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James Thomas Priest 1680–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1680

Birth Location: Wales, England

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: Churchstanton, Devon, England

Father: Robert Depriest

Mother: Elizabeth Randolph

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hayward, Sarah Stark

Children(s): John Priest, Peter Priest

The story of James Thomas Priest began in 1680 in Wales, England. James Thomas Priest married Elizabeth Hayward, Sarah Ann Priest Stark, and had children including John Thomas Priest, Peter Priest. James Thomas Priest passed away in 1740 in Churchstanton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thomas Priest began in 1680 in Wales, England.
  • James Thomas Priest married Elizabeth Hayward, Sarah Ann Priest Stark, and had children including John Thomas Priest, Peter Priest.
  • James Thomas Priest passed away in 1740 in Churchstanton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Depriest
1664–1710
Birth Location: Nîmes, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
RD
Elizabeth Randolph
1665–1689
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hayward
1678–1756
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Sarah Stark
1680–
Birth Location: London, England
SS

Children(s)

John Priest
1700–1770
Birth Location: Wales, England
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Peter Priest
1700–1781
Birth Location: Northern Wales, England (cite: Priest Family history written 1900)
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James Priest's Ancestors

Self
James Priest
1680–1740
Birth Place: Wales, England
Parents
Robert Depriest
1664–1710
Nîmes, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Elizabeth Randolph
1665–1689
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Priest's Descendants

1.
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James (Thomas) Priest (Abt. 1680–1740) m. Elizabeth Hayward (abt 1678–12 Aug 1756) m. Sarah (Ann Priest) Stark (20 Jun 1680–)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Priest 1700–1770 m. Elenor Field 1705–1781
    1. 1. Jerimiah (William) Priest 1725–1792 m. Elizabeth Standley 1727–1800
      1. 1. John ((Stanley) Priest Sr REV WAR) 💕 1750–1840 m. Catherine Spence 1760–1861
        1. 1. Delphia Priest 1789–1855 m. Isaac Norman 1787–1859
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Priest 1812–1885
        3. 3. James Priest 1777–1861
        4. 4. Presley Priest 1786–1852
        5. 5. Lucinda Priest 1794–1873 m. Toliver Thrailkill 1788–1838
        6. 6. Susannah Priest 1799–1859
        7. 7. Catherine Priest 1795–1875
        8. 8. John Priest 1780–1829
        9. 9. Levi ((Spence)) Priest 1790–1855 m. Kitty (Richards) Priest 1794–1830 m. Elen Archibald 1810–1851
        10. 10. Soloman Priest 1782–1860
        11. 11. Phoebe Priest 1805–1865
        12. 12. Jemima (S) Priest 1838–
        13. 13. John Priest 1846–
    2. 2. George Priest 1748–1829
    3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Priest 1741–1836
    4. 4. Nancy (Sarah) Priest 1765–1815
    5. 5. Richard Priest 1760–1801
    6. 6. Peter Priest 1757–1839
    7. 7. Elizabeth Priest 1750–1833
  2. 2. Peter Priest 1700–1781 m. Florence Lidard –1949

James Priest's Timeline

2 Records

1680
Abt. 1680
Birth of James Thomas Priest in Wales, England
Wales, England
1740
1740
Age 60
Death of James Thomas Priest in Churchstanton, Devon, England
Churchstanton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1680
    Event Place: Wales, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Churchstanton, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 705
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