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James Paxton 1790–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1790

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 March 1858

Death Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Paxton

Mother: Elizabeth Stuart

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James Paxton was born in 1790 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Paxton And Elizabeth Stuart. James Paxton passed away in 1858 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Paxton was born in 1790 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Paxton And Elizabeth Stuart.
  • James Paxton passed away in 1858 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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James Paxton's Ancestors

Self
James Paxton
1790–1858
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Paxton
1751–1817
Augusta County (now Rockbridge County), Virginia
Elizabeth Stuart
1755–1826
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (John Paxton II) Ii
1716–1787
Drinngeny, Donoch Parish, Monachan County, Ireland
Mary (Martha) Blair
1726–1821
Ballyvoy, Antrim, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John I
1692–1746
Elizabeth Alexander
1694–1756
Samuel Blair
1667–1754
Martha Lyle
1695–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Paxton
1670–1746
Agnes Nees
1670–1746

James Paxton's Timeline

2 Records

1790
4 May 1790
Birth of James Paxton in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1858
5 March 1858
Age 68
Death of James Paxton in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1790
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1858
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

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