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Thankful Graves (Bardwell)

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Birthplace: Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: March 12, 1775 (77-78)
Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sergeant Robert Bardwell and Mary Bardwell
Wife of Abraham Graves
Mother of Thankful Belding; Elizabeth Blake; Joshua Graves; Lydia Howe; Mary Scott and 7 others
Sister of Ebenezer Bardwell, I; Mary Bardwell; John Bardwell; Samuel Bardwell, Sr; John Bardwell and 4 others

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Thankful (Bardwell) Graves (abt. 1697 - 1775)

Thankful Graves formerly Bardwell
Born about 1697 in Hatfield, Hampshire, MAmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Robert Bardwell and Mary (Gull) Bardwell
Sister of Ebenezer Bardwell, Samuel Bardwell, John Bardwell, Thomas Bardwell, Esther (Bardwell) Belden, Sarah (Bardwell) Barrett and Abigail (Bardwell) Graves
Wife of Abraham Graves — married 23 May 1717 in Hatfield, Hampshire, MAmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Thankful (Graves) Belding, Asahel Graves, Elizabeth (Graves) Blake, Joshua Graves, Lydia (Graves) Howe, Mary (Graves) Scott, Sarah (Graves) Hills, Mehitable (Graves) Wright, Lucy (Graves) Belding, Abner Graves and Eleanor (Graves) Griffith
Died 12 Mar 1775 at about age 78 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshiremap
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Profile last modified 22 May 2023 | Created 16 Oct 2015
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Biography

Thankful Bardwell was born in 1697 in Hatfield, Massachusetts to Robert Bardwell, and Mary Gull.

Thankful married Abraham Graves on May 23, 1717[1] [2] in her hometown of Hatfield, Massachusetts. They had between 9-13 children in 19 years:

Thankful Graves Belding 1718–1788[3]
Asahel GRAVES 1721–1748[4]
Elizabeth Graves Blake 1721-1804[5]
Joshua Graves 1725–1823[6]
Lydia Graves Howe 1726–1755[7]
Mary Graves Scott 1728–1770[8]
Mehitable Graves Wright 1731–1812[9]
Elijah Graves 1732–1763[10]
Abner Graves 1734–1787[11]
Lucy Graves Belding 1737–1808[12]
Thankful died on March 12, 1775, in Swanzey, New Hampshire, having lived a long life of 78 years.

"Thankful (1697-1775) m. 1717, Abraham Graves (1691-1777), Swanzy, NH." Abraham was the Son of Sam Graves, Grandson of John Graves and Great Grandson of Thomas Graves.[13]
Mentioned in his Will, dated the 9th of March, 1767 or 1777, at Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, are the following:

His wife Thankful; children, Joshua, Abner, Thankful Belding, Lydia Howe, Elizabeth Blake, Eleanor Griffith, Sarah Hills, Mary Scott & Mehitable Wright.

Sources

↑ HIstory of Hadley, Genealogy Section p. 8
↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC91-JQC : 28 July 2021), Thankful Bardwell in entry for Abraham Graves, 1717
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1V-YT1 : 15 January 2020), Thankful in entry for Thankful Graves, 1718.
↑ Publication date 1896 Topics Graves family, genealogy Publisher Buffalo, N.Y. : Baker, Jones & Co. Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language English Volume 1
↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSK7-G6V : 22 February 2021), Elizabeth Blake, 19 Jul 1804; citing Keene, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,059.
↑ New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDN4-JTT : 18 January 2020), Joshua Graves in entry for Martha Graves, 1759.
↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-469 : 15 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Theodore How, 1747.
↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMH-9XW2 : 20 May 2022), Mary in entry for Mary Scott, 1757.
↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24S-9P5F : 2 June 2022), Mehitable Graves Wright, ; Burial, Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States of America, Mount Caesar Cemetery; citing record ID 167888796, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHJ-F2Z : 30 December 2022), Elijah Graves, 1752.
↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLG9-SQ6 : 21 October 2022), Abner Graves in entry for Sarah Graves, ; citing Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm .
↑ New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6R-6BW : 1 August 2022), David Belding and Lucy Graves, 1770.
↑ The Compendium of American Genealogy Vol VI, p. 319
History of Hadley : including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, by Judd, Sylvester, 1789-1860; Boltwood, Lucius Manilius, 1825-1905, Published 1905, Publisher Springfield, Mass. : H.R. Huntting & Company, Pages 796, Genealogy Section, p. 8. https://archive.org/stream/historyofhadleyi00judd#page/8/mode/2up
History of the town of Whately, Mass., 1661-1899: including a narrative of leading events from the first planting of Hatfield; with family genealogies, Craft, James M. (Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States: D. L. Crandall, 1899.) https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofw00craf

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Thankful Graves's Timeline

1697
1697
Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1718
February 10, 1718
Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1721
July 19, 1721
1721
1723
1723
1725
1725
Swanzey, Province of New Hampshire
1726
1726
1728
1728
Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
1729
1729