Andrew Graham

Abt 1753 - 1821  (68 years)    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Andrew Graham
  Birth	Abt 1753	Antrim, Éire
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Mar 1821	Todd Co., Kentucky, USA
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  + 1. Andrew Graham,   b. Abt 1753, Antrim, Éire d. 11 Mar 1821, Todd Co., Kentucky, USA  (Age 68 years) ▻ Margaret Coulter,  m. Abt 1775 ;   Margaret Mills,  m. Abt 1797 ;   Mary Chestnut;   Margaret Phillips + 2. James Graham,   b. 1761, Antrim, Éire d. 1837, Tipton Co., Tennessee, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ Esther,  m. Abt 1782 + 3. Jean Jane Graham,   b. 1754-1758, Antrim, Éire d. 1820-1822, Chester County, South Carolina, USA  (Age 64 years) ▻ Samuel Adams + 4. Jennet Graham,   b. Abt 1769, Antrim, Éire d. 10 Mar 1849, Preble County, Ohio, USA  (Age 80 years) ▻ David Boyse,  m. Bef 1795   5. John Graham,   b. Bef 1767   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Graham,   b. Antrim, Éire d. 1822, Chester County, South Carolina, USA   7. Margaret Graham,   b. 1775-1780, South Carolina, USA d. Aft 8 Dec 1835, Chester County, South Carolina, USA  (Age 56 years)   8. Matthew Graham,   b. Éire d. 1775-1778, South Carolina, USA
  Person ID	I350975	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2001

  
  

  Father	David Graham,   b. Bef 1738, Antrim, Éire d. Abt 1800, Chester County, South Carolina, USA (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Jennet,   b. Bef 1738, Scotland d. Bef 1809, Chester County, South Carolina, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1752	Éire
  Family ID	F137049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Coulter,   b. 1755, Tyrone, Éire d. 1792-1796, Chester County, South Carolina, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1775	Chester Co., South Dakota, USA
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Graham,   b. 1775-1777, Chester County, South Carolina, USA d. 1830-1840, Tennessee, USA (Age 63 years) + 2. Jennet Graham,   b. 1777-1779, Chester County, South Carolina, USA d. Abt 1817, Christian Co., Kentucky, USA (Age 38 years) + 3. Matthew Graham,   b. 17 Jan 1780, Chester County, South Carolina, USA d. 8 May 1854, Henderson County, Illinois, USA (Age 74 years)   4. Mary Graham,   b. Abt 1784, Chester County, South Carolina, USA d. 1830-1835, Todd Co., Kentucky, USA (Age 51 years) + 5. David Graham,   b. Abt 1787, Chester County, South Carolina, USA d. 1830-1840, South Carolina, USA (Age 53 years) + 6. Robert C. Graham,   b. 11 Jul 1792, Chester County, South Carolina, USA d. 25 May 1863, Spring Grove Twp, Warren Co., Illinois, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F138908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2001

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Mills,   b. 1770-1774, Éire d. Aft 1840, Henderson County, Illinois, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1797	Chester County, South Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Martha Graham,   b. 23 Aug 1798, Chester County, South Carolina, USA d. 26 Aug 1887, Platte Co., Missouri, USA (Age 89 years)   2. Margaret (Peggy) Graham,   b. 1799-1800, South Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. William Mills Graham, esq.,   b. 26 Sep 1801, Chester County, South Carolina, USA d. 28 Jan 1882, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years) + 4. Thomas P. Graham,   b. 18 Oct 1803, South Carolina, USA d. 21 May 1889, Todd Co., Kentucky, USA (Age 85 years) + 5. Andrew W. Graham,   b. 1807, Logan County, Kentucky, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Nancy C. Graham,   b. 1808, Kentucky, USA d. Aft 1860, possibly Linn County, Oregan (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F138909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2001

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Chestnut   d. 1793
  Family ID	F138910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2001

  
  

  Family 4	Margaret Phillips,   b. 1770-1774   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F138911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2001

  
  

• Notes

  - Was a blacksmith - 1775 - Given single person's grant of 100 acres in Craven, later Chester County, SC on Rocky Creek - Abt. 1805 - Removed to Kentucky; 1806 - Owned 200 acres in Logan County, KY Proof that Sam Sloan is royalty after all I have been compiling my family tree. I am taking information mostly compiled by people who are now deceased and putting it into my computer. According to one website, my great-great-great-great-grandmother was named Mary Stuart, who was born in Ireland 1729. http://www.anusha.com/pafg31.htm#906 One entry I have just come across says that she was the great-great granddaughter of King James I of Scotland, by his second wife, a commoner. I have found a brief biography of James I of Scotland (1397-1437). However, he lived too long ago to be the great-great-grandfather of Mary Stuart. It is nevertheless intriguing to think that this Mary Stuart might be part of the famous Stuart Royal Family of England. The name certainly sounds like the name of a member of the British Royal Family. Mary Stuart was married to Robert Coulter. Robert Coulter was born in Scotland about 1723. He left Scotland 1746-47 after the battle of Culloden. He fought on the side of Bonnie Prince Charles. Seems a price was put his head so he left Scotland. A website family tree which deals with the descendants of Mary Stuart (but not with her ancestors) is at http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/tallen/ROBERT/ I do not know anything about the different King James of Scotland. There were several and I do not know which one may have had a second wife. A big problem I have been having with my family tree concerns Andrew Graham, husband of Margaret Coulter, who was the daughter of Mary Stuart. Andrew Graham died in 1821. One group says he was born in 1753 and was married twice. The other group says he was born in 1720, lived to be 101 years old, was married three times and had 11 children and that I am a descendant of the wife in the middle which according to the first group did not exist. Both sides have documents proving their cases. I tend to favor the side that says he was born in 1753. However, this problem has made it difficult for me to extend my family tree. Andrew Graham fought in the American Revolutionary War. Andrew Graham was in the Revolutionary War; was taken prisoner and condemned to death, but the battle of Yorktown and the close of the war saved his life. This is one of the factors which has led me to believe that he was born in 1753, because that would make him 23 when the war started, a suitable age to be fighting. There is no doubt that he fought in that war, because several applications to join the "Daughters of the American Revolution" have been filed by his descendants. My great-great-great-great grandfather David Graham came from Ireland with his wife and children on the ship Pennsylvania Farmer which left Belfast 16 October 1772 and arrived in Charleston, South Carolina on 19 December 1772. He arrived just in time to send two of his sons, one of which was my great-great-great grandfather, Andrew Graham, to fight in the American Revolutionary War. There is one school of thought that Andrew had 3 wives, including Mary Chestnut as the second wife. But apparently one researcher could find no proof that she was ever Andrew's wife. There isn't any particular proof she wasn't his wife either, and exactly who was the child of which mother seems to mostly come from the Andrew Graham will. My information comes from several sources. First and foremost from a suitcase found in my mother's house which was "to be deposited into a suitable waste disposal site" by order of Judge Michael Gamble of the Lynchburg Circuit Court issued in 1994 at the request of my brother, Creighton Sloan. That suitcase which I found and rescued contained the numerous old photos such as the photos of my grandmother Mary Graham when she was a little girl in 1882 and her mother in 1864. I scanned and posted those photos on my web site in 1995 and that was the seed that started this, when people started writing me letters about them. http://www.samsloan.com/gg-mom.htm http://www.samsloan.com/gg-mom-2.htm Next, my brother Creighton sent me some information he had assembled, which was strange because Creighton has been fighting with me and our mother for 30 years and has never before or since sent me a friendly letter. I believe that what Creighton sent me was largely based on Philip Graham's book plus updates reflecting current family members and new children born. Then, I often get bits and pieces of information from people who see my web site and add a relative or two. My grandmother Mary Graham married Wesley Jacobson, who was Swedish. On the Swedish side, I get lots of letters because Wesley Jacobson's grandfather led the first Swedish settlement in Iowa and they are mentioned in history books, research papers, doctoral thesis and so on, so I am constantly getting new information or inquiries about that. In about 1959 in the summer I went to a golden wedding anniversary for one of my Graham relatives in Northeastern Iowa. More than one hundred relatives were there. I wish I could remember who it was whose anniversary we were celebrating. We had an old family tree in the 1950s. According to this tree, which I never personally saw, we were related to the sister of John Paul Jones, the Scot captain who became American and fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War. However, I have doubts about this. I have tried to backtrack this idea and have gotten nowhere. Still, other researchers have informed me that we are related to the Paul family in some way. My uncle Newell Jacobson who lived in Florida later told me that he had that family tree. However, Newell died in 1989 and I do not know what happened to the old family tree. I believe it was made by a commercial company and not by a family member. The last surviving relative who probably knows the answers to all these questions would be my uncle Alden Jacobson, who lives in Florida. Due to the family feud started by my brother I cannot contact him, but I would not mind if somebody else did. There are a few people still alive who would know, especially my Uncle Alden Jacobson who lives in Melbourne, Florida, 1-321-779-2204, but due to a family rift I cannot ask him. (Did I forget to tell you that Alden was an airforce pilot who flew on the mission which dropped the Bomb on Nagasaki?) Every researcher agrees that I am the great-great-great-grandson of Andrew Graham. However, some say that I am descended from his first wife, some say that I am descended from his last wife and some say that I am descended from his middle wife, who others say did not exist. I can just imagine when, 300 years from now, researchers try to figure out my five wives and eight children. Sam Sloan Here is one of the problems. This letter says: Graham-Mills Line Andrew Graham, born Scotland 1720, married first 1750 Margaret Coulton, born 1725 Scotland, died SC; married second Mary Chestnut, born ?, died 1793; married third 1800 Margaret Phillips, died 1820. However, mine says that Andrew Graham was born in 1753 and married Margaret Coultor and that he died in 1821. That is only the beginning. There are many other differences, so I feel that these are not the same people but two different people. What do you think? Sam Sloan Dear Philip and Millie, I am having a real problem here. The data you are sending me says: Andrew Graham, born Scotland 1720, married first 1750 Margaret Coulton, born 1725 Scotland, died SC; married second Mary Chestnut, born ?, died 1793; married third 1800 Margaret Phillips, died 1820. You have a will of Andrew Graham dated 1821 which lists numerous children including Andrew who was born in 1808. This means that Andrew Graham lived to be 101 years old and fathered a child when he was 88 years old! The other possibility is that there are two Andrew Grahams. I personally hope that I will be able to father children when I am 88 years old, but not many men can do that nor are many men married as many times or have as many children as Andrew Graham seems to have had. Are you sure that this is just one man, and not two? Am I missing something? Sam Sloan Sam - The main reason is that both deal with the family line of Jennet Graham Mills, wife of Adam Mills, who was the daughter of Andrew Graham. && birth dates of the children. We have to find something in the records to either support these two items or refute them. Phil Fought in the American Revolutionary War in Capt. Alexander Turner's Company in the Upper Battalion of Samuel Richardson's Regiment under the command of Major Joseph Brown. See militia's roster as of 21 December 1778 in the Andrew Richardson papers in the library of the University of South Carolina. He is listed as Andrew Grimbs. Taken prisoner and condemned to death. Saved by Battle of Yorktown and end of war Immigration: Bef. 1776, from Scotland. Military service: ABT 1776, Served in Revolutionary War in militia Occupation: Militiaman. http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/l/a/Millie-A-Clarke-/index.html s: Book "DAVID GRAHAM OF CHESTER COUNTY, S.C., AND HIS DESCENDANTS 1772-1989" pages 64-74 Name also written Grumbs, Grimbs, and Grimes Probably born in County Antrim, Ireland. Died between 11 March (date of will) and May 1821 (date of probate). Came with parents to SC in 1772. Received land in SC on 17 March 1775. There is a big problem with Andrew Graham because some say that he had two wives and was born in 1753 and others say he had three wives and was born in 1720 and died at the age of 101. Until this problem is solved, it will not be possible to be certain of the family trees of his ancestors and descendants. Here is a note about this: I finished xeroxing pages from the Graham genealogy book. I still need to make a print out of the supplemental material - which I plan to finish today - so that I can get the material out in the mail to you. Attached is a text file on the family line of John McKee (died in Chester County SC, fall of 1794). This John McKee may possibly have been related to your Janet McKee Mills. As you can see from the text, Adams Mills named as one of the excutors to the will of John McKee. Some of the children of John & Nancy McKee moved with the Grahams to the area of Todd County KY. Martha B. McKee married Robert C. Graham, son of Andrew Graham. William McKee was named as one of the excutors to the will of Adams Mills, along with Matthew Graham & Robert C. Graham. John McKee was appointed guardian to two of Andrew Graham's children - Nancy Graham & Thomas P. Graham. Nancy Wilson, wife of John McKee, was the sister of Janette Wilson, wife of Matthew Graham (son of Andrew Graham) - children of John Wilson & Martha. I have more information on this Wilson family if your interested. As you can see there was a close association between this line of John McKee (died 1794) with the Grahams & Mills family. Your information on Mary Chestnut as a wife of Andrew Graham has been a real puzzle to me. I do not have any proof (birth records or will records) as to which children of Andrew Graham were by which wife. I feel that the birth dates of the children of Andrew Graham (by which ever wife) are more accurate than those listed in your account. Those dates with day-month-year are from cemetery records; those with approximate dates are from census records - which are iffy. Here is an outline of what I found on the wives of Andrew Graham. There is more detailed information in the pages which I will be sending you. 1. Margaret Coulter. The first record of Margaret Coulter is on 6 February 1773 she received land grant of 100 acres (amount granted a single adult) in what was then Craven County later Chester County SC. Margaret's siblings (Mary Ann, Archibald & Robert S) also received land grants in Chester County SC at this time. On 3 July 1791, Andrew Graham & his wife Margaret sold to Hugh McMillan the 100 acres warranted to Margaret Coulter in 1773 (Chester County SC Deed Bk E, page 263). The only other deed records in Chester County SC which lists Andrew Graham with a wife was made on 5 January 1790 where Andrew & Margaret Graham sold to Lard Burns the 100 acres granted to Andrew "Grimbs" on 17 March 1775. This deed is the prime proof connecting the spelling of Grimbs to the Grahams. The death date for Margaret Coulter Graham is unknown. On April 1790 Andrew Graham was among the men appointed overseer for the construction of a road in Chester County SC. He was relieved of this duty and another man was appointed in his stead in September 1792. Mrs Kell felt that Margaret Coulter Graham may have been ill or died about this time & may have accounted for Andrew's release at this time. Robert C. Graham was born 11 July 1792 (from his tombstone in Spring Grove Cemetery, Warren County IL). Margaret Coulter Graham's father was Robert Coulter. So we assumed that Robert C. Graham was the son of Margaret Coulter Graham & that she may have died sometime after the birth. 2. Mary Chestnut. We could not find any records in Chester County SC with "Mary" as a wife of Andrew Graham. Not all the land deeds for Andrew Graham listed a wife - so there is a gap. The Grahams were associated with the family of David Chestnut of Chester County SC. I have information on the Chestnuts but I can not put my hands on it at the moment. There is a webpage on the Chestnut - again I am not sure of exact address but will send it later. Over the years I have looked into the Chestnut family of Chester County SC & I have been unable to link Andrew Graham to any of them. Oddly, I have been unable to find a "Mary" listed among the early Chestnut family, although it is a common name. Alexander Chestnut, son of David, moved to the area of Todd County KY along with the Grahams, McKees & Coulters. I can not prove or disprove Mary Chesnut as a wife of Andrew Graham. Mrs Kell felt very strongly about documentation. She felt that since there is no document to support Mary Chestnut as a wife of Andrew Graham that it should be discounted. 3. Margaret surname unknown. At the time of Andrew Graham's will (1821 Todd County KY) his wife as Margaret. There are deed records in Todd County KY that record the widow Margaret Graham until 1829. She apparently moved to Morgan County IL with her son (assuming it was her son) William Mills Graham. There is a deed record for Margaret Graham in Morgan County IL in 1835. It was at this time that William Mills Graham, along with Margaret Graham & his sister Nancy Graham Popham, moved from Morgan County IL to Henderson County IL. They joined the South Henderson Presbyterian Church in 1836. An elderly woman was listed in the 1840 census of Henderson County IL in the household of Ezekiel Popham (husband of Nancy Graham). The census records from 1800 to 1840 indicate that Margaret Graham was born between 1770 & 1774. This range in birth date would indicate that this Margaret is not the same woman as Margaret Coulter - who recieved a land grant as an adult in 1773. Mrs Kell was very much a believer in the naming pattern of children. The eldest son was named after the husband's father, the second son was named after the wife's father. The eldest daughter was named after the husband's mother, the second daughter was named after the wife's mother. The early Grahams seemed to have followed this pattern. Based on the assumptions that Margaret Coulter Graham died in 1792 or shortly after; Andrew Graham married again to another Margaret by whom he had Martha Graham & William Mills Graham; therefore the surname of Margaret may have been "Mills" and her parents were William Mills & Martha. No proofs but assumptions. Another observation. The middle name "Mills" was used for a son of William Mills Graham (John Mills Graham 1842-1926), and also in the son of John Mills Graham (Oley Mills Graham 1876-1946). The name "Chestnut" was not used among any of the children or grandchildren of Andrew Graham (died 1821 Todd County KY). Thomas P. Graham (1803-1889), son of Andrew Graham (d. 1821 Todd County KY) - I have not found anything that indicates his middle name as "Phillips". The records in Todd County KY show that "P" was his middle initial. I have not been able to find a Phillips family associated with the Grahams in either SC or KY. That is a summary of my thoughts on the wives of Andrew Graham. I hope to get down to the DAR Library to look at the DAR application of Janet Allen Schmidt, 26 January 1929. Do you want a copy of the DAR application of Mary Bruington & a copy of the Harding letter? The Harding letter (dated 30 June 1970) contains the same information as your graham.doc file. Phil Graham I have found a brief biography of James I of Scotland (1397-1437) However, he lived too long ago to be the great-grandfather of Levi, I believe. It is intriguing to think that this Mary Stuart might be part of the famous Stuart royal family of England Sam Sloan At 12:33 PM 3/1/2001 EST, Tonynell-at-aol.com wrote: Good morning Sam! I will give you what information I have. I hope it helps. Some of it was given to me by a lady who is a decadent of Robert Stuart Coulter a brother of Mary Ann's. She has it that Levi was either a grandson or great grandson of James the 1st of Scotland. James was married twice his second wife a commoner and that is where Levi comes in. Robert Coulter was born in Scotland about 1723. He left Scotland 1746-47 after the battle of Culloden. He fought on the side of Bonnie Prince Charles. Seems a price was put his head so he left Scotland. Robert married Mary Stuart before 1753. Mary was born 1729 in Ireland. Both died in Chester South Carolina. Robert 1783. I don't seem to have a date for Mary. Their children are as follows: Archibald b-1753 Margaret b- about 1755 Mary Ann b-about 1752 Elizabeth b-about 1758 Robert Stuart b-1760 All were born in Tyrone Co. Ireland. Mary Ann married John Stevenson in South Carolina. They later went to Kentucky. Mary died there about 1824 on cancer of the face. John returned to SC he lived to be 101 years old and is buried in Murray Co., GA. He served in the Revolutionary War. He was a blacksmith. did this during the war, As I understand it never saw any combat. He came to the states in 1772 with his mother. The story goes that his father and siblings came earlier planning to meet but they never found each other again. He came here via Charleston S.C.John and Mary Ann had seven children. Robert b-about 1778 d 1831. This is my gr gr grandfather. Mary b-about 1780. Andrew b- August 30th 1783 d-July 16th1857. Andrew was married four times. William b-about 1785 John b-Dec 24th 1785 d-Sept 11th 1835 Elizabeth b-about 1788 d-before 1854. Margaret b-about 1792 d-before 1835. All seem to be born in Mecklenburg N.C. Think that is all you would like to know. Some you most likely know. the lady I spoke of thinks Robert Coulter's father name was Archibald being his oldest son was named that. There is a submission that says Norman, So I have no idea. Hope this is of interest to you. Nellie From notes on Andrew Graham: Andrew Graham was in the Revolutionary War; was taken prisoner and condemned to death, but the battle of Yorktown and the close of the war saved his life. Margaret Coalton Graham's deeds of patriotism, bravery, and self denial were household words in South Carolina. ___________________________________ From David Graham of Chester County, South Carolina and His Descendants 1772 - 1989 by Katharine Tolle Kell and Philip James Graham; Birmingham, MI 1990, p 65 "Andrew, listed in the South Carolina Council Journal as Andrew 'Grumbs', came to America with his parents and siblings on the ship Pennsylvania Farmer, which left Belfast on 16 October 1772 and arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, on 19 December 1772. He was part of the Rev. William Martin's grou of five shiploads of settlers. On 6 January 1773 he went with the others before the South Carolina General Assembly to request land and on 17 March 1775, as Andrew 'Grimbs', received the single-person's grant of 100 acres. The land was in Craven (laterChester) County on Rocky Creek and was bounded by the lands of James Knox, Francis Henderson, Benjamin Mitchell, and Laird Burns (Royal Grant, Vol. 35, p. 307; and Collonial Plats, Vol. 16, P. 243." __________________________ From Philip Graham: "It is now known that Andrew and his family moved from South Carolina to Kentucky in 1805-1806, because 1806 was the earliest year in which his name appeared on the Kentucky Tax Rolls. He was listed in 1806 Logan County Tax Rolls with an estate of 200 acres of "second rate land" on the Elk Fork, and owned one slave and three horses or mules. Matthew Graham, Andrew's son, and Adam Mills, Andrew's son-in-law (husband of Jennet Graham) also first appeared on the Logan-Christian County Tax rolls in 1806. Another whose name first appeared on the Christian County Tax Rolls in 1806 was John McKee, probably the father of Martha B. McKee who later married Andrew's son Robert C. Graham. Probably serveral families, including the Grahams, Mills, Wilsons, and McKees, migrated as a group from South Carolina to Kentucky in the winter of 1805-6. "Andrew continued to be listed in Logan County Tax Rolls until 1817. In the 1807 Tax Rolls, Andrew's property was described as 238 acres of "third rate land", one slave and two horses or mules. In 1810 he owned 238 acres of "third rate land" a slave and five horses. In 1815 he paid taxes on 109 acres patented to B. Allen plus 138 acres of "third rate land", a slave and four horses. In 1815 his land was valued at $5 an acre, and the total value of his property including his slave and his horses was $1,740. .... In 1817 he owned 238 acres of land plus one slave and five horses or jacks, with a total value of $1897. "No tax list is extant for Logan County in 1818. In 1819 Andrew was listed in Christian County (then next to Logan County)> He owned 240 acres of "second rate" land, one slave, five horses,etc. totalling $2,955. Later in 1819, the area in Christian County where Andrew and his family lived became part of the newly established Todd County. The 1820 tax record for Todd County was the last Kentucky listing for Andrew Graham; he still owned 240 acres of "second rate" land, one slave, five horses, etc. totaling $2,825. "Andrew died between March and May of 1821, but not until 1824 when his estate was settled did his widow, Margaret, appear on the Todd County tax rolls. At that time no land was listed in her name, but she did own one slave, one horse, etc., at a total value of $775. "William McKee, brother-in-law of Robert C. Graham, appeared as executor to the estate of Andrew Graham in the Todd County Tax Rolls between 1821-23. In 1821 Andrew Graham's estate consisted of 346 acres, one slave, four horses, etc.; and in 1822 the estate consisted of the same amount of land plus three horses, etc., but no slaves. By 1823 the estate amounted to 220 acres on Rain Lick Creek, no slave, one horse, etc. totaling $1,360. In 1824 William was no longer listed as Andrew's executor, presumably because the esate had been settled. "It is interesting that William did ot list Andrew's slave, Sandy, in 1822 and 1823. Andrew bequeathed Sandy to his widow and daughters, but they did not emancipate Sandy until 1829. In the 1837 and 1838 Todd County Tax rolls, Sandy Graham was listed as a free black. "... accounts... from the probate records of the estate of Andrew Graham (Todd County Court House Will Book A p. 169-175). Andrew Graham apparently continued to work in the blacksmith trade up until his latter years as two of theses accounts were due the estate for blacksmith work. "March 1822, Robert E Acock received $10 from Robert C. Graham, administrator of the estate of Andrew Graham, for the schooling of Thomas Graham, Son of Andrew Graham decd." ............ In the appraisal bill of the estate of Andrew Graham dated 23 May 1821 and presented to the June Term 1821 Todd County Court (Todd County Will Book A P. 23-24): (summarized and excerpted here) 7 cows, 6 calves, 3 heifers, 16 head of hogs, 2 sows,and 10 pigs totaling $126.50. 3 horses totaling $225. Waggon gear $130. 1 black man Sandy valued at $700. Several plows, hoes, axes, bridles, saddle, saddle bag, side saddle, branding iron, etc. 2 flat irons, grind stone, sickle, coffee mill, churn and basket, milk crocks, water pails. Furniture: 2 chests, 4 beds: 1 bedstead, 2 bed do & do, 1 bed do. Kitchen: press, kettle and pot hooks, tea kettle, small pot and skillet, 2 ovens and lids, hand irons. Cupboard furniture: Dining table and linnen, bureau, brass candlestick, small trunk, looking glass, cotton wheel, 5 chairs. Total value of itemized list: $1574. J. Brown, J.D Goren?, John McKee appraisers and Wm. McKee, Matthew Grahm, Robert C. Graham, executors. Sam, I am a descendent of Jennet Graham Mills, daughter of Andrew Graham. I am her fourth-great granddaughter. The name Janet stuck around our family -- it was my dad's sister's name and is my middle name. Attached are the OCR scans of the two transcribed wills as they appear in Philip Graham's book. Since the form of the wills I have from the book were transcribed, not scanned, copies of the original handwritten documents, there was no point in sending you all those bits of the pure scan, and this text is much friendlier. If you put it anywhere please retain the credit to the authors of the book who did all the research. Where did you get all your other information? Through Philip Graham? It seems to conform to the genealogy of the book. You can't tell from the will that William's middle name is Mills -- just says William M. Graham -- and since my Jennet Graham married Adam Mills (son of William Mills) it would seem there might be cause for some confusion (or she married a step-cousin or something...) Anyway -- my records which came through another source and may be suspect give Andrew's three wives as Margaret Coulter (probably misspelled...), Mary Chestnut, and Margaret Phillips. Andrew's will does not provide the maiden name of the second wife, and the only Mills mentioned in the will is Jennet Mills, my great x4 grandmother. Also, it is clear from these documents there was some tie of the Graham and Chestnut families -- since James Chestnut witnessed David Graham's will, and the slave Sandy when freed lived in the household with an Isaac Chestnut. Not nearly enough to prove a marriage of course.... Regards, MILLIE Sam & Millie- Just a few thoughts- 1. I still have not been able to find my copy of the picture of William Mills & Jane (Popham) Graham. Cal & Velores Graham sent me a copy of the picture several years ago. I will write to them for another copy. Their address is: Calvin Graham, Box 256, Clinton Arkansas, 72031. Cal is a gr gr grandson of William Mills Graham through is son James Thomas Graham (1836-1921). Cal & Velores were the source of "Mills" as the middle name of William Mills Graham. They did not have any proof of "Mills" as the middle name, just family lore. Last year Velores sent me a copy of a land purchase from the Illinois Public Land Office dated 10 October 1840 for "William Mills Graham of Morgan County IL" for 160 acres in NE quarter of section 13, township 10 north, range 5 west. This would be land in Warren County IL. This land grand is the first "proof" for "Mills" as the middle name for William Mills Graham. Just as a side note - Cal & Velores told me that when they first started family research that they were told that William Mills Graham was born in Wheeling West Virginia. 2. I can not decide what to do concerning the # of wives for Andrew Graham (d. 1821) & which children were born by which wife. I am certain about the names of the children - as Andrew's probate record is the primary source. That 1791 Chester County SC deed for Andrew Graham & his first wife, Margaret Coulter, certainly proves that Margaret Coulter was the first wife & still alive in 1791. However the records do not provide anything to clear up Mary Chestnut as a possible wife of Andrew nor for "Phillips" as the surname of Margaret (Andrew's widow). The name "Mills" does appear a number of times in several generations of Andrew's grandchildren & great grandchildren. The name "Ches(t)nut" is not appear at all as far as I can determine. Maybe something will turn up in the records to shed light on this problem. 3. There is connection a Paul family but I am not clear about this data or have good documentation. The Pauls listed below were connected somehow to John Paul Jones - but I do not know how. Margaret Coulter (wife of Andrew Graham, d. 1821) was the daughter of Robert Coulter & Mary Stuart. Mary Stuart was the daughter of a Levi Stuart. Here is an outline- First Generation 1. Levi Stuart Children: 1. Elizabeth Stuart 2. Mary Stuart 3. Margaret Stuart Second Generation 1. Elizabeth Stuart, married --- Paul. Child: (1) John Paul, born 1780 SC, died 1841 Washington County IL, married Mary Morton, daughter of Thomas Morton (1736-1790/1806) & Elizabeth Paul. 2. Mary Stuart, married Robert Coulter 3. Margaret Stuart, married Alexander Morton. Children: 1. Thomas Morton, born 1736 Ireland, died 1790/1806 Chester County SC, buried Paul's Cemetery, married Elizabeth Paul. 2. Jane Morton, born 1738, died 1817 Chester County SC, buried Paul's Cemetery, married John Kell. Phil Sam- I think we dealing with the same Andrew Graham. The main reason is that both deal with the family line of Jennet Graham Mills, wife of Adam Mills, who was the daughter of Andrew Graham. I do think Millie Clarke's information is in error in regards to the (1) birth & death dates of Andrew; (2) maiden name of his first wife Margaret Coulter; (3) the order, names & birth dates of the children. The two items that I can not prove in error is (1) marriage to Mary Chestnut and (3) Phillips as the surname of Andrew's widow, Margaret. We have to find something in the records to either support these two items or refute them. Phil Sam Sloan- On your questions: 1. When Mrs Kell made the first printing of the book she spent around $3000 of her own money. She sold the book at cost at around $20 each. I do have a copy of book in unbound form. What I have thought of doing is going to Kinkos to see how much it would be to make xerox copies & then seeing how many copies various people would want to purchase. Mrs Kell & I were working on a supplement (which I still add on information). If I had the time, energy & talent what I should do is make a complete revision and print up a new book. 2. I do not have a homepage on the internet, yet. Again, it is something I have thought about but have not gotten around to doing anything about. 3. It would be great to finalize the number of wives of Andrew Graham & his children's mother. According to Millie Clarke's information, William M. Graham is the son of Andrew through the middle wife, Mary Ches(t)nut. Phil Graham Back to the original question: I would like to try to add a few leaves to My Family Tree. First I need to explain that the box of photographs handed down from Henrietta Jacobson (1884-1969) just gave his name as William Graham 1799-1881. The middle name of Mills was not mentioned. I got the middle name of Mills and the dates of 1801-1882 from another source. Since Henrietta was born just after he died, she might have known something about him and her dates might be correct. Henrietta was not related to him, but her sister-in-law, Mary Graham, my grandmother, was his granddaughter. By the way, I just assume that Henrietta assembled these documents. I found them in my mother's house in a pile of stuff that was about to be taken to a garbage dump pursuant to a court order by Judge Michael Gamble issued at the request of my brother, Creighton Sloan. I had to file for bankruptcy in order to stop the destruction of these and other family documents. It is possible that my mother got these documents and the photographs from her own mother, Mary Graham, and not from her Aunt Henrietta. There are a few people still alive who would know, especially my Uncle Alden Jacobson who lives in Melbourne, Florida, 1-321-779-2204, but due to a family rift I cannot ask him. (Did I forget to tell you that Alden dropped the Bomb on Nagasaki?) Please note that there are two persons named William Mills Graham. The other one was the son of Matthew Graham who was the son of Andrew Graham and Margaret Coulter. This seems very strange and surprising and frankly looks likely to be wrong. So, I want to ask you: Of what are you completely certain? How many wives are you certain that Andrew Graham had and how many and which children are you certain that he had? Sam Sloan