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Jabez E. "James" Gravely[1, 2]

Male 1777 - 1872  (95 years)


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  • Name Jabez E. "James" Gravely 
    Born 4 Mar 1777  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Apr 1872  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Leatherwood Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8596  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2016 

    Father Immigrant Joseph Jefferson Gravely, Sr.,   b. 1 Jan 1744, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1834, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Eleanor Cox,   b. 17 Jan 1756, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1853, Leatherwood Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1775  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ten children were born to Joseph and Eleanor Cox Gravely.
    Family ID F4721  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judith Wells,   b. 1772, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1860, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1797  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Wells Gravely,   b. 18 Nov 1798, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1873, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Joseph M. [Morton] Gravely,   b. 16 Sep 1799, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. Judith Gravely,   b. 24 Apr 1806, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1890  (Age 84 years)
     4. Eleanor Gravely,   b. 16 Jun 1806, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1889, Wellington, Lafayette, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Jabez Leftwich Gravely,   b. 1810, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1882, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Francis Cox Gravely,   b. 10 Oct 1813, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1888, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +7. Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gravely,   b. 1818, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1882, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2016 
    Family ID F2837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Book
    Book
    Sons of the American Revolution
    Jabez Gravely Newspaper Article
    Jabez Gravely Newspaper Article
    8596JabezGravely.jpg
    1850 Census Henry Co., VA
Samuel and Elizabeth Reynolds Manning
    1850 Census Henry Co., VA Samuel and Elizabeth Reynolds Manning
    Gravelys-Dickinson-Census-1850Henry.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S80] Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=irMtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA315&lpg=PA315&dq=Judith+Wells+%2B+James+Gravely&source=bl&ots=PXnDygnlxk&sig=qoV8vD4ULEbnCslQz1h-JQ2ilyE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ilKrUvePG4uusASqsIDgCg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Judith%20Wells%20%2B%20James%20Gravely&f=false.
      Google Books
      Father of Jabez 'James' Gravely is Joseph who served in Co. Abram Penn Virginia Regiment

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62137439.
      Jabez E. "James" Gravely
      Birth: Mar. 4, 1776, Henry County, Virginia
      Death: Apr. 22, 1872, Henry County, Virginia
      He married Judith Wells on 27 May 1797 in Henry Co., VA.
      ===
      Some of their children were:
      John W. md. Frances Marshall
      Joseph md. Eliza Dickerson
      Judith md. Ephram Riddle
      Eleanor md. William Moore
      Jabez Leftwich
      Francis Cox md. Sallie E. Holman
      Benjamin Franklin md. Julia C. Thomas
      ===
      1850 Census, Henry County, VA.,40/40:
      Jabez Gravely 74 VA
      Judith Gravely 78 VA
      Joseph M. Gravely 49 VA
      ===
      Jabez was on the 1860 Census in Henry County, VA., age 83. Family # 260.
      Parents:
      Joseph Gravely (1744 - 1834)
      Eleanor Cox Gravely (1756 - 1853)
      Spouse:
      Judith Wells Gravely (1773 - 1860)
      Children:
      Joseph Morton Gravely (1802 - 1862)
      Jabez Leftwich Gravely (1809 - 1883)
      Benjamin Franklin Gravely (1818 - 1882)
      Siblings:
      Jabez E. Gravely (1776 - 1872)
      Joseph Jefferson Gravely (1778 - 1871)
      Eleanor Gravely Walker (1784 - 1829)
      Edmund Gravely (1788 - 1883)
      George D. Gravely (1788 - 1885)
      Mary Gravely Dyer (1788 - 1878)
      Mary Gravely Dyer (1788 - 1878)
      Lewis Gravely (1796 - 1884)
      Willis Gravely (1800 - 1885)