Seventh Generation

72. John S GRAVES lived Scioto River Valley on 1 Feb 1798.⁵⁴⁴ He owned 400 acres on Sunfish Creek and Scioto River between 1801 and 1816 in Scioto County, Ohio. He lived Scioto County, Ohio in Scioto County, Ohio in 1807.⁴⁰⁸ He was involved in a lawsuit involving heirs of John RUSH over Sunfish Creek property on 2 Feb 1814 in Scioto County, Ohio.⁵⁴⁵
John S GRAVES v heirs of John RUSH, filed 2 Feb 1814. On 20 Feb 1801, GRAVES entered into contract with John RUSH, since deceased. His heirs: William RUSH, Wesley RUSH, Polly RUSH, Katharine RUSH now ALKINE, Josiah RUSH (all of legal age), Abner, Rebecca, John and Samuel RUSH, minors, and Isaac KAID, William RUSH and John EMMETT, guardians of minors. GRAVES contracted to buy land on Scioto River and Sunfish Creek, then in Adams county, now in Scioto, 400 acres surveyed for Jesse EWELL and patented to James BARTLETT 10 May 1800. BARTLETT sold land to RUSH heirs 20 Sep 1808. Land was originally awarded for military services of James CLARK and James CARLICH 93 years) and Joseph VERONY, a soldier for the war in the Virginia line, # 2782. Heard in court 1 Dec 1815.
--from Complete Record Book B, Scioto County (Ohio) Common Pleas court.
He died about 1816 in Pike County, Ohio. He had his estate probated in 1816 in Scioto County, Ohio.
Letters of Administration granted to George GRAVES on personal estate of John GRAVES, deceased, he having given bond of $800, with William GUTHERY and Jonathan CLARK, securities.
John BARNES, Samuel MUSTARD and William COLLING, freeholders, appointed to appraise estate of John GRAVES, deceased.
[There was also appointed a Grand Jury of Inquest; purpose not known; p 37].
--Pike County OH Clerk of Court Minutes, June term 1816, p 36.

73. Sarah (MOAB?) [GRAVES].Children were:

	i.	Alexander Moab GRAVES was born on 21 May 1773. He died on 26 Jan 1852.
	ii.	Lewis GRAVES was born about 1777 in Maryland. He lived Scioto River Valley on 1 Feb 1798.546 He served in the military in 1812 in Ross County, Ohio. Served as a private in Capt James WALLACE's Company, (Probably from Ross Co), from July 28 until September 7, 1813. Full roster and some history at http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0018062 . He appeared in the census in 1830 in Harrison twp, Ross, Ohio.547 He died on 30 Apr 1848. Mike Sandridge shows, at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/a/n/Michael-E-Sandridge/GENE3-0002.html#CHILD6 6. Lewis2 Graves (John1) was born Abt. 1777 in Maryland, and died April 30, 1848 in Ross County, Ohio. He married Sarah Hanson August 1804 in Ross County, Ohio, daughter of Samuel Hanson and Mary Trimble. She was born November 17, 1780 in Kentucky, and died April 02, 1874 in Ross County, Ohio. More About Lewis Graves: Burial: May 03, 1848, Concord Church Cemetery in Ross County, Ohio More About Sarah Hanson: Burial: April 05, 1874, Concord Church Cemetery in Ross County, Ohio Children of Lewis Graves and Sarah Hanson are: + 10 i. James Lawrence3 Graves, born Abt. 1805 in Ross County, Ohio; died January 15, 1874. 11 ii. Rebecca Graves, born Abt. 1807 in Ross County, Ohio; died November 1838 in Ross County, Ohio. + 12 iii. Samuel Graves, born Abt. 1809; died October 25, 1875 in Ross County, Ohio. 13 iv. Mary (Polly) Graves, born Abt. 1812; died Unknown. + 14 v. Wesley Graves, born September 09, 1819 in Ross County, Ohio; died June 04, 1894 in Chillicothe, Ohio (Ross County). + 15 vi. Nelson Graves, born August 19, 1822 in Ross County, Ohio; died November 19, 1900 in Ross County, Ohio. 16 vii. Martha Graves, born January 28, 1823; died Unknown. 17 viii. Keziah Graves, born Abt. 1824 in Ross County, Ohio; died Abt. 1850 in Ross County, Ohio. She married Johnathon Barclay March 24, 1844 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. + 18 ix. Mariah Graves, born Abt. 1827; died Abt. 1869 in Ross County, Ohio.
	iii.	George W GRAVES was born on 11 May 1781. He died on 7 Feb 1839. Mike Sandridge shows, at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/a/n/Michael-E-Sandridge/GENE3-0002.html#CHILD7 7. George W2 Graves (John1) was born May 11, 1781, and died February 07, 1839 in Scioto County, Ohio. He married (1) Aramiah Moor April 17, 1803, daughter of Joseph Moor and Susan. She was born Abt. 1786, and died July 15, 1833. He married (2) Sarah Hunt March 27, 1834. She died January 02, 1874. Children of George Graves and Aramiah Moor are: 19 i. Susannah3 Graves, born February 02, 1804 in Ross County, Ohio; died March 1834 in Ross County, Ohio. She married Isaac Stanley January 1826 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. + 20 ii. Ary Graves, born January 29, 1806 in Ross County, Ohio; died February 27, 1865. 21 iii. Eleanor Graves, born September 15, 1808 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. She married John Adam Shafer October 13, 1829 in Scioto County, Ohio; died Unknown. 22 iv. John N Graves, born November 04, 1810 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. He married Mary Rankins March 1888 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. 23 v. Harriet Hannah Graves, born February 26, 1813 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. She married Mitchell Garetson April 1832 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. 24 vi. Lavina Graves, born June 28, 1815 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. She married John W Tool June 1833 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. 25 vii. Allen Graves, born January 12, 1818 in Ross County, Ohio; died July 10, 1818 in Ross County, Ohio. 26 viii. George Graves, born Abt. 1820; died Unknown. He married (1) Sally Hunt March 1834 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. He married (2) Sarah Shelpman January 1840 in Ross County, Ohio; died Unknown. + 27 ix. William A Graves, born March 03, 1820; died April 01, 1870. 28 x. Amelia Graves, born April 10, 1822; died Unknown. 29 xi. Mary Graves, born November 12, 1824; died Unknown. 30 xii. Sarah Graves, born December 23, 1826; died Unknown. 31 xiii. Caroline Graves, born April 30, 1831; died Unknown.
	iv.	John Downs GRAVES signed a will in Hamilton County, Ohio. Genforum/Graves/1315 message "I have a Will of John Downs Graves, wife Sara, probated in Hamilton Co. Oh. John Jr. was a Mailrunner, possibly for his brother Zacharia. This whole family were in Redstone, PA earlier." --carlie grove lewis [carliel1@msn.com] [cglewis1@juno.com]
36	v.	Zachariah [T] GRAVES.
	vi.	Nellie GRAVES was born before 1790.
	vii.	Catherine GRAVES.
	viii.	William GRAVES was born about 1787. based on marriage in 1805; est age 18. He served in the military in 1813 in the Ohio Militia. Served as a private in Capt Caleb ODLE's Company, (Probably from Ross County); Served from Oct 26 until Nov 12, 1813. Part of company served from July 28 until Aug 18, 1813. Full roster and some history at http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0018063 He died after 1813. Mike Sandridge shows, at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/a/n/Michael-E-Sandridge/GENE3-0002.html#CHILD4 4. William2 Graves (John1) died Abt. 1812. He married Lydia Dugan March 18, 1806 in Portsmouth, Ohio (Scioto County). She died Unknown. Child of William Graves and Lydia Dugan is: + 9 i. Thomas3 Graves, born December 01, 1806 in Portsmouth, Ohio (Scioto County); died August 07, 1898.