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James Pearson Belk 1765–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1765

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 23 February 1876

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Father: Brittain Belk

Mother: Mary Baker

Spouse(s): Nancy Hargett, Margaret Leggett

Children(s): James Belk, Samuel Belk, Sarah Belk, Mary Belk, Esther Belk, Lucy Belk, Melissa Belk, John Belk, Julius Belk, Mary Belk, Nancy Belk

James Pearson Belk was born in 1765 in North Carolina, the child of Brittain Belk And Mary Baker. James Pearson Belk married Margaret Leggett, Nancy Hargett, and had children including Esther Belk, James Albert Belk, John Wesley Belk, Julius Alexander Belk, Lucy Belk, Mary Ann Belk, Mary Belk, Melissa M Belk, Nancy E Belk, Samuel Donald Belk, Sarah Belk. James Pearson Belk passed away in 1876 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Pearson Belk was born in 1765 in North Carolina, the child of Brittain Belk And Mary Baker.
  • James Pearson Belk married Margaret Leggett, Nancy Hargett, and had children including Esther Belk, James Albert Belk, John Wesley Belk, Julius Alexander Belk, Lucy Belk, Mary Ann Belk, Mary Belk, Melissa M Belk, Nancy E Belk, Samuel Donald Belk, Sarah Belk.
  • James Pearson Belk passed away in 1876 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Belk's Ancestors

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James Belk
1765–1876
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Brittain Belk
1746–1780
Pennsylvania
Mary Baker
1744–
North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Esqr I) BELK
1710–1804
Hartlepool, Durham, England
Mary (Ann) Muckle
1718–1820
Hartlepool, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Belk's Descendants

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James (Pearson) Belk (22 February 1765–23 February 1876) m. Nancy Hargett (abt 1791–1860) m. Margaret Leggett (Abt. 1786–1815)
  1. 1. James (Albert) Belk 1815–1885 m. Nancy Plyler 1820–1899
    1. 1. Margaret Belk 1843–1925
    2. 2. James (Albert) Belk 1841–
    3. 3. Samuel (Albert) Belk 1857–1915
    4. 4. Sarah (M) Belk 1855–1941
    5. 5. Hilliard (Washington) Belk 1862–1953
    6. 6. Emeline Belk 1840–1925
    7. 7. Matilda Belk 1849–1892
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Belk 1845–1925
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Carnes 1851–1879 m. James (Fletcher) Carnes 1851–1919
      1. 1. Nancy (Barnetta) Carnes 1877–1919
      2. 2. James (Minor) Carnes 1883–1934 m. Pearl (B.) Carnes 1885–1931
        1. 1. William (Charlie) Carnes 1906–1992 m. Bertha (Irene) Carnes 1909–1994
        2. 2. Pauline (S) Carnes 1921–2012
        3. 3. Luella (S) Carnes 1907–1997 m. Romeo (E) Riddle 1906–1965
        4. 4. James (B) Carnes 1914–1943
        5. 5. Isabel Carnes 1912–2007
        6. 6. Florence (Elizabeth) Carnes 1927–2021 m. Taylor (Calvin) Broome 1919–1990
        7. 7. Aaron (R) Carnes 1926–2022
      3. 3. George (Raeford) Carnes 1886–1965
      4. 4. George (Raeford) Carnes 1886–1965
        1. 1. Woodrow Carnes 1913– m. Annie (Katherine) Hawkins 1917–1962
        2. 2. Donald Carnes 1915–
        3. 3. Lena Carnes 1920–
        4. 4. Raeford Carnes 1912–
        5. 5. Helen Carnes 1917–
      5. 5. Emanuel Carnes 1875–1950
      6. 6. Effie Carnes 1894–1970
      7. 7. Effie Carnes 1893–1970
  2. 2. Samuel (Donald) Belk 1812–1877
  3. 3. Sarah Belk 1801–1887
  4. 4. Mary Belk 1807–1865
  5. 5. Esther Belk 1810–
  6. 6. Lucy Belk 1807–1862
  7. 7. Melissa (M) Belk 1836–1904
  8. 8. John (Wesley) Belk 1826–1900
  9. 9. Julius (Alexander) Belk 1832–1903
  10. 10. Mary (Ann) Belk 1824–1910
  11. 11. Nancy (E) Belk 1822–1906

James Belk's Timeline

2 Records

1765
22 February 1765
Birth of James Pearson Belk in North Carolina
North Carolina
1876
23 February 1876
Age 111
Death of James Pearson Belk in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1765
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 February 1876
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

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