[ History
of the Graham Family ]
[ Cover
page ]
Preface
Grahams
are Scotch Irish
From
Scotland to Virginia
John
Graham's Will
John
Graham's Children
Anne,
daughter of John Graham, Sr.
[ The
descendants of Lanty Kincaid ]
[ Betsy,
daughter of John Graham, Sr. ]
Florence
Graham married
House
of James Graham, Sr., at Lowell
Early
settlement of Lowell
[ The
descendants of Samuel and James Guinn ]
[ Other
Early Settlers ]
James
and Florence Graham's Family
Joseph
and Rebecca Graham
Joseph
and Rebecca Graham's children
More
concerning early settlement of Lowell
Elizabeth
Graham captured by the Indians
Col.
Graham rescues Elizabeth from Indians
Elizabeth
Stodghill, nee Graham
Civil
jurisdiction of Lowell
James
Graham's estate
John
Graham, Joseph's brother
Robert
Graham of Fort Chiswell
Michael
Graham's family
Slaves
of James Graham, Sr.
Clayton's
balloon ascension |
Florence Graham, daughter of John Graham, Sr.,
was born about the year 1744, though we have not the exact date. True to
the traditions of her Scottish ancestors, she accepted a proffered offer
for life’s companionship from one of her clan, and married on the 17th
day of February, 1762, her cousin, James Graham, She, with her husband,
settled in the vicinity of her parental home on the Little Calf Pasture
River and lived there some eight or ten years. The records of the Clerk’s
Office of Augusta County show that James Graham owned land in that county
about this time, which was disposed of by deed by him and his wife, Florence,
a few years later. About [41] the year 1770
or possibly a little later, James Graham with his family moved to Greenbrier
River and settled in what is now Summers County, W. Va., on the opposite
side of the river from where the village of Lowell now stands. The house
in which he lived is the same house, together with the farm now owned and
occupied by Bunyan L. Kesler. This substantially constructed old log house
was built nearly a century and a quarter ago. Its peculiar and strong construction
shows conclusively that it was built with a view of security to its inmates
from the assault of Indian foes, who less than a decade previous had attacked
and killed a portion of the Graham family. |