The Shemwell Family

Diane Verner originally shared this on 20 Dec 2011 William Eaves (1) was born in 1638 or 1640, died in 1679, and left a will. The will was destroyed by fire, but a copy of the probate exists and names 8 children. He lived in Northumberland Co., VA. His father was Jon (or Jonathan) Eaves (or Eves), who arrived from England in 1636 and landed at Lynn Haven on the "Chesopean Shore" about where Little Creek, Va. is now located. Could he or his father have married a Graves? It is the opinion of many Eaves researchers that William married a Graves woman, possibly Flora or Elizabeth Graves, but there seems to be no documentation to substantiate this. If William's wife was a descendant of Capt. Thomas Graves, it is almost certain that she would have been a daughter of one of his two older sons, John2 Graves or Thomas2 Graves. Unless she was a lot younger than her husband, Francis2 Graves, the third son of Capt. Thomas Graves would not have been old enough to have had a daughter who married William Eaves. Based on the names in this genealogy, it seems possible that there is a connection with the family of Thomas5 Graves (descendant of Capt. Thomas Graves of VA through his son John), b. 1691, who married Ann Davenport. Thomas's son, Thomas6, m. Isabella Susan Bartlett, and had sons William Bartlett and Bartlett O. Graves. Thomas5 had another son, John6 Graves, who had a daughter Ann who married Bartlett Yancey. On the other hand, since the Bartlett and Yancey families lived in the same areas as the Eaves family, there may have been no close connection with the family of Thomas5 Graves. All the children were born in Northumberland Co., VA. (R-1, R-3) Children - Graves 2.John (or Ralph) Eaves, b.c. 1661. 3.daughter, b. 1663, m. Thomas (or Isaac) Loftin. 4.William Eaves, b.c. 1665. 5.Richard Eaves, b.c. 1669. 6.Thomas Eaves, b.c. 1671. 7.daughter, b.c. 1673, m. Isaac Hester. +8.Graves Eaves, b.c. 1675, m. Elizabeth Matthews, d. 1746. 9.Mary Eaves, b.c. 1679 or June 1680. Virginia Colonial Abstract Vol Ipg526 William and Thomas William Eaves Posted 06 Feb 2013 by DianeVerner William Eaves (1) was born in 1638 or 1640, died in 1679, and left a will. The will was destroyed by fire, but a copy of the probate exists and names 8 children. He lived in Northumberland Co., VA. His father was Jon (or Jonathan) Eaves (or Eves), who arrived from England in 1636 and landed at Lynn Haven on the "Chesopean Shore" about where Little Creek, Va. is now located. Could he or his father have married a Graves? It is the opinion of many Eaves researchers that William married a Graves woman, possibly Flora or Elizabeth Graves, but there seems to be no documentation to substantiate this. If William's wife was a descendant of Capt. Thomas Graves, it is almost certain that she would have been a daughter of one of his two older sons, John2 Graves or Thomas2 Graves. Unless she was a lot younger than her husband, Francis2 Graves, the third son of Capt. Thomas Graves would not have been old enough to have had a daughter who married William Eaves. Based on the names in this genealogy, it seems possible that there is a connection with the family of Thomas5 Graves (descendant of Capt. Thomas Graves of VA through his son John), b. 1691, who married Ann Davenport. Thomas's son, Thomas6, m. Isabella Susan Bartlett, and had sons William Bartlett and Bartlett O. Graves. Thomas5 had another son, John6 Graves, who had a daughter Ann who married Bartlett Yancey. On the other hand, since the Bartlett and Yancey families lived in the same areas as the Eaves family, there may have been no close connection with the family of Thomas5 Graves.

Posted 02 Apr 2010 by joshmharkins Graves Eaves (8) was born about 1675 and died in 1746. He left a will in Brunswick Co., VA. He received a land grant from King George III in 1728 in Brunswick Co., VA, and also received other land grants. He married a daughter of Goodlove Matthews, probably Elizabeth Matthews, shown by a deed from Mrs. Matthews to her son-in-law, Graves Eaves. Elizabeth Matthews was supposedly born about 1679 in Northumberland Co., VA, and died about 1745 in VA. Graves Eaves sold his farm in Northumberland Co., VA in 1726 and moved to Brunswick Co., VA. All their children were born in Northumberland Co., VA. (R-1, R-3)