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Re: William Graves




Thank you for this information. I did a quick search on Moses Graves and
Sarah Baker listed as spouse. Sarah's parentage is listed as Thomas Baker
and Joanna Sumner.Joanna's parentage is listed as Increase Sumner and Sarah
Staples of Dorchester MA. While this shows up in a couple of trees - no
documentation is given. To complicate things, a first marriage of Sarah
Sumner is listed as Joseph Sumner. With an issue of Susanna Sumner. Very
interesting but problematic.

Hugh


----- Original Message -----
From: "John S. Quarterman" <jsq@quarterman.org>
To: <book@quarterman.org>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: William Graves


>
> >
> >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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