John Graves was born on June 3, 1746 in Whately, Franklin Co, Massachusetts. His father Deacon Nathan Graves b1716 was 30 and his mother Lydia Scott Graves was just 20. He married Lois Parker on Dec 22, 1773 in his hometown of Whately. They had eight known children between the years 1775 and 1791. He passed away in Franklin Co, Massachusetts but the exact date of his death is unknown, however a DAR Submission for one of his descendants stated 1791