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James Coleman Motley 1787–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: May 1850

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

Father: David Motley

Mother: Elizabeth Pendleton

Spouse(s): * Haynes, Elizabeth Hamilton

Children(s): * Motley, Louisiana Motley, Martha Motley, John Motley, Mary Motley, Jane Motley, Sarah Motley, Malissa Motley

James Coleman Motley was born in 1787 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of David James Motley And Elizabeth Pendleton. James Coleman Motley married Elizabeth Ann Betsy Hamilton, Nancy Haynes, and had children including Emily Frances Emila Motley, Jane Ann Missouri Motley, John Milton Motley, Louisiana T Motley, Malissa P Motley, Martha Ann Motley, Mary Ann Motley, Sarah Jane Motley. James Coleman Motley passed away in 1850 in Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • James Coleman Motley was born in 1787 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of David James Motley And Elizabeth Pendleton.
  • James Coleman Motley married Elizabeth Ann Betsy Hamilton, Nancy Haynes, and had children including Emily Frances Emila Motley, Jane Ann Missouri Motley, John Milton Motley, Louisiana T Motley, Malissa P Motley, Martha Ann Motley, Mary Ann Motley, Sarah Jane Motley.
  • James Coleman Motley passed away in 1850 in Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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James Motley's Ancestors

Self
James Motley
1787–1850
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
David James Motley
1753–1826
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Pendleton
1765–1804
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Motley
1720–1806
Mottoway Parish, Amelia, Virginia, United States
Martha Ellington
1737–1780
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Phillip Pendleton
1745–1811
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Martha Aubrey
1745–1850
Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Motley
1697–1777
Elizabeth Forrest
1700–1799
David ELLINGTON
1713–1774
Martha TUCKER
1719–1782
James Pendleton
1702–1763
Mary Lyall
1705–1769
John *
1710–1755
Elizabeth *
1703–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Motley
1671–1777
Jane Sinkler
1673–1714
Abraham Forrest
1675–1759
Judith Billups
1680–1775
John Ellington
1690–1783
Sarah Worsham
1685–1783
Henry Pendleton
1683–1721
Mary Taylor
1688–1770
Elizabeth Canny
1681–1726

James Motley's Descendants

1.
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James (Coleman) Motley (1787–May 1850) m. * (Nancy) Haynes (1798–1844) m. Elizabeth (Ann "Betsy") Hamilton (1828–)
  1. 1. * (Emily Frances (Emila)) Motley 1827–1898
  2. 2. Louisiana (T) Motley 1832–1869
  3. 3. Martha (Ann) Motley 1818–1874
  4. 4. John (Milton) Motley 1826–1890
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Motley 1829–1878
  6. 6. Jane (Ann Missouri) Motley 1834–1893
  7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Motley 1821–1904
  8. 8. Malissa (P.) Motley 1850–

James Motley's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of James Coleman Motley in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1850
May 1850
Age 63
Death of James Coleman Motley in Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1850
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

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