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James Lea 1718–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: 2 Jun 1788

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Father: *Judge Clements

Mother: Anne\Ann Elizabeth

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The story of James Lea began in 1718 in VA. James Lea passed away in 1788 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lea began in 1718 in VA.
  • James Lea passed away in 1788 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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James Lea's Ancestors

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James Lea
1718–1788
Birth Place: VA
Parents
*Judge William Jeremiah (3rd gr grandfather of Mark Twain) Clements
1670–1760
King William, Gloucester County, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States
Anne\Ann (Catherine Taylor (Clements) (Lee\Lea\Leigh) - Twin of) Elizabeth
1679–1731
Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Captain (John Jeremiah) Clements
1631–1710
Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States
Judith Woodman
1622–1679
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary (Lucy) Gregory
1665–1747
Essex, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Captain County
1607–1657
Edythe Pierce
1607–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir CLEM
1570–1609
Lady Fuller
1579–1633
Captain -
1575–1641
Mary Phippen
1580–1650

James Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of James Lea in VA
VA
1788
2 Jun 1788
Age 70
Death of James Lea in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1788
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

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