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James Bland 1661 – 1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1661

Birth Location: Poplar Hall, St Marys, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1708

Death Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Bland

Mother: Damaris Bland

Spouse(s): Margaret Harrison

Children(s): William Bland, John Bland, James Bland, Alice Bland, Patience Bland, Ellen Bland, Hannah Bland, Arthur Bland, Robert Bland

The story of James Bland began in 1661 in Poplar Hall, St Marys, Virginia, USA. James Bland married Margaret Sybil Harrison, and had children including William Bland, John William Bland, James Bland, Alice Bland, Patience Bland, Ellen Bland, Hannah Bland, Arthur Bland, Robert Bland. James Bland passed away in 1708 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Bland began in 1661 in Poplar Hall, St Marys, Virginia, USA.
  • James Bland married Margaret Sybil Harrison, and had children including William Bland, John William Bland, James Bland, Alice Bland, Patience Bland, Ellen Bland, Hannah Bland, Arthur Bland, Robert Bland.
  • James Bland passed away in 1708 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bland's Ancestors

Self
James Bland
1661 – 1708
Birth Place: Poplar Hall, St Marys, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Bland
1634 – 1700
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Damaris (Wyatt) Bland
1623 – 1659
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Bland,
1612 – 1674
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Margrette Reynolds
1615 – 1647
London, England
Thomas Stockett
1595 – 1638
Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Frances Aylesworth
1594 – 1646
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George\Georij 1589
1589 – 1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas 1558
1558 – 1618
Elizabeth Yeardly
1549 – 1593

James Bland's Descendants

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James Bland (31 Oct 1661 – 9 Mar 1708) m. Margaret (Sybil) Harrison (1659 – 1770)
  1. 1. William Bland (1686 – 1744)
  2. 2. John (William) Bland (02 Jul 1686 – 1746) m. Jane Holmes (1700 – 17 May 1764)
    1. 1. Robert (Heirs) Bland (8 March 1733 – 27 Mar 1787) m. Elizabeth Ward m. Ann Wormley (1740 – 1788)
      1. 1. Jesse Bland (1756 – 16 Apr 1835) m. Sally Newman
        1. 1. Charles Bland (abt 1804 – 1882) m. Nancy Cates (abt 1808 – )
  3. 3. James Bland (1687 – 22 March 1756)
  4. 4. Alice Bland (1690 – 1786)
  5. 5. Patience Bland (1692 – 1780)
  6. 6. Ellen Bland (1695 – 1756)
  7. 7. Hannah Bland (1696 – 1756)
  8. 8. Arthur Bland (1700 – 1720)
  9. 9. Robert Bland (1708 – 1760)

James Bland's Timeline

4 Records

1661
31 Oct 1661
Birth of James Bland in Poplar Hall, St Marys, Virginia, USA
Poplar Hall, St Marys, Virginia, USA
1705
22 Dec 1705
Age 44
James Bland - Probate in Stafford, Virginia, USA
Stafford, Virginia, USA
1708
9 Mar 1708
Age 47
Death of James Bland in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1709
Abt 1709
Age 48
James Bland resided here in Stafford, Virginia
Stafford, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1661
    Event Place: Poplar Hall, St Marys, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    [2] A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1682-1692, 1718-1759
    [3] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: East New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1684
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1682-1692, 1718-1759

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1709
    Event Place: Stafford, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1682-1692, 1718-1759

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1708
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1705
    Event Place: Stafford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

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