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John James 1700 – 1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Brize Norton, Oxfordshire

Death Date: 1768

Death Location: Westwell, Oxfordshire

Father: Thomas James

Mother: Ann DREW

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Henry James

John James was born in 1700 in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, the child of Thomas James and Ann DREW. John James had children including Henry James. John James passed away in 1768 in Westwell, Oxfordshire.

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Biography

  • John James was born in 1700 in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, the child of Thomas James and Ann DREW.
  • John James had children including Henry James.
  • John James passed away in 1768 in Westwell, Oxfordshire.

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John James's Ancestors

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John James
1700 – 1768
Birth Place: Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
Parents
Thomas James
1676 – 1740
,Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
Ann DREW
1678 – 1711
Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
Grandparents
John James
1639 – 1725
Quatford, Shropshire, England
Joyce Rowley
1644 – 1718
Chetton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sisely Haysworth
1610 – 1696
Daniel\Danielis, Rowley
1619 – 1694
Anne Reignoldes
1625 – 1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, Rowley
1578 – 1664

John James's Descendants

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John James (1700 – 1768)
  1. 1. Henry James (1746 – 1801)
    1. 1. John James (1785 – 1871) m. Sarah Thornett (1775 – 1859)
      1. 1. Elizabeth James (1805 – October 1880) m. Frederick Merrett (1812 – 1875)
        1. 1. Alfred (Edward) Merritt (1841 – July 1896) m. ANN HODGKINS (1843 – 1867)

John James's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of John James in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
1768
1768
Age 68
Death of John James in Westwell, Oxfordshire
Westwell, Oxfordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Brize Norton, Oxfordshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Westwell, Oxfordshire

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