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James Francis Wilkes 1759–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Aug 1840

Death Location: Lawrence County, Missouri, USA

Father: John Wilkes

Mother: Elizabeth Meade

Spouse(s): Mattie Hicks

Children(s): Peggy Wilkes, James Wilkes, Samuel Wilkes

James Francis Wilkes was born in 1759 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sr Wilkes And Elizabeth Meade. James Francis Wilkes married Mattie Elizabeth Hicks, and had children including James Wilkes, Peggy Wilkes, Samuel Wilkes. James Francis Wilkes passed away in 1840 in Lawrence County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James Francis Wilkes was born in 1759 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sr Wilkes And Elizabeth Meade.
  • James Francis Wilkes married Mattie Elizabeth Hicks, and had children including James Wilkes, Peggy Wilkes, Samuel Wilkes.
  • James Francis Wilkes passed away in 1840 in Lawrence County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilkes
1734–1807
Birth Location: Loudoun, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Meade
1735–1810
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mattie Hicks
1760–
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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Children(s)

Peggy Wilkes
1780–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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James Wilkes
1783–1870
Birth Location: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
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Samuel Wilkes
1805–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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James Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
James Wilkes
1759–1840
Birth Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Sr Wilkes
1734–1807
Loudoun, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Meade
1735–1810
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis Wilkes
1699–1783
saint mary, whitechapel, London, London, England
Martha Jeffies
1700–1740
England
Samuel Meade
1708–1784
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Downey
1715–1758
Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wilks
1679–1717
Susannah Foster
1657–1717
William Sr.
1658–1716
Elizabeth Fell
1667–1747
James Downey
1688–1761
Hannah Ellet
1692–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Wilks
1640–1718
Sarah Ouldred
1648–
Richard Foster
1619–1681
Susannah Garnett
1620–1663
Matthew Meade
1629–1699
Elizabeth Walton
1629–1700
Thomas Fell
1598–1668
Margaret Askew
1614–1702
Androw Downie
1665–1739
Cirstan Downie
1668–1691
William Ellet
1650–1721
Mary Burt
1661–1714

James Wilkes's Descendants

1.
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James (Francis) Wilkes (1759–29 Aug 1840) m. Mattie (Elizabeth) Hicks (1760–)
  1. 1. Peggy Wilkes 1780– m. Chattin Doggett 1776–1820
    1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Doggett 1802–
    2. 2. William (Anderson) Doggett 1803–1870 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Bonner 1812–1880
      1. 1. Susan Doggett 1828–1858
      2. 2. Mary Doggett 1831–
      3. 3. Alexander Doggett 1833–
      4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Doggett 1836–1919
      5. 5. Allen (R.) Doggett 1838–
      6. 6. William (Anderson Doggett) Jr. 1841–1929
      7. 7. James (H.) Doggett 1844–
      8. 8. Benjamin Doggett 1845–
      9. 9. George (Washington) Doggett 1848–1935
      10. 10. Elizabeth Doggett 1850–1932
      11. 11. Marilda Doggett 1853–1934
  2. 2. James Wilkes 1783–1870
  3. 3. Samuel Wilkes 1805–

James Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of James Francis Wilkes in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1840
29 Aug 1840
Age 81
Death of James Francis Wilkes in Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
Lawrence County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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