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James "Kentucky James" Brantley 1770–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Bulloch County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: Nov 1840

Death Location: Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William BRANTLEY

Mother: Rebecca PERRY

Spouse(s): Nancy Harris, NANCY HARRIS, Tiletha Allen, Ann Lee

Children(s): Green Brantley, William BRANTLEY, Susan BRANTLEY, John BRANTLEY, Eliza BRANTLEY, Martha BRANTLEY, Margaret BRANTLEY, Nancy BRANTLEY, Jesse BRANTLEY, Nathaniel BRANTLEY, Malachi BRANTLEY, William Brantley

The story of James "Kentucky James" Brantley began in 1770 in Bulloch County, Georgia, USA. James "Kentucky James" Brantley married Ann Anne Lee, Nancy Harris, Sally Binum, Tiletha Allen, and had children including Eliza Brantley, Green Brantley, Jesse Brantley, John Brantley, Malachi Brantley, Margaret Brantley, Martha Brantley, Nancy Brantley, Nathaniel Brantley, Susan Sarah Brantley, William Brantley. James "Kentucky James" Brantley passed away in 1840 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James "Kentucky James" Brantley began in 1770 in Bulloch County, Georgia, USA.
  • James "Kentucky James" Brantley married Ann Anne Lee, Nancy Harris, Sally Binum, Tiletha Allen, and had children including Eliza Brantley, Green Brantley, Jesse Brantley, John Brantley, Malachi Brantley, Margaret Brantley, Martha Brantley, Nancy Brantley, Nathaniel Brantley, Susan Sarah Brantley, William Brantley.
  • James "Kentucky James" Brantley passed away in 1840 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William BRANTLEY
1726–1826
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Rebecca PERRY
1735–1770
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
RP

Spouses(s)

Nancy Harris
1775–1831
Birth Location: Southampton Co.Virginia
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NANCY HARRIS
1775–1831
Birth Location: –
NH
Tiletha Allen
1775–1831
Birth Location: –
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Ann Lee
1780–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Green Brantley
1795–1858
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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William BRANTLEY
1793–1863
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
WB
Susan BRANTLEY
1811–1836
Birth Location: Bulloch, Georgia, USA
SB
John BRANTLEY
1814–1844
Birth Location: –
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Eliza BRANTLEY
1817–
Birth Location: –
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Martha BRANTLEY
1811–
Birth Location: –
MB
Margaret BRANTLEY
1804–
Birth Location: –
MB
Nancy BRANTLEY
1806–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
NB
Jesse BRANTLEY
1796–1857
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Nathaniel BRANTLEY
1797–1857
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
NB
Malachi BRANTLEY
1799–1841
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MB
William Brantley
1790–1863
Birth Location: –
WB

James Brantley's Ancestors

Self
James Brantley
1770–1840
Birth Place: Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William BRANTLEY
1726–1826
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca PERRY
1735–1770
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Brantley's Descendants

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James ("Kentucky James") Brantley (1770–Nov 1840) m. Nancy Harris (1775–1831) m. NANCY HARRIS (1775–1831) m. Tiletha Allen (1775–1831) m. Ann (Anne) Lee (1780–)
  1. 1. Green Brantley 1795–1858 m. Mary Solomon 1795–1859
    1. 1. Lot (Whitt) Brantley 1827–1904 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Thompson 1829–1922
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Brantley 1852–1943
      2. 2. Henry (Harrison) Brantley 1854–1936
      3. 3. James (Buchanan) Brantley 1856–1860
      4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Brantley 1859–1931
      5. 5. William (Green) Brantley 1863–1938
      6. 6. Adrena (Arona) Brantley 1865–1940
      7. 7. Joseph (Boykin) Brantley 1868–1938
      8. 8. Bodie (Isaac) Brantley 1872–
      9. 9. John (R.) Brantley 1875–1947
      10. 10. Bedie (Issac) Brantley 1872–1955 m. James (K) Ryland 1870–1943
        1. 1. Mary (Ocie) Ryland 1898–1914
        2. 2. Richard (Barkley) Ryland 1909–
        3. 3. Mettie (H) Ryland 1911–2000
        4. 4. Margarete Ryland 1911–
        5. 5. Mattie (H) Ryland 1912–
        6. 6. John (Preston) Ryland 1900–1971 m. Pamelia (Ann) Grimes 1903–1996
        7. 7. Mattie (Bell) Ryland 1896–
        8. 8. James (B) Ryland 1898–
        9. 9. Alsie Ryland 1901–
        10. 10. Lee Ryland 1905–1989
        11. 11. Flora (May) Ryland 1907–1997
    2. 2. Henry (Oren) Brantley 1819–1860
    3. 3. Susan Brantley 1814–1923
    4. 4. Oren Brantley 1818–1896
    5. 5. Harris (H) Brantley 1820–1876
    6. 6. Beady Brantley 1822–1916
    7. 7. Hilliard Brantley 1822–1907
    8. 8. Lucinda Brantley 1824–1870
    9. 9. Walton Brantley 1824–1895
    10. 10. Gahzy Brantley 1825–1826
    11. 11. Charnie (T) Brantley 1828–1908
    12. 12. Elizabeth Brantley 1835–1907
    13. 13. Joseph (S) Brantley 1837–1901
    14. 14. Boykin (B) Brantley 1838–1914
    15. 15. Lazarus (Solomon) Brantley 1838–1912
    16. 16. Elizabeth Dees 1835–1907
    17. 17. Becky Brantley 1826–
    18. 18. Susannah (Josephine Susan) Brantley 1835–1923
    19. 19. Josiah Brantley 1836–
  2. 2. William BRANTLEY 1793–1863
  3. 3. Susan (Sarah) BRANTLEY 1811–1836
  4. 4. John BRANTLEY 1814–1844
  5. 5. Eliza BRANTLEY 1817–
  6. 6. Martha BRANTLEY 1811–
  7. 7. Margaret BRANTLEY 1804–
  8. 8. Nancy BRANTLEY 1806–
  9. 9. Jesse BRANTLEY 1796–1857
  10. 10. Nathaniel BRANTLEY 1797–1857
  11. 11. Malachi BRANTLEY 1799–1841
  12. 12. William Brantley 1790–1863

James Brantley's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of James "Kentucky James" Brantley in Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
1840
Nov 1840
Age 70
Death of James "Kentucky James" Brantley in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1840
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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