Title: Notes
Text:
Phineas Graves (7) was born 8 Feb. 1735. He served in the French and Indian War in
1757, and in Capt. Nixon's Co. in 1759. He was out with the Minute Men at Concord on
April 19, 1775, and served 6 months in R.I. in 1779 in Capt. Thomas Hovey's Co., Col.
Nathan Tyler's Regt. He first married Miss Pepper, who died after the birth of her second
child. He moved to Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, where he secondly married Elizabeth
Banks. (R-200)
pg 756 of Massachusetts Soldiers and sailors in the War of the Revolution:
GRAVES, Phineas, Framingham. Private, Capt. Simon Edgell's co. of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Concord and
Cambridge; service, 10 days; also, Capt. Jesse Emes's co., Col. Samuel Bnllard's (5th Middlesex Co.) refit. ; petition addressed to Col.
Bullard, dated Framingham, June 1, 1776, signed by said Graves and others, asking that the company be divided into two companies;
also, Private, Capt. Thomas Hovey's co., Col. Nathan Tyler's refit.; enlisted July 13, 1779; discharged Dec. 25, 1779; service, 5 mos. 18
days, travel included, at Rhode Island; also, same co. and refit.; pay roll for Dec., 1779, allowing 1 mo. 4 days service at Rhode
Island; also, Capt. Thomas Mellen's co., Col. Abner Perry's refit.; enlisted July 28, 1780; discharged Aug. 10, 1780; service, l4 days,
travel included, on an alarm at Rhode Island
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