Graves Family History

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Comment by John Scott McKay on December 27, 2009 at 10:07am

I am a descendant of Elizabeth Graves, who was married to Joseph Hibbard born 1648, /salem, Massachusetts. I don't know anything about her. But the Hibbard line is connected to Lady dianna Spencer. Scott

Comment by Mark Grace on September 3, 2009 at 12:29am

Karen - Thanks for opening up your group to cover all GRAVES lines. Hopefully, being Admin won't be too burdensome!

Comment by Karen S. on July 17, 2009 at 2:54pm

Mary, have you been working on the Graves or are you working on other lines?

Comment by Karen S. on July 14, 2009 at 4:25pm

Feel free to upload any files that pertain to the descendants of Thomas and Martha. You can do this under "Start Discussion". In the words of a famous Iowa genealogist, "The more we share, the more we have to share!"

Comment by Bonnie Elsten on July 13, 2009 at 11:08pm

Actually, that wouldn't be my Graves family. I thought it was Graves in general.

Comment by Karen S. on July 13, 2009 at 10:16pm

I decided to expand the focus of the group to include ALL the children of Thomas and Martha (Dixon) Graves, not just that of John.

Comment by Kenneth V. Graves on July 11, 2009 at 8:09pm

Karen, in case you aren't aware, your Graves family from John and Elizabeth Freeman Graves is part of genealogy 85 on the Graves Family Association website at http://www.gravesfa.org/gen085.htm. John Graves is #49 in that genealogy, descended from Thomas Graves, an immigrant to what became New Castle Co., Delaware, USA. Our recent research indicates he was from Northern Ireland, and the surname probably went through a couple of changes.

Comment by Karen S. on July 11, 2009 at 6:07pm

Hi Bonnie, I guess you have seen that information before. :)

Comment by Bonnie Elsten on July 10, 2009 at 11:11pm

Oops, spelled mean incorrectly. I have visited the Pooler graveyard in Skowhegan and seen the grave makers for the Graves and Poolers. That is one of my clues that Betsey is the daughter (granddaughter?) of William and Betsey Graves.

Comment by Bonnie Elsten on July 10, 2009 at 11:08pm

Yes,
http://www.gravesfa.org/gen409.htm
I believe I contributed that information. As I said,it hasn't been proved. Betsy is buried in the Pooler Graveyard in Skowhegan as is William Merril Graves who may be Betsey's brother b.1821. If the dates are correct, Betsy Graves b. 1830 would mewn that her possible mother would have been 47 at the time of Betsey's birth. My sister and I have thought that Betsey could possibly be the illegitimate child of one of her sisters. I have found no birth, baptism, or other record while the rest of the children of William and Betsey are all accounted for.

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