I do hereby certify for MARY GRAVES (Heiress of Stephen Copeland) of Land Containing Two Hundred Acres (surv’ed for her the 9th August 1788) Situate on the District of Cheraw on the No. side of Thompsons—Creek on a branch of Cedar Creek and hath such form, marks, cuttings and boundings as the above Plat Represents.
Given under my hand this 14th Nov. 1788.
Francis Bremar L:G:
Alex Craig
Dep. Surv.
On 9 August 1788, 200 acres of land was surveyed for Mary Graves along the upper border of Chesterfield adjacent to the North Carolina State Line. My reading of the land plat shows that she was an heiress of Stephen Copeland.
I have several unanswered questions:
Do any of you know why she was awarded this land?
As heiress of Stephen Copeland, was she his daughter or related otherwise?
Anyone know who her Graves husband was?
