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John Graves

Male Abt 1599 - 1644  (45 years)


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  • Name John Graves 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 1599  Nazeing, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    General Information He was a cow leech, that is veterinarian.  [1, 8
    Immigration Mar 1633 (Age 34)  [1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
    Freeman 18 Apr 1637 (Age 38)  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12
    Land/House Between 1638 and 1641 (Age 39)  [2
    Will 1 Nov 1644 (Age 45)  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 8, 10
    Death 4 Nov 1644  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12
    • The Rev. John Eliot, said of him in in journal, "Iohn Graues, a godley brother of the church, he took a deep cold, which sweld his head with rhume and ouercame his heart." [1, 6, 12]
    Burial After 4 Nov 1644  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I299  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2021 

    Family 1 Sarah Finch   bur. 10 Jun 1626, All Saints' Church, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage by 1624  [1
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 25 years - She : ??. 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Graves,   c. 20 Jun 1624, All Saints' Church, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Graves,   b. Abt 1626   d. 5 Dec 1645, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
    Family ID F8761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2021 

    Family 2 Mary   d. About 1634, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage About 1628  [1
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 29 years - She : ??. 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Graves,   b. say 1628
     2. Jonathan Graves,   b. say 1630
     3. Mary Graves,   b. say 1632
    Family ID F1398  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2021 

    Family 3 Judith Alward   bur. 10 Oct 1683, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Dec 1635  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 37 years - She : ??. 
    Children 
    +1. Hannah Graves,   b. 8 Sep 1636, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1699, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Immigration: The date in the record is 1633, however Anderson (2003) uses 1635 because of the dates placement. I have chosen to use 1633. [1]
    • Death: His death was recorded as 4 (9) 1644. [8]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1599 - Nazeing, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Graves - 20 Jun 1624 - All Saints' Church, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Dec 1635 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hannah Graves - 8 Sep 1636 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFreeman - 18 Apr 1637 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 1 Nov 1644 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Nov 1644 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - After 4 Nov 1644 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, volume III (G-H), (Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 2003).

    2. [S2061] Clarke, George K. "New England Gleanings", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XL, 1886).

    3. [S159] Drake, Samuel G. "Abstracts of the Earliest Wills Upon Record in the Count of Suffolk, Ms.", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume III, 1849).

    4. [S2064] Ellis, Charles M. The History of Roxbury Town, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1847).

    5. [S1571] Farmer, John. Genealogical Register of First Settlers of New England, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Carter, Andrews, & Company, 1829).

    6. [S454] Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688 A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants, (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965).

    7. [S1685] Paige, Lucius R. "List of Freeman", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, 1849).

    8. [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900).

    9. [S1022] Pulsifer, David. "Early Records of Boston", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VI, 1852).

    10. [S1027] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume II , (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860).

    11. [S975] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume 2 Marriages and Deaths, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911).

    12. [S1849] Thwing, Walter Eliot. History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904, (Boston: W. A. Butterfield, 1908).

    13. [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985).

    14. [S2063] Trask, William B. "The Rev. John Eliot's Record of Church Members, Roxbury, Mass.", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXXV, 1881).

    15. [S2060] West, Randy A. "The English Origin of John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 173, 2019).

    16. [S2062] Winters, W. "The Pilgrim Fathers of Nazing", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXVIII, 1874).