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Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James 1565–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1565

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 28 August 1630

Death Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: George James

Mother: Bridgett Littleton

Spouse(s): William Tewksbury

Children(s): George Phelps, Richard Phelps, William Jr, Thomas Phelps, Edward Phelps, James Phelps, Dorothy Phelps, Mary Phelps, Elizabeth Phelps

Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James was born in 1565 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, the child of George Henry James And Bridgett James Littleton. Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James married William Phelps I Of Tewksbury, and had children including Dorothy Phelps, Edward Phelps, Elizabeth Phelps, George Phelps, James Phelps, Mary Marie Phelps, Richard Phelps, Thomas Phelps, William Phelps Jr. Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James passed away in 1630 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James was born in 1565 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, the child of George Henry James And Bridgett James Littleton.
  • Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James married William Phelps I Of Tewksbury, and had children including Dorothy Phelps, Edward Phelps, Elizabeth Phelps, George Phelps, James Phelps, Mary Marie Phelps, Richard Phelps, Thomas Phelps, William Phelps Jr.
  • Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James passed away in 1630 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy James's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy James
1565–1630
Birth Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Parents
George Henry James
1539–1573
Fordield, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Bridgett ((James)) Littleton
1545–1622
Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Edmund James
1500–1585
Astley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Ann Ramsay
1500–
Hitcham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Roger (or Robert) Littleton
1519–1601
Frankley, Groveley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (13GGM) Stanley
1513–1608
West Bromwich, Stafford, England
Great-Grandparents
John Littleton
–1534
Elizabeth Talbot
1502–1581
John Stanley
1460–1534
Cecily Freebody
1474–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Talbot
1468–1538
Anne Hastings
1471–1520

Dorothy James's Descendants

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Dorothy ("Gateway Ancestor") James (1 April 1565–28 August 1630) m. William (Phelps I, of) Tewksbury (4 August 1560–28 September 1611)
  1. 1. George Phelps 1610–1687
    1. 1. John Phelps 1651–1741 m. Sarah (Buckland) Phelps 1649–1693
      1. 1. Thomas Phelps 1687–1750 m. Hannah Phelps 1684–1728
        1. 1. Thomas Phelps 1711–1777 m. Margaret Watson 1715–1777
  2. 2. Richard Phelps 1609–1635
  3. 3. William (Phelps) Jr 1599–1672
  4. 4. Thomas Phelps 1590–
  5. 5. Edward Phelps 1597–
  6. 6. James Phelps 1601–1672
  7. 7. Dorothy Phelps 1595–
  8. 8. Mary ((Marie)) Phelps 1587–1588
  9. 9. Elizabeth Phelps 1603–1603

Dorothy James's Timeline

8 Records

1565
1 April 1565
Birth of Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1570
1570
Age 5
Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James was married in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
1577
1577, 1583, 1586 or 1590
Age 12
Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James was married in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
1583
1583
Age 18
Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James was married in England
England
1590
1590
Age 25
Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James was married in Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
1597
Abt. 1597
Age 32
Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James was married in Tewksbury, Gloucester, England
Tewksbury, Gloucester, England
1600
1600
Age 35
Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James was married in England
England
1630
28 August 1630
Age 65
Death of Dorothy "Gateway Ancestor" James in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1565
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1577, 1583, 1586 or 1590
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1597
    Event Place: Tewksbury, Gloucester, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1630
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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