Rev. 12 Dec.
2007, Gen. 28
GREAVES FAMILY OF STEPNEY, LONDON, ENGLAND,
AND DESCENDANTS OF
REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS GRAVES OF CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
GENERATION 1
‑‑‑‑‑‑
Greaves (1) married. Eben Putnam
suspected that he was a Thomas Greaves, but did not get proof of this. The
children listed below are probably his.
(R‑206)
Children - Greaves
+2. Henry Greaves, m. Margaret ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d.c. 1590.
3. Clement Greaves (dau.), m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Hunt.
+4. William Greaves, married, d. 1582.
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF ‑‑‑‑‑‑
GREAVES (1)
Henry Greaves (2) married Margaret ‑‑‑‑‑‑. He was of Stepney, England, in Middlesex,
just east of London. Administration of his estate was granted to his widow
Margaret on 8 July 1590. She secondly
married Thomas Masters on 14 Dec. 1591. She was living in 1603, and may have thirdly married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Barbor (see will of Margaret Barbor, 1608).
(R‑206)
Children - Greaves
+5. Mary Greaves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Lane,
d. by 1603.
6. Hester Greaves (probable dau.), m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Cocke.
+7. Robert Greaves, m. Susanna May, 18 June 1593.
+8. Thomas Greaves, m. Joan Gibbs, 17 Oct. 1585, d. 1603.
+9. John Greaves, m(1) Sarah Malter, 6 April 1597, m(2) Susan Hoxton,
24 June 1624, m(3) Mary Raymond, 18 May 1630, d. 1637.
10. Joane Greaves, bapt. 17 July 1581, not married
in 1603. She may have married Nathaniel
Moulser, 31 July 1603.
11. Margaret Greaves, bapt. 2 May 1582.
12. William Greaves, bapt. 14 April 1583.
William Greaves (4) of St. Olaves
Southwark, Surrey, England, may have married Phillis ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
since she was executrix of his will, which was proved in 1582. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves
13. William Greaves
14. John Greaves
15. Tobye Greaves
16. daughter, m. Lawrence Somper.
17. daughter, m. Richard Johnson.
18. daughter, m. John Birch.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF HENRY GREAVES (2)
AND MARGARET ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Mary Greaves (5), probable daughter
of Henry, married ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Lane. She died by 1603. (R‑206)
Children - Lane
19. Grace Lane; living in 1603.
Robert Greaves (7) of Limehouse,
Middlesex, England, just east of London and next to Stepney, was a probable son
of Henry. He married Susanna May, of
Brookstreet, on 18 June 1593 at Stepney, England. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves
20. Robert Greaves, bapt. 12 Feb. 1597/8.
Thomas Greaves (8) lived in
Limehouse, and was a shipwright. He
married Joan Gibbs on 17 Oct. 1585. She
was executrix of her husband's will, which was dated 20 April 1603 and proved
20 June 1603. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves
21. Mary Greaves, bapt. 31 Jan. 1570/71, not
married in 1603.
22. Susan Greaves, bapt. 20 Nov. 1586, died young.
23. Ann Greaves, bapt. 12 Dec. 1588, died young.
24. Matthew Greaves, bapt. 7 Nov. 1594;
shipwright.
25. Rebecca Greaves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Puzey, after June 1603.
John Greaves (9) lived in
Limehouse, and was a shipwright. His
will was dated 1 Aug. 1637, and proved 15 Dec. 1637. He first married Sarah Malter of Ratcliff on 6 April 1597. She died between 1618-1624. He secondly married Susan Hoxton on 24 June
1624. He thirdly married Mary Raymond,
widow, of St. Mary Whitechapel, on 18 May 1630. The baptisms of all the following children were recorded in the
Stepney parish records.
John Greaves, the elder, of
Lymehouse, Middlesex, shipwright. Will
dated 1 Aug. 13th Charles (1704); proved 15 Dec. 1637. To be buried in eastern end of Stepney
churchyard on the south side of the church as near my first wife and children
as conveniently may be; to wife Mary lease of house now in tenure of Mr.
Richard Elli, mariner, and in possession of John Shaw, mariner; to Anne Shaw
and her heirs; after wife's decease the Elli house to return to my son John
Greaves who I had by her; wife Mary the least of my four new houses lately
built held of lease of Mr. James, and so much of the wharf as is now laid out
and enclosed for the use of said houses; if she marry, to my son John and
daughter Mary Greaves whom I had by her; to children of first wife; to wife
Mary lease of my six tenements in Lymehouse yard which I have of John Marsh,
also lease of house at Shadwell, and other property, all of which is for the
maintenance and bringing up of children John and Mary; they are also to have 50
pounds, one third plate and one third of dwelling in the yard; son John 5
pounds out of the yard near the limekilns; to sons William, Abraham and
Nathaniel the lease I took of Mr. James excepting the four new houses above
mentioned; widow Andrews and widow Rowland Langram occupants of tenaments; son
Robert Greaves 50 pounds when 21 and 5 pounds per year out of my lower yard.
To John, William and Rebecca,
children of my son Thomas Greaves 10 pounds each when 21; to Sarah and Rebecca
children of my son William Greaves ditto; son Matthew Greaves a house; son
Joseph Graves, when 21, a house in Cooper Lane, London, in occupation of
William Dorrett; also such household stuff as I had by his mother; also 50
pounds, 20 pounds whereof was the legacy of his grandmother; daughter Rebecca
Margate 30 pounds and to her daughters Anne and Mary 10 pounds when 21;
daughter Anne Shawe 30 pounds and to her daughter Sara Shawe 10 pounds when 21;
to grandchild John Graves 20 pounds at 21; sister Ducie 40sh, her daughter
20sh; cousin Matthew Graves 20sh; cousin Rebecca Puzey, 20sh; mentions ships
and shipping; the other two thirds to be divided between my children by my
first wife; son John house and lands in Bridges in parish of Brixley, Kent and
at Blendon, and when 21 12 pounds; daughter Mary when 21 100 pounds; son Thomas
and his hears house where I now dwell near Dickshore in Lymehouse; son William
and his heirs male one third of dock, wharf, yard and crane lying near to
Dickshore aforesaid as far as it is boarded with the red house and way under it
by the house that is tiled and now occupied by John Askew, joiner; two thirds
of said dock, yard, wharf and crane to sons Abraham and Nathaniel Greaves and
if they die without heires male to the survivor, and if they all three so die
to my sons Thomas, Matthew and Robert; in case either choose to sell the others
to have option of buying at 5 pounds less than any one else; sons Abraham and
Nathaniel 50 pounds each, and they to be freed of their apprenticeship
indentures; wife Mary all rents due from my servants. To the poor of Ham and Hookend 20sh; Jacob Aishley 20sh; every
servant 10sh. Sons Thomas and William
Greaves, and son George Margatte executors.
Friends Anthony Tutchen, Mr. John Ducie, Joseph Chapman, overseers. Signed, 1 Aug., before John Ducie, George
Hutchinson, John Ednor, scr.
Mem. 10 Aug., 1632, John Greaves,
etc., a customary tenant of the said manor since the last court day did
surrender into the hands of the Lord of the manor by the rodd according to the
custom of said manor by the hands of John Domelaw head borowe or Cheise pledge,
in presence of William Pulbery, Michol Austie, Francis Holliday, John Watte,
William Delton, and Stephen Traford all six customary tenants, etc., all such
the premises for the use of the last will and testament of said John Greaves.
Codicil, 17 Nov., 1637. There being due me from the company of
shipwrights 200 pounds, said sum is bequeathed to sons William, Abraham,
Nathaniel Greaves. Proved 15 Dec., 1637
by William Greaves and George Margatte, executors. P.C.C. Goare
163, 164.
John Greaves of parish of Stepney,
alias Stebunheeth, in Middlesex, ship-builder.
The Vestry minutes published by G. W. Hill and W. H. Frere, from
1579-1662, contain frequent mention of the name. From those records it appears that John Graves was one of the
Vestrymen in 1603 and frequently thereafter, as well as engaged upon other work
of the parish till 1637 when his name appears on those records for the last
time.
He was a shipbuilder of consequence
and the limits of his yard are shown upon a map published by Hill and
Frere. According to a note in the work
above mentioned his first wife was Sarah Chester [whether her name was Chester
or Malter she lived long enough to bear her husband fourteen children, or else
she was a second wife who died childless] who died within a few months of marriage
and almost at once he married Susan Hoxton on the 24 June, 1624. He married for the third time 18 May, 1630,
Mary Raymond. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves, by Sarah
Malter
26. William Greaves, bapt. 1 Feb. 1597/8, died
young.
27. John Greaves, bapt. 20 Aug. 1600, died young.
28. Sarah Greaves, bapt. 13 Dec. 1602, died young.
+29. Thomas Greaves, b. 16 June 1605, m. Katherine Gray, before 1635, d.
31 July 1653. This is Rear Admiral
Thomas Graves. See Rear Admiral Thomas Graves of Charlestown, MA book for information.
+30. Rebecca Greaves, bapt. 13 Dec. 1607, m. George Margett.
31. Matthew Greaves, bapt. 5 March 1608.
+32. William Greaves, bapt. 18 March 1609, m. Elizabeth Diggins, 1 Sept.
1631, d. 1667-68.
33. Henry Greaves, bapt. 15 March 1611, died
young.
+34. Anne Greaves, bapt. 11 April 1613, m. John Shawe.
35. Susanna Greaves, bapt. 16 June 1614, possibly
m. John Ducie.
36. Samuel Greaves, b. 9 Oct. 1615, bapt. 15 Oct.
1615, died young.
+37. Abraham Greaves, b. 13 Jan. 1616/17, m(1) Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
m(2) Mary Wallace, Sept. 1654, m(3) Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d.c. 1689.
38. Nathaniel Greaves, b. 1 June 1618, bapt. 7
June 1618. Administration on his estate
to brother William Greaves, 11 Sept. 1638.
39. Robert Greaves, a minor in 1637, living in
1667.
Children - Greaves, by Susan
Hoxton
40. Joseph Greaves, under 21 in 1637.
Children - Greaves, by Mary
Raymond
+41. John Greaves, m. Alice ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d.c. 1665.
42. Mary Greaves, m. James Putt.
GENERATION 4
CHILDREN OF JOHN GREAVES (9)
Thomas Graves (29) was born 6 June
1605 at Ratcliff, England, near London (or at Stepney, England[1]), was baptized 16 June 1605 at Stepney, part of the city
of London, and died 31 July 1653 (old style calendar, 31st day, 5th month,
1653) in a sea battle with the Dutch in the English Channel. (A number of sources say he died in
Charlestown, MA, but this definitely appears incorrect; e.g., Tracy Genealogy[2], p. 177, and NEHGS
Register[3].) His will was
dated 13 June 1652 and probated 1 Oct. 1653.
Thomas Graves sprang from a prominent
shipbuilding and mariner family of London, and came to America as early as
1628. He was a skillful shipmaster, and
was mate of the Talbot, in which Higginson came to Salem, Mass. in 1629. He was
mate of the Arabella, master of the Plantation in 1630, master of the Plough in
1631, of the Whale in 1632, of the Reformation and Elizabeth Bonadventura in
1633 and 1634, and of the James in 1635.
He was master of the first American built ship, the Tryall, on her second
voyage in June 1643, and followed the sea more or less until his death. He brought his family (consisting of his
wife and two children) to America about 1636 or 1637 and settled in
Charlestown, Mass., probably at the same time that his wife's mother came.
He married Katherine (or Katharine
or Catharine) Gray before 1635 (probably by 1630) in England. She was born about 1606 at Harwich, England,
died 21 Feb. 1682 (old style calendar, 21, 12, 1681), and was buried 23 Feb.
1681/2. [4] She was a daughter
of Thomas Gray and Katherine Myles (daughter and co-heir of Robert Myles, of
Sutton, in County Suffolk). Thomas Gray
died in 1607, and his widow married on 23 Dec. 1610 at Harwick, England,
Rowland Coytemore, of Wapping (next to London, in Middlesex), a widower, who
died in 1626; she came to New England in 1636 or 1637 and settled in
Charlestown, Mass.; was admitted to the church in 1638, and died 28 Nov.
1659. Her will, dated 28 or 30 April
1658 named 14 grandchildren, including the 5 children of her daughter
Katherine. [5] An article in the NEHGS Register[6] gives much more information on the Myles family, and also
says that Katherine (Myles) Gray had 6 children. (See Appendix of this book for more information.)
Katherine Coytemore, mother of
Thomas Graves' wife, with her son Thomas and wife and her daughter Elizabeth,
also came to America, probably at the same time as the family of Thomas
Graves. The son, Thomas Coytemore, was
a mariner and commanded the Tryall on her first trip. He was lost on the coast of Spain 27 Dec. 1644, and his widow
Martha, daughter of Captain William Rainsborough, a mariner of England, married
4 Dec. 1647 at Boston as her second husband Governor John Withrop who died 26
March 1649. She married thirdly John
Coggan of Boston on 10 March 1652.
Thomas Graves was admitted to the
First Church, Charlestown, with his wife, 7 Oct. 1639, and was made freeman at
general court, Boston, on 13 May 1640.
He became possessed of a large amount of land in Charlestown and Woburn. (Woburn is next to and just south of
Wilmington.) He continued to follow the
sea, and while in command of a merchantman captured a Dutch
"man-of-war" vessel in the British Channel, for which gallant act he
was appointed by Parliament captain of the frigate President in the Royal Navy
on 30 May 1652. The following year he
was appointed rear admiral of the White, and on board the St. Andrew (with 360
men and 56 guns)[7] he participated in the naval battles with the Dutch, and
was killed 31 July 1653.[8][9] His body was
landed from the fleet in Aldborough Bay, Co. Suffolk, England, 8 Aug. 1653, and
buried the same day, his wife's family being from that county. Parliament granted his family 1000
pounds. His will dated 13 June 1652,
deposited with his brother Abraham in England, was forwarded to America. It was presented for probate by his widow
and proved on the first of the tenth month of 1653 (old style calendar, 1 Dec.
1653), several months after his death.
Thomas is said to have been
commissioned Rear Admiral in the British Navy by Oliver Cromwell, after the
overthrow of King Charles I. Previous
to that event he had been in America and laid plans for his future abode here,
by securing, for some service rendered the colony, a grant of 250 acres of land
located in that part of what was then Charlestown, now near Wilmington, called
the "land of nod". (This
seems strange, since Wilmington is nowhere near present day Charlestown. It is much farther north of Boston, next to
Billerica.) For some years he commanded
a vessel running between Boston and the ports of the mother country. By this means he kept up his acquaintance
with men and affairs in England. He was
on familiar terms with the principal men of the Mass. Colony, and was held by
them in high esteem, being pronounced by Gov. Winthrop after his death in 1653,
"an able and godly man".
Winthrop wrote his name Greaves.
Will of Thomas Graves of
Charlestown: This my last will and testament is that I do bequeath unto my
beloved wife Katharine Graves, my now dwelling house scittuate in Charlestowne
in New England for the terme of her life, and also the one-third part of all my
goods, shiping & moneys and plate, I give and bequeath unto my daughter
Rebecca[10] five pound, & to her child three pound, I do bequeath
unto my sonne John my house scittuate in Limehouse neere Dickes shoare, he
paying One hundred Pound, to be payd the one third part of it to his mother my
beloved wife, the other two thirds to be divided unto my sonne Thomas,
Nathaniel, Susanna & Joseph, my will is that my Land at Oburne in New
England, and Land in Charlestowne neck, and what goods, household stuffe,
chipping, plate or moneys I have be all vallued, with one hundred Pound, I
Appoynt my sonne John to pay of all with my will is that my wife shall have the
one third part of, And the other two thirds to be Equally divided between my
sonne Thomas, Nathaniel, Susanna & Joseph, but my desire is, that if the
house at Limehouse which I do bequeath unto my sonne John he paying one hundred
pound be not vallued to be worth as much as double what wilbe of my estate dividable
to my sonne Thomas, Nathaniel, Susanna or Joseph, that then my sonne John shall
pay lesse to be dividable as above mentioned, for my desire is that my son John
should have twice as much as the rest of my children.
Further I do bequeath unto my sonne
Thomas after his mother's decease, my now dwelling house, with all the garden
& orchard there unto belonging, which is scittuate in Charlestowne in New
England, provided that my sonne Thomas pay unto his sister Rebecca ten pound,
Nathaniell Ten pound, Susanna ten pound, Joseph Ten pound. I do Appoynt my beloved wife and my sonne
John to be my Executors and do appoint them to pay to the church at
Charlestowne forty shillings And I do intreate my Brother Nowell & my
Brother Lindes of Charlestown to be overseers of my will, and do give to them
Twenty shillings apeece, witnes my hand this 13th of June 1652. Thomas
Graves
This last will of me Thomas Graves
being left by himselfe sealed up, and delivered to his Brother Abraham Graves
and presented by his relict widow before the Deputy Governer, and the rest of
the magistrates, it was by them allowed & Approved the first of the 10th
month 1653. Thomas
Danforth, Recorder
Entred & Recorded 25 10 mo.
1655. Thomas
Danforth, Recorder.
Rear Admiral Thomas Graves has
sometimes been confused with the engineer of the same name. Thomas Graves, the engineer was of
Gravesend, County of Kent, England, signed a contract with the Massachusetts
Bay Company in March 1629, arrived in New England in July 1629, and laid out
Charlestown. Thomas Graves, the
engineer, was clearly not the same as Rear Admiral Thomas Graves. In 1629 the engineer already had an
impressive reputation for engineering, had traveled extensively, and had a wife
and five children. He was older than
the 24 years of age that the Rear Admiral was at that time. In addition, the signature of the Rear
Admiral from his will, and that of the engineer from his contract, as shown
below, are different (from History of
Charlestown, page 140, by.Richard Frothingham).
(R‑201, R‑202, R‑203,
R‑206)
Children - Graves
+43. John Graves, b.c. 1630, m. Dorcas Pett.
44. William Graves, b. England, probably died
young.
+45. Rebecca Graves, b.c. 1631, m. Samuel Adams, 1651, d. 8 Oct. 1664.
+46. Thomas Graves, b.c. 1638, m(1) Elizabeth Hagburne, 16 May 1677,
m(2) Sarah Stedman, 15 May 1682, d. 30 May 1697.
+47. Nathaniel Graves, bapt. 5 Nov. 1639, m. Elizabeth Russell, 24 Aug.
1664, d. 12 Feb. 1680.
+48. Susannah Graves, b. 8 July 1643, m. Zechariah Symmes, Jr., 18 Nov.
1669, d. 23 July 1681.
+49. Joseph Graves, b. 13 April 1645, m(1) Elizabeth Maynard, 15 Jan.
1665/6, m(2) Mary Ross, 1678.
Rebecca Greaves (30) was baptized
13 Dec. 1607 in Stepney, England. She
married George Margett. (R‑206)
Children - Margett
50. Anne Margett
51. Mary Margett
William Greaves (32) was baptized
18 March 1609 in Stepney, England. He
was a shipwright, and lived in Limehouse.
His will was dated 14 Feb. 1667, and was proved 3 March 1667/8. He married Elizabeth Diggins on 1 Sept.
1631. She was living in 1668. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves
52. Sarah Greaves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Higginson, before 1667. He d. by 1667.
53. Rebecca Greaves, m. Samuel Stretton.
54. Elizabeth Greaves, bapt. 1 Nov. 1642, not
married in 1667.
+55. John Greaves, m. Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
+56. Thomas Greaves, married.
57. Abigail Greaves, bapt. 19 Oct. 1654.
Anne Greaves (34) was baptized 11
April 1613 in Stepney, England, and was living in 1667. She married John Shawe. He was a
mariner. (R‑206)
Children - Shawe
58. Sarah Shawe
Abraham Greaves (37) was born 13
Jan. 1616/17 in Stepney, England. He
was called "of Stepney, gent."
His will was proved in 1689. He
first married Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑. He secondly married Mary, daughter of Martin
Wallace (or Walker) of Cornhill, merchant tailor, on 17 Sept. 1654 (published 3
and 10 Sept. 1654). She was buried 30
Oct. 1655 at St. Michaels, Cornhill. He
thirdly married Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She may have been the widow of ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Jefferson, and was the executrix of Abraham's will. The children by this third marriage are probable. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves, by Elizabeth
‑‑‑‑‑‑
59. Edward Greaves, probably bapt. 7 Aug. 1640.
+60. Nathaniel Greaves, bapt. 27 June 1654, married.
Children - Greaves, by Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑
61. Mary Greaves, bapt. 10 Oct. 1655, not married
in 1687.
Children - Greaves, by Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑
+62. Sarah Greaves, m. John Cooper.
63. Rebecca Greaves, not married in 1687.
John Greaves (41) was a citizen and
vintner of London, England. His will
was dated 12 Oct. 1663, and proved in 1665.
He married Alice ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was executrix of her husband's
will. All three of his children were
minors in 1663. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves
64. John Greaves
65. Elizabeth Greaves
66. Sarah Greaves
GENERATION 5
CHILDREN OF THOMAS GRAVES (29)
AND KATHARINE GRAY
Capt. John Graves (43) was born
about 1630 in England. He did not go to
America with his father, but was left in England with relatives. He lived at Ham, near London. He married Dorcas Pett. (R‑70)
Children - Graves
+67. Phineas Graves, b.c. 1650, m. Elizabeth Carteret, d. 1700.
68. Peter Graves
69. Thomas Graves
Rebecca Graves (45) was born about
1631 in England, and died 8 Oct. 1664 in Chelmsford, MA. (According to one source, Rebecca was born
about 1640 in Charlestown, Mass Bay Colony, but that does not seem possible,
based on the date of her marriage and the birth dates of her children.)
She married Samuel Adams in 1651 as
his second wife. She was a cousin of his first wife, as discussed below. (According
to some sources, Rebecca was his first wife; for instance, Charlestown Genealogies and Estates, p. 4, section on Samuel
Adams.) He was born about 1617,
probably in Barton, St. David, England, emigrated to New England with his
parents in 1638 and located with them in Braintree, MA, and died 24 Jan.
1688/89 (gravestone in Charlestown, but record in Chelmsford, MA).
Rebecca was admitted to the First
Church, Charlestown, MA, 5 July 1648.
She is said to have been the mother of 11 children, although only 8 are
listed below. Perhaps another 3 died
young.
Samuel Adams was a brother of
Joseph Adams, and a son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire of Braintree, MA. Samuel was a great-grandfather of John
Adams, second president of the U.S.
Samuel first married Mary Eglesfield, daughter of Emanuel Eglesfield and
Susanna Gray of London, about 1646. Her
mother, Susanna Gray, was baptized at Harwich, England, 31 Jan. 1592/3,
daughter of Thomas Gray and Katherine Miles, and sister of Parnel Gray (born
about 1601), wife of Hon. Increase Nowell, and also sister of Katherine Gray,
wife of Capt. Thomas Graves, both of Charlestown, MA. She emigrated to New England with her mother's relatives and
located with them in Charlestown, MA, where she joined the church 7 Oct. 1639. She had 1 child and died in 1650.
After Rebecca died, Samuel married
on 7 May 1668 Esther Sparkhawk, as his third wife. She was the mother of 4 children, including John Adams'
grandfather. (See Adams and Holmes
genealogies.)
The first mention of Samuel Adams
is his admission as a freeman of the Massachusetts Colony, 10 May 1643, and the
next as one of the 33 Braintree petitioners concerning a land grant in Oct.
1645. Previous to 1646 he had conveyed
a plot of land to his father whose will directed that Samuel should be paid for
it. During the next few years he lived
in Charlestown and Concord, MA, and acquired land in Concord. On 3 Aug. 1654, Samuel Adams of Charlestown
conveyed to Richard Temple of same a tract of land in Concord. Soon afterwards he joined his brother Thomas
Adams in Chelmsford where he erected mills in the part of Chelmsford now
Lowell, MA, and was appointed captain of the Chelmsford military company. (R‑15,
R‑16, R‑203, R‑207)
Children - Adams
70. Thomas Adams, b. 1652, d. Barbados.
+71. Rebecca Adams, b. 1654, m. John Waldo, 16 March 1673, d. 17 Sept.
1727
72. John Adams, b. 1656, died young.
73. Catherine Adams, b. 29 Oct. 1657 (Charlestown,
MA), probably died in infancy.
74. Catherine Adams, b. 4 Jan. 1658/59
(Charlestown, MA).
+75. Susannah Adams, b.c. 1661, m. Daniel Waldo, 20 Nov. 1683, d. 16
March 1740/41.
76. Nathaniel Adams, b. 28 Feb. 1661/62 (or
1662/63) (Chelmsford, MA).
+77. Marah (or Mary) Adams, b. 8 Sept. 1664, m. Samuel Webb, 16 Dec. 1686,
d. 21 Dec. 1744.
Hon. Thomas Graves (46) was born
about 1638 in Charlestown, Mass., and died 30 May 1697 in Charlestown. He
graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1656 with the brothers Eleazer
and Increase Mather, John Haynes (son of Governor Haynes), Robert Paine, John
Emerson, and John Elliott (son of the Apostle Elliott). For a time he was a
tutor at Harvard College. He studied
medicine and became a successful practicing physician, a judge in a Superior
Court, and representative in the General Court of the Colony. He was a very able, learned and successful
citizen, and on several occasions was appointed Commissioner to settle disputes
in the Colony and to make investigations for the public good. He was admitted to the First Church at Charlestown
July 7, 1665.
He first married Elizabeth
Hagburne, daughter of Samuel Hagburne and Katharine Dighton, and widow of Dr.
John Chickering of Dedham, Mass., on 16 May 1677. She was born 7 May 1635 in England, and died 22 July 1679 in
Charlestown.
He secondly married Sarah Stedman
on 15 May 1682. She was a daughter of
John and Alice Stedman of Cambridge, Mass., and widow of Samuel Alcock who was
her second husband, the first having been John Brackett. After Thomas Graves died, she married
Captain John Phillips as her fourth husband, and died 1 March 1731 in her 87th
year.
In addition to the children listed
below, there were several children who died young. (R‑203)
Children - Graves, by Elizabeth
Hagburne
78. Elizabeth Graves, b. 10 Oct. 1678 (Charlestown,
Mass.), bapt. 30 March 1679/80 (Old South Church).
Children - Graves, by Sarah
Stedman
+79. Thomas Graves, b. 28 Sept. 1683, m(1) Sybil Avery, 9 Sept. 1708,
m(2) Ann Antram, 23 June 1728, m(3) Phebe Vassal, 11 Feb. 1739, d. 19 June
1747.
Captain Nathaniel Graves (47) was
baptized 5 Nov. 1639 at First Church in Charlestown, and died at sea 12 Feb.
1679/80. He married Elizabeth Russell,
daughter of Hon. Richard and Maude Russell, on 24 Aug. 1664. He was in the Colonial Military Service and
as Captain was appointed commander of the garrison at Brookfield, Mass. against
the Indians on March 22, 1675/6. He was
on the ketch "Mary and Elizabeth" for 18 weeks at sea from Scotland
in 1679. After he died, his widow
secondly married Captain John Herbert, a prominent citizen of Reading and
Charlestown, on 15 Oct. 1684. (R‑203)
Children - Graves
80. Maud Graves, b. and d. 7 April 1667.
81. Nathaniel Graves, b. 18 April 1669, d. young.
82. Katharine Graves, b. 6 April 1673, m. Robert
Knowles, 1693.
83. Elizabeth Graves, b. 28 Nov. 1676, d. 30 Dec.
1676.
84. Nathaniel Graves, b. 14 April 1678.
Susannah Graves (48) was born 8
July 1643, and died 23 July 1681. She
married Rev. Zechariah Symmes, Jr. on 18 Nov. 1669. She was admitted to the church 17 April 1661. He was a graduate
of Harvard College and pastor of Charlestown Church. After Susannah died, he secondly married Mrs. Mehitable Dalton,
widow of Hon. Samuel Dalton, and daughter of Henry Palmer. Zechariah died 12 April 1710. All their children were born in Bradford,
Essex Co., MA, except for Katherine who was born in Charlestown, Suffolk Co.,
MA. (R‑56)
Children - Symmes
+85. Susanna Symmes, b. 11 Oct. 1670, m(1) John Chickering, m(2)
Benjamin Stevens, 18 Oct. 1715, d. 30 July 1753.
+86. Sarah Symmes, b. 20 May 1672, m. Joshua Scottow, 25 May 1697, d. 15
March 1709.
+87. Zechariah Symmes, b. 13 March 1674, m. Dorcas Brackenbury, 28 Nov.
1700.
88. Katherine Symmes, b. 29 March 1676.
+89. Thomas Symmes, b. 31 Jan. 1678, m(1) Elizabeth Blowers, m(2) Hannah
Pike, 28 March 1715, m(3) Eleanor Thompson, 19 Jan. 1720, d. 6 Oct. 1725.
+90. William Symmes, b. 7 Jan. 1679, m. Elizabeth Langdon, 13 June 1706.
+91. Rebecca Symmes, b. 20 July 1680, m. Ebenezer Osgood, 20 Dec. 1710.
Joseph Graves (49) was born 13
April 1645 (written 13th day, 2nd month, in old style calendar) in Charlestown,
Middlesex Co., MA, and probably died in Sudbury, MA. He first married Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of John Maynard and
Mary Axtell, on 15 Jan. 1665/6 (VR, p. 206) in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. She was born 26 May 1649 and died 5 June
1676 in Sudbury, MA (VR, p. 307). They
settled in Sudbury, MA, then a growing plantation (the name in the colony for a
settlement or town) in the receding wilderness. After his first wife died in 1676, Joseph secondly married Mary
Ross, daughter of James Ross and Mary Goodnow, in 1678. She was born 25 Dec.
1656 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. He
was a soldier in King Philip's War.
They lived in Sudbury, where all his children were born (all listed on
p. 58, VR). (R‑8, R‑201, R‑202,
R‑203)
Children - Graves, by Elizabeth
Maynard
+92. Samuel Graves, b. 14 Feb. 1666/7, m. Anna ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. 1757.
+93. Richard Graves, b. 7 April 1672, m. Joanna ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
+94. John Graves, b. 10 May 1674, m. Sarah Loker, 10 Oct. 1710. May not be a son, since he does not appear
in the published birth VR for Sudbury.
95. Deliverance Graves, b. 10 May 1674 (according
to J. C. Graves, who said she and John were twins) (or 1676).
Children - Graves, by Mary Ross
96. Mary Graves, b. 23 May 1680.
+97. Ebenezer Graves, b. 28 Feb. 1681/2, m. Elizabeth Haynes, c. 1702,
d. 6 Feb. 1755.
98. Hester Graves, b. 3 April 1689.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GREAVES (32)
AND ELIZABETH DIGGINS
John Greaves (55) lived in Stepney,
England, and was a millwright. He was
living in 1687. He married Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves
99. Thomas Greaves, bapt. 3 Oct. 1672.
100. Rebecca Greaves, bapt. 27 Oct. 1675.
Thomas Greaves (56) married. He lived in Stepney, was a shipwright, and was
living in 1687. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves
101. Elizabeth Greaves; called grandchild by
William in 1667-8, and probably dau. of Thomas.
CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM GREAVES (37)
Nathaniel Greaves (60) was baptized
27 June 1654. He married. (R‑206)
Children - Greaves
102. Elizabeth Greaves (probable daughter)
Sarah Greaves (62) married John
Cooper of London, England. He was a
merchant. (R‑206)
Children - Cooper
103. Sarah Cooper
104. Mary Cooper
105. Rebecca Cooper
106. Elizabeth Cooper
107. Abigail Cooper
GENERATION 6
CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (43) AND DORCAS PETT
Capt. Phineas Graves (67) was born
about 1650, and died in 1700 in New Jersey.
He was a captain in the British Navy.
He is said to have emigrated to Elizabethtown, NJ about 1700, shortly
before he died. He married Elizabeth
Carteret, possibly a daughter of Philip Carteret and Mary Stuart. She was born 23 Nov. 1653 and died before
1700. (R‑70, R‑71)
Children - Graves
+108. Dorcas Graves, b.c. 1685, m. Philip Cox, d. Feb. 1753.
CHILDREN OF REBECCA GRAVES (45)
AND SAMUEL ADAMS
Rebecca Adams (71) was born in
1654, and died 17 Sept. 1727 in Canterbury, CT. She married John Waldo, son of Cornelius Waldo and Hannah
Coggswell, on 16 March 1673 in Chelmsford, MA.
He was born in 1655 in Ipswich, MA, and died 14 April 1700 in Windham,
CT. (R‑17)
Children - Waldo
109. Rebecca Waldo, b. Charlestown, MA, apparently
died young since another child was later given the same name.
110. John Waldo, b. 19 May 1678 (Chelmsford, MA).
111. Catherine Waldo, b. 23 April 1684 (Dunstable,
MA).
+112. Edward Waldo, b. 23 April 1684, m. Thankful Dimmock, 28 June 1706,
d. 3 Aug. 1767.
+113. Rebecca Waldo, b. 6 Aug. 1686, m. Jonathon Rudd.
+114. Ruth Waldo, b.c. 1695, m. Isaac Crane, 12 Aug. 1716, d. 1729-40.
115. Sarah Waldo, bapt. 6 Dec. 1691 (Boston, MA).
116. Abigail Waldo, b. Boston, MA.
Susannah Adams (75) was born about
1660 or 1661 in Chelmsford, MA, died 16 March 1740/41 in Pomfret, CT, and was
buried in Old Burial Grounds, Wappaquiane Brook, CT. She married Daniel Waldo,
son of Cornelius Waldo and Hannah Cogswell, on 20 Nov. 1683 in Ipswich or
Chelmsford, MA. He was born 19 Aug.
1657 in Ipswich or Chelmsford, MA, and died 1 Nov. 1737 in Pomfret, CT.
According to one source (R‑16),
all their children, with the possible exception of Zachariah, were born in
Dunstable, MA. However, according to
another source (R‑15), the first 2 children were born in Dunstable, the
next 5 in Chelmsford, MA, the 8th in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, and the last,
Sarah, was not mentioned. (R‑15,
R‑16)
Children - Waldo
+117. Susannah Waldo, b. 1684, m. Richard Field, 17 Jan. 1704.
+118. Hannah Waldo, b. 17 July 1687, m. Ephraim Cary, 3 Feb. 1709, d. 18
Oct. 1777.
+119. Bethiah Waldo, b. 20 Aug. 1688, m(1) Edmund Littlefield, 6 Dec.
1711, m(2) Thomas Haywood, 1719.
120. Daniel Waldo, b. 25 March 1692, d. 25 Jan.
1715/16 (Pomfret, CT).
121. Rebecca (or Rebekah) Waldo, b. 5 Feb. 1692/93
(or 1693/94), m. (Capt.) Leicester Grosvenor, 12 Feb. 1727/28 (Pomfret, CT), d.
21 May 1753 (Pomfret, CT).