Hi Linda I am descended from Christopher’s son Robert Graham, and will share what I have collected on the Graham’s. Some of the spellings I have found on different branches of the family : Graham, Grayham, Grimes, Grymes, Grimms. Christopher is believed to have migrated from Scotland into Ireland about 1687. About 1699 he married Margaret Florence Risk in Donegal City, Ireland. Margaret was also of Scots descent, and some of her family emigrated with them to the colonies. Some researchers say Christopher is the son of Thomas Graham, who is first seen on the 1704 rent rolls of VA, and brother of Edward Graham. Most researchers agree that Christopher Graham emigrated, along with a group of family and friends, sometime before 1710, settling in Paxton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Although many passenger lists have been reconstructed from various sources, documentation of the ship he sailed on, or the exact date of his arrival have yet to be found. Christopher was one of the early settlers of the Cowpasture Valley in Virginia. According to Highland County history he migrated to the area sometime before 1740. Highland county was then part of Augusta county. Christopher died on the Bullpasture River probably in 1745. His will was recorded in Augusta county 19 Feb 1746. His son Robert was administrator of the estate with William Smith and Robert Bratton serving as sureties. There seems to be conflicting info on whether Christopher’s children were born in Ireland or the colonies. Further info on Robert Graham can be found at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/5668/ HAPPY HUNTING! Jan Hardee @hardee@wizzards.net FISHER-BARREN-KY Listowner ROOTSWEB connecting families around the world