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Francis James 1601–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Bef. 21 Oct 1661

Death Location: Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England

Father: Dr. James

Mother: Isabel Atkinson

Spouse(s): Sarah Pyott, Elizabeth Bellassis, Elizabeth Belasye

Children(s): William James, John James, Bryan James, Wiliam James, Joanna James, Hannah James, Margrett James

Francis James was born in 1601 in Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of Dr William Bishop Of Durham James And Isabel Atkinson. Francis James married Elizabeth Belasye, Elizabeth Bellassis, Sarah Pyott, and had children including Bryan James, Hannah James, Joanna James, John James, Margrett James, Wiliam James, William James. Francis James passed away in 1661 in Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Francis James was born in 1601 in Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of Dr William Bishop Of Durham James And Isabel Atkinson.
  • Francis James married Elizabeth Belasye, Elizabeth Bellassis, Sarah Pyott, and had children including Bryan James, Hannah James, Joanna James, John James, Margrett James, Wiliam James, William James.
  • Francis James passed away in 1661 in Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis James's Ancestors

Self
Francis James
1601–1661
Birth Place: Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Dr. William, Bishop of Durham, James
1542–
Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Atkinson
1559–1630
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John (II) James
1509–1580
Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Ellen Bolt, of) Sandbache
1513–1576
Sandbache, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ii
1478–1548
Elizabeth Rogers
1488–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jenawaye
1435–

Francis James's Descendants

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Francis James (1601–Bef. 21 Oct 1661) m. Sarah Pyott (Abt. 1601–) m. Elizabeth Bellassis (1585–Oct 1661) m. Elizabeth Belasye (30 Aug 1613–)
  1. 1. William James 1615–1662 m. Dorothy Wastell 1620–1701
    1. 1. Anne James 1644–1718
    2. 2. Leonard James 1660–1661
    3. 3. John James 1652–1676
    4. 4. Elizabeth James 1657–
    5. 5. William James 1663–
    6. 6. Sarah James 1646–
    7. 7. Dorothy James 1649–1718
    8. 8. Mary James 1661–1661
    9. 9. Margaret James 1659–1667
    10. 10. Margaret (S.) James 1644–
  2. 2. John James 1636– m. Elizabeth (Taller \) Tailor 1637–1745
    1. 1. Ann James 1664–
    2. 2. Matthew James 1666–
    3. 3. William James 1659–1743
    4. 4. Grace James 1662–1733
    5. 5. Margaret James 1669–1704
  3. 3. Bryan James 1633–
  4. 4. Wiliam James 1615–1662
  5. 5. Joanna James 1613–1700
  6. 6. Hannah James 1630–1703
  7. 7. Margrett James 1633– m. Ferdinando Murcrafte 1631–

Francis James's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Francis James in Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
1661
Bef. 21 Oct 1661
Age 60
Death of Francis James in Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England
Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leyton, Essex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 21 Oct 1661
    Event Place: Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England

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