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Adam James 1772–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, USA

Father: Thomas James

Mother: Mary Pickett

Spouse(s): Phebe Baker

Children(s): Elizabeth James, Sally James, Sarah James, John James, William James, Janet James, Ezekiel James

Adam James was born in 1772 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Stephen James And Mary Ann Polly Pickett. Adam James married Phebe Baker, and had children including Elizabeth James, Ezekiel James, Janet James, John Jesse James, Sally James, Sarah James, William James. Adam James passed away in 1835 in Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Adam James was born in 1772 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Stephen James And Mary Ann Polly Pickett.
  • Adam James married Phebe Baker, and had children including Elizabeth James, Ezekiel James, Janet James, John Jesse James, Sally James, Sarah James, William James.
  • Adam James passed away in 1835 in Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas James
1748–1782
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
TJ
Mary Pickett
1753–1840
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Phebe Baker
1774–1840
Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
PB

Children(s)

Elizabeth James
1792–1837
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
EJ
Sally James
1796–1809
Birth Location: –
SJ
Sarah James
1798–1879
Birth Location: –
SJ
John James
1790–1871
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, United States
JJ
William James
1802–1862
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
WJ
Janet James
1794–1798
Birth Location: –
JJ
Ezekiel James
1795–1839
Birth Location: –
EJ

Adam James's Ancestors

Self
Adam James
1772–1835
Birth Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Stephen James
1748–1782
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Polly) Pickett
1753–1840
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam James's Descendants

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Adam James (1772–1835) m. Phebe Baker (1774–1840)
  1. 1. Elizabeth James 1792–1837 m. William (Joseph) Davis 1783–1865
    1. 1. William Davis 1805–1860 m. Delancy ("Delana") Davis 1816–1880
      1. 1. Mary Davis 1839– m. Padgett 1840–1867
        1. 1. Julia (Delancy) Padget 1865–1922 m. Noah (Webster) Burdick 1861–1942
        2. 2. William Padgett 1869–
        3. 3. Roxiam (J) Padgett 1859–
        4. 4. Dansy (F) Padgett 1862–
      2. 2. Eda (Caroline) Davis 1835–1928
      3. 3. Franklin (J) Davis 1841–
      4. 4. George (W) Davis 1857–
      5. 5. Amarilla (L) Davis 1850–
      6. 6. Nancy (A) Davis 1847–
      7. 7. Eliza Davis 1843–
      8. 8. Louisa Davis 1847–
    2. 2. Abijah Davis 1807–1873
  2. 2. Sally James 1796–1809
  3. 3. Sarah James 1798–1879
  4. 4. John (Jesse) James 1790–1871
  5. 5. William James 1802–1862
  6. 6. Janet James 1794–1798
  7. 7. Ezekiel James 1795–1839

Adam James's Timeline

2 Records

1772
1772
Birth of Adam James in Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
1835
1835
Age 63
Death of Adam James in Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, USA
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