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James Finney 1752–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Father: Michael Finney

Mother: Catherine Armstrong

Spouse(s): Mary Edgehill

Children(s): Alexander Finney

James Finney was born in 1752 in Ireland, Ireland, the child of Michael Finney And Catherine Kate Armstrong. James Finney married Mary Elizabeth Edgehill, and had children including Alexander Finney. James Finney passed away in 1810 in Virginia, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Finney was born in 1752 in Ireland, Ireland, the child of Michael Finney And Catherine Kate Armstrong.
  • James Finney married Mary Elizabeth Edgehill, and had children including Alexander Finney.
  • James Finney passed away in 1810 in Virginia, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Finney
1725–1787
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Armstrong
1737–1790
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
CA

Spouses(s)

Mary Edgehill
1762–1838
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Alexander Finney
1775–1849
Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
AF

James Finney's Ancestors

Self
James Finney
1752–1810
Birth Place: Ireland, Ireland
Parents
Michael Finney
1725–1787
Catherine (Kate) Armstrong
1737–1790
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Robert) Finney
1680–1742
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Ann Arnold
1695–1745
Londonderry, Ireland
Capt. (Robert) Armstrong
1700–1754
Antrim, , Ulster, Ireland
Alice Calhoun
1705–1753
Ulster, Strabane, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Finney
1630–1692
Elizabeth Warren
1630–1692
John Armstrong
1670–1707
Juliana Carew
1676–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Lorne
1617–1640

James Finney's Descendants

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James Finney (1752–1810) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Edgehill (1762–1838)
  1. 1. Alexander Finney 1775–1849 m. Margaret Carter 1780–1847
    1. 1. Norman (D.) Finney 1805–1884 m. Mary (Jane) Floyd 1806–1860 m. Ann (M) Rose 1815–
      1. 1. Nancy (Caroline) Finney 1830–1883 m. Bradford (T) Smith 1830–1862
        1. 1. James (Newton) Smith 1857–1907 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) King 1860–1903
        2. 2. Walker Smith 1859–1951
        3. 3. Martha (Palestine) Smith 1855–1920 m. Burton (S.) Barger 1856–1939
        4. 4. David Williams 1871–1908
        5. 5. Mary Williams 1867–1943 m. Devolcurt (N) Maynor 1868–1901
      2. 2. David (Alexander) Finney 1833–1899 m. Nancy Finney 1838–1897
        1. 1. Sarah (J.) Morse 1858–1886
        2. 2. Cora Roberts 1866–1897
        3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Lightfoot 1857–1948
        4. 4. Alice (M) Smith 1867–1931
        5. 5. Hubert (N.) Finney 1872–1946
        6. 6. Berdella (Addie) Morse 1862–1896
        7. 7. Clarence (Finney) MD 1875–1947
        8. 8. Aurelia (A) Murphy 1860–1935
        9. 9. Grace (Arzelia Ragan) Clark 1877–1952
    2. 2. Alexander (A B) Finney 1814–1869

James Finney's Timeline

2 Records

1752
1752
Birth of James Finney in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
1810
1810
Age 58
Death of James Finney in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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