Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Walter Graham

Male Bef 1700 - 1726  (> 26 years)


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  • Name Walter Graham 
    Birth Bef 1700 
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 Jun 1726  South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I129797  Tree1
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Father Family Graham 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F24777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary MNU Graham   d. Aft 1726, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Graham,   b. Aft 1720, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     2. Elizabeth Graham,   b. Aft 1722, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F38113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
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      1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 144-45. Will of Walter Grayham of Southfarnham Parish in the County of Essex, being sick and weak in body, dated 1 July 1724.
      My whole estate real and personall be equally devided between my beloved wife Mary and my two children John and Elizabeth, yet my wife keep my whole estate in her hands towards the bringing up and maintaining my children during her widowhood and after also if good and sufficient security be given. She may keep the same untill my said son John arrives to the age of one and twenty years and my daughter Elizabeth to the age of eighteen years or day of marriage.
      My beloved wife Mary and Robert Moody executors.
      Walter (X) Graham
      Wit: Pr. Godfrey, Thomas Burton, Ellinr. (X) Moody.
      21 June 1726. Proved by Robert Moody and all the witnesses.
      Page 145. Bond of Robert Moody as executor of Walter Grayham. Unto John Lomax, William Daingerfeild, Thomas Catlett, Salvator Muscoe and Robert Brooke, Gent., justices. For £300 sterling. 21 June 1726. Securities, William Johnson and John Pickett.
      Robt. (X) Moody
      Wm. Johnson
      Jno. Pickett
      Wit: W. Heny. Terrett.
      21 June 1726. Acknowledged.
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      1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 178-79: Walter Grayham.. Inventory. 15 July and 10 Aug. 1726. Made pursuant to order of 21 July 1726. Total valuation £84.15.3, including two Negroes valued at £40. Presented by Robert (R) Moody, executor, who signed.
      Pr. Godfre
      Peter Trible
      Jno. Bates
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      1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 350. Walter Graham. Inventory and estate account. Set apart from estate of Capt. William Jnoson. Presented by Mr. Thomas Bryan, executor of Capt.Wm Jnoson. Signed by Thos. Hardy. Total valuation £97.15.11, including two Negroes valued at £47.10.-. Payment- by James Jones on account of Baker's bond.
      Pr. Godfrey
      Samll. Clayton
      James Jones
      18 March 1729 [1730]. Returned.
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      1730-1735 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 5; [Antient Press]; Page 143
      Pursuant to an order of Essex County Court bearing date the 19th day of Decemher 1732 we the Subscribers being first sworn have divided the Estate of WALTER GRAYHAM decd & have delivered the moyety to JOHN MEGGS Guardian to JOHN GRAYHAM one of the Orphans in the following puthikulars (Vizt) .. one negro man named Dick; 12..18..3 1/4 in cash; 2501b Tobacco; to which we find to be the halfe of the Estate of Walter Grayham decd; one negro girle named Sary aged aboute three years old; one negro girle named Moll aboute three months old, of the increase of the sd Estate which sd increase is an equal part delivered to the above said John Meggs for the use of the above sd Orphan from out of the hands of JOHN PAGE Executor of THOS. BRYANT
      decd Given under our hands this 10th day of May 1733.
      WM. COVINGTON
      JOSEPH MAN JOHN MEGGS Guardian
      At a Court contd. & held for Essex County on the xvth day of May MDCCXXXIII This Division of the Estate of Walter Grayham decd was returned & ordered to be recorded

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