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James Napier 1795 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1842

Death Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA

Father: Patrick Napier

Mother: Fanny Brumfield

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Napier

Children(s): Patrick Napier

James Napier was born in 1795 in Lee, Virginia, USA, the child of Patrick Napier and Fanny Brumfield. James Napier married Elizabeth Howard Napier, and had children including Patrick R. Napier. James Napier passed away in 1842 in Clay, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Napier was born in 1795 in Lee, Virginia, USA, the child of Patrick Napier and Fanny Brumfield.
  • James Napier married Elizabeth Howard Napier, and had children including Patrick R. Napier.
  • James Napier passed away in 1842 in Clay, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Napier's Ancestors

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James Napier
1795 – 1842
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Patrick Napier
1768 – 1834
Giles, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Fanny Brumfield
1772 – 1822
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward (PATRICK) Napier
1722 – 1800
Albemarle, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Napier
1697 – 1763
Mary Napier
1697 – 1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Napier
1660 – 1731
Mary Napier
1665 – 1718

James Napier's Descendants

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James Napier (1795 – 1842) m. Elizabeth (Howard) Napier (1795 – )
  1. 1. Patrick (R.) Napier (1816 – 1899)

James Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of James Napier in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1842
1842
Age 47
Death of James Napier in Clay, Kentucky, USA
Clay, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dayhoit, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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