Rear was born on 6 JUN 1605 in Radcliffe, Stepney, Middlesex, England, the son of John Henry Graves SR and Sarah Malter.
He died on 31 JUL 1653 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, MA Colony.
His wife was Katherine Gray. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their seven known children were Rebecca (1628-1664), Captain John (?-?), William (?-?), Thomas (?-?), Nathaniel (?-?), Susanna (?-?) and Joseph (?-?).
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| Birth | 6 JUN 1605 |
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| Death | 31 JUL 1653 |
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Note 1
10x Great grandfather
Note 2
http://archive.org/stream/genealogyofgrave01grav/genealogyofgrave01... Genealogy of the Graves Family:
Thomas, son of John, was born at Ratcliffe, June 6, 1605. He was a sea captain. During the Protectorate of Cromwell, while on a mercantile voyage, he met a Dutch privateer in the English Channel, and captured her. As a reward for his bravery the owners of the vessel gave him a silver cup, and Cromwell conferred on him the command of a ship of war, and later, the title of Rear Admiral. He married Katherine Gray in England. She was the daughter of Katharine Coytmore ( and Thomas Gray). She was born before 1605. Thomas came to this Co. with Governer Winthrop in 1630, having command of the "Talbot" the vice admiral of the fleet. Winthrop's fleet consisted of eleven vessels, having on board about seven hundred people, two hundred and forth cows, and sixty horses. They sailed from Cowes on April 8, 1630, and after a stormey voyage, four vessels, the Arabella with Winthrop on board, the Talbot, the Ambrose, and the Jewel, reached Salem, June 12. By July 8, all the vessels had arrived. Not liking the vicinity of Salem, they soon left for Boston, and distributed themselves in Charlestown, Watertown, etc. Thomas Graves settled in Charlestown. He made seven voyages to England, afterwards commanding the "Trial" the first large vessel built in Boston, in her long voyages to Bilbo and Malaga. He died July 31, 1652. Their daughter Rebecca married Samuel Adams. (Pg 38). The long line of ledges outside of Boston Harbor, called "The Graves" was named for him.
Captained frequent voyages across the Atlantic on ships "Reformation", "Desire", "Adventure", and "Talbot" bringing passengers from England. He settled in Charlestown @1639 but returned to England to participate in the Civil War* in the British Navy, where he attained the rank of Rear Admiral and was the first Admiral at Charlestown, MA. He was killed in action in a battle with the Dutch .
1642-49; King Charles I's Royalists (Cavaliers) vs. Puritans & Protestant Separatists led by Oliver Cromwell--leading to Charles I's beheading on Jan. 30, 1649 and the formation of the Commonwealth, replacing the King with a Council of State.