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Graves Family History
Graves Genealogy & Family TreeGraves is an English name from Derbyshire, England, where the family held a seat. It referred to someone with the occupation of a manager, steward, or overseer. It comes from the Middle English greyve and was originally used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor, Lefsi filius Greiue, was recorded in 1161. The family motto is Spes mea in Deo which means “My hope is in God.”
Other spellings include “Grieves,” “Greves,” “Greeves,” “Greaves,” “Griveson,” “Greaveson,” and “Greavson.” Notable people with the surname include British actor Rupert Graves (V for Vendetta, Sherlock, Death at a Funeral), American actress Teresa Graves (Get Christie Love!, Old Drac, The Funny Side), and American actor Peter Graves (Mission: Impossible, Airplane, Stalag 17). The first Graves to come to America was Thomas Graves in Virginia in 1607.
Graves Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Alice Caroline Graves -- --, 1867 November 17, 1955 Tennessee
- Joe Albert Graves -- --, 1876 July 15, 1951 Tennessee
- Lydia Graves -- --, 1734 April 8, 1798 Connecticut
- Jedediah Graves -- --, 1709 November 10, 1800 Connecticut Colony
- Benjamin Franklin Graves -- --, 1773 December 0, 1813
Graves Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ralph Graves -- --, 1688 December 0, 1748
- Anne Graves -- --, 1667 March 8, 1669 Virginia
- Sarah Graves -- --, 1745 December 0, 1783
- Mary Graves -- --, 1650 December 0, 1691 Massachusetts
- John Graves -- --, 1660 December 0, 1699 Massachusetts Bay Colony
