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James Nicholas Wren 1731–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1731

Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Jun 1809

Death Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Father: (Colonel) Wren

Mother: Jean Carter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Jenkins

Children(s): James Wren, Nancy Wren, Elizabeth Wren

James Nicholas Wren was born in 1731 in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel Thomas Wren And Jean Carter. James Nicholas Wren married Elizabeth Jenkins, and had children including Elizabeth Wren, James William Wren, Nancy Ann Wren. James Nicholas Wren passed away in 1809 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Nicholas Wren was born in 1731 in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel Thomas Wren And Jean Carter.
  • James Nicholas Wren married Elizabeth Jenkins, and had children including Elizabeth Wren, James William Wren, Nancy Ann Wren.
  • James Nicholas Wren passed away in 1809 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

(Colonel) Wren
1703–1768
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia
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Jean Carter
1699–1769
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, VA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Jenkins
1738–1819
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

James Wren
1781–
Birth Location: Loudon, Virginia
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Nancy Wren
1767–1843
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, VA
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Elizabeth Wren
1765–1800
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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James Wren's Ancestors

Self
James Wren
1731–1809
Birth Place: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
(Colonel) Thomas Wren
1703–1768
Lancaster County, Virginia
Jean Carter
1699–1769
Lancaster, Lancaster, VA
Grandparents
William Wren
1679–1738
Lancaster,Virginia,USA
Elizabeth Steptoe
1679–1741
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Robert Carter
1663–1732
Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
Judith Armistead
1665–1699
Hesse, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wren
1630–1701
Margaret Bell
1650–1701
Anthony Steptoe
1653–1709
Patience Howard
1655–1678
Colonel 1812
1613–1669
Sarah Ludlowe
1635–1669
Col Armistead
1635–1698
Judith Robinson
1645–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wren
1605–1676
Grace George
1600–1670
Henry Bell
1630–1695
Elizabeth Heaver
1630–1700
Sir Steptoe
1627–1685
Elizabeth Eskridge
1627–1674
John Howard
1635–1696
Susannah Norwood
1639–1695
John Carter
1574–1630
Bridget Benion
1588–1630
Gabriel Ludlow
1587–1639
Phyllis Wakelyn
1589–1657
William Armistead
1610–1660
Anne Ellis
1610–1660
Sir blood
1615–1688
Judith Hone
1646–1700

James Wren's Descendants

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James (Nicholas) Wren (26 Apr 1731–19 Jun 1809) m. Elizabeth Jenkins (15 Jan 1738–17 Apr 1819)
  1. 1. James (William) Wren 1781– m. Polly (Ann) Hughes 1791–1865
    1. 1. William (James) Wren 1821–1910 m. Julie (Patterson) ? 1825–1889
      1. 1. Henry (Bluford) Wren 1851–1917 m. Hepsey (Belzorah) Harris 1856–1931
        1. 1. Mary (Ardonus) Wren 1881–1968 m. Charles (Leander) Hudson 1880–1963
        2. 2. Samuel (Dewitt) Wren 1886–1968 m. Sula (Mae) Chaffin 1893–1954
        3. 3. Alice (M) Wren 1895–
        4. 4. Frances (Aurora) Wren 1876–1938
        5. 5. William (Loammi) Wren 1882–1943 m. Lorna (Amandia) Sims 1887–1965
        6. 6. Ida (Belzora) Wren 1879–1947
      2. 2. Mandy (C) Wren 1860–1910 m. James (Wright) Harris 1860–
        1. 1. Lorena Harris 1897–1989
      3. 3. Thomas (Wesley) Wren 1854–1932
        1. 1. Florence (Irene) Wren 1886–1949
      4. 4. James (William) Wren 1854–1910
      5. 5. John Wren 1855–1909
      6. 6. Mary Wren 1847–
    2. 2. Frances Wren 1795–1849
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Emma) Barnes 1818–1851
        1. 1. John (Barnes) Dixon 1842–1904
  2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Wren 1767–1843
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wren 1765–1800
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Jones 1788–1859
      1. 1. John (Samuel) Allen 1830–1864
        1. 1. John (Anderson) Allen 1864–1940

James Wren's Timeline

2 Records

1731
26 Apr 1731
Birth of James Nicholas Wren in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
1809
19 Jun 1809
Age 78
Death of James Nicholas Wren in Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1731
    Event Place: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1809
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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