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James Dunlop Paxton 1640–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1640

Birth Location: Finmore, Central, England

Death Date: 29 July 1722

Death Location: Marsh Creek, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James (Paxson)

Mother: Mary Clerk

Spouse(s): Helen Quaker

Children(s): Samuel Paxton, William Paxton, Nathaniel Paxton

In 1640, James Dunlop Paxton entered the world in Finmore, Central, England, born to James Paxton Paxson And Mary Jane Clerk. James Dunlop Paxton married Helen Jane Gurden Quaker, and had children including Nathaniel Paxton, Samuel Paxton, William Paxton. James Dunlop Paxton passed away in 1722 in Marsh Creek, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1640, James Dunlop Paxton entered the world in Finmore, Central, England, born to James Paxton Paxson And Mary Jane Clerk.
  • James Dunlop Paxton married Helen Jane Gurden Quaker, and had children including Nathaniel Paxton, Samuel Paxton, William Paxton.
  • James Dunlop Paxton passed away in 1722 in Marsh Creek, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James (Paxson)
1615–1662
Birth Location: Bycot House, Parish of Stowe, Oxfordshire, England
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Mary Clerk
1618–1670
Birth Location: Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Helen Quaker
1644–1710
Birth Location: Marsh Gibbon, Bucks, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Paxton
1670–1746
Birth Location: Balleymoney, Antrim, Ireland
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William Paxton
1675–1716
Birth Location: Balleymoney, Ireland
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Nathaniel Paxton
1672–1761
Birth Location: Ballymoney, Antrim, , Ireland
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James Paxton's Ancestors

Self
James Paxton
1640–1722
Birth Place: Finmore, Central, England
Parents
James Paxton (Paxson)
1615–1662
Bycot House, Parish of Stowe, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Jane) Clerk
1618–1670
Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Paxson
1584–1626
Stowe Parish, Oxfordshire, England
Joane Clarke
1589–1621
Southwick, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Paxson
1549–1584
Helene Barnslie
1560–1584
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Paxson
1522–

James Paxton's Descendants

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James (Dunlop) Paxton (16 Aug 1640–29 July 1722) m. Helen (Jane Gurden,) Quaker (1644–07 Apr 1710)
  1. 1. Samuel Paxton 1670–1746 m. Mary Moore 1672–1746
    1. 1. Capt (John James Paxton) I 1692–1746 m. Elizabeth (Pheobe) Alexander 1694–1756
      1. 1. Samuel Paxton 1730–1756 m. Mary (Moore) (Paxton) 1736–1805
      2. 2. Joseph (Paxton (never) married) 1721–1755
      3. 3. Capt (John Paxton II, War for Independence-Valley Forge, Battle for) Guilford 1716–1787 m. Mary (Martha) Blair 1726–1821 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") McClung 1724–1773
        1. 1. Capt (John Paxton III, American War for) Independence 1743–1787 m. Phoebe Alexander 1749–1821
        2. 2. Isabelle Paxton 1746–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Paxton 1757–1831
        4. 4. Mary Paxton 1754–1789
        5. 5. James Paxton 1752–1833
        6. 6. Samuel (Paxton, American War for) Independence 1748–1807 m. Sarah Coalter 1761– m. Jane Smiley 1752–
        7. 7. William Paxton 1751–1817
      4. 4. Major (William Paxton, American War for) Independence 1733–1795 m. Eleanor Hays 1743–1815
        1. 1. Pvt (Elisha Hays Paxton, War of 1812,) slaveholder 1785–1867 m. Margaret ("Peggy") McNutt 1792–1856
        2. 2. Sally (Sarah) Paxton 1764–1795
        3. 3. Col (William) Paxton 1777–1853 m. Mary (Polly) Alexander 1784–1859
      5. 5. Thomas Paxton 1719–1788 m. Elizabeth Paxton 1724–1773
        1. 1. John Paxton 1747–1832
        2. 2. Jane (Paxton) (Cumming) 1765–1841
        3. 3. Sarah (Paxton) (Edmundson) –1828
    2. 2. Thomas Paxton 1690–1762
    3. 3. Nathaniel Paxton 1690–1781
    4. 4. William Paxton 1702–1746
    5. 5. Samuel Paxton 1705–1793 m. Rachel (Esther Harrison,) Quaker 1717–1793
      1. 1. John Paxton 1721–1787
      2. 2. Col (Thomas Paxton, American War for) Independence 1739–1813 m. Isabella Quaite 1743–1780 m. Martha White 1751–1835
        1. 1. Pvt (Samuel Paxton, War of 1812, Kentucky Mounted) Vol 1766–1841 m. Catherine ("Kitty") Atkinson 1768–1850
        2. 2. Isabella Paxton 1768–1837
        3. 3. Maria (Jane) Paxton 1771–1834
        4. 4. Margaret ('Margery') Paxton 1774–1838
        5. 5. Sarah Paxton 1783–1848
        6. 6. Elizabeth Paxton 1783–
        7. 7. Mary (Polly) Paxton 1784–1842
        8. 8. Samuel (Mandel) Paxton 1793–1880
        9. 9. Thomas (Paxton, farmer,) Democrat 1799–1871 m. Rebecca (Ann) Barber 1801–1862
        10. 10. Robert Paxton 1763–1856
    6. 6. Thomas (Paxton Sr, US War for Independence, 6th Btn Cumberland Cty Militia; Mingo Presbyterian Church) Elder 1713–1818 m. Jane Aston 1717–1817
      1. 1. Thomas (Paxton Jr, US War for Independence, 6th Btn Cumberland Cty) Militia 1761–1851 m. Jane Crawford 1761–1820
        1. 1. John Paxton 1781–1818 m. Martha Blair 1784–1853
        2. 2. Jeanette Paxton 1784–1866
        3. 3. Nathaniel Paxton 1783–1844
        4. 4. Thomas (Paxton) III 1792–1850
        5. 5. William (August) Paxton 1803–1897
        6. 6. Kaziah Paxton 1801–1865
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Paxton) (Hosack) 1787–1858
      2. 2. Margaret Paxton 1755–1842
      3. 3. Martha Paxton 1759–1853 m. Robert (Campbell, US War for Independence:) Pennyslvania 1748–1843
  2. 2. William Paxton 1675–1716
  3. 3. Nathaniel Paxton 1672–1761

James Paxton's Timeline

2 Records

1640
16 Aug 1640
Birth of James Dunlop Paxton in Finmore, Central, England
Finmore, Central, England
1722
29 July 1722
Age 82
Death of James Dunlop Paxton in Marsh Creek, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Marsh Creek, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1640
    Event Place: Finmore, Central, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1722
    Event Place: Marsh Creek, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
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