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James Caudill 1726 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 27 1726

Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1784

Death Location: Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Father: Stephen Caudill

Mother: Mary Caudill

Spouse(s): Mary Yarbrough

Children(s): Nancy Caudill, Benjamin Caudill, Abner Caudill, Mary Caudill, Henrietta Caudill, Stephen Caudill,, Thomas Caudill, Abigail Caudill

James Caudill Sr was born in 1726 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Stephen James Caudill and Mary Elizabeth Caudill. James Caudill Sr married Mary Yarbrough, and had children including Nancy Caudill, Benjamin Cordell Caudill, Abner Caudill, Mary Ruth Caudill, Henrietta "Henny" Caudill, Stephen Caudill,, Thomas Aaron Caudill, Abigail Susannah "Abby" Caudill. James Caudill Sr passed away in 1784 in Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Caudill Sr was born in 1726 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Stephen James Caudill and Mary Elizabeth Caudill.
  • James Caudill Sr married Mary Yarbrough, and had children including Nancy Caudill, Benjamin Cordell Caudill, Abner Caudill, Mary Ruth Caudill, Henrietta "Henny" Caudill, Stephen Caudill,, Thomas Aaron Caudill, Abigail Susannah "Abby" Caudill.
  • James Caudill Sr passed away in 1784 in Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Caudill
1680 – 1759
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA
SC
Mary Caudill
1698 – 1763
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Yarbrough
1731 – 1794
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
MY

Children(s)

Nancy Caudill
1752 – 1785
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
NC
Benjamin Caudill
1755 – 1840
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
BC
Abner Caudill
1758 – 1855
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
AC
Mary Caudill
1760 – 1830
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MC
Henrietta Caudill
1760 – 1836
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
HC
Stephen Caudill,
1763 – 1839
Birth Location: Lunenberg County, Virginia Colony
SC
Thomas Caudill
1764 – 1848
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
TC
Abigail Caudill
1767 – 1860
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
AC

James Caudill's Ancestors

Self
James Caudill
1726 – 1784
Birth Place: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Stephen James Caudill
1680 – 1759
Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Caudill
1698 – 1763
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Ambrose) Cordell\Caudill
1641 – 1684
Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Betsy) Fields
1641 – 1681
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Caudill
1610 – 1653
Georgia Conley
1622 – 1701
Bartholomew Fields
1602 – 1698
Elizabeth Rhodes
1609 – 1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Prince (Cottle)
1580 – 1673
Jane Allen
1587 – 1626
Sherman Conley
1588 – 1654
Junia Buretta
1580 –

James Caudill's Descendants

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James Caudill (Jan 27 1726 – 3 Apr 1784) m. Mary Yarbrough (1731 – 1794)
  1. 1. Nancy Caudill (1752 – 1785)
  2. 2. Benjamin (Cordell) Caudill (Jan 1755 – 30 May 1840) m. Sarah Humphrey (1770 – 2 Dec 1856)
    1. 1. Stephen Caudill (1786 – 29 Apr 1858) m. Elizabeth Smith (1800 – 1880) m. Mary (Polly) Smoke (abt 1785 – 1816)
      1. 1. Milligan (C) Cordell (28 Oct 1823 – 7 Jan 1894) m. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Hughes (Aug 1823 – 17 Nov 1856) m. Elizabeth Hunter (15 Dec 1828 – 19 Jul 1888)
        1. 1. William (McKinley) Cordell (Jul 1844 – 1910)
        2. 2. David (Hughes) Cordell (29 Oct 1846 – 01 May 1921)
        3. 3. Louis (Winfield) Cordell (5 Sep 1851 – 1 Dec 1936)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Hicks (18 May 1849 – 22 July 1928)
        5. 5. Samuel (H) Cordell (05/24/1856 – 07/27/1904)
        6. 6. George (Washington) Cordell (7 Mar 1858 – 24 Dec 1910)
        7. 7. John (Cross) Cordell (29 July 1859 – 26 June 1943) m. Ada (Elizabeth) Hicks (5 October 1860 – 18 January 1951) m. Elizabeth (Emma) Ducker (5 Oct 1860 – 18 Jan 1951)
        8. 8. Alexander Cordell (26 Dec 1860 – 25 Apr 1899)
        9. 9. Nancy (Jane) Cordell (07/26/1862 – 23 Apr 1924)
        10. 10. Joseph (Morgan) Cordell (15 December 1863 – 30 May 1934)
        11. 11. Infant (Son) Cordell (15 December 1863 – 16 December 1863)
        12. 12. Mary (Ellen) Cordell (06/15/1867 – 04/17/1926)
      2. 2. Clara Cordell (abt 1824 – 1850)
      3. 3. Chrisley (Green) Cordell (06 Mar 1824 – 1863/4)
      4. 4. Cleveland ("Cleve") Cordell (1828 – 1880)
      5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Cordell (1832 – 1850)
      6. 6. Corp (Martin Van Buren) Cordell, (8 Sep 1841 – 8 Jan 1922)
      7. 7. Martha (Ann) Cordell (28 Feb 1844 – 26 Sep 1906)
      8. 8. Benjamin (Washington) Cordell (4 Nov 1805 – 30 Nov 1881)
      9. 9. William Cordell (1812 – 1850)
      10. 10. Jeremiah ("Jerry") Cordell (1815 – Dec 1876)
    2. 2. Benjamin Cordell (1788 – 1 Sep 1865)
    3. 3. Eli (Nathan) Cordell (1790 – 1861)
    4. 4. David (G) Cordell (1794 – 1853)
    5. 5. Ishmael Cordell (1796 – 18 May 1892)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Cordell (2 Jun 1797 – 1870)
  3. 3. Abner Caudill (1758 – 1855)
  4. 4. Mary (Ruth) Caudill (1760 – 1830)
  5. 5. Henrietta ("Henny") Caudill (1760 – Nov 1836)
  6. 6. Stephen Caudill, (1763 – 26 Jul 1839) m. Jane (DE) HART (20 Jun 1762 – 1790) m. Sarah (Frances) ADAMS (1776 – Oct 1842)
    1. 1. Mary ("Polly") CAUDILL (01 Jun 1785 – 04 Aug 1862)
    2. 2. Rev. (David) CAUDILL (26 Jan 1788 – 1850)
    3. 3. Henrietta CAUDILL (1792 – 1835)
    4. 4. Stephen CAUDILL (07 Feb 1794 – 07 Jan 1857)
    5. 5. Benjamin (E) CAUDILL (Abt. 1795 – 27 Feb 1850)
    6. 6. John (Adams) CAUDILL (01 Jan 1798 – 10 May 1873)
    7. 7. Sarah ("Sally") CAUDILL (1810 – 1867)
  7. 7. Thomas (Aaron) Caudill (4 Jun 1764 – 5 May 1848)
  8. 8. Abigail (Susannah "Abby") Caudill (27 April 1767 – Sep 1860)

James Caudill's Timeline

2 Records

1726
Jan 27 1726
Birth of James Caudill Sr in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
1784
3 Apr 1784
Age 58
Death of James Caudill Sr in Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 27 1726
    Event Place: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1784
    Event Place: Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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