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Sarah RIGGINS James 1796 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1796

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

Death Date: 27 January 1872

Death Location: Buried at Ben James Cemetery, Pierce, Georgia, United States

Father: Joseph James

Mother: Mary Harrington

Spouse(s): Benjamin James

Children(s): Nancy Wilkinson, Robert Dickerson, Rachel James, Letitia Johnson, Nancy James, Eliza JAMES, Mary James, William James, Benjamin James, Ransom James, Robert James, Francis James, Elizabeth Smith, Benjamin James

Early life: Sarah RIGGINS James arrived in Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States in 1796, born to Joseph James and Mary Elizabeth Harrington. Over time, Sarah RIGGINS James formed a family with Benjamin Ditcher James, which included Nancy Elizabeth “Nancy” James - Wilkinson, Robert Glenn Dickerson, Rachel MINCHEW James, Letitia James - Johnson, Nancy "Elizabeth" James, Eliza Mary Jane JAMES, Mary Jane O'STEEN James, William Thomas James, Benjamin Ditcher James, Ransom "Rance" Thomas James, Robert Gideon James, Francis Marion James, Elizabeth Ray Smith and Benjamin G James. Sarah RIGGINS James concluded life in Buried at Ben James Cemetery, Pierce, Georgia, United States in 1872.

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Parents

Joseph James
1770 – 1855
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Mary Harrington
1760 – 1840
Birth Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Benjamin James
1791 – 1861
Birth Location: Cheraw Dist,South Carolina,USA
BJ

Children(s)

Nancy Wilkinson
1816 – 1860
Birth Location: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
NW
Robert Dickerson
1817 – 1881
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
RD
Rachel James
1818 – 1868
Birth Location: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
RJ
Letitia Johnson
1819 –
Birth Location: Georgia
LJ
Nancy James
1822 – 1860
Birth Location: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
NJ
Eliza JAMES
1824 – 1885
Birth Location: Liberty, Florida, United States
EJ
Mary James
1824 – 1885
Birth Location: Ware, Georgia, United States
MJ
William James
1827 – 1896
Birth Location: Liberty County, Georgia, United States of America
WJ
Benjamin James
1830 – 1859
Birth Location: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
BJ
Ransom James
1832 – 1898
Birth Location: Liberty, Georgia, United States
RJ
Robert James
1834 – 1896
Birth Location: Ware, Georgia, United States
RJ
Francis James
1836 – 1862
Birth Location: Pierce, Georgia, United States
FJ
Elizabeth Smith
1848 – 1930
Birth Location: Pierce, Georgia, United States
ES
Benjamin James
1859 – 1916
Birth Location: Pierce, Georgia, United States
BJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 August 1796
    Event Place: Beaufort or Cheraw, Darlington, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 August 1796
    Event Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 January 1872
    Event Place: Buried at Ben James Cemetery, Pierce, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ben James Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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