GRAVES FAMILY BULLETIN
A Free, Occasional, Online Summary of Items of Interest to Descendants of all Families of Graves, Greaves, Grieves, Grave, and other spelling variations Worldwide
Vol. 7, No. 4, May 24, 2005
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CONTENTS:
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GFA Website Revision and How You Use the Site
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Graves Gathering in Texas, July 29-30, 2005
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Other Graves Reunions
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Graves/Greaves DNA Study
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Book Available for Descendants of Humphrey and Jane Baker Graves
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To Submit Material to this Bulletin & Other Things
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GFA
WEBSITE REVISION AND HOW YOU USE THE SITE
Work
has now started on a complete revision of the Graves Family Association
website. You will begin seeing major
design and content changes very soon.
One important factor that I am trying to better understand is why people
visit the website, why they keep coming back, and what features would increase
the usefulness of the site.
I
would appreciate your input. Why do you
visit the GFA website? What do you look
at when you are there? Do you find what
you are looking for? What would you
like to see that would make the site more helpful?
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GRAVES
GATHERING IN TEXAS, JULY 29-30, 2005
A
Graves Family Reunion will take place in San Antonio, TX on Friday and
Saturday, July 29 and 30 of this year.
Descendants of all Graves families are invited. For more information about this exciting
event, contact the organizer, Ron Graves, at gravesronn@cs.com. Ron has been working very hard to make this
a success. He wrote: “We have Graves or
related to Graves from all over Texas on the list plus from Canada, Spain,
Michigan, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and Arizona. Many in and around San Antonio.”
I
will be there and will be talking about our DNA study and the exciting results
from it. I may also be talking about
the Association, the GFA website, our future plans, and some of our famous
family members. In addition, other
attendees plan to have family information on display.
The
reunion will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in San Antonio, rates $89 per
night double or single when you mention Graves Family Reunion. Reservation number is 800-535-1980.
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OTHER
GRAVES REUNIONS
Sunday, May 29, 2005,
Richland Community Center, Richland, MO. This is the 6th annual Graves Cousins
Family Reunion (for descendants of Launcelot Graves of Northampton Co., VA,
genealogies 276 and 126, and especially for the descendants of Joseph Lilburn
Graves, Launcelot’s great-grandson). All family and friends are welcome. Come
and plan to spend the day with us. A short church service will start at 10 a.m.
with a covered dish lunch following at 12 noon. Bring your favorite foods to
share. We hope to see you all there. Bring your family histories, pictures, and
old stories to share with us all. For information, contact Kathy Graves, katg51@jobe.net.
July 4, 2005, McCrory, Woodruff Co., AR. This
reunion has been taking place for 50 years or longer, and is for the
descendants of Gilbert James Graves and Nancy Ann Tanner of AR. There are usually 125-200 people
attending. For information, contact
Bonnie Graves, bgraves34@texoma.net.
July
16 & 17, 2005, Siler City, NC - The 3rd annual reunion of the descendants
of Enos Graves and his siblings of Randolph Co., NC (genealogy 789). For information, contact Mary Cunningham, mary.cunningham@med.va.gov.
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GRAVES/GREAVES
DNA STUDY
DNA
RESULTS SHOW ERROR IN SAMUEL GRAVES OF LYNN, MA GENEALOGY (GEN. 83)
A
set of test results (31921) has just been received for a descendant of Samuel
Graves through Mark2, Abraham3, Samuel4.
When those were put on the descendant chart that is on the GFA website,
it could be seen that something was wrong.
After looking at the genealogy, it was apparent that the branch of the
family descended from Mark2, Abraham3, William4, Joseph5 was probably in the
wrong place. It looks as if William4
(in the following paragraph) was probably not a son of Abraham3.
The
way I was able to tell that William was incorrectly positioned (other than his
documentation looking a bit suspect) is that the samples from Mark2, Abraham3,
William4 all had a mutation value of 15 at position 6. New sample 31921 and the other samples
(1954, 1366, and 1959) from Mark2, Abraham3 all had a mutation value of 30 at position
12, but not 15 at position 6. This
indicates that the misplaced group belongs with the descendants of Thomas2,
Samuel3, since they also have a mutation of 15 at position 6. Exactly where the line should be
repositioned I don’t know, and your thoughts will be welcomed.
William Graves (65) was apparently
a younger brother of John Graves, based largely on baptismal records of their
children in the First Church of Falmouth, Maine, and accounts of Rev. Charles
N. Sinnett and others. He apparently
married Elizabeth Bean, daughter of Captain Joseph Bean and Joanna Treethy of
York, Maine, about 1727.
Children - Graves
+165. Joseph Graves, b. 1728, m. Jane Adams, published 5 Nov. 1754, d.
11 June 1797.
+166. Charles Johnson Graves, b. 8 Feb. 1732, m(1) Sarah Staples, 10
Sept. 1757, m(2) Susanna Hobbs, d. 18 Jan. 1824.
167. John Graves, bapt. 1735, died young.
+168. Joanna Graves, bapt. 1737, m. Joseph Storer, 15 March 1767.
+169. John Graves, bapt. 1739, m. Sarah Boynton, 31 Aug. 1769.
+170. Crispus Graves, bapt. 1742, m. Susannah Merrill, 2 May 1765.
MORE
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED
If
your part of the Graves, Greaves, or other spelling, family is not yet included
in the DNA study, it would be very helpful if you could either volunteer to
participate (if you are a male with the Graves, etc.) surname or find someone
else in your part of the family who would be willing to take part.
The
test is very easy to take. It just
involves swabbing the inside of your mouth with 2 plastic applicators, putting
the applicators in plastic vials, and returning them to the testing
company. If you want to take the test
but are concerned that you can’t afford it, let me know and we may be able to
provide the money.
WHO
CAN TAKE PART IN THE DNA STUDY?
Participants
must be males who are descended in a direct male line from a male Graves
ancestor. This means the participant
must have the Graves/Greaves surname unless there was a name change in the
lineage.
PARTICIPANTS
OUTSIDE THE U.S., ESPECIALLY IN ENGLAND
It
is important for families in the U.S. to have participants from England (or
from families in Australia and elsewhere who know their ancestry in England) so
that a link with English ancestors can be made. However, it is just as important for family members in England to
take part in the DNA study so that the various families in England can be
linked with each other. Tradition of
connection with an ancient family is nice, but DNA proof of that connection is
much more meaningful.
HOW
TO SIGN UP FOR THE STUDY
Go
to the GFA website at www.gravesfa.org,
click on the DNA link at the top of the main page, then click on the link in
the red-outlined box near the top of the next page. This will take you to a page on the Family Tree DNA page. Then just fill out the requested information,
and your testing kit will be mailed to you the next day. The 25-marker test is recommended, and the
37-marker test is even better (for most participants).
FINANCIAL
HELP STILL NEEDED
All
contributions toward the DNA study will be much appreciated. Many thanks to those of you who have already
contributed. We especially need funding
for testing of descendants in the British Isles, some of whom may be less
willing or able to pay the cost. You
may also want to consider sponsoring a relative as a way to get a test for your
part of the family. In response to
questions asked about the total amount of money needed over the next couple of
years to sponsor this testing program, the need is in the thousands of dollars,
but any contribution will be appreciated.
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BOOK
AVAILABLE FOR DESCENDANTS OF HUMPHREY AND JANE BAKER GRAVES
An
updated book of “Descendants of Humphrey and Jane Baker Graves” is now finished
and ready for mailing. Anyone
interested should send a check or money order for $65 to Kaye Graves Vanfleet,
619 Auburn Ave., Chariton, IA 50049.
The book is spiral bound and just over 200 pages.
(This
part of the family has been determined by our DNA study to be part of the
Quaker family of Thomas Graves of New Castle Co., DE.)
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ABOUT
THIS BULLETIN:
This
bulletin is written and edited by Kenneth V. Graves,
ken.graves@gravesfa.org. Ken Graves was
also editor of the Graves Family Newsletter (no longer published). This bulletin will contain announcements and
news of special interest to Graves descendants with Internet access. It will not contain queries, genealogies,
photos, and the kind of in-depth articles that used to appear in the Graves
Family Newsletter.
TO
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you do not already belong to the GFA, you can join by sending $20 per year to
Graves Family Association, 20 Binney Circle, Wrentham, MA 02093 (more details
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Benefits include access to the “members only” section of the website,
membership directory, and help with learning more about your Graves/Greaves
family. The purpose of the GFA is to
bring together as many descendants as possible to work toward learning more
about the Graves/Greaves families, to help other descendants, and to instill
pride in our ancestry.
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