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Capt. James Ransom 1640–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640/1645

Birth Location: Back River, Elizabeth City, Virginia

Death Date: 1704/1717

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter R

Mother: Judith Seymour

Spouse(s): Mary Baldwin

Children(s): Peter Ransom

Capt. James Ransom was born in 1640 in Back River, Elizabeth City, Virginia, the child of Peter Ransom R And Judith Ann Seymour. Capt. James Ransom married Mary Peyton Baldwin, and had children including Peter Ransom. Capt. James Ransom passed away in 1704 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt. James Ransom was born in 1640 in Back River, Elizabeth City, Virginia, the child of Peter Ransom R And Judith Ann Seymour.
  • Capt. James Ransom married Mary Peyton Baldwin, and had children including Peter Ransom.
  • Capt. James Ransom passed away in 1704 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter R
1615–1663
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
PR
Judith Seymour
1623–1642
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
JS

Spouses(s)

Mary Baldwin
1650–1680
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Peter Ransom
1679–1759
Birth Location: , Gloucester, Virginia, USA
PR

Capt. Ransom's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Ransom
1640–1704
Birth Place: Back River, Elizabeth City, Virginia
Parents
Peter Ransom R
1615–1663
Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
Judith ("Ann") Seymour
1623–1642
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Ransom
1580–1615
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice Faunt
1559–1625
Foston, Leicestershire, England
Frances Devereux
1599–1674
Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir ESSEX
1566–1601
Lady Clanricarde
1567–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Ransom's Descendants

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Capt. (James) Ransom (1640/1645–1704/1717) m. Mary (Peyton) Baldwin (1650–1680)
  1. 1. Peter Ransom 1679–1759 m. Dorothy North 1682–1800 m. Dorothy North 1660–1709 m. Dorothy (North) * 1670–1759
    1. 1. Ann Ransom 1710–1791 m. John (Winfrey Boswell) II 1692–1741 m. William Gatewood 1720–1785 m. Thomas Leftwich 1665– m. William Gatewood 1749–1789
      1. 1. Dorothy (Boswell) GAINES 1732–1786 m. FRANCIS Gaines 1728–1776
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") GAINES 1757–1820 m. John (Estes) Yates 1752–1823
        2. 2. Susannah (Gaines) CARTER 1750–1820
        3. 3. Dorothy Gaines 1751–1820
        4. 4. Lucy (Ann Gaines) BOURNE 1751–1778
        5. 5. Joseph Gaines 1755–
        6. 6. James Gaines 1761–1805
        7. 7. William Gaines 1757–
        8. 8. Sarah Gaines 1761–
      2. 2. Pvt. (George Boswell aka Bozell) Sr. 1728–1788

Capt. Ransom's Timeline

3 Records

1640
1640/1645
Birth of Capt. James Ransom in Back River, Elizabeth City, Virginia
Back River, Elizabeth City, Virginia
1662
23 Sep 1662
Age 22
Capt. James Ransom was married in Wethersfield, CT
Wethersfield, CT
1704
1704/1717
Age 64
Death of Capt. James Ransom in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16401645
    Event Place: Back River, Elizabeth City, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1662
    Event Place: Wethersfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17041717
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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