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James Bancroft 1739–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 MAY 1739

Birth Location: Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)

Death Date: 17 MAY 1831

Death Location: Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)

Father: Raham Bancroft

Mother: Ruth Kendall

Spouse(s): Sarah Pierson

Children(s): Ruth Bancroft

The story of James Bancroft began in 1739 in Essex, Massachusetts (Essex). James Bancroft married Sarah Pierson, and had children including Ruth Bancroft. James Bancroft passed away in 1831 in Essex, Massachusetts (Essex).

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Biography

  • The story of James Bancroft began in 1739 in Essex, Massachusetts (Essex).
  • James Bancroft married Sarah Pierson, and had children including Ruth Bancroft.
  • James Bancroft passed away in 1831 in Essex, Massachusetts (Essex).

Immediate Family

Parents

Raham Bancroft
1684–1758
Birth Location: Reading, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
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Ruth Kendall
1703–1758
Birth Location: Woburn, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Pierson
1739–1783
Birth Location: Andover, Massachusetts (Essex)
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Children(s)

Ruth Bancroft
1761–1852
Birth Location: Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
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James Bancroft's Ancestors

Self
James Bancroft
1739–1831
Birth Place: Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
Parents
Raham Bancroft
1684–1758
Reading, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Ruth Kendall
1703–1758
Woburn, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Grandparents
Thomas Bancroft
1649–1718
Dedham, Massachusetts (Suffolk)
Sarah Pool(e)
1656–1723
Reading, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bancroft's Descendants

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James Bancroft (9 MAY 1739–17 MAY 1831) m. Sarah Pierson (1 MAY 1739–14 OCT 1783)
  1. 1. Ruth Bancroft 1761–1852 m. Thomas Emerson 1757–1837
    1. 1. Clarissa Emerson 1787–1889 m. Benjamin Cox 1782–1873
      1. 1. Harriet (Orne) Cox 1821–1916 m. Charles (Leonard) Bayrd 1819–1868
        1. 1. Charles (Leonard) Bayrd 1855–1939 m. Martha (Berry) Snow 1861–1922 m. Cora (Etta) Johnson 1855–1935
        2. 2. Harriet (F.) Bayrd 1846– m. William (H.) Atwell 1846–
      2. 2. Thomas (Emerson) Cox 1813–1898 m. Lucy Gould 1818–
        1. 1. Lucy (Albina) Cox 1840–1898
        2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Cox 1841–
        3. 3. Abbie (Jane) Cox 1842–
        4. 4. Caroline (Pamelia) Cox 1843–
        5. 5. Henry (Bancroft) Cox 1844–
        6. 6. Thomas (Emerson) Cox 1860–1898
      3. 3. Hubbard Cox 1806–1873
      4. 4. George Cox 1806–1873
      5. 5. Hannah Cox 1806–1873

James Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1739
9 MAY 1739
Birth of James Bancroft in Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
1831
17 MAY 1831
Age 92
Death of James Bancroft in Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1739
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, Spencer-Junta Family Tree: owner vohalloran: searched Charles Bayrd on 14 Jan 2016 by Mike Walton

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1831
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, Spencer-Junta Family Tree: owner vohalloran: searched Charles Bayrd on 14 Jan 2016 by Mike Walton
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