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GRAHAM, John (Grayham)
1696 - 1746 (50 years) Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1671 - 1731 (60 years)-
Name GRAHAM, John (Grayham) Birth 1696 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire 
Gender Male Death 1746 Spalding, Lincolnshire Burial 7 May 1746 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Person ID I965 Edgoose Last Modified 19 Apr 2026
Father GRAHAM, James (Grymes) d. 1721, Spalding, Lincolnshire Mother EDGOOSE, Elizabeth, b. 1671, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. 1731, Spalding, Lincolnshire (Age 60 years) Marriage 27 Apr 1693 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Family ID F108 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family COLSON, Ann d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 7 Aug 1715 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Family ID F2811 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Birth - 1696 - Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire 
Marriage - 7 Aug 1715 - Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Burial - 7 May 1746 - Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - JOHN GRAHAM 1696-1746
John, son of James GRAYHAM and Elizabeth, was baptised at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 17 October 1696.
(PR)
An Index of the Will of John EDGOOSE (1649-1715), yeoman of Pinchbeck. The Will was made on 30 March 1715.
01*John EDGOOSE, the Testator.
02 John EDGOOSE, grandson of the Testator.
03 William WILKINSON, tenant.
04 MARROT, tenant.
05*John GRIMES, grandson of the Testator.
06 James GRIMES, grandson of the Testator.
07 Elizabeth GRIMES, granddaughter of the Testator.
08 Anne GRIMES, granddaughter of the Testator.
09 William LEWIN, tenant.
10 William WIMBER, tenant.
11 Joseph MASON, tenant.
12 John BRICKLES, tenant.
13 Henry ELLWOOD, tenant.
14 Thomas BAKER, tenant.
15 Judith HAMERS, reversion following her death.
16 Jane CHAMBERLAIN, wife of John CHAMBERLAIN.
17 John CHAMBERLAIN.
18 COLE
19 James EASDALE, tenant.
20 Elizabeth, wife of James GRIME, daughter of the Testator.
21 Mary, wife of John WILKINSON, grandaughter of the Testator.
22 John WILKINSON, who married Mary GRAYHAM, granddaughter of the Testator
23 Elizabeth LAWSON of Gosberton, widow.
24 Mary, the wife of Joseph MASON, kinswoman of the Testator.
25 Mary HOULDEN, the Testator's maid servant.
26 Robt. NEWTON, the Testator's manservant.
27 John PAGE, the Testator's manservant.
28 John CRUNKHORN, son of the Testator's brother-in-law Richard CRUNKHORN.
29 Richard CRUNKHORN, brother-in-law of the Testator.
30 Luke CRUNKHORN, son of the Testator's brother-in-law Richard CRUNKHORN.
31 Mr. Edward DALE, guardian of the Testator's grandson John EDGOOSE.
32 Mr. Squire HUDSON, guardian of the Testator's grandson John EDGOOSE.
33 James GRIMES, son-in-law of the Testator.
34 Martha CRUNKHORN, witness.
35 John HUCKBODY, witness.
36 John WEYMAN jun., witness.
(Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1715/i/51)
A John GRAHAM married Ann COLSON at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 7 August 1715.
A John GRAHAM was buried at Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 11 May 1746.
(Parish Register)
An Index of the Will of John GRAYHAM or GRAHAM, merchant, of Spalding, Lincolnshire. The Will was made on 2 February 1743. The Testator died on 7 May 1746. Probate was granted at Lincoln on 21 June 1746.
01*John GRAYHAM or GRAHAM, the Testator
02 Elizabeth GRAYHAM, wife of the Testator, formerly SHARP, executrix
03 Edward MASON, tenant of "farm and lands" in Whaplode, Lincolnshire.
04 John WILKINSON, son of the Testator's brother-in-law John WILKINSON.
05 Frances, daughter of the Testator's brother-in-law John WILKINSON
06 Elizabeth, the Testator's sister and wife of Joseph RAY of Spalding, grocer
07 Widow of Charles HAYES Esquire, the Testator's tenant.
08 John PYKE of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, the Testator's tenant.
09 Linwood RAY, son of Elizabeth RAY, the Testator's sister.
10 Joseph RAY, so of Elizabeth RAY, the Testator's sister
11 Richard SPINKS, the Testator's tenant in Pincbeck
12 William BAKER, the Testator's tenant in Pinchbeck
13 Ann BURTON Widow, sister of the Testator
14 Ann BURTON, daughter of the Testator's sister Ann BURTON
15 Mary WILKINSON, sister of the Testator and wife of John WILKINSON.
16 Martin BURTON, son of the Testator's sister Ann BURTON.
17 Samuel SHARP, brother-in-law of the Testator, [and sister of Elizabeth SHARP, the Testator's wife who married him on 16 July 1733].
18 Joseph WRAY, brother-in-law of the Testator
19 John WILKINSON, brother-in-law of the Testator
20 Martin WATSON, nephew of the Testator
21 William MOORE, nephew of the Testator
22 Samuel WILKINSON, son of the Testor's brother-in-law John WILKINSON.
23 JAMES EDGOOSE, one of 3 children of the Testator's servant John EDGOOSE.
24 JOHN EDGOOSE, one of 3 children of the Testator's servant John EDGOOSE.
25 MARY EDGOOSE, one of 3 children of the Testator's servant John EDGOOSE.
26 John EDGOOSE, servant of the Testator
27 Everard BUCKWORTH Esq., also a witness.
28 Ben RAY, witness
29 Daniel INGRAM
(Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will PROB 11/747/448)
(revised 19.04.2026)
- JOHN GRAHAM 1696-1746