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James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess 1634 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1634

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 31 Aug 1697

Death Location: Wetipquin, Somerset County, Maryland

Father: James Schell

Mother: Margaret Inglis

Spouse(s): ANN CANNON

Children(s): Robert Dashiel

In 1634, James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James Schell and Margaret Marjory Inglis. James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess married ANN CANNON, and had children including Robert Dashiel. James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess passed away in 1697 in Wetipquin, Somerset County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • In 1634, James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James Schell and Margaret Marjory Inglis.
  • James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess married ANN CANNON, and had children including Robert Dashiel.
  • James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess passed away in 1697 in Wetipquin, Somerset County, Maryland.

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James Burgess's Ancestors

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James Burgess
1634 – 1697
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James Schell
1603 – 1645
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret (Marjory) Inglis
1604 – 1650
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
Jacques ("James" de Shiell) "Dashiell"
1575 – 1625
Lyons, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France
Elspaith ("Elisabeth" Robesoune) "Robeson"
1570 – 1635
Lyons, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France
ANDREW (Inglis) INGLES
1550 – 1604
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory ("Maige") Mitchell
1554 – 1604
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Guillaume ❤️
1520 – 1595
Johnn Robesoune
1550 – 1610
Anne Pringill
1550 – 1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Burgess's Descendants

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James (Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of) Burgess (1634 – 31 Aug 1697) m. ANN CANNON (1639 – 1698)
  1. 1. Robert Dashiel (22 Sep 1677 – 16 July 1718) m. Sarah (Sally) Haste (19 June 1677 – Bef. 20 March 1776)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Betty) Dashiell (10 Mar 1692 – 1748) m. Colonel (Ebenezer Handy - Planter by trade and a man of) wealth (28 Dec 1697 – 20 Jan 1735)
      1. 1. Benjamin ((Major)) Handy (30 Oct 1724 – 1 May 1764)
        1. 1. Priscilla ((Prissy)) Handy (1750 – 1795) m. Levin Woollen (1744 – Oct 1832)

James Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1634
1634
Birth of James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1697
31 Aug 1697
Age 63
Death of James Dashiell, Judge, Member of the Maryland Assembly, Delegate to the House of Burgess in Wetipquin, Somerset County, Maryland
Wetipquin, Somerset County, Maryland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1697
    Event Place: Wetipquin, Somerset County, Maryland

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