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James Elkanah Crenshaw 1730 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1730

Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 27 Aug 1772

Death Location: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: William Sr

Mother: Susannah Carr

Spouse(s): Mary Winston

Children(s):

In 1730, James Elkanah Crenshaw entered the world in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to William A Crenshaw Sr and Susannah Carr. James Elkanah Crenshaw married Mary Winston. James Elkanah Crenshaw passed away in 1772 in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1730, James Elkanah Crenshaw entered the world in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to William A Crenshaw Sr and Susannah Carr.
  • James Elkanah Crenshaw married Mary Winston.
  • James Elkanah Crenshaw passed away in 1772 in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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James Crenshaw's Ancestors

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James Crenshaw
1730 – 1772
Birth Place: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
William A Crenshaw Sr
1707 – 1760
Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Susannah Carr
1707 – 1779
Elizabeth City, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Crenshaw
1698 – 1730
Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, VA
Sarah Crenshaw
1685 –
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Crenshaw
1669 – 1709
Elizabeth Peyton
1670 – 1723
Thomas Pettus
1652 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert I
1641 – 1686
Mary\Margaret ?)
1637 – 1678

James Crenshaw's Timeline

2 Records

1730
Abt 1730
Birth of James Elkanah Crenshaw in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
1772
27 Aug 1772
Age 42
Death of James Elkanah Crenshaw in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1730
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1772
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

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