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From: "Ed Deming" <>
Subject: RE: [GenConnecticut-L] GRAVES/Early Guilford
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 19:54:49 -0500


The will of George Graves Sr. (below) may be useful. I show him with a
daughter Sarah who married Jonathan Deming, Nov. 11, 1660 in Wethersfield.
Nothing on his predecessor though.
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Grave, Deacon George, Hartford. Invt. £278-13-02. Taken 30 September,
1673, by Gregory Wolterton, Thomas Bull. Will dated 17 September, 1673.
I George Grave of Hartford, upon the River of Conecticutt, weaver, doe
in this my Last Will & Testament give unto Sarah my wife all my houseing &
Barne, orchards, Home Lott, Meadow Land, Swamp Land & upland, & whatever is
in my house, for her to make use of during the time of her Life, and after
her decease to be disposed of as followeth: I doe also hereby give unto my
sonn John Grave one parcell of meadow Land Lying in the south meadow between
Mr Richards Land & Mr Whitings Land, which peice of Land is by estimation
allmost Three Acres. I doe also hereby give unto my son John Grave one
parcell of Swamp Land Lying by the Land called the forty Acres, in the south
meadow, Between Mr Goodwins Land and Tho: Catlins Land, which parcell of
Land is by estimation Two Acres & a halfe, both which parcells of Land are
for him to injoy forever after the death of my wife. I doe also hereby give
unto my sonn-in-law Jonathan Deming my Two Cowes, for him to injoy after my
decease. I doe also hereby give unto my daughter Mary Dow the sume of Tenn
pounds, to be paid to her forty shillings in every yeare until the Ten
pounds be discharged, next after my decease. I doe also hereby give unto my
daughter Mary Dowe my great Brass pott & pott hooks, & also one feather Bed
& Feather Bowlster, & one green Blankett, & one Pillow & two pillow beirs,
for her to injoy after my wive's decease. I doe allso hereby give unto my
grandaughter Priscilla Markham my least brass pott & pot hooks, & my Iron
Kettle, & two of my best platters, a bigger & a lesser. I doe allso hereby
give unto priscilla Markham one Flock bed & one Bowlster, for her to Injoy
after the death of my wife. I doe allso hereby give unto my sonn George
Grave my house, Barne & Home Lott, orchards & all other of my Lands both
meadow, Swamp & upland, Except what is before given away, to him during the
time of his life & to his heirs forever, for him to possess after the death
of my wife. I doe allso hereby give unto my sonn George Grave (my debts &
the Legacies being payd) my Cattell, my household stuffe & what ever els is
mine or due to me from any one, for him to possess & injoy forever, after
the death of my wife. My will also is that all my Land shall pay their
rates, according to their proportion, to the Maintenance of the Ministree at
the new meeting house. My will and desire is that my sonn George Grave
should take my Estate into his hands & custodie, & the care of my wife, his
mother-in-law, & see that shee bee Comfortably provided for during the time
of her life, she now not being in a fitt capacittie to help her selfe in
this way. Also, if more than ordinary charges should arise by reason of any
Long sickness that should attend her, that then the whole estate should
share in the Charge that ariseth. Allso my will is that all the Lining that
shall remayn after my wifes decease, which is not given before, shall be
equally divided between my son George's wife & my daughter Dowe. I doe also
hereby make my two sons George Grave & John Grave my Executors of this my
last will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.
Witness: John Richards, GEORGE GRAVE, SEN.
Steven Hopkins,

Court Record, Page 134-25 November, 1673: Will proven. - Manwaring, Probate
Records, page 204.

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From: S. Smith [mailto:]
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Subject: [GenConnecticut-L] GRAVES/Early Guilford


Is anyone familiar with this family who can help me sort it out, and
find ancestor for George?
Obviously some of these dates don't make sense, and Sarah may be
daughter of George,not John????

GRAVES


GEORGE GRAVES, probably born about 1610 was a townsman of Guilford in
1662. He removed to Middletown where he was for some years Marshall of
the Colony. He died in 1673. Children: George and John.

GEORGE GRAVES, Jr, born about 1634, married Elizabeth Ventiers on April
2, 1651. He died on December 3, 1692 at the age of 58.

Children: John, George, Elizabeth, Sarah and Meg.

JOHN GRAVES, son of George and Elizabeth, was born on Nov. 1, 1657. He
married Elizabeth Stilwell, daughter of Jasper. Children: John,
Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Sarah, Abigail.

SARAH GRAVES, daughter of George and Elizabeth, was born March 14,
1667/8 and baptized on September 25, 1668. She married Thomas Robinson
of Guilford. She died on September 10, 1715.
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Sources:

Families of Old Hartford

Talcott, Alvan, Families of Early Guilford

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