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Sir Richard Scott James 1649 – 1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1649

Birth Location: Beaminster, Dorset, England

Death Date: 18 Apr 1685

Death Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: Richard James

Mother: Maria Parsons

Spouse(s): Eleanor Orme

Children(s): Mary Hitchcock, Mary JAMES, Sarah James, Rachel James, Deborah James

Sir Richard Scott James 2nd was born in 1649 in Beaminster, Dorset, England, the child of Richard (I) James and Maria Parsons. Sir Richard Scott James 2nd married Eleanor Honor Orme, and had children including Mary Hitchcock, Mary Jane JAMES, Sarah James, Rachel James, Deborah James. Sir Richard Scott James 2nd passed away in 1685 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Scott James 2nd was born in 1649 in Beaminster, Dorset, England, the child of Richard (I) James and Maria Parsons.
  • Sir Richard Scott James 2nd married Eleanor Honor Orme, and had children including Mary Hitchcock, Mary Jane JAMES, Sarah James, Rachel James, Deborah James.
  • Sir Richard Scott James 2nd passed away in 1685 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard James
1616 – 1670
Birth Location: Canterbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Maria Parsons
1617 – 1669
Birth Location: Chardstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Orme
1649 – 1707
Birth Location: Saint Columb Minor,Cornwall,England
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Children(s)

Mary Hitchcock
1677 – 1747
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
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Mary JAMES
1680 – 1747
Birth Location: Manny, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Sarah James
1670 – 1710
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Rachel James
1683 –
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Deborah James
1684 –
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Sir James's Ancestors

Self
Sir James
1649 – 1685
Birth Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
Parents
Richard (I) James
1616 – 1670
Canterbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Maria Parsons
1617 – 1669
Chardstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir James's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Richard Scott) James (15 Apr 1649 – 18 Apr 1685) m. Eleanor (Honor) Orme (1649 – 1707)
  1. 1. Mary Hitchcock (1677 – 1747)
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) JAMES (5 Nov 1680 – 1747) m. Teague (Thomas) Tracey (25 Oct 1674 – 18 Jun 1712)
    1. 1. *Dinah (Lane) Tracey (18 December 1695 – 22 Aug 1764)
    2. 2. Charles Tracy (1698 – 1698)
    3. 3. Mary Tracey (1698 – 26 Apr 1751)
    4. 4. Sarah Tracey (7 Apr 1698 – 26 Apr 1751)
    5. 5. James Tracey (21 Apr 1700 – 1746)
    6. 6. Teague (Bazil) Tracey (1 October 1702 – 1 Jan 1752) m. Katherine Warnell (1706 – 1745)
      1. 1. Charles Tracey- (1682 – 1698)
      2. 2. Hugh Tracey- (1683 – 1709)
      3. 3. James Tracey (21 Apr 1700 – 1746)
      4. 4. George (T) Tracey (01 October 1702 – 1752)
      5. 5. Sarah (Catherine Tracy, 1st wife & Indian) Captive (About 1726 – 4 Apr 1812)
      6. 6. Tego Tracey (25 Oct 1728 – 18 June 1712)
      7. 7. Bazil Tracy (14 Apr 1730 – 1826)
      8. 8. Benjamin (Sample) Tracey (14 Apr 1730 – 1816)
      9. 9. Thomas Tracey (1731 – 18 Jun 1712)
      10. 10. John Tracey (26 May 1733 – 18 Jul 1795) m. REBECCA MERRYMAN (1736 – 20 Oct 1804)
        1. 1. Sarah (Tracey) Matthews (1762 – 16 Apr 1837) m. Edward Matthews (14 Feb 1762 – 08 Sep 1829)
        2. 2. Ann (Tracey) Richardson (1766 – 1795)
        3. 3. John Tracey (1767 – 11 Jun 1842)
        4. 4. Nockey Tracey (1770 – )
        5. 5. Warnel Tracey (6 May 1770 – 06 Apr 1851)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Tracy) Dorsey (1773 – 19 Apr 1842)
        7. 7. Temperance (Tracey) Norris (1774 – 04 Feb 1849)
        8. 8. REBECCA (URITH TRACEY) FREELAND (1774 – 1796)
        9. 9. Achsah (Nockey) Tracey (1774 – 1796)
        10. 10. Solomon Tracey (1775 – 26 Feb 1856)
        11. 11. Hannah Tracey (1783 – 1795)
        12. 12. William Tracey\Tracy (8 May 1785 – 1 Sep 1819)
      11. 11. Sarah Tracey (18 May 1735 – 3 Apr 1775)
      12. 12. Warnel Tracey (1736 – 1788)
      13. 13. Archibald Tracey (1737 – 10 Nov 1831)
      14. 14. Joshua Tracey- (1746 – 1832)
      15. 15. William Tracey (1750 – 1804)
    7. 7. Basil Tracey (1703 – 1780)
    8. 8. Hugh Tracey (1709 – 1709)
    9. 9. Presoscia (Pretiosa Hitchcock) Tracey (1720 – Dec 1814)
  3. 3. Sarah James (1670 – 1710)
  4. 4. Rachel James (1683 – )
  5. 5. Deborah James (1684 – )

Sir James's Timeline

2 Records

1649
15 Apr 1649
Birth of Sir Richard Scott James 2nd in Beaminster, Dorset, England
Beaminster, Dorset, England
1685
18 Apr 1685
Age 36
Death of Sir Richard Scott James 2nd in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1649
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1685
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lothian, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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