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Joshua James 1701–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1701

Birth Location: Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia

Death Date: 9 DEC 1745

Death Location: Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia

Father: Thomas James

Mother: Margaret Downing

Spouse(s): Margaret None

Children(s):

The story of Joshua James began in 1701 in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia. Joshua James married Margaret. Joshua James passed away in 1745 in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua James began in 1701 in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia.
  • Joshua James married Margaret.
  • Joshua James passed away in 1745 in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia.

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Joshua James's Ancestors

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Joshua James
1701–1745
Birth Place: Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia
Parents
Thomas James
1662–1716
Bedminster, Somerset, England
Margaret Downing
1674–1724
Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas James
1645–1727
Middlesex, England
Mary Willis
1645–
Hadstock, Essex, England
William Downing
1651–1683
Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Nicholls
1648–1711
Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John James
1623–1690
Elizabeth Norman
1632–1671
John Willis
1620–
Susan
1619–
William Downing
1615–1682
Margaret Shrock
1620–1715
George Nicholls
1634–1677
Mary Wilcox
1634–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michaell James
1600–
Olive Ingoldsby
1602–1627
John Downing
1587–1618
Hester Hyam
1587–1642
Mary Wilshyre
1597–

Joshua James's Timeline

2 Records

1701
1701
Birth of Joshua James in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia
Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia
1745
9 DEC 1745
Age 44
Death of Joshua James in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia
Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 DEC 1745
    Event Place: Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia

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