Re: William Graves

["John S. Quarterman" <jsq@quarterman.org>]

>
>I have run across another puzzle.
>
>Francis Shepard married Mary Graves on Sep. 25, 1793. Mary Graves is the
>daughter of William and Ann Graves. According to Midway Church records, she
>was born on 15 Jan 1776 and died Dec. 12, 1803. Now the question is "Who is
>William Graves?". The William Graves that originally settled Midway (500) is
>still married to Rebecca Quarterman in 1776.
>I have found no Midway birth or baptism records for William Graves and no
>marriage records for a William Graves to an Ann.

He may have been married before he moved to Midway in 1757.
Of course that's hard to square with him being born after 1768,
due to records of deeds of gift.  Maybe he got married somewhere else.

David Leon has tracked him down as son of John Graves b. ca. 1715 S.C.
and Elizabeth, with John son of Moses Graves d. 1735 and Sarah Sumner,
and Sarah being daughter of Joseph Sumner.  Looks like we haven't yet
managed to connect that Joseph with the Mass. line of Sumners.

In other words, this William Graves m. Ann is a nephew of the other
William Graves m. Rebecca Quarterman.

>Any help would be appreciated.

David would be the best one to explain any further details.

>Hugh Tucker

John S. Quarterman <jsq@quarterman.org>

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