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Christopher Graham

Christopher was born in 1675 in Canonbie Dunfries, Scotland. Christopher's father was William Graham and his mother was Blanche Irvin. He was an only child. He died at the age of 73 in 1748 in Bullpasture, VA.¹

Death Notes
- Death ca. 1747/1748. Will: 19 FEB 1746/47 VA
  
  "His son Robert petitioned the court to be appointed administrator of his
  father's estate, and was so appointed 19 Feb. 1746-7." See also Lyman
  Chalkey, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, p. 431,
  vol. 1, "Robert Graham petitions for administration o his father's
  estate, Christopher Graham."
  
  "Appraisal of the [e]state was dated 15 Feb. 1748."

General Notes
- Source: Jordan Jones's Genealogy Research (RootsWeb.com)
  
  "When Christopher Graham came to the colonies he stopped for a while in
  Paxton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where some of his
  children were born."
  
  Came from Paxton Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa. about 1740.
  
  "A history of Highland County, Va. states that Christopher Graham and
  some of his sons settled in Highland County before 1740." However,
  according to Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources by Carol McGinnis, 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.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Graham
  - b. 1648 in Scotland
  
  Christopher Graham
  - b. 1675 in Canonbie Dunfries, Scotland d. 1748 in Bullpasture, VA
  
  Blanche Irvin
  - b. in Scotland

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¹ Jordan Jones's Genealogy Research