GRAEFES, Johann

1702 - 1804  (102 years)

• Name	GRAEFES, Johann
  Birth	1702	Rhineland, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GRAE.J001
  Death	1804	Union County, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I24032	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2021

  
  

  Children	+ 1. GRAVES, Barbara,   b. 1743, Berkshire County, Pennsylvania d. 1805, Union County, Tennessee (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F10541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  NOTES FROM STEPHEN GREGORY "STEVE" LUKE (1947-2002): During the first 11 yrs of his life he witnessed several armys cross his home land in warfare. Following this devestation he and other relatives immigrated to America to a German community in Berkshire County,Penn. In the 1740's he and family moved to western Penn. In 1754 this area came under attack by several indian tribes and French(see Henry H Sharp). Tho' in his 50's he would have to defend his home and neighboring homes. In 1763 the war ended. However the indians suddenly attacked again wiping out the towns of Venango, Presque Isle, and LeBoeuf. He and his family managed to survive by fleeing to Ft. Pitt named after the current Prime Minister William Pitt. Following the defeat of the indians, the English Government ordered all settlers to evacuate the region. John Graves as he was now calling himself took his family along the Western Indian Trail that led from Penn to N.C.. In 1771 he probably supported the regulators(see Henry H Sharp). He was too old to serve in the War of Independence, but would have helped defend the homestead from the Cherokee. At the age of 82 he immigrated to the frontier of Tenn.

  
  

• Sources

  [S213] Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), Luke.GED, (Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), 01 July 2001) (Reliability: 2).