First Generation 1. John GRAVES was born in 1664 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1746 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Will was proved in 1746. His son Elnathan was appointed administrator on his estate on November 12, 1746. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 356. of Hatfield, Mass. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 475. Resided at Hatfield, Mass. John GRAVES and Sarah BANKS were married on 26 Oct 1686 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Sarah BANKS was the daughter of John BANKS. John GRAVES and Sarah BANKS had the following children: +2 i. Isaac GRAVES (born on 10 Jul 1687). +3 ii. Benjamin GRAVES (born on 12 Aug 1689). 4 iii. Sarah GRAVES was born in 1691 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +5 iv. Jemima GRAVES (born on 30 Apr 1693). +6 v. Mary GRAVES (born on 9 Nov 1695). +7 vi. Elnathan GRAVES (born on 20 Aug 1699). +8 vii. Hannah GRAVES (born on 4 Jun 1701). 9 viii. Eunice GRAVES was born on 29 Sep 1703 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +10 ix. Aaron GRAVES (born on 2 Feb 1707). Second Generation 2. Isaac GRAVES (John-1) was born on 10 Jul 1687 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 30 May 1781 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 351. One of the 40 first settlers of Sunderland, home Lot No. 3, East side, now owned by Frederick L. Pomeroy. He built, in 1750, the house now standing on the lot. According to Boltwood, this Isaac was son of Isaac, and grandson of John, and was born Nov. 3, 1688, but according to Family Bible which has been handed down to the fifth generation, beiong now in possession of Mrs. Algernon J. Fish, he was born July 10, 1687, the date assigned by Boltwood himself to Isaac, son of John, grandson of Isaac and great-grandson of Thomas. Isaac GRAVES and Mary PARSONS were married in 1713. Mary PARSONS (daughter of Jonathan PARSONS and Mary CLARK) was born on 8 Jul 1688 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 9 Mar 1769 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Isaac GRAVES and Mary PARSONS had the following children: +11 i. Sarah GRAVES (born on 22 Dec 1713). +12 ii. Jerusha GRAVES (born on 13 Jun 1717). +13 iii. Simeon GRAVES (born on 20 Jan 1720). +14 iv. Phineas GRAVES (born on 30 Apr 1726). +15 v. Submit GRAVES (born on 7 Jan 1731). 3. Benjamin GRAVES (John-1) was born on 12 Aug 1689 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 1 Oct 1756 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Towm of Sunderland, Massachusetts (which originally embraced within its limits the present Towns of Montague & Leverett), by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 351. One of the 40 first settlers; home lot, No. 16, West side, now owned by Mrs. N. Austin Smith. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 146. of Sunderland, Mass. Benjamin GRAVES and Mary WARNER were married on 7 Apr 1720 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Mary WARNER (daughter of Jacob WARNER and Elizabeth GOODMAN) was born on 22 Jul 1694 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 10 Oct 1779 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Benjamin GRAVES and Mary WARNER had the following children: +16 i. Mary GRAVES (born on 23 Dec 1720). +17 ii. Elizabeth GRAVES (born on 17 Aug 1723). +18 iii. Sarah GRAVES (born on 16 Sep 1726). +19 iv. Daniel GRAVES (born on 5 Nov 1728). +20 v. Benjamin GRAVES (born 29 Feb 1734). +21 vi. Dea. Moses GRAVES (born on 10 Oct 1736). 22 vii. Aaron GRAVES was born on 10 Oct 1736 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died. Possible died young. +23 viii. Eunice GRAVES (born on 25 Jan 1741). 5. Jemima GRAVES (John-1) was born on 30 Apr 1693 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 18 Feb 1727 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Jemima GRAVES and John GRAVES were married on 5 May 1715. John GRAVES (son of John GRAVES and Sarah WHITE) was born on 23 Mar 1682 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 19 Sep 1716 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 476. Resided at Hatfield, Mass. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 176. In the Mead. fight; settled in Whately; had but one child. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 61. of Hatfield, Mass. Jemima GRAVES and John GRAVES had the following children: +24 i. Dea. Nathan GRAVES (born on 20 Mar 1716). Jemima GRAVES and Eleazer ALLIS were married on 17 Mar 1720. Eleazer ALLIS (son of Capt. John ALLIS and Mary MEEKINS) was born on 23 Jul 1677 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in Nov 1758. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 356. Resided Hatfield, Mass. Jemima GRAVES and Eleazer ALLIS had the following children: +25 i. Jonathan ALLIS (born on 22 Jun 1723). +26 ii. Eleazer ALLIS (born on 15 Dec 1725). 6. Mary GRAVES (John-1) was born on 9 Nov 1695 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Mary GRAVES and Jonathan FRARY were married on 23 Jul 1719. Jonathan FRARY (son of Eleazer FRARY and Mary GRAVES) was born on 13 Nov 1689 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 18 May 1728 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Mary GRAVES and Jonathan FRARY had the following children: +27 i. Jonathan FRARY (born on 27 Oct 1721). 28 ii. John FRARY was born on 7 Dec 1726 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Mary GRAVES and Eliakim KING were married on 30 Oct 1729. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 54. of Northampton, Mass. 7. Elnathan GRAVES (John-1) was born on 20 Aug 1699 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 17 Feb 1785 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 350. He bought a large tract of land in Williamsburg upon which Samuel, Perez and Elnathan Graves, sons of his son Perez, subsequently settled. Elnathan GRAVES and Martha DICKINSON were married on 2 Mar 1727. Martha DICKINSON (daughter of Dea. Nathaniel DICKINSON and Hannah WHITE) was born on 25 Dec 1701 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 9 Jan 1756 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Elnathan GRAVES and Martha DICKINSON had the following children: 29 i. Seth GRAVES was born on 27 Dec 1727 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +30 ii. Capt. Perez GRAVES (born on 26 Apr 1730). 31 iii. Silas GRAVES was born on 8 Feb 1732 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +32 iv. Lucy GRAVES (born on 8 May 1734). +33 v. Martha GRAVES (born on 26 Feb 1739). Elnathan GRAVES and Dorothy MORTON were married. Dorothy MORTON (daughter of Ebenezer MORTON and Sarah BELDEN) was born on 6 Dec 1712 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 9 May 1800. 8. Hannah GRAVES (John-1) was born on 4 Jun 1701 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Hannah GRAVES and Eleazar KING were married. 10. Aaron GRAVES (John-1) was born on 2 Feb 1707 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1788 in Williamsburg, Hampshire, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 350. Served at Fort Massachusetts, 1748, in the French and Indian war. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 476 & 597 Removed to Willaimsburg. A soldier in war, 1748. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 358 of Williamsburg. Aaron GRAVES and Mary WELLS were married. Mary WELLS (daughter of Ebenezer WELLS and Sarah SMITH) was born on 24 Oct 1707 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Aaron GRAVES and Mary WELLS had the following children: 34 i. Jemima GRAVES was born on 11 Apr 1730. +35 ii. Martha GRAVES (born on 9 Mar 1732). +36 iii. Mary GRAVES (born on 19 Oct 1733). +37 iv. Eunice GRAVES. +38 v. Beulah GRAVES. 39 vi. Lucius GRAVES. 40 vii. Aaron GRAVES was born about 1749. He died on 18 Nov 1834 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +41 viii. Sybil GRAVES (born about 1752). +42 ix. Rebecca GRAVES (born in 1758). Third Generation 11. Sarah GRAVES (Isaac-2, John-1) was born on 22 Dec 1713 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sarah GRAVES and Edward ELMER were married on 4 Oct 1736 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Edward ELMER (son of Edward ELMER and Rebecca) was born in Sep 1702 in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. He died before Feb 1785 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 326. In Sunderland as early as 1735. He was a soldier in French and Indian war, 1748; seems to have lived, at one time, on Home lot No. 15, West side. He and his wife were dismissed to the church in Amherst. In 1779, Deeded to his son Elijah, the place upon which he lived, lying partly in Amherst and partly in Hadley. Sarah GRAVES and Edward ELMER had the following children: 43 i. Daniel ELMER was born on 3 Aug 1737. He died on 13 Sep 1737. +44 ii. Hannah ELMER (born on 16 Nov 1738). 45 iii. Job ELMER was born on 8 Nov 1740. He died on 28 Aug 1743. +46 iv. Mary ELMER (born on 12 Sep 1743). 47 v. Job ELMER was born on 11 Jan 1745 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. +48 vi. Simeon ELMER (born in Jun 1748). 49 vii. Sarah ELMER was born about 1750 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was baptized on 2 Dec 1750. She died in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +50 viii. Elijah ELMER (born in Aug 1753).