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James Wallace 1670–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland/Manokin, Somerset, British C, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 31 January 1740

Death Location: Kent, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA

Father: Mathew Wallace

Mother: Elizabeth Alexander

Spouse(s): Sarah McKNITT, Sarah Alexander

Children(s): Oliver Wallace

James Wallace was born in 1670 in Raphoe, County Donegal, IrelandManokin, Somerset, British C, Maryland, USA, the child of Mathew Mathias Wallace And Elizabeth Rose Alexander. James Wallace married Sarah Alexander, Sarah Mcknitt, and had children including Oliver Wallace. James Wallace/ passed away in 1740 in Kent, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wallace was born in 1670 in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland/Manokin, Somerset, British C, Maryland, USA, the child of Mathew Mathias Wallace And Elizabeth Rose Alexander.
  • James Wallace married Sarah Alexander, Sarah Mcknitt, and had children including Oliver Wallace.
  • James Wallace passed away in 1740 in Kent, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathew Wallace
1638–1716
Birth Location: Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
MW
Elizabeth Alexander
1650–1691
Birth Location: Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
EA

Spouses(s)

Sarah McKNITT
1701–1773
Birth Location: Cecil, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
SM
Sarah Alexander
1690–
Birth Location: So
SA

Children(s)

Oliver Wallace
1720–1774
Birth Location: Parish of Ardstraw, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
OW

James Wallace's Ancestors

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James Wallace
1670–1740
Birth Place: Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland/Manokin, Somerset, British C, Maryland, USA
Parents
Mathew "Mathias" Wallace
1638–1716
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth (Rose) Alexander
1650–1691
Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Matthew Wallace
1612–1672
Manor Cunninghame Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Sarah (Alexander) (Wallace)
1610–1670
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wallace's Descendants

1.
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James Wallace (1670–31 January 1740) m. Sarah McKNITT (1701–1773) m. Sarah Alexander (1690–)
  1. 1. Oliver Wallace 1720–1774 m. Annisbelle McKnabb 1722–1798
    1. 1. Lt. (William) Wallace 1754–1800 m. Ruth (Annie) Porter 1755–1849
      1. 1. James (M) Wallace 1784–1871 m. Martha (Patsy) Eaves 1789–1842
        1. 1. Martha (E) Wallis 1819–1900 m. James (W) McGinty 1823–1889

James Wallace's Timeline

3 Records

1670
1670
Birth of James Wallace in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland/Manokin, Somerset, British C, Maryland, USA
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland/Manokin, Somerset, British C, Maryland, USA
1699
1699
Age 29
James Wallace was married in Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
1740
31 January 1740
Age 70
Death of James Wallace in Kent, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA
Kent, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland/Manokin, Somerset, British C, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 January 1740
    Event Place: Kent, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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