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James Muse 1710–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Mar 30, 1758

Death Location: Cumberland, Moore, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Muse

Mother: ELISABETH STURMAN

Spouse(s): Sophia Pope

Children(s): Sophia Muse

James Muse was born in 1710 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Muse And Elisabeth Sturman. In 1755, James Muse resided in Cumberland County, NC. James Muse married Sophia Pope, and had children including Sophia Pope Muse. James Muse passed away in 1758 in Cumberland, Moore, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Muse was born in 1710 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Muse And Elisabeth Sturman.
  • In 1755, James Muse resided in Cumberland County, NC.
  • James Muse married Sophia Pope, and had children including Sophia Pope Muse.
  • James Muse passed away in 1758 in Cumberland, Moore, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Muse
1665–1732
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
TM
ELISABETH STURMAN
1680–1735
Birth Location: VA
ES

Spouses(s)

Sophia Pope
1710–1758
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
SP

Children(s)

Sophia Muse
1738–1820
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
SM

James Muse's Ancestors

Self
James Muse
1710–1758
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Muse
1665–1732
Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
ELISABETH STURMAN
1680–1735
VA
Grandparents
John (Muse) Sr
1633–1723
Bedfordshire, Shouldrod, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Sturman) II
1650–1723
Kent Island Parish, Queen Anne's, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Spence
1660–1693
Westmoreland County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Edward Mewes
1589–1640
Margery Aucocke
1588–1663
John Sr
1620–1655
Elizabeth Neale
1631–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sturman
1584–1654
Ann Porter
1596–1654

James Muse's Descendants

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James Muse (1710–Mar 30, 1758) m. Sophia Pope (1710–1758)
  1. 1. Sophia (Pope) Muse 1738–1820 m. Dudley Runnels 1730–1808 m. William Seale 1722–1799
    1. 1. Harmon (M) Runnels 1759–1839 m. Hester (I) Hubert 1762–
      1. 1. Aletha (H) Runnels 1803–1822 m. DAVID (Rutherford) Hubert 1800–1838 m. William (Samuel) Stamps 1795–1850 m. O Brien 1803–
        1. 1. Dianora (C) Stamps 1843–
        2. 2. Hiram (Runnels) Stamps 1830–1839
        3. 3. Nancy (E) Stamps 1826–
        4. 4. William (Henry) Stamps 1823–1856
      2. 2. Hiram (G) Runnels 1796–1857 m. Obedience (Aurelia) Smith 1805–1883
        1. 1. Bedy Runnels 1830–1857
        2. 2. Cynthia (Cornelia) Runnels 1829–1884
        3. 3. Henry (Hal Sr George) Runnels 1825–1880 m. Stella Runnels 1830–1864 m. Eliza Hennigan 1825–
      3. 3. Hosea (H) Runnels 1803–1835
        1. 1. Hester (Eleanor) Runnels 1825–1880
      4. 4. Bethany Runnels 1786–1858 m. Alexander Hall 1774–1843
        1. 1. Milledge (H) Hall 1804–
        2. 2. Sarah (Bethany) Hall 1800–
        3. 3. Howell (A) Hall 1812–1874 m. Elizabeth (A) Hall 1815– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Read 1834–1904
        4. 4. John (R) Hall 1800–
        5. 5. Millicent Hall 1800–1862
        6. 6. Eliza (A) Hall 1816–1848
        7. 7. Obedience (Aurelia Annette) Hall 1826–1849
        8. 8. Isia (Preston) Hall 1805–1883
        9. 9. Hardin (H) Hall 1819–1865
        10. 10. Hiram (R) Hall 1834–
        11. 11. Melicent (Bethany) Hall 1814–1862
        12. 12. Iva (P) Hall 1805–1870
      5. 5. Howell (Washington) Runnels 1780–1839 m. Ann Buchannon 1810– m. Carey (D) Collins 1826–
        1. 1. Cornelia Reynolds 1824–1884 m. unknown Terry 1823–1889
        2. 2. Camilla (Ann) Runnels 1824–
      6. 6. Harmon Reynolds 1798–1865 m. SARAH WYNNE 1812–1870
        1. 1. James (H) Reynolds 1834–
        2. 2. Sarah (F) Runnels 1847–
        3. 3. Mary (E) Reynolds 1832–1913
        4. 4. Susannah (J) Runnels 1842–
        5. 5. James (H) Reynolds 1834–
        6. 6. Lorenzo Runnels 1839–
        7. 7. Nancy (M) Reynolds 1839–
      7. 7. Hardin (D) Runnels 1789–1839 m. Martha (Patsy Burch) Darden 1784–1867
        1. 1. Hester (Ann) Runnels 1825–1826
        2. 2. Howell (W) Runnels 1823–1895 m. Martha (Caroline Blackburn) Adams 1836–1907 m. Smithia (Jane) Hooks 1826–1852
        3. 3. Hardin (Richard) Runnels 1820–1873
        4. 4. Hiram (Alexander) Runnels 1818–
        5. 5. Randall (Hiram) Runnels 1830–1882
        6. 6. Ed Runnels 1816–1877 m. Saluda (Callahan) Callahan 1849–1887
      8. 8. Howard Runnells 1780–
      9. 9. Mary (Asenath) Runnels 1774–1791
    2. 2. Dudley Runnels 1750–1808
    3. 3. William Seale 1755–1803
      1. 1. Spencer Seale 1780–1848
        1. 1. William (Archibald) Seale 1814–1863

James Muse's Timeline

3 Records

1710
1710
Birth of James Muse in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1755
1755
Age 45
James Muse resided here in Cumberland County, NC
Cumberland County, NC
1758
Mar 30, 1758
Age 48
Death of James Muse in Cumberland, Moore, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, Moore, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Cumberland County, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 30, 1758
    Event Place: Cumberland, Moore, North Carolina, United States
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