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James Samuel Bratton 1714–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 May 1714

Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 21 May 1778

Death Location: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Father: Andrew Bratton

Mother: Audrea Bratton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Graham, Elizabeth Graham, Jennie Armstrong

Children(s): Jane Bratton

James Samuel Bratton was born in 1714 in Donegal, Ireland, the child of Andrew Bratton And Audrea Bratton. James Samuel Bratton married Elizabeth Graham, Jennie Armstrong, and had children including Jane Bratton. James Samuel Bratton passed away in 1778 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Samuel Bratton was born in 1714 in Donegal, Ireland, the child of Andrew Bratton And Audrea Bratton.
  • James Samuel Bratton married Elizabeth Graham, Jennie Armstrong, and had children including Jane Bratton.
  • James Samuel Bratton passed away in 1778 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Bratton
1686–1783
Birth Location: Donegal Antrim, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Audrea Bratton
1690–1783
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Graham
1734–1774
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Graham
1718–1774
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Jennie Armstrong
1716–1769
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Jane Bratton
1761–1836
Birth Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States
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James Bratton's Ancestors

Self
James Bratton
1714–1778
Birth Place: Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Andrew Bratton
1686–1783
Donegal Antrim, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Audrea Bratton
1690–1783
Antrim, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
John Bratton
1612–1712
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Ellen Nixon
1670–1712
Ireland
Lord (Soldier) Dunlap
1670–1742
Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland
Antionia Brown
1671–1740
Dunlop, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Dunlop
1630–1684
Elizabeth **
1625–1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bratton's Descendants

1.
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James (Samuel) Bratton (01 May 1714–21 May 1778) m. Elizabeth Graham (1734–1774) m. Elizabeth Graham (1718–1774) m. Jennie Armstrong (1716–1769)
  1. 1. Jane Bratton 1761–1836 m. Michael Wallace 1753–1809
    1. 1. James (Brown) Wallace 1805–1844
    2. 2. Ann (Reid "Annie") Wallace 1800–1880
    3. 3. Allen Wallace 1773–1842
    4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth "Peggy") Wallace 1787–1850
    5. 5. Joshia Wallace 1781–1864
    6. 6. Sarah ("Sallie") Wallace 1787–1836
    7. 7. Hannah Wallace 1780–
    8. 8. Mary ("Polly") Wallace 1794–1860
    9. 9. Eleanor ("Ella") Wallace 1790–1838
    10. 10. Betsey Wallace 1779–
    11. 11. Andrew Wallace –1842
    12. 12. Jane Wallace 1798–
    13. 13. Andrew Wallace 1792–1842

James Bratton's Timeline

3 Records

1714
01 May 1714
Birth of James Samuel Bratton in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland
1732
1732
Age 18
James Samuel Bratton was married
None
1778
21 May 1778
Age 64
Death of James Samuel Bratton in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1714
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1778
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1732
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