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James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson 1735 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1786

Death Location: Chatham, North Carolina

Father: William Emerson

Mother: Elizabeth (Emerson)

Spouse(s): Margaret MOORE

Children(s): James Emerson, Nancy Emerson

The story of James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson began in 1735 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA. James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson married Margaret "Peggy" Ansley MOORE, and had children including James Emerson, Nancy Jane Emerson. James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson passed away in 1786 in Chatham, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson began in 1735 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson married Margaret "Peggy" Ansley MOORE, and had children including James Emerson, Nancy Jane Emerson.
  • James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson passed away in 1786 in Chatham, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Emerson's Ancestors

Self
James Emerson
1735 – 1786
Birth Place: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William H Emerson
1701 – 1782
Hurworth, Darlington Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Elizabeth (Maude Johnson) (Emerson)
1705 – 1802
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Emerson (Immigrant) England)
1670 – 1750
Scofton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Eliza) Free
1675 – 1710
Virginia Colony, virginia, United States
James (Thomas) Johnson
1670 – 1742
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Elizabeth (Margaret Clough) Page
1679 – 1752
Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Emerson
1614 – 1676
William Johnson
1636 – 1714
Hannah Tenney
1642 – 1723
Cornelius Page
1649 – 1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ellis Emerson
1588 – 1626
Mary Remely)
1585 – 1620
William (England)
1605 – 1677
Elizabeth Storey
1609 – 1684
Ann Mighill
1618 – 1657
Ensign TENNEY
1615 – 1700
John Page
1614 – 1687

James Emerson's Descendants

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James (Harvey "The Regulator") Emerson (1735 – 13 Nov 1786) m. Margaret ("Peggy" Ansley) MOORE (1736 – 1812)
  1. 1. James Emerson (1759 – 1860)
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Emerson (7 November 1786 – 11 May 1833) m. Josiah Duncan (17 May 1787 – 2 July 1856)
    1. 1. Rebecca Duncan (4 June 1830 – 3 August 1906) m. John (Quincy) Williams (Abt. 1820 – Abt. 1880)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Ammons (September 1856 – 31 December 1938) m. Randolph (D) Ammons (August 1846 – 21 June 1923)
        1. 1. John (O'Neal) Ammons (31 March 1874 – 27 January 1965)
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Tyree (20 August 1875 – 30 March 1958) m. G (D) Tyree (abt 1876 – )
        3. 3. James (S) Ammons (11 October 1877 – 21 March 1910)
        4. 4. Laura (D) Eubanks (26 August 1878 – 19 August 1966)
        5. 5. Lizzie (Tince) Tyree (13 February 1880 – 1 November 1969)
        6. 6. Franklin (M) Ammons (26 November 1882 – 17 February 1959)
        7. 7. Sarah (Chellie) Boswell (24 December 1882 – 17 November 1941)
        8. 8. Ida (Eliza) White (11 June 1886 – 21 July 1961)
        9. 9. Addie Kelly (12 September 1889 – 29 January 1972)
        10. 10. Hettie (Rachel) McKee (20 December 1890 – 1 December 1969) m. Grover McKee (abt 1883 – 23 April 1959)
        11. 11. Katie Bowen (29 March 1894 – 31 January 1985)
        12. 12. William (Walter) Ammons (30 July 1895 – 25 November 1966)
        13. 13. Lottie Smith (22 April 1897 – 17 October 1984)
        14. 14. Daniel (Webster) Ammons (22 April 1902 – 17 May 1987)
    2. 2. Maria Gattley ( – abt 1808)

James Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
1786
13 Nov 1786
Age 51
Death of James Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson in Chatham, North Carolina
Chatham, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1786
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America

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