The Seagraves Family

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Jonathan SEAGRAVES

Male Abt 1790 -


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  • Name Jonathan SEAGRAVES 
    • The Seagraves surname presented for this person is based on the dominant spelling found in the various records researched, but primarily on the name carved on the person's gravestone. HOWEVER, for the common variations of the Seagraves family name of which there are over 20, such as Cegrave(s) Segrave(s), Seagreave(s), Seegrave(s), Segrove(s), Seagrove(s), etc. all of which have been given the Seagraves spelling for clarity and ease of analysis.
      Certain variations are used so consistently within a family that they have been retained in this analysis, specifically, SAGRAVES (which also includes Sagrove(s)) and SEAGRAVE. Sagraves was adopted by the early settlers of eastern Kentucky about 1800. Seagrave was the version brought to Massachusetts by the John & Sarah Seagrave family who settled there about 1725.
      The Seagraves version is the most common found (about 39%) of all those found on the 1940 census.
      A discussion of the name spelling variations can be found on the Home Page of this website.
    Birth Abt 1790  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Jonathan was possibly born in Botetourt County, VA.
    Gender Male 
    Marriage #1 11 Feb 1808  Warren County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    On 11 February 1808 Jonathan married Mary "Polly" Burch in Warren County, Kentucky. 
    Property Event probably Before 1830  Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    John Seagraves purchased Lot #131 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky. The lot was on Main Street in Scottsville was among the first sold in the town. 
    1830 US census 1830  Allen County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Jonathan Segraves with:
    2 males 5-9; 2 males 15-19;1 male 30-39;
    2 females 10-14; 1 female 15-19;
    2 females 20-29; 1 female 80-89
     
    • It is likely that the female in the household in her 80s might have been Mary, the mother of Jonathan, or his mother-in-law.
    1840 US census 1840  Allen County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Johnathan Segraves with:
    1 male 30-39
    1 female 30-39
     
    1850 US census 1850  Allen County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Jonathan Cegraves, 60, farmer, born in Virginia; P. Cegraves, 49, born in South Carolina. 
    1860 US census 1860  Carolina, Allen County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Jonathan Segroves, 64, farmer, born in Virginia; Polly Segroves, 55, born in South Carolina. 
    Person ID I648  Seagraves Database
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2020 

    Father Samuel SEAGRAVES,   b. Abt 1743   d. Bef April 1817, Allen County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary LNU 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Bef 1770 
    • That is based on Mary being named in the 1804 sale of 400 acres in Botetourt Co., VA and the estimated birth year of his son, Jonathan about 1770. The only known source for the children of Samuel are researcher notes except that there are recorded marriages for a John Seagraves and Polly Burch and a Rhoda Seagraves and William Brown in 1808 and 1805, respectively, in Warren Co., Kentucky, but nothing except an interpretation of deeds in the Allen Co. [formed in 1815 from part of Warren Co.], Kentucky courthouse "provide hints" that Samuel had the children named. Only the Thomas mentioned in one deed as the deceased son of Samuel is considered likely enough to include. The Mary married in Botetourt Co., VA in 1792 is also a very likely a child of Samuel.
    • Samuel & Mary probably married in Virginia.
    Family ID F214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary BURCH,   b. South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 11 Feb 1808  Warren County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1790 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage #1 - On 11 February 1808 Jonathan married Mary "Polly" Burch in Warren County, Kentucky. - 11 Feb 1808 - Warren County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Feb 1808 - Warren County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty Event - John Seagraves purchased Lot #131 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky. The lot was on Main Street in Scottsville was among the first sold in the town. - probably Before 1830 - Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1830 US census - recorded as Jonathan Segraves with: 2 males 5-9; 2 males 15-19;1 male 30-39; 2 females 10-14; 1 female 15-19; 2 females 20-29; 1 female 80-89 - 1830 - Allen County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1840 US census - recorded as Johnathan Segraves with: 1 male 30-39 1 female 30-39 - 1840 - Allen County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1850 US census - recorded as Jonathan Cegraves, 60, farmer, born in Virginia; P. Cegraves, 49, born in South Carolina. - 1850 - Allen County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1860 US census - recorded as Jonathan Segroves, 64, farmer, born in Virginia; Polly Segroves, 55, born in South Carolina. - 1860 - Carolina, Allen County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S158] Warren County, Kentucky Marriages 1797-1825.

    2. [S252] Allen County, Kentucky, History of .