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Margaret Ann James 1748 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Columbia, Georgia, United States

Father: Sherwood James

Mother: Martha Holiday

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Children(s):

Margaret Ann James was born in 1748 in Virginia, United States, the child of Sherwood James and Martha Holiday. Margaret Ann James passed away in 1793 in Columbia, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ann James was born in 1748 in Virginia, United States, the child of Sherwood James and Martha Holiday.
  • Margaret Ann James passed away in 1793 in Columbia, Georgia, United States.

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Margaret James's Ancestors

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Margaret James
1748 – 1793
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Sherwood James
1720 – 1784
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Martha Holiday
1720 – 1792
Virginia
Grandparents
Sherwood ((6)) James
1702 – 1764
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
Ann ((6)) Taliaferro
1705 – 1780
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis James
1660 – 1721
Margaret Sherwood
1670 – 1755
Robert Taliaferro
1688 – 1736
Margaret Buckner
1690 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Howell James
1630 – 1717
Philip Sherwood
1638 – 1685
Mary Sherwood
1636 – 1669
Robert Taliaferro
1667 – 1728
Sarah Catlett
1665 – 1726
Margaret Gaines
1643 – 1760

Margaret James's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Margaret Ann James in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1793
1793
Age 45
Death of Margaret Ann James in Columbia, Georgia, United States
Columbia, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Columbia, Georgia, United States

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