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Francis Jefferson "Frank" James 1761 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1761

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Abt. 1826

Death Location: Virginia, United States

Father: Col. James

Mother: Mary Turpin

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Francis Jefferson "Frank" James was born in 1761 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of Col. Richard James and Mary Jefferson Turpin. Francis Jefferson "Frank" James passed away in 1826 in Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Jefferson "Frank" James was born in 1761 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of Col. Richard James and Mary Jefferson Turpin.
  • Francis Jefferson "Frank" James passed away in 1826 in Virginia, United States.

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Francis James's Ancestors

Self
Francis James
1761 – 1826
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col. Richard James
1736 – 1800
Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Jefferson) Turpin
1738 – 1806
Goochland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Turpin
1708 – 1790
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Nicholls) Jefferson
1708 – 1784
Powhatan, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Virginia Field
1679 – 1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1650 – 1697
Martha Branch
1649 – 1730

Francis James's Timeline

2 Records

1761
30 Dec 1761
Birth of Francis Jefferson "Frank" James in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1826
Abt. 1826
Age 65
Death of Francis Jefferson "Frank" James in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1761
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1826
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

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