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Jesse James 1755–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1814

Death Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States

Father: John James

Mother: Sarah Yowell

Spouse(s): Febe Brewer, Mary None

Children(s): Benjamin James

The story of Jesse James began in 1755 in Virginia, United States. Jesse James married Febe Brewer, Mary, and had children including Benjamin James. Jesse James passed away in 1814 in Blount, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse James began in 1755 in Virginia, United States.
  • Jesse James married Febe Brewer, Mary, and had children including Benjamin James.
  • Jesse James passed away in 1814 in Blount, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse James's Ancestors

Self
Jesse James
1755–1814
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John James
1725–1788
Virginia, United States
Sarah Yowell
1728–1806
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John James
1709–1778
St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Diana Allen
1716–1800
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Andrew Yowell
1710–1810
Madison County,Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Woodson
1710–1761
Chertsey, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas James
1674–1726
Sarah Mason
1670–1699
William Allen
1677–1741
Margaret Lunsford
1677–1743
Thomas Yowell
1690–1721
Elizabeth Wilkinson*
1690–1790
Benjamin Woodson
1666–1723
Judith Tarlton
1660–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John James
1623–1690
Elizabeth Norman
1714–1771
George I
1629–1686
Frances Norgrave
1664–1693
John Allen
1650–1682
Barbara Withers
1650–1689
John Waggoner
1643–1716
Rachel Ward
1653–1718
Stephen Tarleton
1637–1687
Susannah (Tarleton)
1635–1685

Jesse James's Descendants

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Jesse James (1755–1814) m. Febe Brewer (1754–1814) m. Mary (1730–1840)
  1. 1. Benjamin James 1790–1856 m. Elizabeth James 1794–1855
    1. 1. William (Galbraith "Billy") James 1813–1895 m. Ann (Eliza) Townsley 1817–1900 m. Mary (Ann) Varble 1822–1865
      1. 1. Cyrus (Alexander) James 1854–1939 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Owen 1857–1924
        1. 1. Addie (Maude) James 1886–1963 m. Elias (Roy) Keesee 1883–1968
        2. 2. Cora (Caroline) James 1879–1961 m. Clarence (Burton) Wood 1883–1965
        3. 3. Cora (Caroline) Wood 1878–1961
        4. 4. Unnamed (James) Twin –1878
        5. 5. Unnamed (James) Twin –1878
        6. 6. George (Franklin) James 1881–1952
        7. 7. Vernon (Milford) James 1889–1975
        8. 8. Clyde (Finley "Frank") James 1884–1902
        9. 9. William (Arthur) James 1878–1947
        10. 10. Dewey (Maine) James 1898–1898
        11. 11. Unamed (Twin) James 1898–1898
        12. 12. Unamed (Twins) James 1878–1922
        13. 13. Willard (Wilson) James 1878–1947
        14. 14. William (W) James 1883–1929
        15. 15. Almus (Ross) James 1890–1961
      2. 2. Lenora (Adeline) James 1844–1882
      3. 3. Orestus (V) James 1846–1868
      4. 4. Ernest (Virginia) James 1853–1937
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth "Bettie") James 1841–1902
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Angeronie) James 1836–1885
      7. 7. Samantha (Florence) James 1850–1891
      8. 8. Alonzo (B) James 1839–1852
      9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) James 1841–1881
      10. 10. Lenora (Adeline "Bettie") James 1844–1882
      11. 11. Ernest (Virginia) James 1853–1937
      12. 12. Eudora (Lee "Dora") James 1848–1929
      13. 13. Angeronie James 1857–1861

Jesse James's Timeline

4 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Jesse James in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1773
1773
Age 18
Jesse James was married
None
1796
1796
Age 41
Jesse James was married in Warren, Georgia
Warren, Georgia
1814
1814
Age 59
Death of Jesse James in Blount, Tennessee, United States
Blount, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1773
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Warren, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States

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