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James Sevier 1777–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1777

Birth Location: Watauga Settlement, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 Apr 1869

Death Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Valentine Sevier

Mother: Naomi Douglass

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James Sevier was born in 1777 in Watauga Settlement, Washington County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Valentine Colonel Ii Sevier And Naomi Amy Douglass. James Sevier passed away in 1869 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Sevier was born in 1777 in Watauga Settlement, Washington County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Valentine Colonel Ii Sevier And Naomi Amy Douglass.
  • James Sevier passed away in 1869 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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James Sevier's Ancestors

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James Sevier
1777–1869
Birth Place: Watauga Settlement, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Valentine 'Colonel' II Sevier
1747–1800
Rockingham, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Naomi ("Amy") Douglass
1742–1844
Shenandoah, Frederick, Virginia
Grandparents
Valentine (Sevier\Xavier) Sr
1702–1803
St. Giles Parish, London, England
Joannah Goad
1723–1773
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia
John (Bruce) Douglass
1697–1761
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jemima Russell
1705–1822
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jean Sevier
1684–1718
Mary Smith
1685–1715
John Goad
1700–1771
Katherine Jennings
1703–1741
William Balveny
1668–1745
Grishilda McKeand
1672–1741
William Russell
1679–1757
Martha Henley
1692–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1648–1708
Elizabeth Ball
1663–1724
William Douglas
1649–1669
Isabelle Douglas
1642–1691
Andrew McKeand\McLeand
1650–1672
Marion Shaw
1650–1700

James Sevier's Timeline

2 Records

1777
31 Aug 1777
Birth of James Sevier in Watauga Settlement, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Watauga Settlement, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
1869
22 Apr 1869
Age 92
Death of James Sevier in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1777
    Event Place: Watauga Settlement, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1869
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

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