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James CANTRELL 1767 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1767

Birth Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1838

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Rev 5MGF

Mother: Nancy Cloud

Spouse(s): Margaret Saunders

Children(s): Nancy CANTRELL

James CANTRELL was born in 1767 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of Rev Isaac Thornton Cantrell Sr . 5MGF and Nancy Talitha Cloud. James CANTRELL married Margaret "Peggy" Saunders, and had children including Nancy CANTRELL. James CANTRELL passed away in 1838 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James CANTRELL was born in 1767 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of Rev Isaac Thornton Cantrell Sr . 5MGF and Nancy Talitha Cloud.
  • James CANTRELL married Margaret "Peggy" Saunders, and had children including Nancy CANTRELL.
  • James CANTRELL passed away in 1838 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev 5MGF
1729 – 1805
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
R5
Nancy Cloud
1729 – 1768
Birth Location: Concordville, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
NC

Spouses(s)

Margaret Saunders
1768 – 1860
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Nancy CANTRELL
1792 – 1890
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
NC

James CANTRELL's Ancestors

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James CANTRELL
1767 – 1838
Birth Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Rev Isaac Thornton Cantrell Sr . 5MGF
1729 – 1805
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Talitha) Cloud
1729 – 1768
Concordville, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Catherine (Cushing) Heath
1697 – 1755
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Jeremiah (Cloud) (MacLeod)
1691 – 1747
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frances Hutchins
1676 – 1720
Jeremiah Cloud
1658 – 1716
Elizabeth Bailey
1667 – 1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannah *
1650 – 1734
Daniel Bailey
1599 – 1674

James CANTRELL's Descendants

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James CANTRELL (1767 – 15 Jan 1838) m. Margaret ("Peggy") Saunders (09 Feb 1768 – Jun 1860)
  1. 1. Nancy CANTRELL (abt 1792 – 1890) m. William (Alexander Foster) Turner (1790 – Feb 1856)
    1. 1. David (E) Turner (1813 – 10 September 1898) m. Mariah Pinegar (1815 – 20 Oct 1898)
      1. 1. Peyton (Eugene) Turner (30 Nov 1846 – 28 Mar 1920) m. Martha (H) Redman (5 September 1857 – 26 November 1937)
        1. 1. Maggie (E) Turner (28 Sept 1895 – 16 Aug. 1979) m. Zollie West (30 July 1890 – 31 Aug. 1966)

James CANTRELL's Timeline

2 Records

1767
1767
Birth of James CANTRELL in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
1838
15 Jan 1838
Age 71
Death of James CANTRELL in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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