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Lea, Isabella

Female 1738 - Aft 1796  (> 58 years)


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  • Name Lea, Isabella  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 1738  King and Queen County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number 1432 
    Death Aft 20 Apr 1796  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1419  Caswell County
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2024 

    Father Lea, James (Country Line),   b. 1707, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1792, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother [Lea], Ann Unknown,   b. 1707, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1777, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1731  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Reference Number 12165 
    Notes 
    • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
      Name: James Lea
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: VA
      Birth Year: 1707
      Spouse Name: Anne Herndon
      Spouse
      Birth Place: VA
      Spouse Birth Year: 1706
      Marriage
      Year: 1731
      Marriage State: VA

      The above is not a primary source, but a collection of many secondary sources. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, queries.
    Family ID F842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Graves, John,   b. Abt 1715, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1792, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Marriage 1753  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number 12140 
    Notes 
    • Query whether the marriage date usually shown of 1753 is accurate. Most believe that John Graves moved to the area that was to become Caswell County in 1754. Accordingly, the marriage date of 1753 may be a year too early. Note also that many believe that Isabella Lea was not the first wife of John Graves. Note also, that some researchers claim that John Graves and Isabella Lea were already married when they relocated from Virginia. Researchers are advised to proceed with caution in this area.
    Children 
    +1. Graves, Ann   d. 1818, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Graves, Thomas,   b. Abt 1740, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 20 Apr 1799, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Graves, Captain John Herndon,   b. 1746, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1829, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
    +4. Graves, Mary,   b. 26 Jan 1754, James City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1831 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Graves, Reverend Barzillai,   b. 12 Dec 1759, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1827, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]
    +6. Graves, Isabella,   b. 1761, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Graves, Solomon,   b. 29 Apr 1766, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1830, Newton County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. Graves, General Azariah,   b. 29 Oct 1768, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1850 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Graves, James,   b. Abt 1772   d. Jan 1790 (Age ~ 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1738 - King and Queen County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1753 - Spotsylvania County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft 20 Apr 1796 - Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Isabella Lee (1738 - aft. 20 April 1796)

      Isabella Lea (who signed her name "Isbell") was the daughter of James ("Country Line") Lea and Ann Herndon Lea. Not much information is available about Isabella. From the best evidence located, she was born in King and Queen County, Virginia, about 1738, and died in Caswell County, North Carolina, after April 29, 1796. Note that many different years have been given as the year of her birth. The date used here is from Graves: Twelve Generations, Some Descendants and Kin, Louise Graves (1977) at 71. Further research is required. Another researcher ascribes 22 February 1731 in King and Queen County, Virginia. See The Spirit in the South(Rev. Dr. Cynthia Forde).

      Isabella Lea is the only person the various researchers agree on as the (or a) wife of John Graves. Most believe that Isabella Lea was not the mother of all the children of John Graves. Others suggest that John Graves was first married to a Herndon, and that the name of this first wife was Catherine Herndon. One researcher suggests that Isabella Lea was related to the Herndon family of Virginia. That he had a wife before Isabella Lea seems almost certain. One researcher even postulates that John Graves had three wives. See the Notes on John Graves.

      Death date of after 20 April 1796 is from Graves: Twelve Generations, Some Descendants and Kin, Louise Graves (1977) at 71. Note that the LDS (Mormon Records) has her death year as 1829 (which would have her living 91 years).

      For more on her history and genealogy go to: John Graves (1715-1792)
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      For detailed and comprehensive information on the Graves family (including those branches having no connection to Caswell County) go to the Graves Family Association Website. Please note the substantial revisions being proposed to the genealogy of Captain Thomas Graves as a result of DNA findings.

      Her name also is seen as Isabelle. See: The Morehead Family of North Carolina and Virginia, John Motley Morehead III (1921) at 118; Will of Solomon Graves.
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      While the following contains serious errors, it is placed here because it is in print and may be relied upon by others. See the editorial notes and tread carefully:

      Isabella Lea, daughter of James Lea and Anne Herndon was born c. 1735 in King & Queen County, Virginia, and died in Caswell County, North Carolina. She married in Spotsylvania County, Virginia c. 1753. John Graves, Jr. (son of John Graves, Sr, and wife Elizabeth), was born York County, Virginia, c. 1720, and died in Caswell County, North Carolina 1792 (Inventory of Estate 20 March 1792). They had the following children:

      1. Mary Graves, born 27 January 1754, and died 22 February 1831. She married Honorable John Kerr, born 29 January 1753, and died 22 February 1816. The had the following children: Reverend John Kerr, born in Caswell County, North Carolina, 4 August 1782, and died 27 September 1842, married Mrs. Elizabeth Williams; Polly Kerr married Jeremiah Lea 20 April 1797 in Caswell County, North Carolina; Isabella Kerr married Christopher Brooks; Betsy Kerr married Joseph Pennix; Nancy Kerr married Benjamin Lea 9 February 1796 in Caswell County, North Carolina; James Kerr married Frances McNeill; May Kerr married Unknown Lea; Solomon Kerr married Unknown; and Barzillai Kerr, born August 22 1784, married Elizabeth Henderson.

      3. Thomas Graves, born c. 1757, married Hannah Slade (Inventory Caswell County, North Carolina, 20 April 1799; division of land January Court 1800; had nine children). [Casey has this all wrong.]

      3. Reverend Barzillai Graves, Baptist minister, was born 12 December 1759, and died 14 July 1827. On 10 April 1783 in Caswell County, North Carolina, he married Ursula Wright. Will June 25, 1827. Had seven children.

      4. Captain John Herndon Graves, a Revolutionary War soldier, was born September 1755 [1746], and died October 1829. His will was recorded January 1830. He married Elizabeth Unknown [Nancy Slade], and they had ten children.

      5. Ann Graves, born c. 1761, married William Yancey. Will 9 April 1851. Legatees: Elizabeth Yancey, Mary Catherine Mebane, Virginia Swepson, Fanny Ann McAden, Alernal S. Yancey. [All this is incorrect. Nancy (Ann) Graves married Bartlett Yancey, Sr. The children listed her by Casey are the children of Bartlett Yancey, Jr., and Nancy (Ann) Graves, daughter of John Herndon Graves and Nancy Slade.]

      6. Isabella Graves, born c. 1764 [1761], married Thomas Slade [Jr.] 12 December 1782.

      7. Solomon Graves, born 29 April 1766, died 1830, married Frances Lewis of Virginia. Their children are: William Bird Graves; Dr. John L. Graves; Frances Graves; Iverson Lea Graves; Barzillai Graves; Solomon Graves; and Sidney Graves.

      8. Azariah Graves, born 29 October 1767 [1768], died 1843 (will dated 5 August 1843), married Elizabeth Williams and had ten children. [General Azariah Graves died 1 March 1850. Casey is very confused.]

      9. James Graves, born 1772, died 1 July 1829, served in the War of 1812, married (1) Unknown Wright, married (2) 15 April 1800 Mar Slade, and had nine children. Reference Mrs. Maud Florance Harrelson of Yanceyville, North Carolina.[Casey has this all wrong, and describes the family of James Graves, son of Thomas Graves and Hannah Miles.]

      Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 562.

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Bible of Solomon Graves (1784-1861) (1817 Entries).

    2. Details: Graves Family Association Genealogy #270 (John Graves).

    3. Details: Rose, Ben L. Lea Families in Caswell & Person Counties, North Carolina and Virginia Before 1800. Decorah (Iowa): Anundsen Publishing Co., 1995, p. 14. Print.

    4. Details: The Spirit in the South: Stories of Our Grandmothers' Spirit, Rev. Dr. Cynthia Vold Forde and Anne Curtis Terry, J.D. (2009) at 341.


  

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