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Christopher James 1720–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Martins Hundred, James City, VA

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Armsfield, James City, VA, USA

Father: John James

Mother: Justina Thurston

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The story of Christopher James began in 1720 in Martins Hundred, James City, VA. Christopher James passed away in 1779 in Armsfield, James City, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher James began in 1720 in Martins Hundred, James City, VA.
  • Christopher James passed away in 1779 in Armsfield, James City, VA, USA.

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Christopher James's Ancestors

Self
Christopher James
1720–1779
Birth Place: Martins Hundred, James City, VA
Parents
John Montague James
1688–1725
Maryport Street, Bristol, Somerset, England
Justina Thurston
1691–1723
Long Ashton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Capt (John "William" James, Captain of) Dragoons
1657–1718
Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Anne (Wyndham) (James)
1665–1702
Ireland
John Thruston
1668–1717
Martin's Hundred, James City Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Ellinor Cary
1677–1695
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Court
1629–1678
Anne Bates
1625–1715
Sir England
1648–1691
Lady Wyndham
1654–1699
Dr England)
1638–1698
Susanna Perry
1642–1683
Francis Cary
1647–1718
Lydia Brett
1658–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Court
1601–1661
Sarah (JAMES)
1605–1668
George Bate
1608–1669
Anne Symons
1604–1679
Sir Knight
1598–1680
Lady Croke
1604–1664

Christopher James's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Christopher James in Martins Hundred, James City, VA
Martins Hundred, James City, VA
1779
1779
Age 59
Death of Christopher James in Armsfield, James City, VA, USA
Armsfield, James City, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Martins Hundred, James City, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Armsfield, James City, VA, USA

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