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James McAdams 1685–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 27 Apr 1742

Death Location: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Father: JOSEPH Mcadams

Mother: Laura Boone

Spouse(s): Sarah White

Children(s): Dr. Jr.

James McAdams was born in 1685 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Mcadams And Laura Ann Boone. James McAdams married Sarah White, and had children including Dr Joseph Mcadam Jr. James McAdams passed away in 1742 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James McAdams was born in 1685 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Mcadams And Laura Ann Boone.
  • James McAdams married Sarah White, and had children including Dr Joseph Mcadam Jr.
  • James McAdams passed away in 1742 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

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James McAdams's Ancestors

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James McAdams
1685–1742
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
JOSEPH Mcadams
1660–1742
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Laura (Ann) Boone
1661–
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas McAdams
1635–
Newton Stewart, Wigtonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McAdams's Descendants

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James McAdams (1685–27 Apr 1742) m. Sarah White (1690–10 Oct 1744)
  1. 1. Dr. (Joseph McAdam) Jr. 1710–1788 m. Sarah (Ann) Gaskins 1720–1796
    1. 1. Dr (Hugh Haywood McAdam) Sr 1737–1809 m. Catherine Scott 1745–1809
      1. 1. Elizabeth McAdams 1785–1850 m. John (Sellers) Sr 1783–1829
        1. 1. Mirian Sellars 1806–1860 m. Peter (Simeon) Lemley 1808–1869

James McAdams's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of James McAdams in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1742
27 Apr 1742
Age 57
Death of James McAdams in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1742
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

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