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James ROBERT Finney 1680–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Londonderry, Ireland

Death Date: 06 Aug 1742

Death Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Father: Robert acres

Mother: Sarah Yeager*

Spouse(s): Ann Morton

Children(s): Elizabeth Finney

In 1680, James ROBERT Finney entered the world in Londonderry, Ireland, born to Robert Arnold Finney Of Thunder Hill Tract 900 Acres And Sarah Jane Yeager. James ROBERT Finney married Ann Arnold Morton, and had children including Elizabeth Finney. James ROBERT Finney passed away in 1742 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1680, James ROBERT Finney entered the world in Londonderry, Ireland, born to Robert Arnold Finney Of Thunder Hill Tract 900 Acres And Sarah Jane Yeager.
  • James ROBERT Finney married Ann Arnold Morton, and had children including Elizabeth Finney.
  • James ROBERT Finney passed away in 1742 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert acres
1664–1755
Birth Location: Derry, Ulster County, Ulster, Ireland
Ra
Sarah Yeager*
1665–1729
Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
SY

Spouses(s)

Ann Morton
1695–1745
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
AM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Finney
1710–
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
EF

James Finney's Ancestors

Self
James Finney
1680–1742
Birth Place: Londonderry, Ireland
Parents
Robert Arnold Finney of 'Thunder Hill' tract 900 acres
1664–1755
Derry, Ulster County, Ulster, Ireland
Sarah (Jane) Yeager*
1665–1729
Mercer, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Capt (Robert "The Mariner") Finny
1640–1692
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. UK
Elizabeth (Robinson) Arnold
1640–1677
Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Lorne
1617–1640
Robert Finney
1608–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Lorne
1595–1617
Margaret Hall
1595–1640
Constable Pilgrim
1568–1637

James Finney's Descendants

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James (ROBERT) Finney (1680–06 Aug 1742) m. Ann (Arnold) Morton (1695–abt 1745)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Finney 1710– m. Alexander Stewart 1700–1806
    1. 1. William Stewart 1736–1820 m. Jennet ("Janet") Caldwell 1739–1822
      1. 1. Mary (Caldwell) Stewart 1762–1835 m. Robert (James) Ritchie 1754–1828
        1. 1. Margaret (Stewart) Richey 1785–1857 m. Andrew (J.) Seawright 1777–1827

James Finney's Timeline

3 Records

1680
1680
Birth of James ROBERT Finney in Londonderry, Ireland
Londonderry, Ireland
1742
14 Dec 1742
Age 62
Death of James ROBERT Finney in Orange, Augusta, Virginia
Orange, Augusta, Virginia
1742
06 Aug 1742
Age 62
Burial of James ROBERT Finney in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Londonderry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1742
    Event Place: Orange, Augusta, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1742
    Event Place: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
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