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James Rector 1754 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1754

Birth Location: Prince William, Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 May 1839

Death Location: Lincoln, Missouri, United States

Father: Jacob Rector

Mother: Mary Hitt

Spouse(s): Leannah Warren

Children(s): Warren Rector

In 1754, James Rector entered the world in Prince William, Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States, born to Jacob John Rector and Mary Ann Hitt. James Rector married Leannah Warren, and had children including Warren S Rector. James Rector passed away in 1839 in Lincoln, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1754, James Rector entered the world in Prince William, Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States, born to Jacob John Rector and Mary Ann Hitt.
  • James Rector married Leannah Warren, and had children including Warren S Rector.
  • James Rector passed away in 1839 in Lincoln, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Rector
1724 – 1810
Birth Location: Germantown, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA
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Mary Hitt
1723 – 1813
Birth Location: Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Leannah Warren
1760 – 1809
Birth Location: Prince William, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Warren Rector
1784 – 1837
Birth Location: Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
WR

James Rector's Ancestors

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James Rector
1754 – 1839
Birth Place: Prince William, Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States
Parents
Jacob John Rector
1724 – 1810
Germantown, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Hitt
1723 – 1813
Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Hans (Johann Jakob (John Jacob) Richter) (Rector)
1674 – 1729
Germany
Peter (Heite) Hitt
1683 – 1772
Belgium
Elizabeth (Utterback) Otterbach
1689 – 1772
Trupbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Rector's Descendants

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James Rector (22 Aug 1754 – 22 May 1839) m. Leannah Warren (1760 – 1809)
  1. 1. Warren (S) Rector (1784 – 1837) m. Mary ("Molly") Carter (1791 – 17 January 1868)
    1. 1. Susannah ((Susan) Ann Rector) Rector (Abt. 1821 – 1869) m. Jesse Rector (1819 – Abt. 1876)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Rector (28 Sep 1849 – Abt. Jun 1930) m. William (H) Whitehead (Abt. 1844 – 02 Nov 1862)
        1. 1. Jenetia (S.) Whitehead (Nov 1869 – 1900) m. William Crouch (Nov 1866 – )
        2. 2. John (T.\F.) Whitehead (22 Aug 1872 – 29 Apr 1929) m. Effie (A) Johnson (abt 1875 – 6 July 1947)
        3. 3. Selina Whitehead (abt 1875 – )
        4. 4. William (H.) Whitehead (20 Jan 1875 – 29 Nov 1940)
        5. 5. Henrietta (Maud) Whitehead (22 Jan 1877 – 15 Apr 1968)
        6. 6. Arther (E.) Whitehead (21 Jan 1879 – 18 Jul 1954) m. Olive (L.) Whitehead (1876 – 1949)
        7. 7. Ann (Fannie Bell) Whitehead (28 Apr 1881 – 06 Jun 1963) m. James (Albert) Wilson (abt 1878 – ) m. James (Edward) Wilson m. Jake Margreth (abt 1878 – )
        8. 8. Gretta Whitehead (Mar 1884 – Jul 1953)
        9. 9. Bessie (Edna) Whitehead (29 Apr 1889 – 06 Feb 1950) m. Pearl (O) McNicol (abt 1888 – )

James Rector's Timeline

4 Records

1754
22 Aug 1754
Birth of James Rector in Prince William, Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States
Prince William, Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States
1774
1774
Age 20
James Rector was married in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
1780
1780
Age 26
James Rector was married in Prince William, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Prince William, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
1839
22 May 1839
Age 85
Death of James Rector in Lincoln, Missouri, United States
Lincoln, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1754
    Event Place: Prince William, Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Prince William, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fauquier County, VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1839
    Event Place: Lincoln, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Millwood, Lincoln County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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