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Francis I James 1660 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660/1676

Birth Location: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 July 1721

Death Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States

Father: James James

Mother: Katherine Edwards

Spouse(s): Mary Sherwood, Mary Sherwood

Children(s): Lucy Hambleton, Jane James, Francis James, Sherwood James, Jane James

The story of Francis I James began in 1660 in Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA. Francis I James married Mary Margaret Sherwood, Mary Margaret Sherwood, and had children including Lucy Hambleton, Jane James, Francis James, Sherwood James, Jane Haley James. Francis I James passed away in 1721 in King George, King George, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis I James began in 1660 in Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA.
  • Francis I James married Mary Margaret Sherwood, Mary Margaret Sherwood, and had children including Lucy Hambleton, Jane James, Francis James, Sherwood James, Jane Haley James.
  • Francis I James passed away in 1721 in King George, King George, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James James
1660 – 1708
Birth Location: Radnor, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Katherine Edwards
1660 – 1757
Birth Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sherwood
1660 – 1760
Birth Location: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Mary Sherwood
1660 – 1755
Birth Location: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Lucy Hambleton
1683 –
Birth Location: Martingham, Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Jane James
1685 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Francis James
1695 – 1760
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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Sherwood James
1702 – 1784
Birth Location: King George, King George, Virginia, USA
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Jane James
1735 – 1817
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Francis James's Ancestors

Self
Francis James
1660 – 1721
Birth Place: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Parents
James James
1660 – 1708
Radnor, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Katherine (Jane) Edwards
1660 – 1757
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Grandparents
Gwenllian (Gwen) Price
1640 – 1687
Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis James's Descendants

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Francis (I) James (1660/1676 – 7 July 1721) m. Mary (Margaret) Sherwood (1660 – 25 Aug 1760) m. Mary (Margaret) Sherwood (1660 – 1755)
  1. 1. Lucy Hambleton (1683 – )
  2. 2. Jane James (1685 – )
  3. 3. Francis James (1695 – 25 May 1760)
  4. 4. Sherwood James (1702 – 04 May 1784) m. Anna (Hay JAMES) Taliaferro-King (1702 – 02 MAR 1760)
    1. 1. John James (1720 – 11 Jul 1778) m. Mary (Jane JAMES) Dobein (21 May 1734 – 18 Aug 1811) m. Priscilla (JAMES) McGirt (1738 – Jul 1778) m. Sarah (JAMES) Moore (1747 – 1802)
      1. 1. William James (1747 – 1826)
      2. 2. John James (26 May 1754 – 12 Oct 1825)
      3. 3. William (Dobein) James (20 DEC 1764 – 04 JUN 1830)
      4. 4. Elizabeth James (1767 – 29 JUL 1793)
      5. 5. Samuel (Winter) James (1774 – 1836)
      6. 6. Janet James (1776 – 10 MAY 1800)
      7. 7. Alice (M) James (1776 – 7 Nov 1843)
      8. 8. John James
      9. 9. Nancy (Ann HOWARD) James (1757 – 1833)
      10. 10. Shirley James (1759 – )
      11. 11. Nancy James (1757 – )
      12. 12. John James (26 May 1757 – 12 Oct 1825)
      13. 13. Mary (BRADFORD) James (25 Sep 1758 – 1845)
      14. 14. William James (1768 – 1778)
      15. 15. Samuel James (10 Aug 1769 – 18 September 1821) m. Mary ("Polly" JAMES) Darrington (7 November 1777 – 8 January 1848)
        1. 1. Mary (E. Darrington BOYKIN) James (14 Dec 1795 – 9 December 1854) m. Francis (S) Boykin (13 January 1785 – 6 October 1839) m. Frank Boykin
        2. 2. Robert (Darrington) James (16 Oct 1797 – 2 Nov 1860) m. Maria (Louisa JAMES) Cowles (26 Nov 1793 – 26 Sep 1884)
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) James (1799 – 1805)
        4. 4. Theodosia (HUNTER) James (18 Jul 1802 – 10 May 1863)
        5. 5. Lorenzo (Elliot) James (19 Apr 1805 – 7 Sep 1888) m. Eliza (Ann Wortham JAMES) Scott (17 Sep 1811 – 15 Sep 1873)
        6. 6. Thomas James (29 May 1807 – 31 Aug 1834)
        7. 7. Eliza James (4 Nov 1809 – 24 Dec 1813)
        8. 8. Rebecca James (3 Nov 1811 – 1860)
        9. 9. Charlotte (Augustus) James (31 Mar 1814 – 17 Oct 1874)
        10. 10. Rebecca (ERWIN) James (2 November 1814 – 15 December 1883) m. Isaac (Hevlin) Erwin (1 May 1807 – 09 Oct 1843) m. James (A) Woods (10 Dec 1793 – 9 Aug 1875)
        11. 11. Mary (Josephine) James (1815 – 1859)
        12. 12. Emily (BLOUNT) James (5 Oct 1816 – 9 Feb 1868) m. Frederick (Spaight) Blount (23 Nov 1808 – 18 Nov 1885)
        13. 13. Samuel James (22 Apr 1821 – 20 October 1839)
        14. 14. Lorena JAMES
      16. 16. Sarah James (1770 – 1817)
      17. 17. Rebaca James (1776 – 11 Dec1828)
    2. 2. Francis James (1716 – 1763)
    3. 3. Mary James (1718 – 1810)
    4. 4. Sherwood James (1720 – 04 MAY 1784)
    5. 5. Sherwood James (1720 – 4 May 1784)
    6. 6. Sherwood (or Sherrod) James (1720 – 5-4-1784)
    7. 7. Martha James (1721 – )
    8. 8. Martha James (1721 – )
    9. 9. Francis James (1723 – 1763)
    10. 10. Francis James (1723 – 1763)
    11. 11. James James (1730 – 1763)
    12. 12. Robert James (1731 – )
    13. 13. Mary (SINGLETON) James (13 Jan 1735 – 07 Nov 1784)
  5. 5. Jane (Haley) James (1735 – 19 NOV 1817)

Francis James's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660/1676
Birth of Francis I James in Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
1721
7 July 1721
Age 61
Death of Francis I James in King George, King George, Virginia, United States
King George, King George, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660/1676
    Event Place: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1721
    Event Place: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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