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John Isham 1712–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 11 July 1771

Death Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Captain Isom

Mother: Martha Hough

Spouse(s): Rebecca (Isaac)

Children(s): William Isham, William Isham

John Isham was born in 1712 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Captain John Henry Isham Or Isom And Martha Elizabeth Hough. John Isham married Rebecca Lucy Jones Isom Isaac, and had children including Eliza Ison, William Charles Isham, William Isham. John Isham passed away in 1771 in North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Isham was born in 1712 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Captain John Henry Isham Or Isom And Martha Elizabeth Hough.
  • John Isham married Rebecca Lucy Jones Isom Isaac, and had children including Eliza Ison, William Charles Isham, William Isham.
  • John Isham passed away in 1771 in North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Isham's Ancestors

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John Isham
1712–1771
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Captain John Henry Isham OR Isom
1676–1758
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Martha (Elizabeth) Hough
1675–1734
EN
Grandparents
Gideon (Ison) Isom
–1701
Worthen, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Woosley Or) Woolley
1653–1701
Durham St Oswald, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
John Hough
1645–
Radford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Isham
1606–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Isham's Descendants

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John Isham (1712–11 July 1771) m. Rebecca (Lucy Jones - Isom) (Isaac) (1713–4 August 1771)
  1. 1. William (Charles) Isham 1739–1813
    1. 1. Jonathon (Alexander) Isom 1772–1813 m. (S) (Elizabeth) Walker 1775–1850
      1. 1. George Isom 1803–1849 m. Mary (Magdalene) Ginther 1909–1999
        1. 1. David Isom 1837–1898 m. Nancy (Ann) Isom 1840–1904
        2. 2. William Isom 1835–
        3. 3. Catharine Isom 1839–
        4. 4. Margaret Isom 1841–
        5. 5. Susan Isom 1848–
      2. 2. (S) (Frances Fannie) Isom 1811–1879
  2. 2. William Isham 1739–1804

John Isham's Timeline

7 Records

1655
9 Nov 1655
John Isham was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1663
30 Sep 1663
John Isham was baptized in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England
Curry Rivel, Somerset, England
1679
Nov 1679
John Isham was baptized in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1698
9 Dec 1698
John Isham was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England
1712
1712
Birth of John Isham in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
1713
23 Aug 1713
Age 1
John Isham was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1771
11 July 1771
Age 59
Death of John Isham in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940
    [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] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1655
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1663
    Event Place: Curry Rivel, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Nov 1679
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1698
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1713
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 July 1771
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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