A history of Virginia's Navy of the Revolution, which was the largest of all the State navies. It presents individuals who played significant roles in this organization, as well as the achievements and failures of the Navy. Sources for this work include the Journal and the Letter Book of the Virginia Naval Board, Revolutionary pension claim papers, and other documents concerning the Virginia Navy.
Bibliography: Stewart,
Robert Armistead.
History of Virginia's
Navy in the Revolution,
Richmond, VA, 1933.
page 192
GRAVES,
William, of Elizabeth City Co. Lt. Row Galley.
One account says
he died in service in 1781, but USP puts his death in 1802.
Heirs in 1846, Richard
H. Graves and Sarah, wife of Robert I. Barlow, of Williamsburg.