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James Duke 1740 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1771

Death Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Father: Clevears Duke

Mother: Sarah Cosby

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Children(s):

The story of James Duke began in 1740 in Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States. James Duke passed away in 1771 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Duke began in 1740 in Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States.
  • James Duke passed away in 1771 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States.

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Children(s)

James Duke's Ancestors

Self
James Duke
1740 – 1771
Birth Place: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
Clevears Chisholm Duke
1717 – 1785
Little River, Louisa Co, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Cosby
1720 – 1785
New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Henry) Duke
Susannah
John Cosby
1680 – 1761
York, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Martha Peggy) Garland
1690 – 1749
Plymouth, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col Cosby
1623 – 1696
Sarah (Hiaginisar)
1626 – 1740
Edward Garland
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Cosby
1585 – 1696
Constance Brigham
1602 – 1683
Peter Garland

James Duke's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of James Duke in Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States
1771
1771
Age 31
Death of James Duke in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 309

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

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