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James Claypool 1701–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 FEBRUARY 1701

Birth Location: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 07 OCTOBER 1789

Death Location: Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States

Father: James Claypoole

Mother: Helena Merces

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In 1701, James Claypool entered the world in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, born to James C Claypoole And Helena Merces. James Claypool passed away in 1789 in Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1701, James Claypool entered the world in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, born to James C Claypoole And Helena Merces.
  • James Claypool passed away in 1789 in Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States.

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James Claypool's Ancestors

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James Claypool
1701–1789
Birth Place: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
James C Claypoole
1634–1687
Northborough, Northamptonshire, England
Helena Merces
1634–1688
Alternate birth year is 1638/London, London, England
Grandparents
John Claypoole
1595–1660
Stamford, Nrthmp, England
Mary (Marie) Claypoole
1602–1661
London, London, England
Balthasar (Archibald Merser) Mercer
1603–1650
Perth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elspet Kennedy
1610–1660
Kennewy, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Adam Cleopole
1565–1634
Dorothy Lady
1565–1619
William Fishmonger
1576–1629
Joan Povey
1565–1608
James Forgandenny
1560–1588
Helen Chisholm
1560–1590
Thomas Canedie\Kennedie
1565–1625
Charles Elspet
1562–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Esquire
1533–1599
Joan Henson
1540–1598
Robert Sir
1523–1579
Elizabeth Cecil
1525–1611
Thomas Angell
1550–1640
Anne Angell
1555–1645
John Povye
1535–1608
Elizabeth Hobson
1521–1585
Robert Forgandenny
1480–1547
Helen Chisholm
1490–1540

James Claypool's Timeline

2 Records

1701
14 FEBRUARY 1701
Birth of James Claypool in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
1789
07 OCTOBER 1789
Age 88
Death of James Claypool in Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 FEBRUARY 1701
    Event Place: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 OCTOBER 1789
    Event Place: Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States

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