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James Finney 1680–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Londondery, Ireland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1742

Death Location: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Robert Finney

Mother: Sarah Yeager*

Spouse(s): Ann Arnold, Ann Jane

Children(s): Jane Finney

James Finney was born in 1680 in Londondery, Ireland, the child of Robert Finney And Sarah Jane Yeager. James Finney married Ann Arnold, Ann Jane, and had children including Jane Finney. James Finney passed away in 1742 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • James Finney was born in 1680 in Londondery, Ireland, the child of Robert Finney And Sarah Jane Yeager.
  • James Finney married Ann Arnold, Ann Jane, and had children including Jane Finney.
  • James Finney passed away in 1742 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Finney's Ancestors

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James Finney
1680–1742
Birth Place: Londondery, Ireland
Parents
Robert Finney
1668–1755
Scotland
Sarah (Jane) Yeager*
1665–1723
Mercer, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Anthony Arnold
1635–1676
Clarisbrooke Parish, , Isle Wright, England
Elizabeth Robinson
1640–
Joshua Yeager
1625–1700
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Martha Yeager
1644–1715
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Hunter
1607–1690
Eleanor Kay
1616–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Finney's Descendants

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James Finney (1680–14 Dec 1742) m. Ann Arnold (1685–1805) m. Ann Jane (1698–)
  1. 1. Jane Finney 1711–1806 m. Stephen Arnold 1717–1793
    1. 1. Nancy (Sarah) Arnold 1740–1825 m. John Ritchey 1740–1780
      1. 1. Eunice Shoemaker 1778–1826 m. Leonard (Claiborne) Shoemaker 1757–1839
        1. 1. Mahala Shoemaker 1815–1859 m. Greenup Troutman 1811–1847

James Finney's Timeline

4 Records

1680
1680
Birth of James Finney in Londondery, Ireland
Londondery, Ireland
1680
1680
Birth of James Finney
None
1742
14 December 1742
Age 62
Death of James Finney in Orange, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, USA
1742
14 Dec 1742
Age 62
Death of James Finney in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Londondery, Ireland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1742
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1742
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

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