Thanks to all who wrote on my quest. I'm in the process of answering all of you individually, but I'm just kinda slow right now! I didn't cite all my sources when I wrote the previous message, because that wasn't the point. However, another lister sent me a source that corroborates my previous info on Verlinda Graves etc. I copy portions of it below (since mine isn't in a computer file yet, and she was so kind to send it). I haven't personally looked at the wills described yet, but hopefully I'll be able to do that in the future. If anyone has seen any of these and is able to forward a copy I would appreciate it. Kathie James ______________ 3 F Verlinda GRAVES Born: 1618-1620 at: England (8) Died: 3 Mar 1674-13 Jul 1675 at: Charles Co., Maryland, USA (8) Spouse: Capt. William STONE ( -1659) Marr. Date: 4 Jun 1635-20 Aug 1640 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Will (6) , 3 Mar 1674-13 Jul 1675, Charles Co., Maryland, USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================================== Notes for Child: Verlinda GRAVES =========================================================================== Verlinda Graves was born about 1618 in Va., and died 13 July 1675 in Charles Co., Md. She married Capt. William Stone before 1640, perhaps about 1634 or 1638 in Va. He was born about 1603 in Lancaster, England, and died 21 Dec. 1660 in Charles Co., Md. He was Governor of Maryland, the first Protestant Governor, Capt. of Colonial Service, and the third Colonial Governor appointed by Lord Baltimore in 1648. Children: 1: Thomas Stone, b.c. 1638, m. Mary ------, d. 1676. 2: John Stone, b.c. 1642, m(1) Elizabeth Warren, m(2) Eleanor Bayne, d. 1698. 3: Elizabeth Stone, b.c. 1650, m. William Calvert, 1662, d. 1707. 4: Richard Stone 5: Mary Stone, b.c. 1656, m(1) Benoui Thomas, m(2) Robert Doyne, 1674, d. 1656. 6:Catherine (or Katherine) Stone (8) =========================================================================== 28. Ken Graves, 261 South St., Wrentham, MA 02093; [log in to unmask], Captain Thomas Graves 1608 Settler of Jamestown, Virginia and His Descendants (ca. 1580-1998), (http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm), Ann Graves. Ann Graves, daughter of Capt. Thomas Graves, born 1620, married successively three ministers of Hungars Parish, Accawmack. She married (1), before 10 Jul 1637, the Rev. William Cotton, who on that date patented land in right of his wife Ann Graves (22 above). He left will, Aug 1640-29 Dec 1646, naming Brother-in-Lawe Capt. William Stone and Capt. William Roper as overseers". She married (2), by 1642, the Rev. Nathaniel Eaton. She married (3), as his (2) wife, the Rev. Francis Doughty. She died in Charles Co., MD, will, 26 Dec 1682_18 Jul 1683 (24 {Graves, Louise 4501 Roland, Apt A, Dallas TX 75219, Graves Twelve Generations Some Descendants and Kin Captain Thomas Graves Progenitor Ancient Planter in Colony of Virginia 1608 To and Including Henry Lee Graves Dallas, Texas, (1977)}, above and APP327-30 { "Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5" published by Order of First Families of Virginia, 1607- 1624/5, third edition, 1987}). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (24 above and APP327-30). Verlinda Graves, daughter of Capt. Thomas Graves, married, before 1640, Capt. William Stone. He moved to MD and in Aug 1648 was commissioned Lieutenant Governor of that colony. She died in MD, will, 3 Mar 1674/5-13 Jul 1675 (Ibid). > Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 08:42:58 -0700 > From: Kathleen Much <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: early Virginia families > <snip> > I think there's an error here. MD Governor William Stone married > Verlinda Cotton of Bunbury, Cheshire, not Verlinda Graves. Where did > this information come from? > > <snip> > It's always helpful to cite your sources when you make genealogical > claims. > > Kathleen Much > [log in to unmask] To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html