George Gravitt1

M, #3727, b. 26 July 1733, d. before 4 December 1798
George Gravitt|b. 26 Jul 1733\nd. b 4 Dec 1798|p3727.htm|John Gravat|b. c 1710\nd. 1740|p4055.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. c 1712|p4056.htm|||||||||||||

Relationship=6th great-grandfather of Robert Lynn Adams.
Relationship=5th great-grandfather of Ida Ione Ashby.
Last Edited=6 Dec 2006
     George Gravitt was born on 26 July 1733 at St. Paul's Parrish, King George Co., Virginia.2,3 He was the son of John Gravat and Elizabeth (?).2

As of 9 May 1756, George Gravitt was also known as George Gravat.4

George Gravitt married Catherine McCartie on 9 May 1756 at St. Paul's Parrish, Virginia, when he was 22.1,4,5,2,6,7,3

George Gravitt obtained a land patent on 4 July 1768 at Spotsylvania Co., Virginia; purchased 125 a. from John Deatherage.8 He was on the tax roll in 1787 at Spotsylvania Co., Virginia, He was assessed tax on two horses and 10 cows.9

As of 1798, George Gravitt was also known as George Gravatt.5

George Gravitt was also known as George Gravett.10

George Gravitt died before 4 December 1798 at Spotsylvania Co., Virginia.1,5,11,3

His estate was probated on 4 December 1798 at Spotsylvania Co., Virginia; Ex. wife, Caty Gravatt and son John Gravatt. Leg. wife Caty Gravatt; son Robert; son John; granddaughter Caty Fagg.12

At Spotsylvania Co., Virginia, Gravatt, George, of Spotsylvania Co., d. 1798, Executors Bond dated Dec. 4, 1798. Wit. William Willoughby, James Wheeler, Ex. wife, Caty Gravatt and son John Gravatt. Leg. wife Caty Gravatt; son Robert; son John; granddaughter Caty Fagg.5

Children of George Gravitt and Catherine McCartie

Citations

  1. [S44] Letter, unknown author to unknown recipient, 17 Sep 1996.
  2. [S74] Compiled by John Bailey Calvert Nicklin, St. Paul's Parish Register, Page 25.
  3. [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Name: George Gravitt
    Spouse: Gravitt Cather
    Parents: Elizabeth John ,
    Birth Place: King George Co, St Paul S Parish, VA
    Birth Date: 26 July 1733
    Marriage Date: 9 May 1756
    Death Date: 4 December 1798
    Source Information cited:
    Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Marriages[database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001





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  4. [S66] Unknown author, Marriage Recods of the City of Fredericksburg and of Orange, Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties, Virginia 1722-1850, Page 72.
  5. [S70] William Armstrong Crozier, Spotsylvania County Records 1721-1800, Page 53..
  6. [S119] Unknown volume, Broderbund Marriage CD, unknown repository.
  7. [S87] Elaine Bukove, "Gravitt Descendents", Lists place of marriage as Stafford Co., VA..
  8. [S70] William Armstrong Crozier, Spotsylvania County Records 1721-1800, Page 262..
  9. [S96] Compiled by Netti Schreiner-Yantis & Florene Love, The 1787 Census of Virginia, Tax List "B" page 878.
  10. [S49] Sandra Hargrove, GEDCOM File submitted by Sandra Hargrove..
  11. [S87] Elaine Bukove, "Gravitt Descendents".
  12. [S70] William Armstrong Crozier, Spotsylvania County Records 1721-1800, Page 58..