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James Emerson 1759 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Bolivar, Tennessee

Father: Margaret MOORE

Mother: James Emerson

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Children(s):

The story of James Emerson Jr began in 1759 in Chatham, North Carolina. James Emerson Jr passed away in 1860 in Bolivar, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of James Emerson Jr began in 1759 in Chatham, North Carolina.
  • James Emerson Jr passed away in 1860 in Bolivar, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Emerson's Ancestors

Self
James Emerson
1759 – 1860
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina
Parents
Margaret "Peggy" Ansley MOORE
1736 – 1812
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
James (Harvey "The Regulator") Emerson
1735 – 1786
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Margaret Abramson
1712 – 1760
Ireland
Abraham Moore
1719 – 1782
County Antrim, Northern Ireland, U.K.
William (H) Emerson
1701 – 1782
Hurworth, Darlington Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Elizabeth (Maude Johnson) (Emerson)
1705 – 1802
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abram Thomass
1690 –
Janet Gray
1685 – 1776
Ensign Moore
1683 – 1774
Henry England)
1670 – 1750
Elizabeth Free
1675 – 1710
James Johnson
1670 – 1742
Elizabeth Page
1679 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gray
1645 –
Elizabeth Scot
1657 – 1710
Samuel Moor
1655 – 1733
Mary (Moore
1665 – 1733
Thomas Emerson
1614 – 1676
William Johnson
1636 – 1714
Hannah Tenney
1642 – 1723
Cornelius Page
1649 – 1697

James Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of James Emerson Jr in Chatham, North Carolina
Chatham, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 101
Death of James Emerson Jr in Bolivar, Tennessee
Bolivar, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bolivar, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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