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James Joseph Summers 1749 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Scott Co., IL, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Rosannah Thomas

Spouse(s): Mary Jackson

Children(s): William Summers

The story of James Joseph Summers began in 1749 in Kent County, Delaware, USA. James Joseph Summers married Mary Jackson, and had children including William Jackson Summers. James Joseph Summers passed away in 1839 in Scott Co., IL, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Joseph Summers began in 1749 in Kent County, Delaware, USA.
  • James Joseph Summers married Mary Jackson, and had children including William Jackson Summers.
  • James Joseph Summers passed away in 1839 in Scott Co., IL, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Summers's Ancestors

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James Summers
1749 – 1839
Birth Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA
Parents
Thomas Osmond summers Sr
1703 – 1749
possibly, Newcastle Upon Tyne, [parish], Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Rosannah Thomas
1708 – 1751
Delaware, United States
Grandparents
John Summers
– 1702
Dartford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Thompson
1656 – 1722
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Summers's Descendants

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James (Joseph) Summers (1749 – 1839) m. Mary Jackson (1753 – 1831)
  1. 1. William (Jackson) Summers (27 Jan 1783 – 22 Nov 1853) m. Jane Ross (09 Nov 1786 – 09 Dec 1861)
    1. 1. John (William) Summers (2 August 1825 – 26 July 1889) m. Sarah (Ann) Summers (30 May 1829 – 9 April 1907)
      1. 1. Charles (H) Summers (28 Dec 1853 – 6 Jan 1930) m. Elizabeth Reese (1858 – 9 June 1950)
        1. 1. Luther Summers (1881 – ) m. Nellie Summers (1887 – )
        2. 2. Edith (S.) Waters (12 March 1890 – 29 September 1978)

James Summers's Timeline

4 Records

1749
1749
Birth of James Joseph Summers in Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kent County, Delaware, USA
1774
2 Aug 1774
Age 25
James Joseph Summers was married in Guilford
Guilford
1774
2 Aug 1774
Age 25
James Joseph Summers was married in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1839
1839
Age 90
Death of James Joseph Summers in Scott Co., IL, Illinois, USA
Scott Co., IL, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Guilford

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Scott Co., IL, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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