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Polly James 1785–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1785

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1842

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: Jesse James

Mother: Phebe Brewer

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The story of Polly James began in 1785 in North Carolina. Polly James passed away in 1842 in Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Polly James began in 1785 in North Carolina.
  • Polly James passed away in 1842 in Tennessee.

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Polly James's Ancestors

Self
Polly James
1785–1842
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Jesse Woodson James
1756–1814
North Carolina, USA
Phebe (Jane) Brewer
1754–1814
Virginia
Grandparents
Capt. (John Thomas III DL Sea Capt, Rev) War
1709–1778
St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Ann Sebastian
1707–1754
VA, Virginia, USA
Daniël (Abrahams Brouwer \ Brower \) Brewer
1719–1791
Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Lidia (Ann) Wiggins
1736–1816
Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Annes, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas James
1674–1726
Sarah Mason
1666–1720
Stephan Sebestin
1690–1735
Stephan Sebestin
1690–1735
Abraham Brouwer
1675–1743
Leah Demaree
1682–1735
Charles Wiggins
1715–1797
Ann Wiggins
1717–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Sr
1629–1686
Mary French
1650–1750
Stephen Sebastian
1658–1735
Elizabeth
1660–
Pieter Brouwer
1646–1700
Petronella Klein\Clyn
1648–1727
Gershom Wiggins
1670–1740
Mary Harrison
1682–1761

Polly James's Timeline

2 Records

1785
ABT 1785
Birth of Polly James in North Carolina
North Carolina
1842
1842
Age 57
Death of Polly James in Tennessee
Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1785
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Tennessee

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