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Captain John William James 1657–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1657

Birth Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales

Death Date: 12 Aug 1718

Death Location: Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Court

Mother: Sarah (JAMES)

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In 1657, Captain John William James entered the world in Pembrokeshire, Wales, born to Sir William James Of Ightham Court And Sarah Jane Miller James. Captain John William James passed away in 1718 in Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1657, Captain John William James entered the world in Pembrokeshire, Wales, born to Sir William James Of Ightham Court And Sarah Jane Miller James.
  • Captain John William James passed away in 1718 in Middlesex, England.

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Captain James's Ancestors

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Captain James
1657–1718
Birth Place: Pembrokeshire, Wales
Parents
Sir William James of Ightham Court
1601–1661
Ightham Court, Kent, England
Sarah (Jane Miller) (JAMES)
1605–1668
Wrotham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (William James of Ightham) Court
1570–1627
England (probably London)
Jane James
1576–1659
Higham, Kent, England
Nicholas Miller
1579–1640
Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Jane Polhill
1564–1640
Shoreham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Roger NETHERLANDS
1524–1591
Sarah BELGIUM
1535–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain James's Timeline

2 Records

1657
May 1657
Birth of Captain John William James in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembrokeshire, Wales
1718
12 Aug 1718
Age 61
Death of Captain John William James in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1657
    Event Place: Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1718
    Event Place: Middlesex, England

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