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James Alexander Britton 1709 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1709

Birth Location: Wales, Isle, England

Death Date: 17 Oct 1776

Death Location: , Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Father: 1A@@William Brittain

Mother: Ascha deWales

Spouse(s): Mary Witty)

Children(s): John Britton

In 1709, James Alexander Britton entered the world in Wales, Isle, England, born to 1A@@William Asa Brittain and Ascha deWales. James Alexander Britton married Mary Whitty ( Witty), and had children including John William Britton. James Alexander Britton passed away in 1776 in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1709, James Alexander Britton entered the world in Wales, Isle, England, born to 1A@@William Asa Brittain and Ascha deWales.
  • James Alexander Britton married Mary Whitty ( Witty), and had children including John William Britton.
  • James Alexander Britton passed away in 1776 in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

1A@@William Brittain
1688 – 1723
Birth Location: Bedford Castle, England
1B
Ascha deWales
1688 – 1716
Birth Location: Wales
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Spouses(s)

Mary Witty)
1705 – 1779
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Britton
1750 – 1810
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Britton's Ancestors

Self
James Britton
1709 – 1776
Birth Place: Wales, Isle, England
Parents
1A@@William Asa Brittain
1688 – 1723
Bedford Castle, England
Ascha deWales
1688 – 1716
Wales
Grandparents
William Brittain
1650 – 1687
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Sarah Warren
1647 –
Odell Bedfordshire, England
Thomas Holford
1645 – 1705
St. Lawrence Jewry & St. Mary Magdalene Milk St, London, England, United Kingdom
Mary Bacon
1654 – 1689
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Brittain
1620 – 1708
Anne Bull
1623 – 1676
John Holford
1610 – 1657
Jane Holford
Thomas Bacon
1627 – 1710
Jane Bacon
1624 – 1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Britain
1578 – 1640
Elizabeth Retchford
1578 – 1635
William Bull
1604 – 1622
Jane Petchet
1600 – 1623
Francis Bacon
1587 – 1657
Elizabeth Bacon
1595 – 1651
Sir Grey
1583 – 1632
Lady Calthorpe
1583 – 1632

James Britton's Descendants

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James (Alexander) Britton (Jan 1709 – 17 Oct 1776) m. Mary (Whitty () Witty) (1705 – 1779)
  1. 1. John (William) Britton (1750 – abt 1810) m. Jane Wade (1750 – 1810)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Britton (14 Sep 1779 – 26 Sep 1860) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Grace (20 Jan 1780 – 22 Mar 1846)
      1. 1. Samuel (Taylor) Britton (27 April 1820 – 23 June 1889) m. Maria (Hyde) Lattimer (19 Aug 1825 – 1 Dec 1899)
        1. 1. Lincoln (K) Britton (01 Sep 1860 – 28 July 1938) m. Lydia (D.) Dyer (10 Nov 1865 – 20 Oct 1930)

James Britton's Timeline

2 Records

1709
Jan 1709
Birth of James Alexander Britton in Wales, Isle, England
Wales, Isle, England
1776
17 Oct 1776
Age 67
Death of James Alexander Britton in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA
, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1709
    Event Place: Wales, Isle, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1776
    Event Place: , Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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