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James Britton 1816–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1816

Birth Location: , Jefferson, TN, USA

Death Date: aft 1880

Death Location: Hamblen, Tennessee, United States

Father: Andrew Britton

Mother: ● Martin

Spouse(s): Desdemona Rayl

Children(s): Mary Britton

James Britton was born in 1816 in , Jefferson, TN, USA, the child of Andrew Britton And Nancy Martin. In 1880, James Britton resided in Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA. James Britton married Desdemona Rayl, and had children including Mary Jane Britton. James Britton passed away in 1880 in Hamblen, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James Britton was born in 1816 in , Jefferson, TN, USA, the child of Andrew Britton And Nancy Martin.
  • In 1880, James Britton resided in Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA.
  • James Britton married Desdemona Rayl, and had children including Mary Jane Britton.
  • James Britton passed away in 1880 in Hamblen, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Britton's Ancestors

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James Britton
1816–1880
Birth Place: , Jefferson, TN, USA
Parents
Andrew Britton
1796–1830
Dandridge,Jefferson,Tennessee,USA
● (Nancy) Martin
1800–1870
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William Britton
1775–1845
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rebeckah Ballinger
1738–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Ballinger
1695–1774

James Britton's Descendants

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James Britton (16 Jun 1816–aft 1880) m. Desdemona Rayl (26 Sept 1815–1 Jan 1873)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Britton 1842–1929 m. William (Bryan) Corder 1845–1920
    1. 1. Olivia (Lucretia) Corder 1872–1941 m. Isaac (James) Laycoax 1869–1946
      1. 1. Leslie Laycoax 1894–1969 m. Nellie Kincaid 1896–1988
        1. 1. Elva (Marie) Laycoax 1923–2005 m. Lloyd (E.) Belt 1910–1966
        2. 2. Max (Wayne) LaCoax 1935–1995
        3. 3. Merle (L.) Webster 1918–2004
        4. 4. Harold (Leon) Lacoax 1929–1991
        5. 5. Lester (Keith) LaCoax 1932–2019

James Britton's Timeline

3 Records

1816
16 Jun 1816
Birth of James Britton in , Jefferson, TN, USA
, Jefferson, TN, USA
1880
1880
Age 64
James Britton resided here in Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
1880
aft 1880
Age 64
Death of James Britton in Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
Hamblen, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1816
    Event Place: , Jefferson, TN, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1880
    Event Place: Hamblen, Tennessee, United States

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