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Dennis Marshall Gravely

Male 1828 - 1869  (41 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dennis Marshall Gravely was born 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of John Wells Gravely and Frances Wilkins Harper Marshall); died 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Wells Gravely was born 18 Nov 1798, Henry County, Virginia (son of Jabez E. "James" Gravely and Judith Wells); died 18 Aug 1873, Henry County, Virginia.

    John married Frances Wilkins Harper Marshall 1 Jan 1824, Henry County, VA. Frances was born 1804; died 1893. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Frances Wilkins Harper Marshall was born 1804; died 1893.
    Children:
    1. Sally Frances "Sally Fannie" Gravely was born 18 Oct 1834, Henry County, Virginia; died 11 Nov 1922, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Unknown.
    2. Robert Grant Gravely was born 1824, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Frances M. Gravely was born 1825, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Judith A. Gravely was born 18 Jul 1827, Henry County, Virginia; died 24 Aug 1909, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    5. 1. Dennis Marshall Gravely was born 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    6. Harriett Eleanor Gravely was born 22 Mar 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 19 Jun 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    7. Jabez Buford Beauregard Gravely was born 8 Nov 1836, Henry County, Virginia; died 18 Sep 1861, Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    8. John Wells Gravely was born 1839, Henry County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gravely was born 5 May 1845, Henry County, Virginia; died 31 Jul 1924, Axton Henry County, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jabez E. "James" Gravely was born 4 Mar 1777, Henry County, Virginia (son of Immigrant Joseph Jefferson Gravely, Sr. and Eleanor Cox); died 22 Apr 1872, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Leatherwood Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery .

    Jabez married Judith Wells 27 Mar 1797, Henry County, Virginia. Judith (daughter of Captain John/Jonathan Wells and Judith Morton) was born 1772, Henry County, Virginia; died Bef 1860, Henry County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Judith Wells was born 1772, Henry County, Virginia (daughter of Captain John/Jonathan Wells and Judith Morton); died Bef 1860, Henry County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 2. John Wells Gravely was born 18 Nov 1798, Henry County, Virginia; died 18 Aug 1873, Henry County, Virginia.
    2. Joseph M. [Morton] Gravely was born 16 Sep 1799, Henry County, Virginia; died 22 Jul 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. Judith Gravely was born 24 Apr 1806, Henry County, Virginia; died 19 Aug 1890; was buried , Warrenton, Warren, Missouri, United States.
    4. Eleanor Gravely was born 16 Jun 1806, Henry County, Virginia; died 14 Jun 1889, Wellington, Lafayette, Missouri.
    5. Jabez Leftwich Gravely was born 1810, Henry County, Virginia; died 6 Mar 1882, Henry County, Virginia.
    6. Francis Cox Gravely was born 10 Oct 1813, Henry County, Virginia; died 7 Jun 1888, Henry County, Virginia.
    7. Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gravely was born 1818, Henry County, Virginia; died 1882, Henry Co., Virginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Immigrant Joseph Jefferson Gravely, Sr.Immigrant Joseph Jefferson Gravely, Sr. was born 1 Jan 1744, Hertfordshire, England (son of James Gravely and Ann Mrs. James Gravely, Sr.); died 3 Oct 1834, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia.

    Joseph married Eleanor Cox 1 Sep 1775, Henry County, Virginia. Eleanor was born 17 Jan 1756, Halifax County, Virginia; died 15 May 1853, Leatherwood Henry Co., Virginia; was buried , pasture off Mt. Vernon Church Rd., near said church. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Eleanor Cox was born 17 Jan 1756, Halifax County, Virginia; died 15 May 1853, Leatherwood Henry Co., Virginia; was buried , pasture off Mt. Vernon Church Rd., near said church.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Jefferson Gravely, Jr. was born 1778, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia; died 2 Feb 1871, Henrico Co., Virginia; was buried , William Marshall Gravely Cemetery Axton, Virginia.
    2. 4. Jabez E. "James" Gravely was born 4 Mar 1777, Henry County, Virginia; died 22 Apr 1872, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Leatherwood Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery .
    3. Hon. Peyton Gravely was born 1 Jun 1790, Henry County, Virginia; died 2 Sep 1864, Henry Co., Virginia; was buried , Leatherwood, Henry Co., VA.
    4. Willis Lewis Gravely was born 2 Nov 1800, Henry County, Virginia; died 5 Aug 1885, Henry Co., Virginia; was buried , Gravely Cem., Jackson Farm, Henry Co., VA.

  3. 10.  Captain John/Jonathan Wells was born 1732, Prince Georges County, Virginia (son of Barnabus Wells and Joyce Smith); died 1802, Henry County, Virginia.

    John/Jonathan married Judith Morton 1756, Lunenburg Co., Virginia. Judith was born Abt 1735, Lunenburg, Virginia; died 5 Nov 1819. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Judith Morton was born Abt 1735, Lunenburg, Virginia; died 5 Nov 1819.
    Children:
    1. 2nd Lt. Matthew Wells was born 1758, Lunenburg Co., Virginia; died Bef 28 Apr 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Catherine Wells was born 1756, Lunenburg Co., Virginia; died 1827, Leatherwood Henry Co., Virginia.
    3. Jemima Wells was born 25 Jul 1761, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Apr 1858, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Matthew Clay Wells Cemetery, Barn Road, Henry Co., Viriginia.
    4. Joyce Wells was born 1767, Henry County, Virginia; died 1856, Henry County, Virginia.
    5. Barnaby Wells was born Abt 1770, Henry Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 5. Judith Wells was born 1772, Henry County, Virginia; died Bef 1860, Henry County, Virginia.