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William James 1620 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1620

Birth Location: South Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Death Date: 1680

Death Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Olive Ingoldsby

Spouse(s): 9ggm Eaton

Children(s): 8ggf James

The story of William James began in 1620 in South Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales. William James married 9ggm Jonett Eaton, and had children including 8ggf Morgan James. William James passed away in 1680 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William James began in 1620 in South Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
  • William James married 9ggm Jonett Eaton, and had children including 8ggf Morgan James.
  • William James passed away in 1680 in Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr.
1582 – 1635
Birth Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Olive Ingoldsby
1602 – 1627
Birth Location: –
OI

Spouses(s)

9ggm Eaton
1625 – 1687
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
9E

Children(s)

8ggf James
1658 – 1737
Birth Location: Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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William James's Ancestors

Self
William James
1620 – 1680
Birth Place: South Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Parents
Thomas James Sr.
1582 – 1635
Carmarthenshire, Wales
Olive Ingoldsby
1602 – 1627
Grandparents
Rev. (Anthony Ingoldsby, graduated from Oxford, Rector of Fishtoft) (1586-1627)
1560 – 1627
Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, England
Dorcas Bulkeley
1577 – 1616
Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William James's Descendants

1.
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William James (7 Jan 1620 – 1680) m. 9ggm (Jonett) Eaton (1625 – 6 May 1687)
  1. 1. 8ggf (Morgan) James (1658 – 17 Jun 1737) m. Elizabeth Prytherch (1673 – 1769)
    1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) James (1706 – 1769) m. John (Robert Torkington) ❤️ (15 Feb 1703 – Apr 1776)
      1. 1. Samuel (John) Talkington (1721 – 21 Feb 1762) m. Mary Woodward (27 May 1721 – 10 Feb 1796)
        1. 1. Jesse (Torkington) (Talkington) (1742 – 1800) m. Lottie Sapp (1745 – 1800)

William James's Timeline

2 Records

1620
7 Jan 1620
Birth of William James in South Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales
South Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1680
1680
Age 60
Death of William James in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1620
    Event Place: South Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
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