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David James 1660 – 1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1660

Birth Location: Glascum in, Radnorshire, Wales

Death Date: 27 June 1739

Death Location: Devon, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas James

Mother: Mary Thomas

Spouse(s): Margaret Mortimer

Children(s): Mary James, Evan James, Thomas James

In 1660, David James entered the world in Glascum in, Radnorshire, Wales, born to Thomas James and Mary Ann JAMES Thomas. David James married Margaret Jane JAMES Mortimer, and had children including Mary James, Evan Mortimer James, Thomas James. David James passed away in 1739 in Devon, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1660, David James entered the world in Glascum in, Radnorshire, Wales, born to Thomas James and Mary Ann JAMES Thomas.
  • David James married Margaret Jane JAMES Mortimer, and had children including Mary James, Evan Mortimer James, Thomas James.
  • David James passed away in 1739 in Devon, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David James's Ancestors

Self
David James
1660 – 1739
Birth Place: Glascum in, Radnorshire, Wales
Parents
Thomas James
1637 – 1662
Newchurch, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann JAMES) Thomas
1637 –
Cardiff, Wales
Grandparents
James David
1583 – 1661
Llandegley, Radnorshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David James's Descendants

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David James (Jun 1660 – 27 June 1739) m. Margaret (Jane JAMES) Mortimer (1660 – 1684)
  1. 1. Mary James (1681 – 1739)
  2. 2. Evan (Mortimer) James (1682 – 21 Jun 1790) m. Sarah (JAMES) Hoey
  3. 3. Thomas James (1690 – 15 January 1753)

David James's Timeline

3 Records

1660
Jun 1660
Birth of David James in Cardiff, Wales Slandsley Parish, Glascum, Rodnorshire
Cardiff, Wales Slandsley Parish, Glascum, Rodnorshire
1660
Jun 1660
Birth of David James in Glascum in, Radnorshire, Wales
Glascum in, Radnorshire, Wales
1739
27 June 1739
Age 79
Death of David James in Devon, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Devon, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1660
    Event Place: Cardiff, Wales Slandsley Parish, Glascum, Rodnorshire
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1276.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1660
    Event Place: Glascum in, Radnorshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of PA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1276.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1682; Page Number: 55

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1682
    Event Place: Bristol, England to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Quaker arrivals at Philadelphia (Meeting), 1682-1750
    [2] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Page Number: 498
    [3] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1682; Page Number: 55
    [4] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1682; Page Number: 7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Quaker arrivals at Philadelphia (Meeting), 1682-1750

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1739
    Event Place: Devon, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Devon, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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