Spotsylvania who married Ann Davenport Sarah Anne Graves, and both Joseph and Thomas were sons of John Graves John Graves, Sr. of genealogy 270.

Sarah married Michael Israel Michael Israel, Sr.. He was born about 1736 and died in early 1820. His father was Solomon Israel and his mother was probably an Owenshire. He is assumed to have been at least 21 years of age in 1758 when he obtained an original grant, number 32, of 82 acres in Albemarle Co., VA.

In the midst of the Revolutionary War, in 1778 or 1779, Michael and Sarah Israel left Albemarle Co., VA and settled in Wilkes Co., NC. In 1805, when Michael was close to 70 years of age, he moved to Buncombe Co., NC.

Michael Israel died intestate, so the courts were involved in the settlement of his estate. In April of 1820, the court appointed Michael Israel, Jr., a son of Michael Israel, and William Israel, a grandson of Michael Israel, as administrators of his estate. Since the courts met quarterly, Michael Israel would have died between January 1820 and April 1820.

Sarah did not live long after 1822. It is not known exactly when she died, but it was before 11 Sept. 1824, when her legatees signed a bill of sale for Sarah’s slaves, Hannah and her child Trudy.

Both Michael and Sarah were buried in a family graveyard on a rolling hillside above the French Broad River on their plantation at Avery’s Creek, Buncombe Co., NC. All their children were born in Albemarle Co., VA, with the possible exception of the last, who may have been born in Wilkes Co., NC.

The similarity of this family to that of John Graves and Margery Harvey of Randolph Co., NC, is striking. The Gilliam and Watkins names are in both, and many members of both families moved to Missouri and Indiana. See also the comments with the record of Sarah Israel (3). (R‑100)

Children - Israel

1. +2. Mary Israel, Mary Epperson b. 1755, m. Thompson Epperson, 22 Sept. 1782, d. 6 Nov. 1843.
2. +3. Sarah Israel, Sarah Ann Gilliam b.ca. 1763, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Ballew, m(2) Epaphroditus Gilliam.
3. +4. John Israel, John Israel b. 1765, m. Sarah Edmundson, 12 May 1795, d. 1837.
4. +5. Johnson Israel, Johnson Israel b. 1767, m. Ann (or Anna) Hisaw, d. 1854.
5. +6. Jesse Israel, Jesse Israel b.ca. 1769, m. Mary Jones, d. 1806 or 1807.
6. +7. Solomon Israel, Solomon Wood Israel b. 1774, m. Nancy Alloway Strange, 27 Feb. 1797.
7. +8. Catey Israel, Catherine Edmundson b.ca. 1775, m. Robert Edmundson, 1798.
8. +9. Michael Israel, Jr., Michael Israel, II b. 1778, m. Sarah Coffey, 26 Feb. 1800, d. 1866.
9. +10. Isom Israel, Isom Israel b.ca. 1780, m(1) Judy Alloway Strange, 22 Dec. 1801, m (2) Neaty Parr, 28 March 1823.

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