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James C Coward 1747–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Dorsetshire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 Aug 1814

Death Location: Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jonathon Cowherd

Mother: Maybee Cake

Spouse(s): Lucretia Weaver, Lucretia Weaver

Children(s): Jonathan Sr., James Jr, Benjamin Coward, Elihu Coward, Margaret Coward, Millicent Coward, Peter Coward, Rebecca Coward, Robert Coward, Sarah Coward, Stephen Coward, James Jr, Benjamin Coward, Elihu Coward, Margaret Coward, Millicent Coward, Peter Coward, Rebecca Coward, Robert Coward, Sarah Coward, Stephen Coward

James C Coward was born in 1747 in Dorsetshire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Jonathon Cowherd And Maybee Cake. James C Coward married Lucretia Weaver, and had children including Benjamin Coward, Elihu Coward, James Coward Jr, Jonathan Coward Sr, Margaret Coward, Millicent Coward, Peter Crawford Coward, Rebecca Coward, Robert Coward, Sarah Coward, Stephen Coward. James C Coward passed away in 1814 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James C Coward was born in 1747 in Dorsetshire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Jonathon Cowherd And Maybee Cake.
  • James C Coward married Lucretia Weaver, and had children including Benjamin Coward, Elihu Coward, James Coward Jr, Jonathan Coward Sr, Margaret Coward, Millicent Coward, Peter Crawford Coward, Rebecca Coward, Robert Coward, Sarah Coward, Stephen Coward.
  • James C Coward passed away in 1814 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Coward's Ancestors

Self
James Coward
1747–1814
Birth Place: Dorsetshire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Jonathon Cowherd
1723–1785
Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America
Maybee Cake
1725–1785
bertie, Montgomery, NC, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Coward
1708–1737
Richmond, County, V, A, USA
Elizabeth (Wimberly) Coward
1700–1751
North Carolina, United States of America
John Cake
1705–1763
Bertie County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Mary (Alice) Burkett
1700–1795
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Coward
1688–1705
Mary Speight
1672–1728
Martin Griffin
1666–1718
8 Barnes
1673–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Coward's Descendants

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James (C) Coward (1747–23 Aug 1814) m. Lucretia Weaver (1749–1810) m. Lucretia Weaver (1749–1810)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Coward) Sr. 1774–1853
    1. 1. James (F.) Coward 1801–1880
      1. 1. Sarah (Emeline) Coward 1843–1900 m. Thomas (Hamilton) Parker 1846–1915
        1. 1. Laura (M) Parker 1884–1918 m. Albert (Sylvester) Daves 1876–1937
  2. 2. James (Coward) Jr 1785–
  3. 3. Benjamin Coward 1774–
  4. 4. Elihu Coward 1793–
  5. 5. Margaret Coward 1773–
  6. 6. Millicent Coward 1787–
  7. 7. Peter (Crawford) Coward 1771–1849
  8. 8. Rebecca Coward 1792–
  9. 9. Robert Coward 1791–
  10. 10. Sarah Coward 1780–
  11. 11. Stephen Coward 1790–
  12. 12. James (Coward) Jr 1785–
  13. 13. Benjamin Coward 1774–
  14. 14. Elihu Coward 1793–
  15. 15. Margaret Coward 1773–
  16. 16. Millicent Coward 1787–
  17. 17. Peter (Crawford) Coward 1771–1849
  18. 18. Rebecca Coward 1792–
  19. 19. Robert Coward 1791–
  20. 20. Sarah Coward 1780–
  21. 21. Stephen Coward 1790–

James Coward's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of James C Coward in Dorsetshire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorsetshire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1814
23 Aug 1814
Age 67
Death of James C Coward in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Dorsetshire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
    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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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