I first became aware of my possible Graves-Parks lineage in 1997 while managing the Bond E-Mail list through Rootsweb. It was reported on that list that Thomas Parks, Sr. left a will in Albemarle County, VA in which he names his daughter, Mary BOND.
After further research with the assistance of others, I find that Mary (Parks) Bond is mentioned in her father's will, and her husband's name is also included. According to Albemarle County (VA) Will Book B, page 101, the will of Thomas Parks is dated in 1752 and probated March 12, 1761. It states "Charles Bond wife Mary, is left one English Shilling by her father Thomas Parks." Thomas Parks, Sr. was married to Mary GRAVES. I do not know her ancestry.
I have also found reference to a GRAVES family in North Carolina that intermarried with the BRIGHT family. There are two Simon Brights who served in the American Revolution from North Carolina. My Simon Bright was in Chatham County, North Carolina. The other Simon Bright lived in Craven and Dobbs County, North Carolina and was married to a Mary GRAVES. As far as I know, I am not connected to this other Graves family.
Here is my GRAVES lineage.:
If you have queries concerning the GRAVES surname, you may post these at the Graves Family Genealogy List which is a part of the Rootsweb e-mail discussion lists. It offers free queries and discussion on the Graves surname and variant spellings.
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Then a welcome message will be sent telling how to post messages. Once you are subscribed, you may send a query to everyone on the list by sending e-mail to: [email protected]
Archived postings to the Graves e-mail list can be found on the WEB at:
Post a query (or information from any one of the above categories) on any GRAVES name or related family. Please give dates, and locations they lived. Try to give as much information as possible.
An online genealogy forum for posting queries has also been set up specifically for the GRAVES family on GenForum. It can be found at the following address:
***Note***During the Fall of 1998, GenForum combined with Family Tree Maker, which means that all queries and information posted to that site becomes the property of Family Tree Maker. This is still a good site to look up information and get contact names for the GRAVES lines you are searching, but be advised that if you now post a new query or a response to something on that site, chances are that sometime in the future Family Tree Maker will include that information on a CD-ROM which they will sell for profit to anyone who is interested. I do not like the idea of someone else using my hard researched information and ideas and selling them for a profit without my knowledge. This same practice is evident on all of the Family Tree Maker pages which are found on the internet, if you will read the disclaimer notices on those pages. I recommend the Family Tree Maker pages as good look up pages, but I don't recommend posting information there. Similar things can be said for Ancestry.com and MyFamily.com which are connected to each other and seek to make a profit from genealogical materials on the internet.
Last updated June 1, 2003.
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