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Thomas Graves Sr.
State of Missouri, County of Lincoln, Sept 1832 he made application for pension; states he was a resident of Montgomery Co, Missouri, age 85. He was a rebel enlisted at Culpepper Co, Va with Col John Thorn, and others without orders or officers and marched against Lord Dunmore then Governor of Virginia. He was orderly sergeant under Capt Bohannon and order sergt under Capt Hill, with four companies from Culpepper.
He
had two younger brothers when he was discharged who came into camp
and one was taken sick and wrote to him to hire a man to take his
place, but he could not do so, therefore took his place himself. He
was born in Culpepper Co, Va 1747 and was living there when called
into service. He came to Kentucky about 1812 and remained there
about 12 years, then moved to Montgomery Co., where he now lived. He
served as a substitute for his brother Lewis Graves. He was under
General LaFayette in 1781 at the siege of York. He signed his name
Thomas Graves Sr. The reason he made his application in Lincoln Co, Mo instead of Montgomery Co, Mo where he resides is because he lived 28 miles from the county seat of his own county and only 12 miles from the county seat of Lincoln and that the persons who made affidavits for him lived in and about the county seat of Lincoln.
He died on the 14th March 1834 – Thomas N. Graves was his son’s name.
Warren
Co, June 16-1835. In a letter from Carty Wells says that Thomas N.
Graves is son and only heir in this country wrote to Mr. O'Fallon,
the paymaster in St. Louis. Certificate of pension issued 18th day of Sept 1822 by Thomas Graves, Welesburgh, inscribed on the roll of Mo at the rate of $96.66 to commence March 1831.
Source: Records of Revolutionary War Pensions of Soldiers who Settled in Fayette County Kentucky Annie Walker Burns, compiler, Washington DC, 1936 Copy held by the Kentucky Room, Lexington Public Library Call number: R976.947 B4128r KY1936 |