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John James 1725–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Capt James

Mother: Ann Sebastain

Spouse(s): Ann Strother, Sarah Youl

Children(s): Jesse James

The story of John James began in 1725 in Virginia, United States. John James married Ann Strother, Sarah Yowell Youell Yoel Youl, and had children including Jesse James. John James passed away in 1788 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John James began in 1725 in Virginia, United States.
  • John James married Ann Strother, Sarah Yowell Youell Yoel Youl, and had children including Jesse James.
  • John James passed away in 1788 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt James
1707–1778
Birth Location: St Pauls Parrish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Ann Sebastain
1710–1778
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ann Strother
1728–1770
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
AS
Sarah Youl
1730–1806
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jesse James
1755–1814
Birth Location: Virginia
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John James's Ancestors

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John James
1725–1788
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Capt John Thomas James
1707–1778
St Pauls Parrish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Ann Sebastain
1710–1778
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas James
1674–1726
Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Sarah (E) Mason
1670–1720
,Stafford,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John James's Descendants

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John James (1725–1788) m. Ann Strother (Aug 1728–1770) m. Sarah (Yowell, Youell, Yoel,) Youl (Aug 1730–23 Mar 1806)
  1. 1. Jesse James 1755–1814 m. Febe (Jane (Phoebe)) Brewer 1754–1814
    1. 1. Phebe James 1795–1864 m. William Montgomery 1772–1843
      1. 1. Andrew (L.) Montgomery 1811–1850 m. Susan meares 1818–1880
        1. 1. Archibald (P T) Montgomery 1848–1913 m. Sarah (Elizabeth*) Turner 1847–1880
    2. 2. Mary ((Polly)) JAMES 1783–1822
    3. 3. Hannah James 1775–1860
    4. 4. William James 1781–1870
    5. 5. John James 1779–1838
    6. 6. John James 1779–1838
    7. 7. Juda James 1778–1833

John James's Timeline

3 Records

1725
1725
Birth of John James in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1763
16 Sep 1763
Age 38
John James was married in King George County, Virginia
King George County, Virginia
1788
1788
Age 63
Death of John James in Rye Valley, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Rye Valley, Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1763
    Event Place: King George County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stamping Ground, Scott, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Rye Valley, Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries
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