William Graham1

(circa 1717 - between March 1786 and August 1790)
FatherJames Graham2 (say 1680 - bef. 1721)
MotherElizabeth UnknownSurname ?Arskin ?Adair2 (say 1690 - )

BMDB data

     William Graham was born cir. 1717 Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, DE, North America.3
     William Graham married Priscilla Robinson, daughter of James Robinson and Catherine Howell, say 1738 New Castle Co., DE, British America.3,4
     William Graham died bet. Mar 1786 - Aug 1790 Botetourt Co., VA, USA.5,6
     All of the notes shown here are not necessarily THIS William GRAHAM, but many do seem likely.
They have been accumulated in order to explore the dna match documented further below and concentrate mainly only those contributing to documenting relationships.7

Wills/bequests

     William, Francis, Elizabeth and Susan were beneficiaries in the 18 Sep 1734 will of their mother Elizabeth Ogle White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle, DE, British America.8
     William Graham wrote a will on 18 Mar 1786 Botetourt Co., VA, USA, A transcript from the Botetourt County, Virginia Will Book A, Page 246 shows:
Will of William Graham 3-18-1786
Wife:mentioned ( not named)
Sons: Frances, George
Daughters: Elizabeth (wife of Jos. Robinson), Catherine ( wife of Edward Springer) Nance ( wife of Walter Green)
Exec: wife; Capt. James Robinson, George Graham.
Witness; Samuel Walker Jr. Edward McDonald, Mary Kelly
Recorded; September 1786 Teste: A. Smyth DC.
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With settlement recorded as:
Settlement of Estate of William Graham By Pat Lockhart, James Breckenridge
Recorded; August 14, 1790 Teste: H. Bowyer CBC.9,6

DNA

     Autosomal DNA testing has highlighted a set of FamilyFinder matches where the participants descend from two GRAHAM families in Colonial America: William of New Castle, DE early 1700s > Augusta/Botetourt, VA mid 1700s, Archibald of Augusta VA > Cleveland NC, and the Cumberland (ENG) family of Andrew of Fauld, Arthuret, Cumberland.
As there are sufficient overlapping segments and matches between the groups, the science indicates that there's a shared common ancestor in their background.
A choromosome map of the overlapping segments is shown on the GRAHAM page.
We would love to confirm the ancestry/linkages to these trees for the others that have overlapping matches, and of course, to find the relationship between William, Archibald and Andrew.
The predicted closeness of the relationship is way closer than can be accounted for by the respective trees, so either cousin marriages or "sticky" dna might be in play here. The latter definitely seems to apply as there are a large number of matches at this point, not all yet investigated.10

All the other info

     On 24 Nov 1753 Augusta Co., VA, USA, William appears in Chalkley's extractions from the court records of Virginia:
(76) Road ordered--Wm. Carravan, overseer--from Charles Millicons to Wm. Carravan's, with these workers: ... Archd. Graham... Wm. Graham.
(It is tempting to believe that these two Grahams might be the Archibald & William whose descendant(s) are a FamilyFinder dna match to each other.)11,10
     On 29 Mar 1759 Staunton, Augusta Co., VA, British America, Items from Bryan McDONALD's Sale Account Wills Vol 2 Pg 332
Effects sold:To
Wm Graham, a large sermon book £1/7/0d
However as the para above mentions both Bryan McDONALD of Delaware and Bryan of Botetourt, I'm not sure if this is the Botetourt McDonald being mentioned, and this may of course be a completely different Wm Graham, although the records were apparently being examined in Staunton, Augusta Co., VA.12
     On 15 Aug 1759 the court extractions in Chalkley show: Cloyd, David. Receipt to William Preston for 16 195. 4d. AUG. 15 on account of William Graham for service done to the Cherrokees". D. S. 1 p.13
     On 25 Jun 1763 Augusta Co., VA, British America, Witness to brother-in-law George ROBINSON's probate (?or will?)
"His (George ROBINSON's) will was dated 19 Mar 1763 and probated on 25 Jun 1763 (Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles Vol 3, pgs 131, 139 & 272; A Seed Bed of the Republic, pg 321 & F.B. Kegley, Kegley's Virginia Frontier, pg 334, SW VA Hist. Soc., Roanoke, VA, 1938; George Robinson & His Kin by Marie R Justice) In his will he names his wife, Martha & children: James, Samuel, George, William, Sara, Catherine, Priscilla, Martha Witnesses were William Graham, James Robinson, John Robinson, & Francis Graham. (Augusta Wills Bk 3, pg 272 ) He died Mar 1763 in Augusta Co. now Botetourt Co, VA.
His widow married Joshua McCormick before 20 Nov 1766 as that is when the appraisement of the estate of George Robinson was recorded by James, Samuel Robinson & Martha McCormick, late Martha Robinsons. (pg 484 WB 3.)14
     On 14 Mar 1765 William Graham and Priscilla Graham purchased property Buffalo Creek of Roanoke, Augusta Co., VA, USA, as Chalkley's court extracts record William Graham and Priscilla to David Robinson. £100, 100 acres (by lease and release from said David, 12th November, 1755), on Buffalo Creek of Roanoke. Teste: James Cartey and Samuel Scott. [p.419]15,16 "
     On 14 Nov 1771 in the County Court, Botetourt Co., VA, USA, William Graham prvd. a certif. accdg. to law for 219 lbs. of hemp.17
     In 1784 Botetourt Co., VA, USA, the Personal Property Tax List Capt Graham's Compay records the following GRAHAMs: William, Francis and George as each having "1 titheables"; Francis had 2 slaves above 16; horses: William 4, George 3, Francis 15; Cattle: William 7, George 15, Francis 28.18

Family

Priscilla Robinson (cir. May 1715 - )
Children
  • Francis Graham19 (cir. 1742 - 1809)
  • Priscilla Ann (Nancy) Graham20 (1754 - 1835)
  • George Graham21 (1756 - Oct 1832)
ChartsJames & Elizabeth GRAHAM of New Castle, Delaware
Last Edited22 Jul 2014

Citations

  1. Assorted family trees ex FTM by Various online at http://FamilyTreeMaker.genealogy.com, Descendants of George ROBINSON, online at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/…, from site Johnson Family Roots, hyden, ky, by Kenneth JOHNSON, last updated April 30, 2012, extracted Jun 2014.
  2. Rootsweb Msge Board online at http://boards.rootsweb.com, Marr. Priscilla d/o James ROBINSON and Catherine HOWELL; William s/o James (of Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle DE) & Elizabeth (later OGLE) GRAHAM, posted on ROBINSON Mailing List, Jun 2007 by Boyd ROBINSON, online at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ROBINSON/…, extracted Jul 2014.
  3. Assorted family trees ex FTM by Various online at http://FamilyTreeMaker.genealogy.com, Birth 8 May 1715 (Newcastle Co., De. Penn. Province) Dth (Botetourt, VA) Priscilla d/o George ROBINSON, m. 1738 (New Castle Del.) William GRAHAM (b. abt 1717 Mill Court Hundred, Newcastle, DEL.), from Descendants of George ROBINSON, online at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/…, from site Johnson Family Roots, hyden, ky, by Kenneth JOHNSON, last updated April 30, 2012, extracted Jun 2014.
  4. Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Marr. 1738 William GRAHAM & Priscilla ROBINSON, from U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Original data: .. extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, queries, extracted Jul 2014.
  5. Assorted family trees ex FTM by Various online at http://FamilyTreeMaker.genealogy.com, Descendants of George ROBINSON, online at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/…, from site Johnson Family Roots, hyden, ky, by Kenneth JOHNSON, last
    updated April 30, 2012, extracted Jun 2014.
  6. Rootsweb Mailing List online at http://lists.rootsweb.com, Will 18 Mar 1786 Settlement 14 Aug 1790 William GRAHAM, Botetourt Co., VA, posted on GRAHAM-L Mar 1998 by Rena & Don WARTHEN, transcr. online at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GRAHAM/…, extracted Jul 2014.
  7. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Jun 2014.
  8. Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Will 18 Sep 1734 Elizabeth OGLE, Wh. Clay Crk. Hd., from "A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800. Wilmington, DE: 1911", indexed online in New Castle County, Delaware Wills, 1682-1800, extracted Jul 2014.
  9. GRAHAM: misc web searches & corresonpendence Francis GRAHAM b. 1719 Fredricksville Parish, Albermarle Co., VA, d. 1799 in Kershaw Co., S.C. m. Mary Ballard (ie unlikely to be William & Priscilla's son Francis) from http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/t/…, extracted Jul 2014.
  10. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Jul 2014.
  11. Chronicles of the Scotch - Irish Settlement in Virginia by Lyman Chalkley online at http://www.world-net.net/home/sakirk/documents/…, 24 Nov 1753.: Wm GRAHAM worker on road from "Wm Carravan's plantation to Wm Bryans on Roan Oak", transcr. online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chalkley/volume_1/…, extracted Jun 2014.
  12. GRAHAM: misc web searches & corresonpendence 29 Mar 1759 Sale of "larger sermon book" belonging to Bryan McDONALD, sold to Wm GRAHAM, from Contributions to the Early History of Bryan McDonald and Family, Settlers in 1689, on Red Clay Creek, Mill Creek Hundred (or Township) Newcastle County, Delaware. Together With a Few Biographical Sketches and Other Statistics of General Interest to Their Lineal Descendants, image published on Mocavo.com, extracted Jul 2014.
  13. Archive.org online at http://Archive.org, 1759 William GRAHAM on rcpt by David CLOYD to William PRESTON "on account of William Graham for service done to the Cherrokee", from "The Preston and Virginia papers of the Draper collection of manuscripts" from http://archive.org/stream/prestonvirginia00madirich/…, extracted Jun 2014.
  14. Rootsweb Msge Board online at http://boards.rootsweb.com, Will 19 Mar 1763 George s/o James ROBINSON and Catherine HOWELL, d. Augusta Co. now Botetourt, posted on ROBINSON Mailing List, Jun 2007 by Boyd ROBINSON, online at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ROBINSON/…, extracted Jul 2014.
  15. Leota BENNETT, "Corres. re GRAHAMs of DE/VA/TN," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Maps of William GRAHAM's land at Buffalo Creek, Roanoak/Roanoke, rcvd Jul 2014.
  16. Chronicles of the Scotch - Irish Settlement in Virginia by Lyman Chalkley online at http://www.world-net.net/home/sakirk/documents/…, 14 Mar 1765 William GRAHAM & Priscilla, to David ROBINSON, £100, 100 acres by lease and release 12 No 1755, on Buffalo Creek of Roanoke, Deed Book No 11 Pg 785, extracted Jul 2014.
  17. USGenWeb: Virginia online at http://usgwarchives.net/va/, Nov 1771 William GRAHAM, County Court business, online at http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/botetourt/court/…, extracted Jun 2014.
  18. GRAHAM: misc web searches & corresonpendence 1784 William & George GRAHAM, from Botetourt Co. Personal Property Tax List Capt Graham's Compay, transcr. submitted by Vicki HARTMAN, online at http://genealogytrails.com/vir/botetourt/…, extracted Jun 2014.
  19. Rootsweb Msge Board online at http://boards.rootsweb.com, Family William GRAHAM & Priscilla ROBINSON, posted on ROBINSON Mailing List, Jun 2007 by Boyd ROBINSON, online at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ROBINSON/…, extracted Jul 2014.
  20. Richard W Allen, "FFinder match corres. re Jack WALKER/Richard ALLEN FF Match to KUCH," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Birth 1754 (Botetourt, VA) Dth 1835 (Overton, TN) Priscilla Ann Nancy d/o William Barclay GRAHAM & Catherine Priscilla ROBINSON, extracted from FTDNA tree, Jun 2014, NB Botetourt formed from Augusta and Rockbridge 1769, assumed to have been born Augusta Co.
  21. Richard W Allen, "FFinder match corres. re Jack WALKER/Richard ALLEN FF Match to KUCH," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Birth George s/o William Barclay GRAHAM & Priscilla Ann Nancy ROBINSON (m Elizabeth TURNLEY) rcvd Jun 2014.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.