Christopher GRAHAM

1670 - 1746  (76 years)

• Name	Christopher GRAHAM  [1]
  Birth	1670	Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [1]
  Religion	1670	County Fermanagh, Ireland   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  MilitaryService	Between 1689 and 1693	County Londonderry, Ireland   [2]
  	Fought as a member of Famous "Inniskilling Horse"
  Christening	23 Feb 1707	Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  TitleOfNobility	21 Nov 1711	County Fermanagh, Ireland   [2]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1720	Paxton Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   [2]
  Arrival	27 Oct 1720	Philadephia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   [2]
  Border of England	[2]
  	During the time of King James, the Grahams fled from Scotland to Ireland then to the American colonies
  Clan	[2]
  	The Graham Family descends from the ancient Clan Graemme....The Grahams living on the border of England fled from Scotland to Ireland. Soon they, or their descendants came to the American Colonies. The Grahams were Presbyterians.
  FamilySearch ID	L1H7-WNR
  Name	Christopher Grayham  [2]
  Name	Graemme  [2]
  Death	19 Feb 1746	Bullpasture, Augusta, Virginia   [1]
  Burial	19 Feb 1746	Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I594766233	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Capt William Thomas GRAHAM,   b. 21 Jul 1648, Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland d. 29 Aug 1751, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 103 years)
  Mother	Florence Blanche Grewell IRVINE,   b. 15 Jul 1650, Brae, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 1703, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F536734181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Florence RISK,   b. 14 Jul 1667, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 24 Jun 1761, Bullpasture, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1692	County Donegal, Ireland   [3]
  Children	1. Margaret Jane GRAHAM,   b. 1695, County Fermanagh, Ireland d. 11 Jan 1780, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States (Age 85 years)   2. John GRAHAM, Sr,   b. 1700, County Londonderry, Ireland d. 19 Nov 1771, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 71 years)   3. David GRAHAM,   b. 1703, Dublin, Ireland d. 1725, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 22 years)   4. Mary Jane GRAHAM,   b. 1703, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland d. 1798, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 95 years)   5. Archibald William GRAHAM,   b. 1704, Donegal, Ireland d. 5 Oct 1802, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States (Age 98 years)   6. William Barclay GRAHAM, I,   b. 1704, County Donegal, Ireland d. 17 Apr 1749, Calf Pasture, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 45 years)   7. Robert GRAHAM,   b. 1712, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 21 Sep 1763, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 51 years)   8. John David GRAHAM,   b. 1713, Fulton, Sewickley Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 1 Apr 1767, West Virginia, United States (Age 54 years)   9. James GRAHAM,   b. 1715, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 1755, Pennsylvania Somerset, Pennsylvania (Age 40 years)   10. Rebecca Jane GRAHAM,   b. 1 Jul 1716, Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 18 Apr 1780, Virginia, United States (Age 63 years)   11. Ann GRAHAM,   b. 1719, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown   12. Elizabeth Jane GRAHAM,   b. 1720, County Fermanagh, Ireland d. 20 Jun 1812, Augusta, Virginia, United States (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F536728639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  "Early western Augusta pioneers : including the families of ... Graham" by George Cleek, at: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062947833&view=1up&seq=375&q1=graham Christopher Graham, born c. 1670 in Scotland or Ireland; died c. 1745 in August County, Virginia; Married Margaret Risk (some say Florence _______). When he first came to America he first settled in Paxton Tomship, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where some of his children were born. His son, Robert Graham, was appointed as administrator of his father's estate on February 19, 1746. Christopher Graham came to America before 1700. Children: 5 (perhaps others) 1. John Graham, born c. 1700. 2. Robert Graham, born c. 1712. 3. William Graham, died 1748; married Jane May. 4. Archibald Graham, died 1748; married Margaret Shed. 5. Jane Graham, married Thomas Feamster, Jr. ---------------------------------------------------- "It is believed that Christopher Graham settled first in Paxton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where some of his children were born. The name of his wife has not been established beyond question, but some records show that her name was Margaret F. Risk (some say Florence). "A history of Highland County, Va. states that Christopher Graham and some of his sons settled in Highland County before 1740. " However, according to Carol McGinnis in Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources, Highland County was not formed until 1 May 1847; and white settlement did not start until 1745. Part of it was formed from Bath County, which, in turn was formed from Augusta County. (p. 183 and p. 163.). Christopher Graham died in 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia. His son, Robert Graham, was appointed as administrator of his father's estate on February 19, 1746. (Abstracts from the Records of Augusta County, Virginia, by Lyman Chalkley, pages 6 and 10, Vol. III)." Reference: http://watson-lewis-ancestors.blogspot.com/2009/01/graham-family-comes-to-american.html.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2022), entry for Rebecca Jane Graham, person ID L6RH-5GF. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2024), entry for Christopher GRAHAM, person ID L1H7-WNR. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2024), entry for Margaret Florence RISK, person ID LKC3-ZV7. (Reliability: 3).