Thomas Graves

Male Bef 1585 - 1662  (> 77 years)


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  • Name Thomas Graves 
    Born Bef 1585  of Gravesend, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Nov 1662  Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I7645  Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2022 

    Family Sarah Whiting,   d. 17 Dec 1666, of Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1615  , , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Issac Graves,   b. 1620, Homersfield, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1677, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. John Graves,   b. 1621, Radcliffe, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1677  (Age 56 years)
     3. Samuel Graves,   b. Abt 1625, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth Graves,   b. Abt 1625, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Nathaniel Graves,   b. Abt 1629, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1682, of Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
     6. Mary Graves,   b. 1631, Gravesend, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F3005  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • !Came to America before 1645.
      !Was in Hartford, Conn. in 1645. Moved to Hatfield, Mass.

      !"The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
      Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.

      !Thomas Graves was excused from military training in 1645 because of
      his age. (Savage. Genealogical Dictionary of New England. II. 1860. p.
      296)

      !Concerning the children of Thomas Graves, James Savage reported:
      Thomas, Hartford, ... rem[oved] to Hadley [Mass.], ... had brot [ = brought]
      from Eng[land] Isaac, John, and perhaps Samuel, and a d[aughter] whose
      name is unkn. [ = unknown] and possibly Nathaniel; as all exc[ept] this las
      rem[oved] with him [to Hadley, Mass.]. Savage. Gen. Dictionary of N. E. II.
      1860, p. 296, 297.
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      !Colonial families of Long Island, New york and Connecticut..., by Herbert
      Furman Seversmith

      !He was one of the founders of Hadley, Mass. in 1645

      !Came to America on the George Bonaventure which arrived in Salem,
      Mass. in 1629.
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      !Graves, Kenneth. Thomas Graves, 1645 settler of Hartford, Connecticut
      and Hatfield, Massachusetts and his descendants : allied families
      include: Belding, Smith and others. c1985

      !Came to America with Gov. Endicott's company. They came to America
      on the George Bonaventure which arrived in Salem, Mass. in 1629.

  • Sources 
    1. [S81] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
      Thomas Hartford Graves; Male; Birth: Before 1585 Gravesend, Kent, England; Death: 01 NOV 1662 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Spouse: Sarah Whiting; Marriage: 1615 , , England; No source information is available.
      Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
      Search performed using PAF Insight on 29 Jun 2004

    2. [S81] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
      Thomas Captain Graves; Male; Birth: Before 1580 Gravesend, Kent, England; Death: NOV 1662 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Spouse: Sarah Whiting; Marriage: 1615 , , England; No source information is available.
      Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
      Search performed using PAF Insight on 29 Jun 2004