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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: William (7gfofJesseJames)

Mother: Sarah (JAMES)

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In 1657, Captain John William James entered the world in Pembrokeshire, Wales, born to William John Sir James Of Ightham Court 11Gf 7Gfofjessejames 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 William John Sir James Of Ightham Court 11Gf 7Gfofjessejames And Sarah Jane Miller James.
  • Captain John William James passed away in 1718 in Middlesex, England.

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Captain James's Ancestors

Self
Captain James
1657–1718
Birth Place: Pembrokeshire, Wales
Parents
William John Sir James of Ightham Court *+11gf (7gfofJesseJames)
1601–1661
Ightham Court, Kent, England
Sarah (Jane Miller) (JAMES)
1605–1668
Wrotham, Kent, England
Grandparents
William (Sir James Jamys of Ightham Court) *+12gf\12+#2(8gfofJesseJames)
1570–1627
Utrecht, Netherlands, Europe
Jane (Kule) *+12gm\12+#2
1576–1659
Higham, Of Itham Cty, Kent, England
Nicholas (\ Nicholai Miller of) Horsnells
1568–1640
Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Jane Polhill
1564–1641
Shoreham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Roger James
1531–1596
Lady Moskyn)
1540–1597
Henry Rull
1546–1650
Johanne Desmaistres
1550–1613
Sir Miller
1536–1621
Lady 11GGM
1540–1567
John Polhill*
1554–1611
Elizabeth Fowls
1556–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacobus haestrecht
1496–1563
Sarah Haestrecht
1502–1560
Henry Moskyn)
1500–1601
Elizabeth Stanley
1513–1557
John --GERMANY
1530–
Mary Desmaistres
1532–1586
Thomas Polhill*
1521–1620
Margaret Chapman*
1532–1583
Nicholas Fowle
1522–1600
Eleanor 12GGM
1532–1595

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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