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James Blount 1648 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 17 Jul 1686

Death Location: Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Capt II

Mother: Ann Lear

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In 1648, James Blount entered the world in Astley, Worcestershire, England, born to Capt James John Blount II and Ann Willix Rascoe Sothel Lear. James Blount passed away in 1686 in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1648, James Blount entered the world in Astley, Worcestershire, England, born to Capt James John Blount II and Ann Willix Rascoe Sothel Lear.
  • James Blount passed away in 1686 in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

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James Blount's Ancestors

Self
James Blount
1648 – 1686
Birth Place: Astley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Capt James John Blount II
1620 – 1686
Astley, Worcestershire, England
Ann (Willix Rascoe Sothel) Lear
1639 – 1670
Sodington, Worcester, England "of Exeter"
Grandparents
James (Blount of the Astley) Blounts
1594 – 1651
Astley, Worcestershire, England
Anne Clare
1596 – 1664
Astley, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Clare
Margrett Clare
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Blount's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of James Blount in Astley, Worcestershire, England
Astley, Worcestershire, England
1686
17 Jul 1686
Age 38
Death of James Blount in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Astley, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1686
    Event Place: Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

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