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Samuel James 1769 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1769

Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 September 1821

Death Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA

Father: John James

Mother: Sarah Moore

Spouse(s): Mary Darrington

Children(s): Mary James, Robert James, Sarah James, Theodosia James, Lorenzo James, Thomas James, Eliza James, Rebecca James, Charlotte James, Rebecca James, Mary James, Emily James, Samuel James, Lorena JAMES

In 1769, Samuel James Sr entered the world in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, born to John James and Sarah JAMES Moore. In 1800, Samuel James Sr resided in Claremont, Sumter District, South Carolina. In 1813, Samuel James Sr immigrated to South Carolina to Alabama. Samuel James Sr married Mary "Polly" JAMES Darrington, and had children including Mary E. Darrington BOYKIN James, Robert Darrington James, Sarah Ann James, Theodosia HUNTER James, Lorenzo Elliot James, Thomas James, Eliza James, Rebecca James, Charlotte Augustus James, Rebecca ERWIN James, Mary Josephine James, Emily BLOUNT James, Samuel James, Lorena JAMES. Samuel James Sr passed away in 1821 in Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1769, Samuel James Sr entered the world in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, born to John James and Sarah JAMES Moore.
  • In 1800, Samuel James Sr resided in Claremont, Sumter District, South Carolina.
  • In 1813, Samuel James Sr immigrated to South Carolina to Alabama.
  • Samuel James Sr married Mary "Polly" JAMES Darrington, and had children including Mary E. Darrington BOYKIN James, Robert Darrington James, Sarah Ann James, Theodosia HUNTER James, Lorenzo Elliot James, Thomas James, Eliza James, Rebecca James, Charlotte Augustus James, Rebecca ERWIN James, Mary Josephine James, Emily BLOUNT James, Samuel James, Lorena JAMES.
  • Samuel James Sr passed away in 1821 in Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John James
1720 – 1778
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Moore
1747 – 1802
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Mary Darrington
1777 – 1848
Birth Location: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mary James
1795 – 1854
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Robert James
1797 – 1860
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina
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Sarah James
1799 – 1805
Birth Location: –
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Theodosia James
1802 – 1863
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Lorenzo James
1805 – 1888
Birth Location: Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
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Thomas James
1807 – 1834
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Eliza James
1809 – 1813
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca James
1811 – 1860
Birth Location: –
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Charlotte James
1814 – 1874
Birth Location: Clarke, Alabama, United States
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Rebecca James
1814 – 1883
Birth Location: –
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Mary James
1815 – 1859
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Emily James
1816 – 1868
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Samuel James
1821 – 1839
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Lorena JAMES
Birth Location: –
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Samuel James's Ancestors

Self
Samuel James
1769 – 1821
Birth Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John James
1720 – 1778
Virginia
Sarah (JAMES) Moore
1747 – 1802
Sumter, South Carolina
Grandparents
Sherwood James
1702 – 1784
King George, King George, Virginia, USA
Anna (Hay JAMES) Taliaferro-King
1702 – 1760
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis James
1660 – 1721
Mary Sherwood
1660 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James James
1660 – 1708
Katherine Edwards
1660 – 1757

Samuel James's Descendants

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Samuel James (10 Aug 1769 – 18 September 1821) m. Mary ("Polly" JAMES) Darrington (7 November 1777 – 8 January 1848)
  1. 1. Mary (E. Darrington BOYKIN) James (14 Dec 1795 – 9 December 1854) m. Francis (S) Boykin (13 January 1785 – 6 October 1839) m. Frank Boykin
    1. 1. Burwell Boykin (29 May 1813 – 21 Jun 1857) m. Elizabeth (McKenzie) McRae (25 Mar 1823 – 1857) m. Maria (Catherine) Shortridge (1818 – Sep 15, 1841)
      1. 1. Sterling Boykin (1843 – 1872)
      2. 2. Colin (McRae) Boykin (21 August 1844 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Boykin (13 October 1844 – 17 Sept 1898)
      4. 4. William (R) Boykin (1847 – )
      5. 5. Starke (Hunter) Boykin (13 September 1848 – 16 August 1887)
      6. 6. Charles (Stuart) Boykin (Oct 15, 1850 – 7 February 1905)
      7. 7. Walter (Hayne) Boykin (22 Oct 1855 – 13 July 1915) m. Carmelia Howard (abt 1874 – )
      8. 8. Lillie (Ross) Boykin (4 January 1857 – )
      9. 9. John (J.) Boykin
      10. 10. Mayson Boykin
      11. 11. Robert (James) Boykin (3 Jan 1840 – Dec 24, 1901) m. Martha (L. "Mattie" BOYKIN) Tucker (December 1856 – 12 Mar 1911)
        1. 1. Robert (James) Boykin (1861 – )
        2. 2. Stanley Boykin (14 Dec 1881 – 17 sept 1941) m. Clota Terrell (2 April 1884 – 24 Mar 1970)
        3. 3. Neva (SHIRLEY) Boykin (14 aug 1887 – 17 sept 1937) m. James (Preston) Shirley (25 March 1878 – 20 May 1931)
        4. 4. Katherine (Hilgey LITTLE) Boykin (28 November 1889 – 4 Jun 1963)
    2. 2. Mary Boykin (22 May 1816 – 12 Sep 1822)
    3. 3. Francis ("Frank") Boykin (19 November 1818 – 26 Sep 1900) m. Marcella ("Stella" Hamilton JONES) Boykin (1844 – 1911) m. Marcella Boykin (1820 – 1900)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (H. "Bettie") Boykin (Abt. 1843 – 1901)
      2. 2. Mary Boykin (1848 – )
      3. 3. Laurence Boykin (1849 – )
      4. 4. William (Whitaker) Boykin (11 Oct 1852 – )
      5. 5. Marcella ("Stella" Hamilton JONES) Boykin (1844 – 1911) m. Francis ("Frank") Boykin (19 November 1818 – 26 Sep 1900)
      6. 6. Francis ("Frank") Boykin (3 March 1842 – 17 Dec 1924)
      7. 7. Camilla (JONES) Boykin (28 June 1846 – 13 April 1921)
      8. 8. Winston (Hunter) Boykin (28 September 1847 – 10 June 1937)
    4. 4. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Boykin (20 Jun 1821 – 3 July 1907)
    5. 5. James Boykin (8 August 1823 – 13 July 1907)
    6. 6. Starke (Hunter) Boykin (5 December 1825 – 12 August 1832)
    7. 7. Robert (Darrington) Boykin (20 Feb 1828 – 6 Feb 1884)
    8. 8. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (30 July 1830 – 31 Jan 1891) m. Maria (Cowles BOYKIN) James (22 November 1833 – 15 July 1874)
      1. 1. Virginia Boykin (12 Feb 1856 – 16 Mar 1911)
      2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (10 April 1858 – 5 February 1917)
      3. 3. Mary (James) Boykin (12 July 1860 – 13 February 1925)
      4. 4. Maria (Louise) Boykin (23 December 1861 – 26 July 1937)
      5. 5. Fanny (Hunter) Boykin (8 April 1864 – 27 Dec 1940)
      6. 6. Robert (James) Boykin (3 December 1865 – 3 December 1865)
      7. 7. Hamilton (Smith) Boykin (24 February 1867 – 21 February 1926)
      8. 8. Irene (Miller) Boykin (9 May 1868 – 13 Mar 1947)
      9. 9. Origen (Jewett) Boykin (1870 – 1871)
      10. 10. John (James) Boykin (1871 – abt 1871)
      11. 11. Marshall (Darrington) Boykin (5 April 1873 – 26 September 1935)
    9. 9. Robert (Young Hayne) Boykin (1 Dec 1832 – 3 Sep 1874)
    10. 10. R. (I.) Boykin (1840 – )
  2. 2. Robert (Darrington) James (16 Oct 1797 – 2 Nov 1860) m. Maria (Louisa JAMES) Cowles (26 Nov 1793 – 26 Sep 1884)
    1. 1. Jonathan (Cowles) James (27 April 1828 – 1828)
    2. 2. Francis (Boykin) James (31 Oct 1829 – 19 May 1889)
    3. 3. John (Darrington) James (8 Jan 1832 – 19 Aug 1852)
    4. 4. Maria (Cowles BOYKIN) James (22 November 1833 – 15 July 1874) m. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (30 July 1830 – 31 Jan 1891)
    5. 5. Robert (Darrington) James (12 Oct 1837 – 27 Aug 1918)
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) James (1799 – 1805)
  4. 4. Theodosia (HUNTER) James (18 Jul 1802 – 10 May 1863)
  5. 5. Lorenzo (Elliot) James (19 Apr 1805 – 7 Sep 1888) m. Eliza (Ann Wortham JAMES) Scott (17 Sep 1811 – 15 Sep 1873)
    1. 1. John (Scott) James (22 Feb 1828 – 22 Feb 1828)
    2. 2. Emily (Virginia) James (29 May 1829 – 13 May 1924)
    3. 3. Darrington James (Sep 1830 – 30 Aug 1834)
    4. 4. Alfred (Scott) James (7 Jun 1831 – 28 Feb 1874)
    5. 5. Clementina (Rebecca) James (5 May 1833 – 1 Sep 1874) m. Daniel (Houston) Cram (9 Apr 1827 – 1881)
      1. 1. Lila Cram (29 Dec 1862 – 12 May 1941)
      2. 2. Eliza (Scott) Cram (29 Dec 1862 – 12 May 1941)
      3. 3. Clara (Gregg) Cram (27 Mar 1873 – 22 JUL 1873)
      4. 4. Clementina (Rebecca) Cram (11 Aug 1874 – 5 January 1969) m. John (Peter) Kohn (28 Jul 1865 – )
        1. 1. Clementine Kohn (Aug 1899 – )
        2. 2. Alice Kohn (1901 – )
        3. 3. John (Peter) Kohn (28 Dec 1902 – )
        4. 4. Francis (M) Kohn (1906 – )
        5. 5. Mary (V) Kahn (abt 1908 – )
    6. 6. Thomas (Darrington) James (22 Nov 1835 – 13 Oct 1842)
    7. 7. Mary (Eliza) James (24 Nov 1837 – )
    8. 8. Sarah James (Aug 1839 – )
    9. 9. Frances James (13 Oct 1842 – )
    10. 10. Elliot (Lindsay) James (15 Jan 1845 – 4 Mar 1886)
    11. 11. Ellen (Scott) James (20 Dec 1849 – )
    12. 12. Laura (Lewis) James (18 Jan 1853 – Jan 1928)
    13. 13. John (Francis) James (10 Sep 1879 – 10/6/1968)
  6. 6. Thomas James (29 May 1807 – 31 Aug 1834)
  7. 7. Eliza James (4 Nov 1809 – 24 Dec 1813)
  8. 8. Rebecca James (3 Nov 1811 – 1860)
  9. 9. Charlotte (Augustus) James (31 Mar 1814 – 17 Oct 1874)
  10. 10. Rebecca (ERWIN) James (2 November 1814 – 15 December 1883) m. Isaac (Hevlin) Erwin (1 May 1807 – 09 Oct 1843) m. James (A) Woods (10 Dec 1793 – 9 Aug 1875)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Erwin (27 Apr 1832 – 23 Jul 1909)
    2. 2. Thomas (James) Erwin (6 Dec 1834 – aft 1844)
    3. 3. Anna (Maria) Erwin (27 Nov 1836 – 4 Nov 1909)
    4. 4. Charlotte (Masston "Lottie") Erwin (18 Aug 1839 – 1 Oct 1880)
    5. 5. Emma (Elvira) Erwin (10 Jan 1842 – aft 1844)
  11. 11. Mary (Josephine) James (1815 – 1859)
  12. 12. Emily (BLOUNT) James (5 Oct 1816 – 9 Feb 1868) m. Frederick (Spaight) Blount (23 Nov 1808 – 18 Nov 1885)
    1. 1. Mary (Fearn) Blount (12 Jan 1837 – 27 Oct 1858)
    2. 2. Burwell (Baykin) Blount (1840 – 20 Apr 1862)
    3. 3. Emily (James) Blount (31 Mar 1841 – 16 Oct 1917)
  13. 13. Samuel James (22 Apr 1821 – 20 October 1839)
  14. 14. Lorena JAMES

Samuel James's Timeline

4 Records

1769
10 Aug 1769
Birth of Samuel James Sr in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 31
Samuel James Sr resided here in Claremont, Sumter District, South Carolina
Claremont, Sumter District, South Carolina
1813
1813
Age 44
Samuel James Sr immigrated in South Carolina to Alabama
South Carolina to Alabama
1821
18 September 1821
Age 52
Death of Samuel James Sr in Clarke County, Alabama, USA
Clarke County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1769
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 124
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 142 : 1918
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Claremont, Sumter District, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Claremont, Sumter District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 49; Page: 551; Image: 171; Family History Library Film: 181424

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: South Carolina to Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 September 1821
    Event Place: Clarke County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 124
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 142 : 1918
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Darrington James Cemetery, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
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