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Magdalen James 1742–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel James

Mother: Rachael Buffington

Spouse(s): Abraham Johnson

Children(s): Abraham Johnson

The story of Magdalen James began in 1742 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Magdalen James married Abraham Johnson, and had children including Abraham W Johnson. Magdalen James passed away in 1804 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Magdalen James began in 1742 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Magdalen James married Abraham Johnson, and had children including Abraham W Johnson.
  • Magdalen James passed away in 1804 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel James
1700–1754
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rachael Buffington
1724–1746
Birth Location: Concord, Chester, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Abraham Johnson
1733–1826
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Abraham Johnson
1775–1854
Birth Location: Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
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Magdalen James's Ancestors

Self
Magdalen James
1742–1804
Birth Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel James
1700–1754
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rachael Buffington
1724–1746
Concord, Chester, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Morgan James
1658–1737
Radnorshire, Wales
Elizabeth Prothero
1664–1769
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Magdalen James's Descendants

1.
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Magdalen James (1742–1804) m. Abraham Johnson (1733–1826)
  1. 1. Abraham (W.) Johnson 1775–1854 m. Catharine Quarles 1780–1870
    1. 1. David Johnson 1810–1855 m. Damaris Gandy 1810–1898
      1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Johnson 1828–1915 m. James (M.) Bell 1825–1880
        1. 1. Orcena (Sidonia) Bell 1855–1929 m. John (Daniel) Ford 1848–1887 m. Albert (B.) Caton 1868–1899
        2. 2. Richard Bell 1864–1881
        3. 3. Ella (Jane) Bell 1870–1907 m. Joseph (Alexander) Hixon 1870–1950
        4. 4. Alice Bell 1860–1902 m. Caleb Sims 1856–1924
        5. 5. Sara (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Bell 1862–1955 m. James (Alexander (Jim)) Horn 1857–1924
      2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Johnson 1831–1916 m. Thomas (Andrew Jackson) Cliett 1826–1895
        1. 1. Rhoda (Roxie) Cliett 1861–1954
        2. 2. James (Honestus Fabus) Cliett 1850–1930 m. Mary (Hannah Elizabeth) Grimsley 1855–1920
        3. 3. Edilda (Ann) Cliett 1854–1920
        4. 4. Pearsall Cliett 1863–1939
        5. 5. Thomas (Fox) Cliett 1868–1915
        6. 6. Jehu (Crockett) Cliett 1856–1920
        7. 7. Mary (Belle) Cliett 1874–1959
        8. 8. Madorah Cliett 1859–1952 m. George (Walter) McGee 1856–1904
        9. 9. Martha (Jane) Cliett 1852–1936
        10. 10. Asenath (Elizabeth) Cliett 1866–1940
        11. 11. Elizabeth Cliett 1848–1877
      3. 3. Orcenie (Damaris) Johnson 1847–1917 m. John Rutledge 1838–
        1. 1. William (Marion) Rutledge 1876–1935 m. Evie (Bryant) Rutledge 1892–1972
      4. 4. Darius (Gandy) Johnson 1840–1915 m. Nancy (Ann) Cato 1843–1906
        1. 1. Minnie Johnson 1878–1925
        2. 2. William (Lafayette) Johnson 1873–1950
        3. 3. Demerious (Elizabeth) Johnson 1869–1954
        4. 4. Alexander (Cephus) Johnson 1875–1962
        5. 5. James (Ervin) Johnson 1871–1940 m. Kizziah (Ann (Kizzie)) Dean 1872–1945
        6. 6. Annie (F.) Johnson 1881–1968 m. Jesse (Winston (Wincy)) Bunyard 1884–1915
        7. 7. Ida (Missouri) Johnson 1888–1921 m. Thomas West 1881–1966
      5. 5. Martha Johnson 1837–1913 m. William (Thomas) Moore 1829–1857 m. Francis (Marion (Frank)) Canty 1836–1862
        1. 1. Thomas (Alexander Moore) Sr. 1855–1908 m. Ella (Ross) Wilkinson 1863–1920
        2. 2. Franklin (Alexander) Canty 1861–1898 m. Nancy (Cornelia Parnelie (Ninn)) Ingram 1864–1936
      6. 6. Amanda (Adell) Johnson 1844–1912 m. Samuel (Rufus) Nelson 1841–1915
        1. 1. Minerva (D.) Nelson 1877–1927
        2. 2. George (Thomas) Nelson 1861–1924
        3. 3. William (Robert) Nelson 1868–1897
        4. 4. James (Riley Nelson) Sr. 1887–1918
        5. 5. Amanda (Adeline (Addie)) Nelson 1885–1974 m. Carl (Martin) Chambers 1878–1949
        6. 6. Samuel (Darius) Nelson 1875–1961 m. Sally Bell 1875– m. Artie (Ovall) Hyde 1892–1993
      7. 7. Ellen (Pauline) Johnson 1850–1929 m. Andrew (M.) McElroy 1850–1928
        1. 1. Andrew (David McElroy) Sr. 1870–1922
        2. 2. Thaddeus (Constantine) McElroy 1878–1916 m. Louella (E.) Kelly 1884–1962
        3. 3. Houston McElroy 1874–
    2. 2. James (Edward) Johnson 1812–1873
    3. 3. Albert Johnson 1814–1871
    4. 4. Thomas Johnson 1815–1891
    5. 5. Lavenia Johnson 1819–1888 m. Abel (Alexander) Gandy 1802–1882
      1. 1. David (Roger Williams) Gandy 1839–1916 m. Anna (Sarah) Odom 1861–1945
        1. 1. Thelma Gandy 1900–1995
        2. 2. Wade (Hampton) Gandy 1880–1900
        3. 3. Charlotte (Lorena) Gandy 1882–1952 m. Elijah (Seneca) Thomasson 1877–1935
      2. 2. Samuel (Boykin) Gandy 1849–1905
      3. 3. Elizabeth (J.) Gandy 1841–1895
      4. 4. John (Calhoun) Gandy 1843–1907
      5. 5. Booker Gandy 1843–1843
      6. 6. Eliza (Caroline) Gandy 1852–1928
      7. 7. Walter (Madison) Gandy 1857–1925
      8. 8. Abel (Augustus) Gandy 1853–1932
      9. 9. Jaynes (Irvin) Gandy 1861–1911
      10. 10. James (Lafayette) Gandy 1832–1881 m. Elizabeth (Lavinia) Smoot 1845–1926
        1. 1. Sarah (Levenia) Gandy 1868–1963 m. Samuel (Joseph) Warriner 1858–1927
      11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Gandy 1855–1915
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Gandy) Jr. 1872–
      12. 12. George (E.) Gandy 1836–1836
    6. 6. Edward (A.) Johnson 1826–1899
    7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Johnson 1831–1884 m. William (Dawson) Bedwell 1821–1867
      1. 1. Jonathan Bedwell 1851–1883 m. Martha (Isabell) Pressley 1857–1941
        1. 1. James (Monroe) Bedwell 1882–1921 m. Olive (May) Bedwell 1882–1973
        2. 2. William (Franklin) Bedwell 1879–1927
        3. 3. Albert (C.) Bedwell 1879–1885

Magdalen James's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Magdalen James in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
1804
1804
Age 62
Death of Magdalen James in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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