Priscilla Grave1

#7631, ( - before 1657)
Father*Dea. George Grave1 ( - 1673)
Mother*____ _____1

Family

William Markham Jr. b. c 1621, d. c 1690
Child 1.Priscilla Markham2 (c 1655 - )
Her married name was Markham.2 
Priscilla Grave was also known as ____ Graves.2 
Two sisters, Priscilla and Sarah, daus. of Dea. George Grave, predeceased him (d. 1673). One of these marr. Wm. Markham but d. before 1657 (est. date of Williams 2nd marr.) Markham and Collins families of Old England (http://markhamandcollins.auroris.com/) names Priscilla as the wife of William (dau. named Priscilla, named in her grandfather's will).1,3 
Marriage*circa 1653She married William Markham Jr., son of William Markham and Lydia Ward, circa 1653; his 1st.2 
Death*before 1657She died before 1657; est. date.4 

Citations

  1. [S754] Eben W. Grave, "Notes on the Family of Deacon George Grave of Hartford, Connecticut", New England Historical and Genealogical Register 161 (Oct. 2007). Hereinafter cited as Deacon George Grave of Hartford.
  2. [S290] Sylvester Judd and Lucius Boltwood, History of Hadley, including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby Masssachusetts (Springfield, Mass.: H.R. Hunting and Company, 1905), Genealogies, p. 90; William's son John by his 2nd wife was b. 3 Jul 1661.
  3. [S753] Charles William Manwaring, compiler, A Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904), I:203-205, citing the Third Book of Records, 1663-1677, Probate, pp. 111-112, entry for Deacon George Grave of Hartford. Will dated 17 Sep. 1673, inventory taken 30 Sep. 1673; court record p. 134, will proven 25 Nov. 1673. Gives to Sarah his wife, son John Grave (incl. land adjacent to Tho. Catlin), "sonn-in-law Jonathan Deming", dau. Mary Dow (also as Dowe), "grandaughter Priscilla Markham" (also as Marcum), son George; sons John and George executors. Dea. Grave will that his son George "should take my Estate into his hands & custodie, & the care of my wife, his mother-in-law, & see that shee bee Comfortably provided for during the time of her life", which prob. means step-mother.
  4. [S290] Sylvester Judd and Lucius Boltwood, History of Hadley (rev. ed.), Genealogies, p. 90; William's son John by his 2nd wife was b. 3 Jul 1661 and Wm. Jr. was slain in battle 1675.