The Descendants Of Thomas Sims Graves

Graves Family Coat of Arms given to John Greaves Esq, by Charles II, Inscription in Latin Superna Quaero "I Seek Heavenly Things" (Click for More)

 Many American lines trace their origins to this little village in Devonshire Beeley England near Chatsworth proven by DNA testing. Some of the Gen numbers are Gen 511 ((Daniel Graves), Gen 270 (John Graves, Gen 220 (Francis Graves), Gen 215 ( John Graves), Gen 166 (John Graves), Gen 152 (Thomas Graves), Gen 94 (Wm Graves), Gen 68 (John Grave), Gen 46 (Augustus Graves), I am sure there are many more. The family homestead "Hilltop" is pictured below as well as the tombs of John Greaves who died 1694 and his wife Ann who died in 1700.