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James Litton 1736–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland

Death Date: Dec 1798

Death Location: Lincoln, North Carolina

Father: Caleb *

Mother: Grace *

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Litton

In 1736, James Litton entered the world in Prince George's County, Maryland, born to Caleb Pollockfield Litton And Grace Hartley Burton. James Litton married Sarah Osborne, and had children including Thomas Litton. James Litton passed away in 1798 in Lincoln, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1736, James Litton entered the world in Prince George's County, Maryland, born to Caleb Pollockfield Litton And Grace Hartley Burton.
  • James Litton married Sarah Osborne, and had children including Thomas Litton.
  • James Litton passed away in 1798 in Lincoln, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Litton's Ancestors

Self
James Litton
1736–1798
Birth Place: Prince George's County, Maryland
Parents
Caleb Pollockfield Litton *
1678–1763
Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire, England
Grace (Hartley Burton) *
1703–1792
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Michael Litton
1647–1720
Ottery St Mary, East Devon District, Devon, England
Johanna Pollockfield
1650–1720
Ottery St Mary, East Devon District, Devon, England
Thomas Burton
1675–
Great-Grandparents
Michael Litton
1615–1680
Hannah Wilsone
1620–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Litton
1575–1650
Thomzine Syllare
1580–1670

James Litton's Descendants

1.
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James Litton (1736–Dec 1798)
  1. 1. Thomas Litton 1762–1839

James Litton's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of James Litton in Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County, Maryland
1798
Dec 1798
Age 62
Death of James Litton in Lincoln, North Carolina
Lincoln, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Prince George's County, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1798
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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