William was 23 years old and his
bride Maria (Maritje) Herder was 20 years old when they were married on August
1, 1805.The information for Maria is from the records
of the Reformed Church, Claverack, Columbia County, New York, under births and
christenings: Maritje Herder, born March 27, 1785, and christened March 28,
1785; and her parents were: Peter Herder and Eva Land (spelled Landt for
another child's record). Claverack is 4 miles from Hudson.
William and Maria’s
first two children can be easily found in church records: From the records of
Saratoga Reformed Dutch Protestant Church, Schuylerville, Saratoga County, New York:
Peter Herder Graves, born May 12, 1806, christened June 29, 1806; parents:
William J. Graves and Maria Herder. From
the records of the Reformed Dutch Protestant Church, Easton, Washington County,
New York: Thomas Graves, born June 14, 1808, and christened July 31, 1808;
parents: William J. Graves and Maria Heider. Their second child was my ancestor
Thomas Tubbs Graves – my great great great grandfather, who became the father of
James A Graves.
William and Maria’s
first daughter and third child Eefje (Eva) Graves was born August 20, 1810.
Getty Maria Graves was born September 23, 1812.
In 1815 William and
Maria moved to Jefferson County, New York from Herkimer County, New
York.William L. Graves was born February 2, 1815 in LeRay, Jefferson County, New
York. Lydia Graves was born on December 21, 1816. A son John Henry Graves was
born January 9, 1819 and he died the next day. On March 1, 1820 William and
Maria had another son they named John Henry in Pamelia, Jefferson County, New
York.
William and Maria were
in Clayton, Jefferson County when their daughter Rebecca was born on February
23, 1823. Rebecca would go on to marry Edward McGee and become the ancestor of
James McGee, who has provided the information I have on William, Maria and
their family.
William and Maria’s
youngest and tenth child is also my ancestor.
Henrietta Graves was born on April 6, 1830. Henrietta married Alexander
Beaubier and their eldest daughter Effie Beaubier married James A. Graves, her
cousin and the son of her Uncle Thomas Tubbs Graves. Henrietta, who was my
great great great grandmother died age 25 years 9 months 5 days on January 11,
1856. It was her brother John Henry who either provided or helped provide a
headstone for her grave in the Clayton Village Cemetery in Clayton, Jefferson
County, New York.
At some point William
and Maria moved to Indiana. William Tubbs Graves died October 5, 1838 in Adams
Township, 2 miles east of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 58 years old.
Great great great great great great
great great grandparents: Mark Graves/Elizabeth Knights
Great great great great great great
great grandparents: Thomas Graves/Mary Hopson
Great great great great great great
grandparents: Mark Graves/Elizabeth Richardson
Great great great great great
grandparents: Thomas Graves/Lydia Tubbs
Great great great great
grandparents: William Tubbs Graves/Maria Maritje Herder
Great great great grandparents:
Thomas Tubbs Graves/Fidelia N. Riggs
Great great grandparents: James A.
Graves/Effie Beaubier
Great grandparents: Jefferson Thomas
Graves/Martha Matilda Riches
Grandparents: Effa Belle Graves/Alva
Ashbury Tucker
Parents: E. Rosalie Tucker/Lionell
Burris Mitchell
