The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14


| -" in the name, while the Gloucester
| family substituted the letter az"
4 l6i9-Thomas Curtis. 500 acres. and
I In 1861 100 acres. and 100 moro near to
| John Morris and Thomps Suyrcs. lilo
/, was ancestor Of u family disting uished
IN Gloucester. In 1861 Mrs Avarilla
Curtis 100 acres. head or Back Crook
by Major Cmrts's marked trees Her
/ oaushtcr, Sarah, born 1857, married in
lbIe. Richard PARROT. born 1860 Will
IN MidileScN cnunty. he was the first
( male child born or English parents on
Inc Rappahannock
lGi2--Thomas Sayrc.
l6l2--John Morris ana in 1853
/ Thomas Morris, nifty acres. Joining land
called Bassotts Crock Dividend.
l6i2-John Harvey. 300 acres on
Mare River ilarveys numerous in
! Virginia.
'lGi2--Iamos Whiting, and living In
! ork county 1868, Probable ancestor
/ oil the Writings OF Gloucester
lsal--Frnnris Wills. II large estate.
/ re and Colonel Hugr Gwyn were tho
nrst IurEesses of Gloucester lie was
Nouhciiior i65S-fa. Left estate to his
/ ,i"pnew. Francis Willis The Willis
nome In Gloucester was .Whitchall...
lG5e-John Chrisman. zoo ares - a.
OF Lieutenant-Coloncl, Chrlsnlan's land
! and south Of Thomas Brcemcr
l1t:-'Ieifrey Bcw. 600 acres. next 10
Thomas Brccnor mn,
0'"--Thonas Brccmer, 1900 acres.
IN meek Of land bounded by Granny
1,fesk az ~ mead of Warc River. and in
DDS 30o more. Thomas ana John
ioreehicr mentioned, 1859, I'm York Re-
cores Thomas was of James civ
county. ~
lG5i-AInrdccni Cooke. 500 acres
4 r 1Iya' SIDE Of swamp falling into Ware
VII, ana - opposite to Colonel John
Malker This was the Cooke famiiv
ancestor who married. 1917. Susnnna
WIDOW of Michael PeasIcy. ana IiycI
~ Mordccnfs Mount" Ware Rivcr
snow "Churchill'Y. Ills sons wcrc.
tnoroecai. Giles, John and Thomas ana
""us c.eTs Mary. Frances and Susanna.
! ipoo-r ranrls Boswell yT2 uc,.o.
north side Ware River, joining INA
Oh Major Thomas Curtis This va. -
mnwcd by Thomas Boswell in Icsa
Ihomns Boswell was clerk OF t;Iouro.
Yer ifoii Machen boswell was captni,,
.Me Revoiution. Dorothy Boswell
married, IGS. William ltoiins l,.rn
| ltiI. died at79G ' "orh
30 Major Lawrence amitb 10
Va On mead OF branch ias,ilns into
- . n,,--Ghristonhcr Abbott. 35o acres
on the great swamp. 20
OF Beech Swamp. and, in 1.1ss- "e gs,,
acres. head OF Ware 'o'' 500
aoo4-WllliaJ Ironuonrer f,,i. ,,,
p| oa., dso acres, head OF Ware. caiIod
WI, swamp, joining Colonel IAN,
W a stn,n lle had formerly lived in
,rn,t"tnorciand county. ana ~
itlilab beth. sister of Robort .a' r,e ..
rraushtcr married the second Nioria..s
| ~ .lo whose son. John (aI Cno,,a
u nequeathcd 500 acres in Wc.tn,ots'
son Me-, men were sold in 1856 by Iobn.,
i trcc, liz" eeai Cooke. OF Gloucester az
uel Iro, ..e npove). Francis and sam
1850 "'So iiVed In Gloccstcr
,eee Lnnd Grnnt..
l6eS-Wlliam Roulin
(arrn, ,nl. HSf acres. In Abingdon nnrisi,
,s,.., eousiy written Aberdeen ~
iron, - u email creek, dividing him
~ iana OF Colonel Augustine VA
,ier. (John Boiling fEouI5inS vi
.iau - acres I'm Gloucester ro,,n,, ,. 10
MceH poropotank Creek ana ~, -
SMamno They wcro probably or-,ba
isouldin family. which settled IN ~,
,var county, Va. l744, OF whom
This moou and Powhatan Boudin.
rs ancestor was Thomas BouIin
VINO built tho second framcd i,o,,sn i,
-hariotte county. 1Io was sbcrIr 49,,
eoiohel OF militia. and died l7Sa 4. H.
" mo, req Nancy Clarke. and had Iss,,,.
,anes tnorn iIa., died IS0D married.
liiI,,, aims, daughter OF Wl-
IAN and Martha Watkins; I3phraim.
Joseph. mnrricd Nancy chenth,," !.
tomas. married Moseley; vii.
nam Wood, married Joanna Tyler
aunt OF tho Presidents; Richard, mar
. l,eu botty Moscley; Mary. married
noinas Con; and Francenia, married.
John Cox. James was srnndfatbrr NJ
Governor Henry Watkins CollIer lhorn
.lS0i), of Alabama
| l5ff-Thomas and jeffrey. song ~
Ihonas Graves deceased twho In 1867
mad patented 10 acres beyond hcn,I
OF Timberneck Creek. and also 2lG
acres on swamp between Severn and
INC lndian Hoad). 40 acres joining
ltobert Coleman. Thomas Graves n lot
IN Gloucester town, 1907. in Miles
Cary's plat In l74S Jeffrey Graves
OF Abingdon parish, Joined tho lands
OF l'ilis Coleman. Robert Coleman and
Joseph Coleman Gold survey book.
.Ptolemy I. Graves was In Captain
William Rogcrss company Of Cilouccs-
Ter Artillery 1913. and Ralph Graves
In Captain James Baytop's company OF
Gloucester Artillery, iSoI
/ Captain Thomas Graves, Burgess
Acconnc. 1929. s32 and In 1897 John
Graves had q grant by Governor liar
vey 600 acres. Elizabeth city county.
upper end Of Back River, next to
Adam IhorouGhgood. due by descent
from his father. Thomas Graves
tabove) who transported Katherine
Graves. his wife; John Graves, The
ratentee: Thomas Graves. Jr.. and
eight others VIZ: Henry Singleton.
Thomas Edge. Robert Philips, Thomas
Griggs Thomas Phillips, Francis
White, William Synbcc aud James
ruckett This may have been lilo an
ccstor OF tho Abingdon parish family
1 Magazine OF History and Biography
H.. TO- VII. 1913.
From Abingdon Parish Register.
Gloucester county.
Thomas and Mary Graves, issue
John, born 1877; Robert 1852; Mary.
1855.
Gcoffrey and Dorothy Graves. Issue:
Elizabeth. born 1881: Jeffrey. 1885,.
and Sarah, l6sS.
William and Mary Graves Issue:
John, born, $50: William i6SS. Iohn