Rear. Adm
Thomas
Graves
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Son of James John Graves
and Maria (Herdman) Graves
Brother of
Samuel Graves
Husband of
Mary (Warne) Graves
— married
4 Sep 1713 in St. John's, Saltash, Cornwall, England
Husband of
Elizabeth (Budgell) Graves
— married
30 Jul 1723 in Exeter, Devon, England
Descendants 
Father of
William Graves M.P., Thomas Graves, Anne Graves, James Graves, David Graves R.N., George Graves and Mary Graves
Died about
at about age 78
in Thanckes, Cornwall, England
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Biography
This profile is part of the Graves Name Study.
Rear Adm. Thomas Graves (1680-1755) married 1stly Mary Warne, daughter and heiress of William Warne of Thanckes and 2ndly to Elizabeth Budgell in Exeter, Devon on 30 July 1723[1]. There is a fine memorial to him and his second wife, by Joseph Wilton (1722-1803) in St. James the Great Church, Antony, Cornwall, where he was buried on the 24th December 1755.
Rear Admiral David Graves (1746-1822) is alleged to be his illegitimate son by Jane Harvey, as well as his brother George and sister Mary. David is also said to be the father of three daughters named Franklin. see his will PROB 11/1664/357
Sources
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2VF-HHH : 10 December 2014), Thomas Graves and Elizabeth Budgell, 30 Jul 1723; citing Saint Petrock,Exeter,Devon,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,838.
See also:
- Laughton, John Knox, "Graves, Thomas," in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1897). Volume 5, pages 438-440.
- Laughton, John Knox, "Graves, Samuel," in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1897). Volume 5, pages 437-438.
- Wikipedia: Samuel Graves
- ThePeerage.com: Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves
https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/rear-admiral-sir-thomas-graves-16801755-172735 https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=7346 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HtxSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=Captain+Thomas+graves+attack+on+the+fort+of+St.Jago+1740&source=bl&ots=KYtyjSTWCY&sig=ACfU3U1xpVs-IxxMTKTq_HmG6mf_xNGasQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYh8T0ptvuAhXloFwKHYMlAl4Q6AEwA3oECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=Captain%20Thomas%20graves%20attack%20on%20the%20fort%20of%20St.Jago%201740&f=false
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