First Generation 1. Ransom GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1806 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1886 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 213. Lived for a long time in the house on the opposite corner form the Bozrah schoolhouse, later in one of the houses at "Poverty Square." Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. Removed to Ashfield, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER were married on 12 Oct 1828 in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts. Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. of Leverett, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER had the following children: +2 i. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES, born on 30 Jul 1829; married Elisha KENYON; died on 2 Feb 1883. 3 ii. Spencer Elijah GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1831. 4 iii. Levi Smith GRAVES was born on 3 Aug 1833. He died unmarried. +5 iv. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES, born on 7 Mar 1835, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Josiah Franklin SMITH, on 4 Jul 1853, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 26 Mar 1895. 6 v. Theophilus GRAVES was born on 22 Jun 1837. 7 vi. Samuel Porter GRAVES was born on 29 Aug 1839. He died unmarried. +8 vii. Nancy Sophia GRAVES, born on 24 Nov 1840; married Luther D. CHAPIN, on 1 May 1860; died on 18 Jan 1893. +9 viii. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES, born on 24 Jan 1847; married Edgar SWARTHOUT. +10 ix. Harriet Eliza GRAVES, born on 11 Jun 1850, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Lewis RUMRILL; died in Jul 1894. Second Generation 2. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 30 Jul 1829. She died on 2 Feb 1883. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES and Elisha KENYON were married. Elisha KENYON was born. 5. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 7 Mar 1835 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Mar 1895. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES and Josiah Franklin SMITH were married on 4 Jul 1853 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Josiah Franklin SMITH (son of Dea. Josiah SMITH and Philena RISLEY) was born on 27 Jul 1825 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 21 Jul 1849 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 164. of Ashfield, Mass. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES and Josiah Franklin SMITH had the following children: +11 i. Mary Alice SMITH, married George Edward LELAND. +12 ii. Lucie SMITH, married Willis BURNETT. 8. Nancy Sophia GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 24 Nov 1840. She died on 18 Jan 1893. Nancy Sophia GRAVES and Luther D. CHAPIN were married on 1 May 1860. Luther D. CHAPIN (son of Capt. Lurther CHAPIN and Lydia ELMER) was born on 2 Aug 1836 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Elmer - Elmore Genealogy. Records of the Descendants of Edward Elmer, of Braintree, England and Hartford, Conn., through his son Edward 1632 - 1899. Complied by Rev. William Johnson, Published by the Compiler, North Greenfield, Wisconsin, 1899. Riverside Printing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. p. 78. He was in the Civil War. Enlisted first as a drummer in Co. C., 31st Mass. Vol. Inf., afterwards in 6th Cav.; was in 17 battles; wounded at Yellow Bayou, La., April 8, 1864, in right arm. Res. Plainfield, Mass. Nancy Sophia GRAVES and Luther D. CHAPIN had the following children: 13 i. Ryland O. CHAPIN was born on 9 Sep 1861. 14 ii. Fred E. CHAPIN was born on 1 Jan 1869. +15 iii. Lydia CHAPIN, born on 27 May 1874, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Willis BURNETT; died on 23 Dec 1946. 9. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 24 Jan 1847. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES and Edgar SWARTHOUT were married. Edgar SWARTHOUT was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 164. of Bruin, Butler Co., Penn. 10. Harriet Eliza GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 11 Jun 1850 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in Jul 1894. Harriet Eliza GRAVES and Lewis RUMRILL were married. Lewis RUMRILL was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 164. Res. at Hinsdale (now Ischua), N.Y. Third Generation 11. Mary Alice SMITH (Lydia Sophronia GRAVES-2, Ransom-1) was born. Mary Alice SMITH and George Edward LELAND were married. George Edward LELAND was born. Mary Alice SMITH and George Edward LELAND had the following children: +16 i. Archie V. LELAND. +17 ii. Harold LELAND, married Ida KING; died in 1945. 18 iii. Edith LELAND died in 1937. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 213. Died unmarried. +19 iv. Franklin LELAND, married Flora ASH; married Gordon KIBBEE. 12. Lucie SMITH (Lydia Sophronia GRAVES-2, Ransom-1) was born. Lucie SMITH and Willis BURNETT were married. Willis BURNETT died in 1888. 15. Lydia CHAPIN (Nancy Sophia GRAVES-2, Ransom-1) was born on 27 May 1874 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 23 Dec 1946. Lydia CHAPIN and Willis BURNETT were married. Willis BURNETT (son of Lionel BURNETT and Lucy H. ANDREW) was born on 13 Aug 1858 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 14 Nov 1933. The History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick & Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Published by The Town of Buckland, Buckland, Mass. 1937. p. 695. of Ashfield, Mass. Lydia CHAPIN and Willis BURNETT had the following children: +20 i. Russell Lionel BURNETT, born on 19 Jul 1892, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Jessie MASON, on 7 Sep 1914. +21 ii. Eva Sophia BURNETT, born on 13 Apr 1894, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Enoch Sears WELLS, on 27 May 1916. +22 iii. Luther Franklin BURNETT, born on 22 Oct 1895, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Ruby Christine BARDWELL, on 19 Aug 1919.