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Name John S GRAVES
Gender Male
Residence[1] 1 Feb 1798 Scioto River Valley
Property? Bet 1801 and 1816 Scioto County, Ohio400 acres on Sunfish Creek and Scioto River
Residence[2] 1807 Scioto County, OhioScioto County, Ohio
Other[3][4] 2 Feb 1814 Scioto County, Ohioheirs of John RUSH over Sunfish Creek property Lawsuit
Marriage to Sarah Moab?
Death? Abt 1816 Pike County, Ohio
Probate[5] 1816 Scioto County, Ohio
References
  1. Petition to Congress, 1 Feb 1798, from settlers in the Scioto River Valley.

    signed by John and Lewis GRAVES, and many other settlers.

  2. Tax Lists
    1807 OH Scioto, page 3:.
  3. Court Records (index, abstract or folio)
    Scioto County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, complete record book B; p 240, #2782.

    John S GRAVES v heirs of John RUSH; court 1 Dec 1815, filed 2 Feb 1814.
    see notes for details of abstract.

  4. John S GRAVES v heirs of John RUSH, filed 2 Feb 1814. On 20 Feb 1801, GRAVES entered into contract with John RUSH, since deceased. His heirs: William RUSH, Wesley RUSH, Polly RUSH, Katharine RUSH now ALKINE, Josiah RUSH (all of legal age), Abner, Rebecca, John and Samuel RUSH, minors, and Isaac KAID, William RUSH and John EMMETT, guardians of minors. GRAVES contracted to buy land on Scioto River and Sunfish Creek, then in Adams county, now in Scioto, 400 acres surveyed for Jesse EWELL and patented to James BARTLETT 10 May 1800. BARTLETT sold land to RUSH heirs 20 Sep 1808. Land was originally awarded for military services of James CLARK and James CARLICH 93 years) and Joseph VERONY, a soldier for the war in the Virginia line, # 2782. Heard in court 1 Dec 1815.
    --from Complete Record Book B, Scioto County (Ohio) Common Pleas court.
  5. Letters of Administration granted to George GRAVES on personal estate of John GRAVES, deceased, he having given bond of $800, with William GUTHERY and Jonathan CLARK, securities.
    John BARNES, Samuel MUSTARD and William COLLING, freeholders, appointed to appraise estate of John GRAVES, deceased.
    [There was also appointed a Grand Jury of Inquest; purpose not known; p 37].
    --Pike County OH Clerk of Court Minutes, June term 1816, p 36.