John Graves was born on March 20, 1681 in Hatfield, Massachusetts. His father John Graves b1652 was 29 and his mother Sarah White Graves was just 20. He married Jemima Graves his 2nd cousin on March 15, 1715 in Hatfield, Massachusetts. They had one known child during their marriage. He passed away in Aug 1716 in his hometown at the early age of 35 and was laid to rest near his grandfather John White who passed on at about the same age. see Mem# 141876895