Capt. Christopher GRAHAM

   Another name for Christopher was Christopher Graham CHURCHWILL ¹.^,47

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1744, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ⁷⁰²

2. Occupation: Mariner, 29 Mar 1769, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ^607,2839

3. Occupation: Master of ST. GEORGE -- Coasting, 28 Apr 1770-13 Dec 1771, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ^2126,2840 Finding Aid reads:
St. George-- Christopher Graham -- Dartmouth -- Coasting -- 28-04-1770 -- 26-01-1771 -- Fol 204 -- Reel 7-9-2-4

4. Occupation: Master of ST. GEORGE from Dartmouth to Newfoundland, 29 Apr 1771-22 Mar 1772, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ²¹²⁶ Finding aid reads:
St. George -- Christopher Graham -- Dartmouth -- Nfld -- 29-04-1771 -- 22-03-1772 -- Fol 137 -- Reel 7-9-2-4

5. Occupation: Master of ST. GEORGE from Dartmouth to Newfoundland, 1 May 1772-3 Apr 1773, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ^2126,2841 Finding Aid Reads;
St. George - Christian [sic] Graham -- Dartmouth -- NFLD -- 1-05-1772 -- 03-04-1773 -- Fol 73 -- Reel 7-9-2-4

Despite the misspelling of the name there is no doubt that this is the same Christopher Graham who was Master of this vessel on other voyages.

6. Occupation: Master of the ST. GEORGE from Newfoundland to Dartmouth, 15 Jul 1773-2 Jan 1774, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ^2126,2842 Finding Aid Reads:
St. George -- Christopher Graham -- Dartmouth -- NFLD -- 15.02.1773 -- 2.01.1774 -- Fol 18 -- Reel 7-9-2-4

7. Owner: Said to be the owner of the ship MARY on which John Graham sailed to Newfoundland, Cir 1775, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ²⁸⁴³ Information from brother John's widow's application for a pension from Trinity House.

This may or may not be the same vessel that Matthew Morry was shown to be the owner of in various Lloyd's records, so it may be that Christopher Graham and Matthew Morry were de facto partners.

8. Occupation: Master of BONETTA from Dartmouth to Newfoundland, 6 Apr 1775-5 Jun 1775, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ²¹²⁶ Finding Aid Reads:
Bonetta -- Christopher Morry -- Dartmouth/Newfoundland -- 06-04-1775 -- 05-06-1775 -- Fol 36 -- Reel 7-9-3-4. It is curous that the coasting in Newfoundland and the return to Dartmouth were under a different master, Samuel Fox. Was Christopher Graham incapacitated for some reason?

9. Occupation: Master of the BONETTA to Newfoundland, 1 Apr to 15 May 1776, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ²⁸⁴⁴

Christopher married Mary PENHEY, daughter of PENHEY and Unknown, on 29 Mar 1769 in Dartmouth, Devon, England ^{609,697,2131,2835}.^,2836 (Mary PENHEY was born circa 1745 in England,^131,609,702 died on 10 Apr 1825 in Dartmouth, Devon, England ^131,2845 and was buried on 17 Apr 1825 in St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England ^{131,609,697,2845}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, 2 Mar 1769, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ^47,698 281007 From Dartmouth Family Archive website: 29/3/1769: Christopher GRAHAM, Mariner & Mary PENHEY, by Licence.

Both sign. Wits; John Penhey & Ric. Weekes.

Note the Weekes name is already associated with the Grahams and later the Morrys. John Penhey is likely Mary's brother.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 211009: From The deanery of Totnes CD CHRISTOPHER 29 03 1769 N PENHEY MARY

2. Minister/Priest: John Nosworthy [sic], Vicar, 29 Mar 1769, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ²⁸⁴⁶

3. Witnesses: John Penhey & Ric. Weekes, 29 Mar 1769, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ²¹³¹