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Francis James 1601 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Bef. 21 Oct 1661

Death Location: Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England

Father: Dr. Durham

Mother: Isabel Atkinson

Spouse(s): Sarah Pyott, Elizabeth Bellassis, Elizabeth Belasye

Children(s): William James, Joanna James, Wiliam James, Hannah James, Bryan James, John James, Margrett James

Francis James was born in Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1601, to Dr. William James Bishop of Durham and Isabel Atkinson. Later in life, Francis James married Sarah Pyott, Elizabeth Bellassis and Elizabeth Belasye; among their children were William James, Joanna James, Wiliam James, Hannah James, Bryan James, John James and Margrett James. Francis James died in Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England, 1661.

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Parents

Dr. Durham
1542 – 1617
Birth Location: Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Isabel Atkinson
1559 – 1630
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Pyott
1601 –
Birth Location: London
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Elizabeth Bellassis
1585 – 1661
Birth Location: Houghton Le Spring,Durham,England
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Elizabeth Belasye
1613 –
Birth Location: Houghton Le Spring,Durham,England
EB

Children(s)

William James
1615 – 1662
Birth Location: Washington, Durham, England
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Joanna James
1613 – 1700
Birth Location: Exeter, Devonshire, England
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Wiliam James
1615 – 1662
Birth Location: Washington, Co. Durham, England
WJ
Hannah James
1630 – 1703
Birth Location: Woburn, Norfolk, Massachusetts
HJ
Bryan James
1633 –
Birth Location: Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England
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John James
1636 –
Birth Location: Houghton le Spring, Durham, England, United Kingdom
JJ
Margrett James
1633 –
Birth Location: West Hetton, County Durham
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1601
    Event Place: Hetton In Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leyton, Essex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Bef. 21 Oct 1661
    Event Place: Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England
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