1. Thomas Graves was b. in England and came to New England with his wife and five ch. before 1645. The children's names were Isaac, John, Samuel, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth. He came from Wethersfield to Hat. in 1661 with his sons Isaac and John.


2. Sergt. Isaac, s. of Thomas (1), was b. in England prob. as early as 1620. He m. Mary, dau. of Richard and Anna Church. He was k. in the Indian attacks on Hat., Sept. 19, 1677.

Children:
Mary, b. July 5, 1647; m. Jan. 28, 1665, Eleazer Frary.
Isaac, b. Aug. 22, 1650; d. unm. before 1677.
Rebecca, b. July 3, 1652 or 1653; d. unm. before 1677.
Samuel, b. Oct. 1, 1655.
Sarah, m. Apr. 27, 1677, Benjamin Barrett.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 24, 1661; m. 1683, Benjamin Hastings; d. Feb. 8, 1697.
John, b. 1664.
Hannah and Jonathan, twins, b. Jan. 24, 1666 . Hannah m. William Sackett of Wfd. (Westfield).
Mehitable, b. Oct. 1, 1671; m. (1) Jan. 29, 1690, Richard Morton; m. (2) William Worthington of Colchester; d. Mar. 22, 1742.


3. John, s. of Thomas (1), was b. in England; m. (1) Mary, dau. of Lieut. Samuel Smith; m. (2) Mary Wyatt, dau. of John Bronson and wid. of John Wyatt of Haddam. Conn. He was in Hat., 1661, and was k. in the Indian attack on Hat., Sept. 19, 1677. His wid. m. (3) Lieut. William Allis, June 25, 1678, and (4) Capt. Samuel Gaylord.

Children:
John, b. abt. 1653.
Mary, b. abt. 1654; m. (1) Samuel Ball; m. (2) Benjamin Stebbins.
Isaac, b. abt. 1655.
Samuel, b. abt. 1657.
Sarah, b. abt. 1659.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 6, 1662, at Hat.; m. Thomas Jones.
Daniel, b. Dec. 7, 1664, at Hat.
Ebenezer, b. Nov. 20, 1666, at Hat.
Bethiah, b. Jan. 7, 1668, at Hat.; d. Jan. 21, 1668.
Nathaniel, b. June 10, 1671, at Hat.


4. John, s. of Isaac (2), was b. 1664; d. 1746; m. Sarah, dau. of John Banks of Chelmsford, Oct. 26, 1686.

Children:
Isaac, b. July 10, 1688.
Benjamin, b. Aug. 12, 1689.
Sarah, b. 1691.
Jemima, b. Apr. 30, 1693; m. (1) May 5, 1715, John Graves; m. (2) Mar. 17, 1720, Eleazer Allis of Hat.
Mary, b. Nov. 9, 1695; m. (1) July 23, 1719, Jonathan Frary; m. (2) Eliakim King of New Hampshire.
Elnathan, b. Aug. 20, 1699.
Hannah, b. June 4, 1701; m. Eleazer King of Dfd.
Eunice, b. Sept. 29, 1703.
Aaron, b. Feb. 2, 1707.


5. Elnathan, s. of John (4), was b. Aug. 20, 1699, in Hat.; d. Feb. 17, 1785; m. (1) Martha, dau. of Nathaniel Dickinson of Hat. She d. Jan. 9, 1756. He m. (2) Dorothy, dau. of Ebenezer Morton and wid. of John Belden. She d. May 9, 1800.

Children:
Seth, b. Dec. 17, 1727; m. Mary, dau. of Col. John Dickinson.
Perez, b. Apr. 26, 1730.
Silas, b. Feb. 8, 1732; m. Hannah, dau. of John Field; d. Mar. 2, 1816.
Lucy, b. May 8, 1734; m. Dec. 28, 1758, Benjamin Wells; d. SEpt. 22, 1815.
Martha, b. Feb. 26, 1739; m. Dec. 28, 1758, John Nash of Williamsburg; d. Dec., 1804.


6. Capt. Perez, s. of Elnathan (5), was b. Apr. 26, 1730; d. in Hat., Dec. 17, 1809; m. (1) May 16, 1754, Martha, dau. of Samuel Gillett of Hat. She d. Oct. 28, 1793. He m. (2) Feb. 19, 1795, Zeruiah, dau. of Ebenezer Cole and wid. of Lieut. Elihu White. She was b. Nov. 30, 1741 and d. Dec. 13, 1820. He was a captin in the Revolutionary war.

Children:
Samuel, b. May 4, 1755.
Elisha, b. Sept. 2, 1757.
Martha, b. Apr. 28, 1759; m. Moses Montague of So. Had.; d. Jan. 5, 1820.
Perez, b. Jan. 2, 1761; m. (1) Eunice Bryant; m. (2) June 6, 1805, Experience Parsons; d. Nov. 28, 1848.
Elnathan, b. Feb. 2, 1763; m. 1792, Lydia Pomeroy; d. June, 1827.
William, b. Feb. 11, 1766; clergyman in Woodstock, Conn.; m. (1) Pamelia Forward, who d. July 21, 1806; m. (2) Adelia Clapp. He d. Aug. 26, 1813.

7. Silas, s. of Elnathan (5), was b. at Hat., Feb. 8, 1732; d. Mar. 2, 1816; m. Hannah, dau. of John and Editha (Dickinson) Field. She was b. Oct. 5, 1740, and d. Oct. 5, 1818. He was in Capt. Perez Graves' company in 1775; in Capt. Salmon White's company in 1776; and in Capt. Seth Murray's company in 1777, - Col. Israel Chapin's regiment.

Children:
Roxana, b. Dec. 17, 1769; m. Apr. 17, 1808, Chas. Starkweather; d. Jan. 5, 1847.
Lemuel, b. Dec. 28, 1772; d. Aug. 15, 1775.
Lemuel, b. Sept. 23, 1775; d. unm. Dec. 17, 1802.
Hannah, b. Mar. 6, 1778; m. Nov. 2, 1820, Elisha White of Hat.; d. Oct. 15, 1825.
Silas, b. Sept. 17, 1780; d. Nov. 16, 1823, without issue.


8. Solomon, s. of Capt. Perez (6), was b. Mar. 12, 1768; d. Oct. 8, 1843; m. Dec. 4, 1793, Esther, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Cooley) Bliss of Longmeadow. She was b. 1763; d. May 26, 1839.

Children:
Thaddeus, b. Sept. 11, 1794.
Eliza, b. June 26, 1796; m. John Wells of Williamsburg.
Solomon, b. Dec. 3, 1798.
Ebenezer, b. Mar. 31, 1801.
William, b. Oct. 30, 1804; d. May 3, 1825, while pursuing his college course at Williams College.


9. Levi, s. of Capt. Perez (6), was b. Jan. 12, 1771; d. at Hat., Nov. 10, 1858; m. Nov. 22, 1798, Mary, dau. of Jonathan and Bathsheba Smith of So. Hadley. She was b. Mar., 1773, and d. Mar. 23, 1857.

Children (b. at Hat.):
Harvey, b. Aug. 10, 1800.
Mary, b. Mar. 5, 1803; m. Dec. 9, 1824, Silas Billings of Hat.; d. Jan. 4, 1881.
Levi, b. Jan. 13, 1810.
Jonathan Smith, b. Apr. 23, 1818.


10. Timothy, s. of Capt. Perez (6), was b. Apr. 30, 1775; d. June 17, 1839; m. Lydia Graves of Middlefield, who d. Oct. 9, 1863.

Children:
Child, b. July 13, 1806; d. Jan. 15, 1807.
Phebe, b. Jan. 6, 1808; m. May 1, 1828, Henry Hitchcock; d. July 2, 1858.
Lydia, b. Feb., 1810; d. unm. May 22, 1814.
Almira, b. Dec. 6, 1813; d. unm. Aug. 10, 1840.
Lemuel, b. Feb. 17, 1816; d. unm. Mar. 17, 1847.
Samuel, b. June 2, 1818.
Leonard, b. Apr. 22, 1821; d. June 14, 1822.
Eliza, b. Apr., 1823; prob. m. Mar. 7, 1844, Mr. Marsh.


11. Thaddeus, s. of Solomon (8), was b. Sept. 11, 1794; d. Sept. 12, 1831; m. Mar. 21, 1821, Polly, dau. of Nathan Gerry of Hat. She was b. Sept. 3, 1797, and d. Mar. 121, 1883.

Children:
Maria, b. Jan. 13, 1822; d. Sept. 13, 1840.
Edwin, b. Jan. 3, 1824.
Mary Esther, b. Jan. 13, 1826; m. May 15, 1850, Sylvanus Miller of Brooklyn. N.Y.; res. in Dfd.
Fanny, b. June 6, 1828; d. Nov. 7, 1884; was a teacher of freedman.
Martha Ann, b. Dec., 1830; d. Sept. 1, 1833.


12. Solomon, s. of Solomon (8), was b. Dec. 3, 1798; d. June 25, 1867; m. (1) Nov. 25, 1824, Pamelia, dau. of John Osborne of Hadley. She was b. Dec. 2, 1803, and d. Feb. 23, 1826. He m. (2) Sophia, dau. of Consider and Mercy Morton of What. She was b. Nov. 5, 1801, and d. June 15, 1880.

Children (b. at Hat.):
William O., b. Dec. 22, 1825; m. Louisa Smith of Amh.; no ch.
Thaddeus, b. Nov. 1, 1834.
Sophia, b. June 4, 1836; m. Mar. 29, 1859, E. J. King; d. Jan. 11, 1872.


13. Ebenezer, s. of Solomon (8), was b. Mar. 31, 1801; d. Feb. 1, 1861, at Albion, Mich.; m. (1) July 2, 1827, Rowena, dau. of Capt. John Wells of Williamsburg. She d. Sept. 20, 1834, a. 33. He m. (2) Feb. 4, 1836, Emily, dau. of Hubbard Lawrence of St. Johnsbury, Vt. She was b. May 11, 1810, and d. Apr. 31, 1884.

Children (b. at Hat. [by Rowena Wells]):
James, b. June 23, 1828.
Ebenezer Wells, b. July 6, 1830; m. May 22, 1870, Mrs. Mary F. Gerow; d. Apr., 1891.

Child (b. at Hat. [by Emily Lawrence]):
Clarissa Bliss, b. Feb. 23, 1837; m. Jan. 24, 1866, George H. Smith; res. in South Haven, Mich.


14. Harvey, s. of Levi (9), was b. Aug. 10, 1800; d. at Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 21, 1888; m. Dec. 21, 1824, Eliza Ann, dau. of Remembrance Bardwell of Hat. She was b. Oct. 22, 1804, and d. at Paris, Mich., Apr. 20, 1878.

Children (first six at Hat., two youngest in Greece, N.Y.):
Esther, b. Oct. 10, 1825; m. May 22, 1855, James W. Ransom of Wilson, N.Y.
Dwight Lathrop, b. Oct. 22, 1827; m. Nov. 4, 1857, Sarah Jane Fowler.
Edward Livingston, b. Nov. 29, 1829; m. Dec. 6, 1871, Mattie A. Lamont; d. Apr. 16, 1878.
Ann Eliza, b. Aug. 16, 1832.
Lewis Cass, b. Mar. 31, 1835; d. unm. June 23, 1856.
Almira Jane, b. Apr. 6, 1840; m. Dec. 2, 1868, Rev. T. P. Lamont of Rockville, Ill.
Frances, b. May 29, 1842; d. young.
Frank Harvey, b. July 15, 1844; m. Mar. 13, 1872, Frankie Ransom of Big Rapids. Mich.


15. Levi, s. of Levi (9), was b. Jan. 13, 1810; d. Oct. 28, 1867; m. Nov. 9, 1836, Tabitha Clark, dau. of David Field of Conway. She was b. Feb. 12, 1814, and d. July 25, 1876. Rem. to Spfd. in 1860.

Children (b. at Hat.):
Louisa Field, b. Oct. 16, 1838; d. Dec. 7, 1850.
Myron C. and Maria C., twins, b. June 13, 1841. Maria C. m. (1) abt 1862, Chas. H. Quimby; m. (2) abt. 1872, Edwin T. Putnam; d. Sept. 24, 1906.
Mary Louisa, b. Feb. 18, 1857; resides in Spfd., Mass.


16. Dea. Jonathan Smith, s. of Levi (9), was b. Apr. 23, 1818; d. Feb. 26, 1883; m. Jan. 17, 1844, Caroline, dau. of Justin Smith of What. She was b. at Charlemont, Nov. 22, 1825, and d. at Hat., Aug. 7, 1908.

Children:
Son, b. Sept. 28, 1845; d. next day.
Alfred Howard, b. Aug. 7, 1847.
Abby Frances, b. May 6, 1850; m. Dec. 6, 1871, George A. Billings.
Louisa Malinda, b. Apr. 19, 1853; m. July 2, 1878, Rev. Edward S. Tead; d. Nov. 24, 1887.
Carrie Elizabeth, b. Oct. 26, 1857; m. Oct. 22, 1879, Roswell Billings of Hat.


17. Samuel, s. of Timothy (10), was b. June 2, 1818; d. Aug. 12, 1870; m. Dec. 9, 1841, Diantha Bunce of Williamsburg, who was b. Nov. 3, 1819, and d. Nov. 19, 1878.

Children (b. at Hat.):
Mary Jane, b. Oct. 18, 1843; resides in Hartford.
Charles Lemuel, b. Aug. 21, 1847.
Sarah Isabel, b. Sept. 30, 1853; d. Jan. 7, 1860.
Samuel Edward, b. Feb. 4, 1856; d. July 23, 1882.


18. Sergt. Edwin, s. of Thaddeus (11), was b. Jan. 3, 1824. He was a member of the 37th Regiment, M.V.M., and was wounded in the battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864, and d. May 21, 1864. He m. Jan. 26, 1845, Ursula B. Moody, who was b. Mar. 24, 1824, and d. at Hat., Mar. 27, 1886.

Children (b. at Hat.):
Ella M., b. Sept. 2, 1849; d. Mar. 11, 1889.
Fanny Louisa, b. Aug. 8, 1851; m. June 1, 1887, Roswell Hubbard of Hat.
Sarah Olivia, b. Dec. 13, 1853; d. June 8, 1860.
Edwin Moody, b. Mar. 28, 1856.
George, b. Apr. 7, 1860; m. Aug. 4, 1887, Annie McCleary Billings; resides in Cleveland, Ohio.


19. Thaddeus, s. of Solomon (12), was b. Nov. 1, 1834; m. Nov. 2, 1866, Mary A., dau. of John and Clarissa Hubbard. She was b. Aug. 11, 1834.

Children (b. at Hat.):
Clara Louisa, b. Oct. 9, 1867; m. Nov. 4, 1891, William C. Dickinson of Hat.
Laura Halstead, b. June 24, 1869.
Mary Augusta Lennox, b. May 27, 1871; m. Mar 5. 1895, John Carl. He d. Dec. 29, 1909.
Anna Myers, b. Sept. 17, 1872; m. Apr. 3, 1900, Howard W. Dickinson.
Thaddeus Jr., b. May 27, 1874.
Perry Mills, b. Nov. 19, 1877; d. June 25, 1878.


20. Myron C., s. of Levi (15), was b. June 13, 1841; d. Aug. 3, 1909; m. (1) Mar. 8, 1865, Hattie C., dau. of Richard B. Davis of Nhn. She d. Jan. 1, 1894. He m. (2) Oct. 17, 1894, Augusta A., dau. of Moses C. Porter of Hat.

Children (b. at Spfd.):
Wallace Foote, b. Jan. 6, 1866; d. same day.
Alice Cutter, b. Aug. 3, 1868; m. Nov. 16, 1887, Myron O. Cowles of Spfd.
Flora Wells, b. Feb. 8, 1870; m. Oct. 23, 1889, Walter D. Phelps of Spfd.
Hattie Louisa, b. July 3, 1876.
Marion Putnam, b. Mar. 29, 1879.


21. Alfred Howard, s. of Dea. Jonathan S. (16), was b. Aug. 7, 1847; m. Dec. 14, 1870, Anna Hunt, dau. of John Barnard and Rebecca McCullum Breed of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Children (b. at Hat.):
Howard Morton, b. Dec. 14, 1872.
Murray Breed, b. Sept. 19, 1874.
Minnie Reba, b. Dec. 10, 1879; m. Robert L. Belden of Hat.


22. Charles Lemuel, s. of Samuel (17), was b. Aug. 21, 1847; d. Apr. 14, 1907; m. (1) Nov. 11, 1868, Fanny A. Hamilton of Maine, who was b. Feb. 26, 1850, and d. Apr. 3, 1879; m. (2) Oct. 7, 1880, Susan H. Wing of Brewer, Maine, who was b. July 22, 1851.

Child (b. at Hat. [by Fanny Hamilton]):
Fanny M., b. Aug. 31, 1872.

Children (b. at Hat. [by Susan Wing]):
Charles Edward, b. Feb. 22, 1885.
Eva Wing, b. Dec. 24, 1886.


23. Edwin Moody, s. of Sergt. Edwin (18), was b. Mar. 28, 1856; d. May 27, 1907; m. June 28, 1877, Carrie L., dau. of William B. and Sarah Langdon of Hat. She was b. Apr. 16, 1856.

Children:
Edwin Langdon, b. Nov. 12, 1880.
Ursula, b. Aug. 21, 1882.
Rupert D., b. Jan. 6, 1884.
Walter Leroy, b. Mar. 7, 1890.


24. Thaddeus Jr., s. of Thaddeus (19), was b. May 27, 1874; m. Nov. 15, 1902, Cora, dau. of Edmund King of Sandusky, Ohio.

Children (b. at Hat.):
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 24, 1903.
Edmund King, b. Feb. 17, 1905.
Janet, b. Oct. 6, 1906.


25. Howard Morton, s. of Alfred Howard (21), was b. Dec. 14, 1872; m. June 30, 1897, Anna Whitfield of Oneida, N.Y. They reside in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Child:
Howard Whitfield, b. Aug. 20, 1904.


26. Murray Breed, s. of Alfred Howard (21), was b. Sept. 19, 1874; m. July 8, 1903, Emma, dau. of Charles A. Jones of Hat.

Children:
Robert Jones, b. Apr. 5, 1904.
Alfred Murray, b. Feb. 19, 1906.


27. Rupert D., s. of Edwin Moody (23), was b. Jan. 6, 1884; m. Catherine Helen Murphy of Hat., who was b. July 26, 1887.

Child:
Harold Dudley, b. Mar. 11, 1906.


28. Nathaniel, s. of Jonn (3), was b. June 10, 1671; d. abt. 1757; m. Apr. 30, 1702, Rebecca, dau. of John Allis of Hat. She was b. Apr. 16, 1683. Res. in Hat.

Children:
Rebecca, b. Oct. 25, 1703.
Mary, b. Feb. 22, 1706; m. Isaac Graves (2d wife); d. Mar. 18, 1787.
Nathaniel, b. Nov. 16, 1707; m. Hannah Smith.
Ruth, b. Aug. 16, 1709.
Eleazer, b. Dec. 12, 1711; m. Oct. 1, 1736, Sarah Belden; d. Sept. 24, 1756.
Israel, b. June 23, 1716; m. July 15, 1756, Eunice Waite; d. Sept. 8, 1773.
Oliver, b. Aug. 6, 1725.


29. Dea. Oliver, s. of Nathaniel (28), was b. Aug. 6, 1725; d. Aug. 30, 1810; m. Jan. 24, 1754, Rebecca, dau. of John Smith of Hat. She was b. May 4, 1732, and d. Feb. 26, 1825. Res. in What. He was in the French war, 1757, in Lieut. Billings' company, and a member of the first provincial congress.

Children:
Selah, b. May 24, 1755; m. 1785, Mary Strong; d. Aug. 31, 1827.
Rebecca, b. Oct. 19, 1756; m. Jonathan Edson; rem. to Brookfield, Vt.
Ruth, b. Nov. 4, 1758; m. Josiah Davis, Feb. 17, 1782; rem. to Buckland.
Oliver, b. Feb. 9, 1761; m. Jan. 26, 1794, Abigail Graves; d. Dec. 10, 1852.
Martha, b. Jan. 19, 1763; m. Jan. 9, 1794, Giles Adkins.
Electa, b. Dec. 27, 1764; m. Mar. 9, 1787, Solomon Adkins.
Salmon, b. Mar. 24, 1767; m. Jan. 30, 1794, Experience Arms; d. Dec. 28, 1842.
Elijah, b. Apr. 24, 1769.
Mercy, b. Aug. 27, 1771; m. Timothy Edson; d. Mar. 25, 1841.
Judith, b. Dec. 27, 1775; m. Feb. 4, 1796, Asa Smith of What. (Whatley).


30. Elijah, s. of Dea. Oliver (29), was b. Apr. 24, 1769; d. Aug. 31, 1830; m. Apr. 10, 1809, Lucy, dau. of Graves and Eunice (Graves) Crafts. She was b. Nov. 28, 1784, and d. Aug. 31, 1830. Res. in What.

Children:
Jerry, b. Apr. 24, 1809; m. Apr. 19, 1835, Electa Dickinson; d. Apr. 7, 1862.
Rebecca, b. July 2, 1813; m. Apr. 30, 1841, John F. Bardwell of Shelburne.


31. Oliver, s. of Elijah (30), was b. July 19, 1811; d. Jan. 18, 1840; m. Apr. 27, 1837, Clarissa Eliza, dau. of Horace W. Warner of Nhn. Res. in What. She m. (2) Calvin B. Marsh of Hat. and d. Feb. 4, 1888.

Children:
Henry Graves Moore, b. Jan. 1, 1839.
Oliver Stanley, b. Aug. 15, 1840.


32. Henry Graves Moore, s. of Oliver (31), was b. Jan. 1, 1839. His father dying in 1840, he was adopted by Mr. Moore and name changed. He m. (1) Electa S., dau. of Austin S. Jones of Hat. She was b. Aug. 6, 1842, and d. July 5, 1880. He m. (2) Mar. 29, 1883, Almira E. Parons of Nhn., she was b. Jan. 14, 1851. Resides in Bradstreet.

Child (by Electa S. Jones):
Jennie E. Moore, b. Dec. 30, 1866; m. Arthur Bennett of Monson.

Children (by Almira E. Parsons):
Ethel Parsons Moore, b. Mar. 19, 1885.
Helen Lettia Moore, b. Sept. 10, 1889.


33. Oliver Stanely, s. of Oliver (31), was b. Aug. 15, 1840; m. Nov. 26, 1863, Martha, dau. of Abel W. Nash of What. She was b. in What., Apr. 22, 1842. No ch. living.

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