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Elizabeth Shearwood James 1755 – 1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

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

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Sherwood James

Mother: Martha Holiday

Spouse(s): Joseph Singleton

Children(s): Sarah Singleton, Elizabeth Singleton, Ann Singleton, Martha Singleton, Robert Singleton, Sherwood Singleton, Ann Rembert

It was in 1755 that Elizabeth Shearwood James was born in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, a child of Sherwood James and Martha Holiday. Elizabeth Shearwood James went on to marry Joseph Singleton and had children such as Sarah Lucy Singleton, Elizabeth Singleton, Ann Singleton, Martha Singleton, Robert John Singleton, Sherwood James Singleton and Ann Rembert. Elizabeth Shearwood James was deceased by 1811 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Parents

Sherwood James
1720 – 1784
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
SJ
Martha Holiday
1720 – 1792
Birth Location: Virginia
MH

Spouses(s)

Joseph Singleton
1745 – 1812
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JS

Children(s)

Sarah Singleton
1780 – 1830
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SS
Elizabeth Singleton
1783 –
Birth Location: –
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Ann Singleton
1784 – 1816
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
AS
Martha Singleton
1785 –
Birth Location: –
MS
Robert Singleton
1790 – 1844
Birth Location: Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, US
RS
Sherwood Singleton
1792 – 1831
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
SS
Ann Rembert
Birth Location: –
AR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1755
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alms House
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 08 Jan 1812
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1811
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: May 1811
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
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