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James Wilburn French 1763 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1763

Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 14 Nov 1841

Death Location: Wolf Creek, Giles, VA, USA

Father: Matthew French

Mother: Sarah Payne

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In 1763, James Wilburn French entered the world in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Matthew H French and Sarah (Sallie) H. Payne. James Wilburn French passed away in 1841 in Wolf Creek, Giles, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1763, James Wilburn French entered the world in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Matthew H French and Sarah (Sallie) H. Payne.
  • James Wilburn French passed away in 1841 in Wolf Creek, Giles, VA, USA.

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James French's Ancestors

Self
James French
1763 – 1841
Birth Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Matthew H French
1731 – 1814
Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Sarah ((Sallie) H.) Payne
1739 – 1814
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (John Clay) French
1710 – 1778
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Martha (Upshur) Flint
1715 – 1801
Wales, England
Great-Grandparents
John French
1679 – 1728
Ruth Richardson
1685 – 1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph FRENCH
1640 – 1694
Experience Foster
1645 – 1720

James French's Timeline

2 Records

1763
1763
Birth of James Wilburn French in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
1841
14 Nov 1841
Age 78
Death of James Wilburn French in Wolf Creek, Giles, VA, USA
Wolf Creek, Giles, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Giles, VA, USA

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