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James Coleman Motley 1787–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Pitsylvania, , Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1850

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Father: John Motley

Mother: Elizabeth DuPuy

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James Coleman Motley was born in 1787 in Pitsylvania, , Virginia, USA, the child of John Motley And Elizabeth Dupuy. James Coleman Motley passed away in 1850 in Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • James Coleman Motley was born in 1787 in Pitsylvania, , Virginia, USA, the child of John Motley And Elizabeth Dupuy.
  • James Coleman Motley passed away in 1850 in Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.

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James Motley's Ancestors

Self
James Motley
1787–1850
Birth Place: Pitsylvania, , Virginia, USA
Parents
John Motley
1758–1826
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth DuPuy
1770–1856
Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, British Colonies
Grandparents
Joseph (E III Captain) Motley
1720–1806
Mottoway Parish, Amelia, Virginia, USA (Gloucester, Gloucest, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Martha Ellington
1737–1780
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Peter ("Pierre" Dupuy) Jr.
1729–1812
King Wiliam, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Malone
1729–1819
Stepny Parish, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph II
1695–1777
David ELLINGTON
1713–1774
Martha TUCKER
1719–1782
Pierre Dupuy
1694–1777
Judith Lefevre
1702–1785
Robert Malone
1700–1779
Sarah Harrison
1702–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Motley
1671–1777
Jane Sinkler
1673–
John Ellington
1690–1783
Sarah Worsham
1685–1783

James Motley's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of James Coleman Motley in Pitsylvania, , Virginia, USA
Pitsylvania, , Virginia, USA
1850
May 1850
Age 63
Death of James Coleman Motley in Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Pitsylvania, , Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1850
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

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