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James Nathaniel Wren 1735–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Danville, Virginia, United States

Father: William Wren\Remy,

Mother: Barbara Byram-Ramey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth GGM

Children(s): James Wren, Allen Wren, Elizabeth Wren, Nadine Wren, Martha Wren, Mary Woodford, William Wrenn, James Jr.,, Henry Wren, James Jr.,, Mary WREN, Richard GGF

James Nathaniel Wren was born in 1735 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA, the child of William Byron Wren Remy And Barbara Byram Ramey. James Nathaniel Wren married Elizabeth Gunnell 4Th Ggm, and had children including Allen Bates Jr Wren, Elizabeth Wren, Henry Wren, James Robert De Wren Jr, James Robert Wrenn Jr, James Wren, Martha Wren, Mary Wren, Mary Wren Woodford, Nadine Wren, Richard Bates Arw Rejected Pension Wren Sr 1 2 Am Indian 3Rd Ggf, William Wrenn. James Nathaniel Wren passed away in 1820 in Danville, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Nathaniel Wren was born in 1735 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA, the child of William Byron Wren Remy And Barbara Byram Ramey.
  • James Nathaniel Wren married Elizabeth Gunnell 4Th Ggm, and had children including Allen Bates Jr Wren, Elizabeth Wren, Henry Wren, James Robert De Wren Jr, James Robert Wrenn Jr, James Wren, Martha Wren, Mary Wren, Mary Wren Woodford, Nadine Wren, Richard Bates Arw Rejected Pension Wren Sr 1 2 Am Indian 3Rd Ggf, William Wrenn.
  • James Nathaniel Wren passed away in 1820 in Danville, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wren\Remy,
1696–1758
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia British Colony
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Barbara Byram-Ramey
1700–1759
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
BB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth GGM
1726–1759
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
EG

Children(s)

James Wren
1805–1826
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Allen Wren
1760–1843
Birth Location: VA
AW
Elizabeth Wren
1748–1824
Birth Location: Greensville County, Virginia, USA
EW
Nadine Wren
–1787
Birth Location: –
NW
Martha Wren
1750–1810
Birth Location: , Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
MW
Mary Woodford
1752–1799
Birth Location: Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA
MW
William Wrenn
1753–
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
WW
James Jr.,
1754–1832
Birth Location: Greensville County, Virginia, USA
JJ
Henry Wren
1758–1840
Birth Location: Greenville, County, Virginia, USA
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James Jr.,
1754–1832
Birth Location: Greensville County, Virginia, USA
JJ
Mary WREN
1764–
Birth Location: VA
MW
Richard GGF
1760–1843
Birth Location: Greenville, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
RG

James Wren's Ancestors

Self
James Wren
1735–1820
Birth Place: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Byron Wren\Remy,
1696–1758
Westmoreland, Virginia British Colony
Barbara Byram-Ramey
1700–1759
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Byron Remy) 1672
1672–1737
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Catherine Asbury
1672–1738
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Catherine) Durrant
1660–1709
Westmoreland, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Henry (I) Asbery\Asbury
1650–1706
Copel Par, Westmoreland, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Great-Grandparents
Mary Miles
1655–1721
Henry Durrant
1638–1677
Sarah Powell
1640–1709
Mary Powell
1631–1678
Francis (Ashbury)
1630–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Durant
1618–1678
Elizabeth Nichols
1615–1677
Michael Powell*(Quaker\Pilgrim)
1605–1672
Abigail Pilgrim”
1608–1679
Mary Lewis
1610–1697
Robert Powell
1610–1654
Franciscus Asbury
1612–1703
Mary Powell
1616–1630

James Wren's Descendants

1.
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James (Nathaniel) Wren (1735–1820) m. Elizabeth (Gunnell 4th) GGM (1726–16 December 1759)
  1. 1. James Wren 1805–1826 m. Elizabeth Bach 1799–1871
    1. 1. Sarah Wren 1722–1915 m. Daniel Hicks 1718–
      1. 1. Daniel Hicks 1741– m. Elizabeth Legg 1748–
        1. 1. John (Buckmaster) Hicks 1772–1845 m. Martha Burrell 1785–1833
        2. 2. Daniel Hicks 1770–1839
    2. 2. Charles (Thomas) Wren 1833–1901 m. Sarah Fussell 1840–1898
  2. 2. Allen (Bates Jr.) Wren 1760–1843
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wren 1748–1824
  4. 4. Nadine Wren –1787
  5. 5. Martha Wren 1750–1810 m. Richard (Chapman de) Mason 1747–1830 m. Micajah Bidgood 1750–1821
    1. 1. Martha (de) Chapman 1774–1809
    2. 2. Charles (J de) Mason 1786–1857
    3. 3. Dolly (de) Woodford 1792–1864
  6. 6. Mary (Wren) Woodford 1752–1799 m. Richard (Chapman de) Mason 1747–1830
    1. 1. Martha (de) Chapman 1774–1809
    2. 2. Charles (J de) Mason 1786–1857
    3. 3. Dolly (de) Woodford 1792–1864
  7. 7. William Wrenn 1753–
  8. 8. James (Robert Wrenn) Jr., 1754–1832
  9. 9. Henry Wren 1758–1840 m. Sarah Harrison 1767– m. Lucy Porch 1775–
    1. 1. Henry (Robert) Wrenn 1807–1865
  10. 10. James (Robert de Wren) Jr., 1754–1832 m. Cecelia Wrenn 1760–1844
    1. 1. Belfield Wrenn 1799–1830
  11. 11. Mary WREN 1764–
  12. 12. Richard (Bates (ARW rejected pension) Wren, Sr., (1\2 AM Indian) 3rd) GGF 1760–1843 m. Nancy Barlow 1764–1792 m. Clarisa (Wrenn Or Clarissa) Jones 1772–1843 m. Hannah (Evans, 3rd) GGM 1738–1804
    1. 1. Nancy Wren 1790–1870
    2. 2. Bates (Wren,) III 1801–1873
    3. 3. Mack Wren 1803–1885
    4. 4. Elizabeth Wren 1804–1879
    5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Wren, 1805–1880
    6. 6. Sarah Wren 1809–1876
    7. 7. Silvester Wren 1813–1891
    8. 8. Allen Wren 1815–1836
    9. 9. James (A (Jim) (ARW) Wren\Wenn, CSW Pvt., Muster Date: 1 Feb 1862, SC, Co. C, Regt: 19th Infantry: Regt Type: Infantry) (Conf) 1829–1891
    10. 10. William (Jasper Wren, 2nd GGF, 1\4 Am) Indian 1824–1866

James Wren's Timeline

7 Records

1735
1735
Birth of James Nathaniel Wren in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
1747
1747
Age 12
James Nathaniel Wren was married in Greensville, Virginia, USA
Greensville, Virginia, USA
1773
1773
Age 38
James Nathaniel Wren was married in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1783
1783
Age 48
James Nathaniel Wren resided here in Greensville, Virginia
Greensville, Virginia
1797
Abt 1797
Age 62
James Nathaniel Wren resided here in Greensville County, Virginia
Greensville County, Virginia
1797
21 Sep 1797
Age 62
James Nathaniel Wren - Probate in Greensville, Virginia, USA
Greensville, Virginia, USA
1820
1820
Age 85
Death of James Nathaniel Wren in Greensville, Virginia, United States
Greensville, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Greensville, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Greensville, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1797
    Event Place: Greensville County, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Greensville, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danville, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Danville, Virginia, U.S., Danville National Cemetery, 1866-2010

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1797
    Event Place: Greensville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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