Person:Elizabeth Graves (53)

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Elizabeth Quarles Graves
 
m. Bef 1800
  1. Elizabeth Quarles GravesAbt 1800 -
m. 22 Feb 1815
  • HAlva LakeAbt 1800 - 1856
  • WElizabeth Quarles GravesAbt 1800 -
m. Aft 1823
  1. Josephus LakeAbt 1830 -
  2. Mary LakeAbt 1833 -
Facts and Events
Name Elizabeth Quarles Graves
Gender Female
Birth[1] Abt 1800 Henrico County, Virginia[1850 Census]
Marriage 22 Feb 1815 Richmond, Virginia[Married by Methodist minister Edmund Lacy]
to Maj. John Pryor
Marriage Aft 1823 to Alva Lake
References
  1. Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
  2.   .

    Elizabeth Q. Lake was the applicant for the pension. She provided her affidavit on August 28, 1856 Elizabeth Q. Lake’s affidavit was given in Boston, MA. She was age 56. She married John Pryor in Richmond on 22 Feb 1815. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Quarles Lake (sic). She married Alva Lake on 10 May 1825 and that her husband died in Vermont on 2 Apr 1856.

    http://tennesseepryors.com/famous-pryors/major-john-pryor-of-richmond-va-john-c-fremont-connection/

  3.   Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

    From Revolutionary Pension file of husband John Pryor:

    Facts in file: John Pryor served as a Lieutenant in the Virginia Continental Artillery from January 13, 1777 to July 27, 1777, and as Captain-Lieutenant of Artillery from July 27, 1777, to December 31, 1782, during which period he served from July 12, 1779, to December 1780, as Aid-de-Camp to Major General Lord Sterling. Warrant number 1760 for 200 acres of bounty land was issued on August 10, 1789 on account of the services of John Pryor as Captain-Lieutenant in Colonel Harrison's [Charles Harrison's] Regiment of Artillery. The widow, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Quarles Graves, was a granddaughter of Major James Quarles of King William County Virginia. The widow of John prior married on May 10, 1825 at the home of her brother-in-law Mr. Carter (Christian name not given) in Richmond Virginia to Alvin Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Lake continued to live in Richmond until about 1846 when they removed to Boston Massachusetts. Alvin Lake died April 2, 1856 at the home of his brother (not named) in Brandon Vermont where he had gone on account of ill health. Mr. and Mrs. Lake had 2 children Josephus and Mary. Josephus was living in Boston Massachusetts in 1857.]

    http://revwarapps.org/w12064.pdf