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Francis I James 1660 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660/1676

Birth Location: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 July 1721

Death Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States

Father: James James

Mother: Katherine Edwards

Spouse(s): Mary Sherwood, Mary Sherwood

Children(s): Lucy Hambleton, Jane James, Francis James, Sherwood James, Jane James

In 1660, Francis I James entered the world in Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA, born to James James and Katherine Jane Edwards. Years later, Francis I James married Mary Margaret Sherwood and Mary Margaret Sherwood, and the couple became parents to Lucy Hambleton, Jane James, Francis James, Sherwood James and Jane Haley James. Francis I James died in 1721 in King George, King George, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

James James
1660 – 1708
Birth Location: Radnor, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Katherine Edwards
1660 – 1757
Birth Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sherwood
1660 – 1760
Birth Location: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Mary Sherwood
1660 – 1755
Birth Location: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Lucy Hambleton
1683 –
Birth Location: Martingham, Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Jane James
1685 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Francis James
1695 – 1760
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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Sherwood James
1702 – 1784
Birth Location: King George, King George, Virginia, USA
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Jane James
1735 – 1817
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1660/1676
    Event Place: Sittenburn Parsh, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 July 1721
    Event Place: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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