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Edmund Wilson James 1602 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1602 / 1610

Birth Location: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1640

Death Location: (Watertown) Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts

Father: Phillip Massachusetts

Mother: Jane Davenport

Spouse(s): Reana James

Children(s): Hannah James

Edmund Wilson James was born in 1602 in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Phillip James, Original Settler, Hingham, Massachusetts and Jane Davenport. Edmund Wilson James married Reana James, and had children including Hannah James. Edmund Wilson James passed away in 1640 in (Watertown) Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Edmund Wilson James was born in 1602 in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Phillip James, Original Settler, Hingham, Massachusetts and Jane Davenport.
  • Edmund Wilson James married Reana James, and had children including Hannah James.
  • Edmund Wilson James passed away in 1640 in (Watertown) Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Phillip Massachusetts
1599 – 1638
Birth Location: Helston, Cornwall, England
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Jane Davenport
1606 – 1689
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Reana James
1614 – 1675
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Hannah James
1629 – 1697
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
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Edmund James's Ancestors

Self
Edmund James
1602 – 1640
Birth Place: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Phillip James, Original Settler, Hingham, Massachusetts
1599 – 1638
Helston, Cornwall, England
Jane Davenport
1606 – 1689
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Penelope) Hyland
1566 – 1660
Of London, Middlesex, England
Phillips Davenport
1575 – 1670
Hingham, Norfolk, , , England
Jane Russell
1575 – 1609
Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas hyland
1546 –
Deborah Curtis
1546 – 1641
John Davenport
1550 – 1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Davenport
1528 – 1598
Anne Mainwaring
1525 – 1606

Edmund James's Descendants

1.
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Edmund (Wilson) James (20 Jan 1602 / 1610 – Apr 1640) m. Reana James (1614 – 3 Jan 1675)
  1. 1. Hannah James (1629 – 21 June 1697) m. Captain (John "the Immigrant" Wilson GG) 9 (10 Jan 1639 – 2 Jul 1687)
    1. 1. James Wilson (1669 – Mar 1750) m. Deborah Pierce (30 October 1666 – 14 December 1703)
      1. 1. James WILSON (Aug 1694 – Aug 1753) m. Mehitable Leavens (3 Feb 1696 – 1740)
        1. 1. Sarah Wilson m. JOSHUA Lamb

Edmund James's Timeline

2 Records

1602
20 Jan 1602 / 1610
Birth of Edmund Wilson James in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England
1640
Apr 1640
Age 38
Death of Edmund Wilson James in (Watertown) Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts
(Watertown) Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1602 / 1610
    Event Place: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1640
    Event Place: (Watertown) Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts
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