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James Wilburn French 1763 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1763

Birth Location: Culpeper, Giles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 Nov 1841

Death Location: Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States

Father: Matthew French

Mother: Sarah Payne

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In 1763, James Wilburn French entered the world in Culpeper, Giles, Virginia, United States, born to Matthew Henderson French and Sarah "Sallie" Payne. James Wilburn French passed away in 1841 in Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1763, James Wilburn French entered the world in Culpeper, Giles, Virginia, United States, born to Matthew Henderson French and Sarah "Sallie" Payne.
  • James Wilburn French passed away in 1841 in Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States.

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James French's Ancestors

Self
James French
1763 – 1841
Birth Place: Culpeper, Giles, Virginia, United States
Parents
Matthew Henderson French
1737 – 1814
Westmorland Virginia
Sarah ("Sallie") Payne
1740 – 1830
Goochland Co, VA
Grandparents
John (C 1710 French) (Martha)
1710 – 1750
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Martha (1715 Upshur Flint French) Cresap
1715 – 1801
Wales, England
John (Paine) -Payne
1712 – 1759
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Upshur
1700 – 1770
Northampton, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Richardson)
1679 – 1745
William Payne
1668 – 1735
Margaret Stewart
1683 – 1760
Arthur ll
1655 – 1738
Sarah (Upshur)
1660 – 1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John French
1652 – 1727
Mary French
1654 – 1721
Tobias Payne
– 1669
Sarah Winslow
1638 – 1726
William Stewart
Ann _____
Arthur Upshur
1624 – 1709
Mary Clarke
1618 – 1703
Susanna Denwood
1640 – 1719

James French's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Culpeper, Giles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States

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