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Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court 1629 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1629

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Sep 1678

Death Location: Ightham, Kent, England

Father: William Court

Mother: Sarah (JAMES)

Spouse(s): Anne Bates

Children(s): Capt. James

The story of Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court began in 1629 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England. Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court married Anne Bates, and had children including Capt. John William James. Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court passed away in 1678 in Ightham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court began in 1629 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court married Anne Bates, and had children including Capt. John William James.
  • Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court passed away in 1678 in Ightham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Court
1601 – 1661
Birth Location: Ightham Court, Kent, England
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Sarah (JAMES)
1605 – 1668
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Bates
1625 – 1715
Birth Location: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Capt. James
1657 – 1718
Birth Location: Pemrokeshire, South Wales, Oghsham, Kent, England
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Sir Court's Ancestors

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Sir Court
1629 – 1678
Birth Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William John Sir James of Ightham Court
1601 – 1661
Ightham Court, Kent, England
Sarah (Jane Miller) (JAMES)
1605 – 1668
Wrotham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (William James of Ightham) Court
1570 – 1627
Utrecht, Netherlands
Jane Kule
1576 – 1659
Higham, Of Itham Cty, Kent, England
Edmonde (Nicholas) Miller
1579 – 1640
Wrotham, Kent, England
Jane Polhill
1564 – 1640
Shoreham, Kent, UK
Great-Grandparents
Johanne Desmaistres
1550 – 1613
Nicholas Miller
1536 – 1623
John Polhill
1554 – 1611
Elizabeth Fowle
1556 – 1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Court's Descendants

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Sir (Demetrius James of Ightham) Court (20 Apr 1629 – 18 Sep 1678) m. Anne Bates (1625 – 25 May 1715)
  1. 1. Capt. (John William) James (1657 – 12 Aug 1718) m. Anne (Wyndham) (James) (1665 – 1702)
    1. 1. John (Montague) James (17 October 1688 – Dec 22, 1725) m. Justina Thurston (26 Aug 1691 – 1723) m. Justina Thurston (26 Aug 1691 – 1723)
      1. 1. Lucretia (Lucy) James (1722 – 1805) m. William (- Cherokee Billy Scott) (Oconostota) (1725 – 24 Nov 1794)
        1. 1. William (- Cherokee Billy) Scott (1750 – 1835) m. Martha (Rebecca) Harper (26 January 1755 – 1874)

Sir Court's Timeline

2 Records

1629
20 Apr 1629
Birth of Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1678
18 Sep 1678
Age 49
Death of Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court in Ightham, Kent, England
Ightham, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1629
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1678
    Event Place: Ightham, Kent, England
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