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One of the founders of Chelmsford, Mass., highway surveyor, selectman. Thomas Graves (1584 - 1635) was one of the original Adventurers (stockholders) of the Virginia Company of London, and one of the very early Planters (settlers) who founded Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America. He was also the first known person named Graves in North America. Captain Thomas Graves is listed as one of the original Adventurers as "Thomas Grave" on page 364, Records of the Virginia Company of London, vol. IV. Graves arrived in Virginia in October 1608 on the ship Mary and Margaret with Captain Christopher Newport's second supply. He paid 25 pounds for two shares in the London Company and thereby was entitled to 200 acres (0.81 km2). Captain Thomas Graves settled at Smythe's Hundred, situated on the north shore of the James River ten miles from Jamestown. Governor George Yeardley placed Graves in charge of Smythe's Hundred on May 30, 1618, after one man killed another in a fight.[1] Capt. Thomas Graves was a member of the First Legislative Assembly in America, and, with Mr. Walter Shelley, sat for Smythe's Hundred when they met at Jamestown, Virginia on July 30, 1619.[2] His name appears on a monument to the first House of Burgesses which stands at Jamestown today. Smythe's Hundred was abandoned after the Indian uprising of 1622. The next record of Captain Graves showed him living on the Eastern Shore of Virginia by February 16, 1624.[1] On February 8, 1627, Captain Francis West, Governor of Virginia, ordered that Thomas Graves have a commission to command the Plantation at Accomac. Graves was the second Commander. As an "Ancient Planter" he received one of the first patents there on March 14, 1628, consisting of 200 acres (0.81 km2). He lived on Old Plantation Creek, now in Northampton County, Virginia, and served as Commissioner for Accomac Shire in 1629. Captain Graves and three others represented the Eastern Shore in the Assembly of 1629-30. He served again as a burgess in 1632. Because he was designated as "Esquire" on January 6, 1635, he may have been a member of the Council. Captain Thomas Graves, Esquire, was recorded as being a Justice at a court held for Accomac on April 13, 1635. He died between November 1635, when he witnessed a deed, and January 5, 1635/6, when suit was entered for Mrs. Graves concerning theft by a servant. He was survived by his wife, Katherine, and six children: John, Thomas, Ann, Verlinda, Katherine and Francis.[3] Francis Graves, long thought to be Capt. Thomas Graves' youngest child, has been shown by DNA analysis to NOT be his offspring (see www.gravesfa.org). References ^ Jump up to: a b McCartney, Martha W. (2007). Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary, p. 337. Genealogical Publishing Co. Jump up ^ Captaine Thomas Graves for Smythe's Hundred, The First Legislative Assembly, Historic Jamestowne, nps.gov Jump up ^ Dorman, John Frederick (4th ed. 2005). Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1604-1624/5, Vol. Two, p. 132. Genealogical Publishing Co. Smythe's Hundred was a colonial English settlement in Virginia. It was one of the original James River plantations named after the treasurer of the Virginia Company, Sir Thomas Smith. It was settled by the English in 1617 and after 1620, was known as Southampton Hundred in honor of the Earl of Southampton.[1] The site was originally home to a village of the Paspahegh Indians. They were located along the north bank of James River. Smith's Hundred was located eight miles above the English fort at Jamestown and extended from Weyanoke Hundred to the south bank of Chickahominy River on the north bank of James River. The settlement was abandoned after the Powhatan Uprising of 1622.[2] The area is now called Sandy Point in Charles City County, Virginia. The first House of Burgesses in 1619 included two representatives for Smythe's Hundred Plantation: Captain Thomas Graves and Walter Shelley. St. Mary's Church was established in Smith's Hundred in 1618 in part with £200 bequeathed by Mrs. Mary Robinson, of St. Olave Parish in London, to educate the “poore(sic) people” (i.e. Powhatan Indians) in Christianity.[3] Along with others who contributed to the church was an unknown person who gave a set of Communion Silver (Hallmark: London 1617/1618).[3][4] When the church was abandoned during the Uprising of 1622, the communion silver was taken to Jamestown. It was held by Sir George Yeardley, Governor of the Colony of Virginia. After his death, the Jamestown court in 1628 had William Claiborne, land surveyor for the Colony, inventory the items from Smith's Hundred. It is believed he had the silver given to the second Elizabeth City Church in Elizabeth City, Virginia.[2] This silver comprises the oldest church artifacts in continuous use from the colonial period in the United States. These items are preserved and used on special occasions at St. John's Episcopal Church (Hampton, Virginia).[2][4] References Jump up ^ Tyler, Lyon G (1906). The Cradle of The Republic: Jamestown and James River. Richmond, VA: The Hermitage Press, Inc. p. 187. Retrieved September 2, 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tormey, James (April 2009). How Firm a Foundation. Richmond, VA: Diets Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-87517-135-7. ^ Jump up to: a b Brydon, George Maclaren (1947). Virginia's Mother Church. Richmond, VA: Virginia Historical Society. p. 571. Retrieved September 22, 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b St. John's Altar Guild (February 2009). Altar Guild Handbook. Hampton, Virginia: St. John's Episcopal Church. p. 24. Historical Marker: 37°18'38?N 76°57'52?W From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Graves, Thomas - A3202; born ca. 1570, died 1635, Accomack Co.; (Member of Virginia Company); Smythe's Hundred: 1619, Accawmacke: 1630, 1632 (Burgess); (Ancient Planter).
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