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 1827 - 1865 (38 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Confederate Soldier William James Gravett/Gravitt was born 1827, Halifax Co., Va, Mt. Carmel District (son of John Archer Gravett and Sarah [Lipscomb] "Sallie" Blackwell); died 9 Jan 1865, Point Lookout, St. Mary's Co., Maryland. Notes:
William James Gravitt, 3rd infantry died in June 1865 at Point Lookout after being captured during Lee's Retreat. He was 38 years old and had a newborn son and several other young children.
William married Lucy Ann Woody. Lucy (daughter of John Woody and Nancy Betts) was born 1834; died 15 Jul 1882, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Martha Ann "Molly" Gravitt/Gravett was born Abt 1860, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, dec'd in 1924.
- John Samuel Gravitt/Gravett was born 4 Dec 1862, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 19 Jan 1945, Halifax County, Virginia; was buried , Gravett/Gravitt Family Cemetery, Alton, Virginia.
- Nannie S. Gravitt/Gravett was born 14 Apr 1863, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Bef 1924.
- William Hubert Gravitt/Gravett was born 5 Aug 1864, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 29 Feb 1920, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Leemont Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.
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Generation: 2
| 3. | Sarah [Lipscomb] "Sallie" Blackwell was born 1809, Halifax County, Virginia (daughter of James Lipscomb Blackwell and 'Betsy' Elizabeth McCarty); died Abt 1848, Halifax County, Virginia. Children:
- 1. William James Gravett/Gravitt was born 1827, Halifax Co., Va, Mt. Carmel District; died 9 Jan 1865, Point Lookout, St. Mary's Co., Maryland.
- John King Gravett was born 7 Oct 1838, Halifax County, Virginia; died 14 May 1924, Halifax County, Virginia.
- Martha Jane Gravitt/Gravett was born Feb 1829, Prob. Halifax Co., Virginia or Caswell Co., NC; died 5 Jul 1910, Halifax County, Virginia.
- Mildred Gravett was born 1830, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 1 May 1890, Halifax County, Virginia.
- Susan [Hunt] Gravitt was born 1832, Halifax County, Virginia; died , Halifax County, Virginia.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Larkin Gravett/Gravitt was born Est 1740, Halifax Co., Virginia (son of Charles [Hughes] Gravett/Gravitt and Jane W. Lyne/Lynn); died 1819, Halifax Co., Virginia. Notes:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dwoody/WoodyOldVA.sdf-o/p88.htm#i9651
John Archer Gravett s/o Larkin Gravett and Sarah Malone s/o Charles Gravett 1710-1780 and Jame W. ? who died 1815
Will of J. A. Gravitt Halifax County, Virginia
Larkin married Sarah Malone 21 Jan 1791, Halifax County, Virginia. Sarah was born 1765, Colonial Virginia; died 1855, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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| 5. | Sarah Malone was born 1765, Colonial Virginia; died 1855, Halifax County, Virginia.
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| 6. |  James Lipscomb Blackwell was born 1774, Chesterfield County, Virginia; died 23 Mar 1856, Fayette County, Texas; was buried , Old La Grange Cemetery, Fayette County, Texas. Notes:
Died:
In 1850 James Blackwell is on the Souther District, Halifax Co., Census
James married 'Betsy' Elizabeth McCarty 9 Oct 1799, Halifax County, Virginia. 'Betsy' was born Abt 1774, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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| 7. | 'Betsy' Elizabeth McCarty was born Abt 1774, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia. Notes:
Name:
Called 'Betsy' in the Chancery complaint as wife of James Blackwell.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Charles [Hughes] Gravett/Gravitt was born 1710, Colonial Virginia; died 10 Feb 1780, Lunenburg, Virginia. Notes:
Name:
When Charles S. Gravitte was born in 1710, in King William, King William, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Henry Gravitte, was 32 and his mother, Anne Hughes, was 30. He married Jane Lyne about 1734. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 10 February 1780, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 70.
Denotes Mother's maiden name, Hughes
Charles married Jane W. Lyne/Lynn 1734. Jane was born Est 1715; died 1815, Lunenburg, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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