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James York 1736 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Union Bridge, Maryland, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, United States

Father: Jeremiah York

Mother: Sarah Wilson

Spouse(s): Ann Wood

Children(s):

James York was born in 1736 in Union Bridge, Maryland, British Colonial America, the child of Jeremiah York and Sarah Ann Wilson. James York married Ann Wood. James York passed away in 1779 in Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James York was born in 1736 in Union Bridge, Maryland, British Colonial America, the child of Jeremiah York and Sarah Ann Wilson.
  • James York married Ann Wood.
  • James York passed away in 1779 in Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, United States.

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James York's Ancestors

Self
James York
1736 – 1779
Birth Place: Union Bridge, Maryland, British Colonial America
Parents
Jeremiah York
1683 – 1784
Olney, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Wilson
1695 – 1752
Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Richard York
– 1695
Ann Seymour
1652 – 1693
Olney, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
John Wilson
1656 – 1722
Olney, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard I
– 1660
Mary
Jeremiah Seymour
1630 – 1683
Ann Kennedy
1632 – 1694
John Wilson
1595 – 1663
Hannah Wilson
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George York
Ellen Losbye
1596 – 1646
Edward Seymour
1610 – 1688
Anne Portman
1610 – 1695
Thomas Ardmillan
1578 – 1637
Marion Crauford
1585 – 1640
Allen Wilson
1573 – 1744
Wilson
1576 – 1649

James York's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of James York in Union Bridge, Maryland, British Colonial America
Union Bridge, Maryland, British Colonial America
1779
1779
Age 43
Death of James York in Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Union Bridge, Maryland, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, United States

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