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$}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton 1746–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 20 Dec 1819

Death Location: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Acton

Mother: Mary Austin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McCraft

Children(s): James Acton

The story of $}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton began in 1746 in Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England. $}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton married Elizabeth Betsy Mccraft, and had children including James S Acton. $}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton passed away in 1819 in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of $}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton began in 1746 in Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.
  • $}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton married Elizabeth Betsy Mccraft, and had children including James S Acton.
  • $}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton passed away in 1819 in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Acton
1704–1770
Birth Location: Longnor, Shropshire, England
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Mary Austin
1698–1776
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
MA

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McCraft
1750–1819
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Acton
1765–1849
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JA

$}(.^#@@&;%=) Acton's Ancestors

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$}(.^#@@&;%=) Acton
1746–1819
Birth Place: Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Parents
John Acton
1704–1770
Longnor, Shropshire, England
Mary Austin
1698–1776
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Sir (Henry AUSTIN (ACTON) II or) Jr
1677–1742
Longnor, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Marriott) PENN\Gambra\Austin\Chandler
1682–1737
Longnor, Shropshire, England
Thomas (Austin I, drowned in the Merrimack) River
1671–1712
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Hannah (Russ FOSTER AUSTIN HENDRICK) BRADLEY
1668–1740
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Master I
1643–1685
Lady Corbett
1643–1685
Lady Buckinghamshire
1635–1699
(P9THGGF) 1716
1639–1716
Andrew II
1640–1697
Mary Ruse
1643–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ecton, Ecton)
1626–1690
Lady Bright\Acton
1599–1651
Laura Richard
1622–
Andrew GG
1598–1685
Ann Forster
1617–1692
Margaret Russ
1610–1689

$}(.^#@@&;%=) Acton's Descendants

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$}(.^#@@&;%=) (Capt James Edward) Acton (1746–20 Dec 1819) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") McCraft (1750–1819)
  1. 1. James (S) Acton 1765–1849 m. Elizabeth Elkins 1770–1840
    1. 1. James (II) Acton 1807–1880 m. Margaret Stogdill 1807–1887
      1. 1. Stephen (C) Ecton 1834–1909 m. Catherine (Malinda) Davis 1835–1870
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Ecton 1867–1929 m. John Manning 1861–1939
        2. 2. James Ecton 1858–

$}(.^#@@&;%=) Acton's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of $}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton in Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1819
20 Dec 1819
Age 73
Death of $}(.^#@@&;%=) Capt James Edward Acton in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1819
    Event Place: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
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