James Graves

Aft 1700 - 1725  (< 23 years)

• Name	James Graves
  Birth	Aft 1700	Sittingbourne Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Apr 1725	St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate
  Person ID	I129365	Tree1
  Last Modified	16 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Graves,   b. Abt 1680   d. 17 May 1720, St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate (Age ~ 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah MNU Graves,   b. Abt 1684   d. Aft 1720, St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age ~ 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F51987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Mayfield,   b. Abt 1674, Sittingbourne Parish, Essex County, Virginia d. Aft 1715, St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age ~ 42 years)
  Family ID	F51986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Will abstract of James GRAVES dated 10 Jan 1724: I give & bequeath un to my loving wife Jean GRAVES all my personal estate to her & hers forever and I do constitute and appoint my loving wife Jean GRAVES my whole and sole executor of this my last will & testament, revoking and disannulling all other wills & testaments heretofore by me made as witness my hand this 10th day of January 1724, witnessed by John Mundy. At a court held for Essex County on Tuesday the 20th day of April 1725 the above last will & testament was presented in court by Jean GRAVES his executrix who made oath and was also proved by the oaths of John Mundy and Hannah GRAVES the witnesses thereto & submitted to record. Witness W. Beverly. === 1717-1722 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Inventories & Settlements, No. 3; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 140-41. Will of John Graves of the county of Essex and Parish of St. Ann, am sick and weak of body ...dated 4 Sept. 1719. Unto my well beloved: wife Hannah Graves my plantation whare dureing her life, provided she does not marry, again, but if she do marry to my son James Graves. If my sun James Graves dye without haveing any child of his own then the land goe to my sun Benjamin Graves. To my daughter Martha Graves one cow and calf at the day of marriage. Unto my daughter Jean Graves one cow and calf at the day of marriage. The rest of my personal estate unto my loveing wife Hannah Graves during her natural life and after her decease equally divided amongst all my children. My wel beloved wife exettrix John Greaves Wit: Robt. Elliott, John Munday, Johannah (J E) Elliott 17 May 1720., Presented in Court by Hannah Graves. Proved by Robt. Elliott and John Munday.