Monday, February 8, 2010

FOUND SOMETHING... BUT WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT?

On January 22, 2010 I thought I'd try again to find something about the GRAVES brothers. I'm getting fed up with trying to find the land records in Upper Canada or Lower Canada, but I thought I'd give it one last go on the internet to see if I missed anything about the GRAVES brothers. Google found a blog written by a descendant of Peter Suman who was executed for the same reason as John George Graves and Adam Graves left Maryland. So while it doesn't add any information to figure out who they were, it at least gives me hope that I can find out more about them.

But where to look? Peter Suman lived in Burkittsville, Frederick County Maryland. Peter went to the Pleasant View Church of the Brethren. Maybe they went to church with each other? Maybe they were neighbors? Being that only seven men were convicted, they must have a common link between them, but what is it?

The men were convicted on 25 July 1781. Peter and two others were hanged on 17 August 1781.

In 1783 they were in New York writing letters trying to prove they were freeholders in the Frederick County in Maryland. But what part of Frederick county?

1 comment:

Lori H said...

Sure wish I could help you more! I have been very lucky with what I have been able to discover about Peter. Good luck with your search!