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Lydia James 1728–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1815

Death Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Daniel James

Mother: Susanna Maris

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr.

Children(s): Daniel Smedley, Joseph Smedley, Lydia Smedley, Mary Smedley, Susanna Smedley, Thomas Jr.

Lydia James was born in 1728 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Daniel James And Susanna Maris. Lydia James married Thomas Smedley Sr, and had children including Daniel Smedley, Joseph Smedley, Lydia Smedley, Mary Smedley, Susanna Smedley, Thomas Smedley Jr. Lydia James passed away in 1815 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia James was born in 1728 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Daniel James And Susanna Maris.
  • Lydia James married Thomas Smedley Sr, and had children including Daniel Smedley, Joseph Smedley, Lydia Smedley, Mary Smedley, Susanna Smedley, Thomas Smedley Jr.
  • Lydia James passed away in 1815 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lydia James's Ancestors

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Lydia James
1728–1815
Birth Place: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Daniel James
1696–1734
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Susanna Maris
1704–1782
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Morgan James
1658–1737
Radnorshire, Wales
Elizabeth Prothero
1664–1769
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia James's Descendants

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Lydia James (1728–4 Apr 1815) m. Thomas (Smedley) Sr. (1723–1811)
  1. 1. Daniel Smedley 1753–1824
  2. 2. Joseph Smedley 1757–1811 m. Rebekah Lewis 1759–1847
    1. 1. Eli (Smedley) Sr. 1786–1865 m. Elizabeth Hambleton 1786–1858
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Warden) Smedley 1824–1900
      2. 2. Eli (Smedley) Jr. 1820–1825
      3. 3. Emmor Smedley 1817–1888
      4. 4. James Smedley 1819–1888
      5. 5. Lydia Smedley 1814–1851
      6. 6. Mary Smedley 1816–1879
      7. 7. Rebecca Smedley 1822–1908
      8. 8. Sarah Smedley 1824–1853
    2. 2. Rebekah Smedley 1794–1850 m. James King 1787–1875
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) King 1819–1885 m. Joshua King 1812–1872
        1. 1. Lydia King 1854–1920 m. Charles (William) Parsons 1855–1938
        2. 2. Sarah King 1846–
  3. 3. Lydia Smedley 1767–1846
  4. 4. Mary Smedley 1755–1796
  5. 5. Susanna Smedley 1760–1850
  6. 6. Thomas (Smedley) Jr. 1759–1836

Lydia James's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Lydia James in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
1815
4 Apr 1815
Age 87
Death of Lydia James in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1815
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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