Captain Thomas Graves Esquire[1] | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| Assumed office 1619 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1580 |
| Died | c. 1635 Accomac Shire, Virginia Colony[1] |
| Spouse | Katherine Graves |
| Children | John, Thomas, Ann, Verlinda, Katherine[1] |
| Known for | Early adventurer to Virginia colony (ancient planter) |
Thomas Graves (c. 1580–1635) was one of the original Adventurers (stockholders) of the Virginia Company of London, and one of the very early Planters (settlers) who founded Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America. He was also the first known person named Graves in North America. Captain Thomas Graves is listed as one of the original Adventurers as "Thomas Grave" on page 364, Records of the Virginia Company of London, vol. IV.