Son of Benjamin Graves and Mary Ruth Sterling.
Jedediah's firs wife was Jerusha Ackley. She was born in 1707 in East Haddam, CT and died in 1736 in East Haddam, CT. They were married in March of 1728 in East Haddam, CT.
Husband of Elizabeth Allen.
Father of:
Allen Graves
Rachel Graves (2 Jan 1734 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT - 19 Jan 1802 in Hadlyme, New London, CT)
He was christened at the First Church in New London, Groton, Connecticit on May 15, 1709.
Jedediah Graves was a stalwart and prosperous man, much respected by all who knew him. He was granted a land patent of 1000 acres in Queensbury, New York - he was one of the first land holders in that town, the land patents were granted to "men of influence".
His will, which follows, specified the distribution of his property, and was admitted to probate in Dec. 1800.
" In the Name of God Amen.
I Jedediah Graves of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of a sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, and not knowing how soon my departure out of time may be, do in the name of God make and ordain this my last will and testament.
And first, I give and recommend my precious and immortal soule to God who gave it hoping for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body transmit to the earth at death to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, not doubting but at the resurrection by the power of God I shall again receive the same and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner viz.
First. My will is that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid out of my estate in convenient time after decease.
Imprimis. I give and bequeath to Ruth my dear and well beloved wife the whole of my part of the house that I now live in and possess, also one good feather bed with all the furniture belonging thereto, pillows, bolster, sheets, coverlid and blankets, also the improvement of that tract of land during her natural life which I have purchased of Ephrin Leach and Doratha his wife containing twenty eight acres, also one third of my personal estate, also the improvement of one quarter part the farm or land that I now live on and possess, during the term she shall continue to be my widow and relict.
Item. I give to Jonah Graves, Allen Graves, Stephen Graves, Russell Graves, Amos Graves, Ezra Graves, my sons all my real estate to be equally divided to them.
Item. I give to Allen Graves and Stephen Graves my sons, twenty £ to each of them out of my personal estate.
Item. I give to Rachel, Lucy, Mary my daughters and to Ester and Rhoda's heirs the remainder of my personal estate to be equally divided among them.
And lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Stephen Graves and Ezra Graves to be executors of this my last will and testament holding and establishing this and this only to be my last will and testament.
In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February, A.D. 1795.
his
Jedediah X Graves
Mark
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Jedediah Graves to be his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses whose names are unwritten. Signed in the presence of the testator.
Stephen Barns
Levi Babock
Andrew Barns"
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 - SAR Membership for Jedediah Graves: 60242
Jedediah's firs wife was Jerusha Ackley. She was born in 1707 in East Haddam, CT and died in 1736 in East Haddam, CT. They were married in March of 1728 in East Haddam, CT.
Husband of Elizabeth Allen.
Father of:
Allen Graves
Rachel Graves (2 Jan 1734 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT - 19 Jan 1802 in Hadlyme, New London, CT)
He was christened at the First Church in New London, Groton, Connecticit on May 15, 1709.
Jedediah Graves was a stalwart and prosperous man, much respected by all who knew him. He was granted a land patent of 1000 acres in Queensbury, New York - he was one of the first land holders in that town, the land patents were granted to "men of influence".
His will, which follows, specified the distribution of his property, and was admitted to probate in Dec. 1800.
" In the Name of God Amen.
I Jedediah Graves of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of a sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, and not knowing how soon my departure out of time may be, do in the name of God make and ordain this my last will and testament.
And first, I give and recommend my precious and immortal soule to God who gave it hoping for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body transmit to the earth at death to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, not doubting but at the resurrection by the power of God I shall again receive the same and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner viz.
First. My will is that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid out of my estate in convenient time after decease.
Imprimis. I give and bequeath to Ruth my dear and well beloved wife the whole of my part of the house that I now live in and possess, also one good feather bed with all the furniture belonging thereto, pillows, bolster, sheets, coverlid and blankets, also the improvement of that tract of land during her natural life which I have purchased of Ephrin Leach and Doratha his wife containing twenty eight acres, also one third of my personal estate, also the improvement of one quarter part the farm or land that I now live on and possess, during the term she shall continue to be my widow and relict.
Item. I give to Jonah Graves, Allen Graves, Stephen Graves, Russell Graves, Amos Graves, Ezra Graves, my sons all my real estate to be equally divided to them.
Item. I give to Allen Graves and Stephen Graves my sons, twenty £ to each of them out of my personal estate.
Item. I give to Rachel, Lucy, Mary my daughters and to Ester and Rhoda's heirs the remainder of my personal estate to be equally divided among them.
And lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Stephen Graves and Ezra Graves to be executors of this my last will and testament holding and establishing this and this only to be my last will and testament.
In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February, A.D. 1795.
his
Jedediah X Graves
Mark
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Jedediah Graves to be his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses whose names are unwritten. Signed in the presence of the testator.
Stephen Barns
Levi Babock
Andrew Barns"
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 - SAR Membership for Jedediah Graves: 60242
Son of Benjamin Graves and Mary Ruth Sterling.
Jedediah's firs wife was Jerusha Ackley. She was born in 1707 in East Haddam, CT and died in 1736 in East Haddam, CT. They were married in March of 1728 in East Haddam, CT.
Husband of Elizabeth Allen.
Father of:
Allen Graves
Rachel Graves (2 Jan 1734 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT - 19 Jan 1802 in Hadlyme, New London, CT)
He was christened at the First Church in New London, Groton, Connecticit on May 15, 1709.
Jedediah Graves was a stalwart and prosperous man, much respected by all who knew him. He was granted a land patent of 1000 acres in Queensbury, New York - he was one of the first land holders in that town, the land patents were granted to "men of influence".
His will, which follows, specified the distribution of his property, and was admitted to probate in Dec. 1800.
" In the Name of God Amen.
I Jedediah Graves of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of a sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, and not knowing how soon my departure out of time may be, do in the name of God make and ordain this my last will and testament.
And first, I give and recommend my precious and immortal soule to God who gave it hoping for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body transmit to the earth at death to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, not doubting but at the resurrection by the power of God I shall again receive the same and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner viz.
First. My will is that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid out of my estate in convenient time after decease.
Imprimis. I give and bequeath to Ruth my dear and well beloved wife the whole of my part of the house that I now live in and possess, also one good feather bed with all the furniture belonging thereto, pillows, bolster, sheets, coverlid and blankets, also the improvement of that tract of land during her natural life which I have purchased of Ephrin Leach and Doratha his wife containing twenty eight acres, also one third of my personal estate, also the improvement of one quarter part the farm or land that I now live on and possess, during the term she shall continue to be my widow and relict.
Item. I give to Jonah Graves, Allen Graves, Stephen Graves, Russell Graves, Amos Graves, Ezra Graves, my sons all my real estate to be equally divided to them.
Item. I give to Allen Graves and Stephen Graves my sons, twenty £ to each of them out of my personal estate.
Item. I give to Rachel, Lucy, Mary my daughters and to Ester and Rhoda's heirs the remainder of my personal estate to be equally divided among them.
And lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Stephen Graves and Ezra Graves to be executors of this my last will and testament holding and establishing this and this only to be my last will and testament.
In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February, A.D. 1795.
his
Jedediah X Graves
Mark
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Jedediah Graves to be his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses whose names are unwritten. Signed in the presence of the testator.
Stephen Barns
Levi Babock
Andrew Barns"
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 - SAR Membership for Jedediah Graves: 60242
Jedediah's firs wife was Jerusha Ackley. She was born in 1707 in East Haddam, CT and died in 1736 in East Haddam, CT. They were married in March of 1728 in East Haddam, CT.
Husband of Elizabeth Allen.
Father of:
Allen Graves
Rachel Graves (2 Jan 1734 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT - 19 Jan 1802 in Hadlyme, New London, CT)
He was christened at the First Church in New London, Groton, Connecticit on May 15, 1709.
Jedediah Graves was a stalwart and prosperous man, much respected by all who knew him. He was granted a land patent of 1000 acres in Queensbury, New York - he was one of the first land holders in that town, the land patents were granted to "men of influence".
His will, which follows, specified the distribution of his property, and was admitted to probate in Dec. 1800.
" In the Name of God Amen.
I Jedediah Graves of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of a sound mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, and not knowing how soon my departure out of time may be, do in the name of God make and ordain this my last will and testament.
And first, I give and recommend my precious and immortal soule to God who gave it hoping for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body transmit to the earth at death to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, not doubting but at the resurrection by the power of God I shall again receive the same and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner viz.
First. My will is that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid out of my estate in convenient time after decease.
Imprimis. I give and bequeath to Ruth my dear and well beloved wife the whole of my part of the house that I now live in and possess, also one good feather bed with all the furniture belonging thereto, pillows, bolster, sheets, coverlid and blankets, also the improvement of that tract of land during her natural life which I have purchased of Ephrin Leach and Doratha his wife containing twenty eight acres, also one third of my personal estate, also the improvement of one quarter part the farm or land that I now live on and possess, during the term she shall continue to be my widow and relict.
Item. I give to Jonah Graves, Allen Graves, Stephen Graves, Russell Graves, Amos Graves, Ezra Graves, my sons all my real estate to be equally divided to them.
Item. I give to Allen Graves and Stephen Graves my sons, twenty £ to each of them out of my personal estate.
Item. I give to Rachel, Lucy, Mary my daughters and to Ester and Rhoda's heirs the remainder of my personal estate to be equally divided among them.
And lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Stephen Graves and Ezra Graves to be executors of this my last will and testament holding and establishing this and this only to be my last will and testament.
In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February, A.D. 1795.
his
Jedediah X Graves
Mark
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Jedediah Graves to be his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses whose names are unwritten. Signed in the presence of the testator.
Stephen Barns
Levi Babock
Andrew Barns"
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 - SAR Membership for Jedediah Graves: 60242
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