Father: John GRAHAM Was Born About 1713. He Was Christened in Tonoloway, Church, Fulton

Father: John GRAHAM was born about 1713. He was christened in Tonoloway, Church, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

HISTORY: John Graham received baptism by Reverend Samuel Heaton in 1752. Thereby, John Graham was one of the first members of TonolowayChurch. His name was the third on the church's membership roll. By 1750, John Graham resided on the Tonoloway and was the only person with that name listed on an account of the heads of households for that community, Ref.#173: Bedford History p.595.

HISTORY: Lieutenant Colonel James Graham received baptism by Reverend Samuel Heaton in 1752. Thereby, Colonel Graham was one of the first members of TonolowayChurch. In the year 1750, there were some Graham's living along the Tonoloway with John Graham as the head of the household. It appears that John was very likely the father of James Graham. The family migrated from New Jersey and settled on what has become the old Charlton farm near Warfordsburg. Colonel Graham died of smallpox during the Revolutionary War. He had served as a volunteer in the 1st Battalion of the Bedford County Militia. The history states that he and the other officers of this unit received little more pay than that of a private, Ref.#169; James Graham married Elizabeth, daughter of Elias Stillwell of Bedford County, Ref.#170; She became a widow as early as 1779, at which time she was paying taxes on a 200 acre farm, valued at $2500.00, Ref.#171; The children of Colonel Graham were Moses Graham, Mrs. Joseph Pittman, John Graham, and James Graham Jr., Ref.#172.
Ref #169: Bedford History, pp.86, 595, 653; Ref.#170:Bedford County Will Book 21, p. 278; Ref.#171, Bethel Twp. Taxes 1779; Ref.#172 Bedford County Deed Book E, p. 246; Footnotes from p.72 of History of Tonoloway Baptist Church.

Conolloway Letter of Late 1749 or Early 1750 (Source: Minutes of the Provincial Council, pages 453 & 454) "Petition of the Settlers of the Little Cove on the Temporary Line, "To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esquires, true and absolute Proprietaries of the Province of Pennsylvania, & "The Petition of Subscribers, Inhabitants of small Tracts of Land situate Westward of the Kittochtinny or Blue Hills, at a place known by the Name of the Little Cove and Conolloway's Creek, humbly sheweth: "Whereas, sundry Inhabitants of the Province of Maryland (some of 'em vested with Authority) divers times within these three Years past have attempted to survey and take possession of the aforesaid Tracts, being at or near where the Temporary Line when extended will run, as we believe; We, therefore, willing to live under the Protection of the good Constitution and Government of the Province of Pennsylvania, have hitherto prevented the various Attempts of the People of Maryland, and have preseumed to seat ourselves and made small improvements on the said lands. "As we have done this purely to defend it from the People of Maryland, and not in contempt of the laws of the Province of Pennsylvania nor the Governor's Proclamation, we humbly pray that we may be permitted to live on our respective Improvements at least until the Temporary Line shall be extended. "And your Petitioners shall pray, & Joseph COOMBE, John J HERROD (his mark), William JAMES, Thomas T YATES (his mark), Lewis WILLIAMS, Elias STILWELL, John MESSER, Joan 2 NEWHOUSE (his mark), Rees SHELBY, William O. LOFTON, Thomas HUSTON, Charles O WOODS (his mark), Henry PEIRSON, George REES, William W M MORGAN (his mark), John 4 LLOYED (his mark), William LIN, Andrew COOMBS, John POOLK, Levi TM MOORE (his mark), John GRAHAM (Provided by Combs-Truax Researcher Combs Craig Truax, and transcribed by Combs Researcher Hannah Friedlander Combs. And as modified by Combs Researcher Thom Montgomery from Colonial Records of PA, Series Vol.5 )

Son of John Graham: Lt. Colonel James Thomas GRAHAMwas born about 1730 in of, Monmouth, New Jersey. He died on 12 Jun 1779 in Gettysburg, Adam, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Tonoloway Baptist Cem, Fulton, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth STILLWELL about 1754 in of, Monmouth, New Jersey.

Elizabeth STILLWELLwas born on 20 Apr 1732 in , Monmouth, New Jersey. She died on 3 Oct 1804 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Tonoloway Baptist Cem, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She married Lt. Colonel James Thomas GRAHAM about 1754 in of, Monmouth, New Jersey.

Elizabeth’s parents: Esquire Elias STILLWELL was born in 1708 in EggHarbor, Gloucester, New Jersey. He died on 4 Feb 1792 in Bethel Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Tonoloway Baptist Cem, Fulton, Pennsylvania. He married Meriam EDDY about 1731 in , Middlesex, New Jersey.

Meriam EDDYwas born on 29 Jan 1709 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. She died on 19 Oct 1803 in Bethel Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Tonoloway Baptist Cem, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She married Esquire Elias STILLWELL about 1731 in , Middlesex, New Jersey.

LTC James Graham: He served in Captain Hendershot's Company of the First Battalion Bedford county, Pennsylvania Militia as a Lieutenant Colonel from 9 January to 10 March 1777. Ref: PA Archives - 5th Series - Vol. V - p.67 edited by T.L. Montgomery

HISTORY: Lieutenant Colonel James Graham received baptism by Reverend Samuel Heaton in 1752. Thereby, Colonel Graham was one of the first members of TonolowayChurch. In the year 1750, there were some Graham's living along the Tonoloway with John Graham as the head of the household. It appears that John was very likely the father of James Graham. The family migrated from New Jersey and settled on what has become the old Charlton farm near Warfordsburg. Colonel Graham died of smallpox during the Revolutionary War. He had served as a volunteer in the 1st Battalion of the Bedford County Militia. The history states that he and the other officers of this unit received little more pay than that of a private, Ref.#169; James Graham married Elizabeth, daughter of Elias Stillwell of Bedford County, Ref.#170; She became a widow as early as 1779, at which time she was paying taxes on a 200 acre farm, valued at $2500.00, Ref.#171; The children of Colonel Graham were Moses Graham, Mrs. Joseph Pittman, John Graham, and James Graham Jr., Ref.#172. Ref #169: Bedford History, pp.86, 595, 653; Ref.#170:Bedford County Will Book 21, p. 278; Ref.#171, Bethel Twp. Taxes 1779; Ref.#172 Bedford County Deed Book E, p. 246; Footnotes from p.72 of History of Tonoloway Baptist Church.

HISTORY: The following was taken from the Heady Family Newsletter. "The stream now known as Tonoloway Creek, but called 'Konolawa' by the Indians living along its bank and 'The Conolloways' by the white settlers, follows a meandering course through the southern part of present Fulton County, Pennsylvania crossing the boundary line into Maryland about three miles before it joins the Potomac at a point just below that river's northern most bend. The Big and Little Tonoloway Settlements lay about five miles north of the Potomac along branches of Tonoloway Creek and immediately west of the large and small basins named, respectively, the Great (Big) Cove and Little Cove. These settlements had been founded by a few Scotch-Irish immigrants, at least one Welch family (that of Evan Shelby), and a band of Monmouth and Middlesex county, New Jersey families, which included those of Moses Graham, William Linn, Joseph Warford, Adam Stiger, John Melott, Benjamin Truax, and Elias, Richard and Jeremiah Stillwell, Thomas Heady, Gavin Eddy, Samuel Hedden, the Coombs, Belieus, Applegates and no doubt others. Whether the Monmouth and Middlesex county families came as a unit or over a period of several years, is not known but they were all there by 1765 or earlier.

LTC James and Elizabeth Children:

They had the following children:

Moses Graham: LTC Graham and Elizabeth’s 1st son

Moses GRAHAMwas born on 6 Jul 1755 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania. He died on 16 Jul 1833 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Tonoloway Baptist Cem, Fulton, Pennsylvania. He married Pheobe GRAVES about 1785 in Bethel Twp.,Fulton,Pennsylvania.

HISTORY: Moses Graham received baptism in 1827. He resided in FultonCounty where the old Charlton farm is today. He supposedly finished that house, which was begun before the Revolution by his father, Ref.#174; Moses was born the son of James and Elizabeth Graham mentioned above, Ref.#175; He married Phebe Graves, daughter of Samuel Graves of Bethel Twp, Fulton County, and had eight children: James Graham, Asenath Ogle, Samuel Graham, Hezekiah Graham, Moses Graham, Joseph Graham, Rachel Wade, and Phebe Graham, Ref.#176; At the time of Moses death (1833), all of these children were living. Rachel had married Hezekiah Wade, Asenath had married John Ogle, and Phoebe had married John Charlton, Ref. #177; Moses Graham served as an ensign in the Bedford County Militia during the Revolution, Ref.#178; and died on July 16, 1833, aged seventy-eight years and ten days. He was buried at TonolowayChurch beside his wife Phoebe, who died March 2, 1821, aged fifty-six years old, Ref.#179. Ref.#174, Ibid, p.653; Ref.#175, Bedford Deed Book E, p.246; Ref.#176, Bedford County Will Book 2, p.273; Ref.#177, Bedford County Orphans Court Book 4, p.619; Ref.#178, Pennsylvania Archives 5 Series, Vol.5, p.48-121; Ref.#179, Tombstones at Tonoloway Cemetery.

Moses married: Pheobe GRAVES was born in 1765 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She died on 2 Mar 1821 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She was buried on 5 Mar 1821 in Tonoloway Baptist Cem, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She married Moses GRAHAM about 1785 in Bethel Twp.,Fulton,Pennsylvania.

Moses and Pheobe had the following children:

James GRAHAM was born about 1786 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

Asenath Graham: was born about 1788 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She married John OGLE.

Samuel GRAHAM was born about 1790 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania.Hezekiah GRAHAM was born about 1792 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

Moses GRAHAM Jr. was born about 1794 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

Joseph GRAHAM was born about 1796 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

Rachel Graham: was born about 1798 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She married Hezekiah WADE.

Phoebe Graham: was born about 1800 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She married John CARLTON.

Rebecca Grahm: LTC Graham and Elizabeth’s 1st daughterwas born about 1757 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She died before 1786 in Bethel Twp,Fulton,Pennsylvania. She was buried in Tonoloway Baptist Cem, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She married Joseph PITTMAN about 1775 in of, Bedford, Pennsylvania.

They had the following children: James Pittman

John Graham: LTC Graham and Elizabeth’s 2nd sonwas born about 1760 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

James Graham Jr. LTC Graham and Elizabeth’s 3rd sonwas born about 1762 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania.He went to Erie County, Pennsylvania. He had at least 6 children.He had the following children: Phoebe GRAHAM was born about 1812 in McConnellsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania.James GRAHAM III was born in McConnellsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania.Moses GRAHAM was born in McConnellsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

Elias Graham: LTC Graham and Elizabeth’s 4th son was born about 1764 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania. He died about 1841 in Fairmont, Jefferson, Kentucky. He married Anna Margaretha BREWER about 1785 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

Anna Margaretha BREWERwas christened on 11 May 1766 in North Codorus, York, Pennsylvania. She died about 1822 in Fairmont, Jefferson, Kentucky. She married Elias GRAHAM about 1785 in Bethel Twp, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

Anna Brewer Parents: Heinrich BRAUERwas born about 1735 in of, , , Germany. He died on 18 Feb 1799 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania. He married Barbara about 1759 in , Bedford, Pennsylvania.

Barbara was born about 1738 in , York, Pennsylvania. She died on 30 Jun 1795 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She married Heinrich BRAUER about 1759 in , Bedford, Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

Maria Elisabeth BREWER

Catharina BREWER was christened on 28 Nov 1762 in North Codorus, York, Pennsylvania. She died about 1808. [Notes]

John BREWER

Anna Margaretha BREWER

Barbara BREWER

Henry BREWER

Anna BREWER

Christopher BREWER

Peter BREWER

Elias and Anna Graham children:

James GRAHAMwas born in 1791 in Fairmont, Jefferson, Kentucky. He died on 5 Aug 1839 in , Washington, Indiana. He married Hannah FISHER on 16 Sep 1816 in , Shelby, Kentucky.

Hannah FISHER[Parents] was born in 1798 in Fairmont, Jefferson, Kentucky. She died in 1892 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. She married James GRAHAM on 16 Sep 1816 in , Shelby, Kentucky.

Other marriages:

HARDY, Jacob

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Jmaes and Hannah had the following children:

Western Graham: Western GRAHAMwas born about 1817 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. He married Anna about 1836 in , Kentucky. CENSUS RECORDS: 12 Sep 1850 Dist #2, Jefferson, Kentucky film #442973

Anna was born about 1810 in , , Kentucky. She married Western GRAHAM about 1836 in , Kentucky.

They had the following children: James GRAHAM was born in 1837 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.John GRAHAM was born in 1839 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.Elizabeth GRAHAM was born in 1842 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.William GRAHAM was born in 1844 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.Benjamin GRAHAM was born in 1847 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.

Eliza Ann Graham: was born about 1820 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. She died in Sep 1891 in , Webster, Kentucky. She married John FISHER on 11 Dec 1840 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. MarriedJohn FISHER[Parents] was born about 1820 in , Washington, Indiana. He died on 27 Jul 1865 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. He was buried in Mt. Holly Cem, Jefferson, Kentucky. He married Eliza Ann GRAHAM on 11 Dec 1840 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.

Levi Morgan Graham:

Levi Morgan GRAHAM[Parents] was born on 18 May 1824 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. He died on 10 Apr 1911 in Grandview Twp, Edgar, Illinois. He was buried in Augustus Cem, Edgar, Illinois. He married Sarah Jane MARTIN on 10 Dec 1846 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.

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Sarah Jane MARTIN was born in Oct 1826 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. She died in 1914 in Grandview Twp, Edgar, Illinois. She was buried in Augustus Cem, Edgar, Illinois. She married Levi Morgan GRAHAM on 10 Dec 1846 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.

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They had the following children:

M / i / Cephas Jackson GRAHAM was born on 29 Sep 1847 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky. [Notes]
F / ii / Martha Ann GRAHAM was born about 1849 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. [Notes]
M / iii / Zachary Taylor GRAHAM was born about 1852 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. [Notes]
M / iv / William GRAHAM was born in Jul 1854 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. [Notes]
F / v / Susan GRAHAM
M / vi / James GRAHAM was born about 1858 in , Jackson, Illinois. [Notes]
M / vii / Atwell GRAHAM was born about 1864 in , Jackson, Illinois. [Notes]
F / viii / Margaret GRAHAM was born in Nov 1866 in , Edgar, Illinois. [Notes]
M / ix / John C. GRAHAM was born in Jun 1869 in , Edgar, Illinois. [Notes]
M / i / Western GRAHAM
F / ii / Eliza Ann GRAHAM
M / iii / Levi Morgan GRAHAM
M / iv / Abraham GRAHAM
M / v / Job GRAHAM was born about 1829 in , Jefferson, Kentucky. [Notes]
F / vi / Mary Jane GRAHAM
F / vii / Deborah GRAHAM was born about 1835 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.
M / viii / Peter GRAHAM was born about 1838 in , Jefferson, Kentucky.

Thomas GRAHAM Elias Graham: LTC Graham and Elizabeth’s 5th son was born about 1766 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania.

Joseph GRAHAMLTC Graham and Elizabeth’s 6th son was born about 1765 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania. He married Rachel WARFORD in 1791 in , , Kentucky. Joseph married Rachel WARFORDwas born in 1771 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania. She died in 1861. She married Joseph GRAHAM in 1791 in , , Kentucky.

Elizabeth GRAHAM LTC Graham and Elizabeth’s last daughter was born about 1771 in Warfordsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania.