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James Claypool 1730–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1730

Birth Location: Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Aug 1811

Death Location: Lost City, Hardy County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: JAMES CLAYPOOL

Mother: JANE BYRD

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The story of James Claypool began in 1730 in Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, United States. James Claypool passed away in 1811 in Lost City, Hardy County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Claypool began in 1730 in Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.
  • James Claypool passed away in 1811 in Lost City, Hardy County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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James Claypool's Ancestors

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James Claypool
1730–1811
Birth Place: Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
JAMES CLAYPOOL
1701–1789
Delaware
JANE BYRD
1701–1788
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
JAMES CLAYPOOLE
1664–1704
Scots Yard, London Stone, London, England
ELIZABETH PAWLING
1679–
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
John Byrd
1670–1716
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Rebecca Sutton
1676–1758
Suttons Creek, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
JAMES CLAYPOOLE
1634–1687
HELENA MERCER
1634–1688
Simon Pawling
1660–
Elizabeth
1655–
John Byrd
1640–1700
Mary Wheeler
1640–1683
Nathaniel Sutton
1643–1682
Deborah Astine
1650–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN CLAYPOOLE
1593–1664
MARIE ANGELL
1601–1661
William Wheler
1615–
Mary Elizabeth
1620–
George Sutton
1613–1669
Sarah Tilden
1613–1677

James Claypool's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1 Dec 1730
Birth of James Claypool in Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
1811
11 Aug 1811
Age 81
Death of James Claypool in Lost River, Va Now, West Virginia, United States
Lost River, Va Now, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1730
    Event Place: Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1811
    Event Place: Lost River, Va Now, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lost City, Hardy County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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