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Sir Richard, Scott James 1649 – 1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1649

Birth Location: Beaminster, Dorset, England

Death Date: 18 Apr 1685

Death Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: Richard James

Mother: Maria Parsons

Spouse(s): Eleanor Orme

Children(s): Mary Hitchcock, Mary JAMES, Sarah James, Rachel James, Deborah James

1649 marked the beginning of Sir Richard Scott James 2nd's life in Beaminster, Dorset, England, to parents Richard (I) James and Maria Parsons. Eventually, Sir Richard Scott James 2nd married Eleanor Honor Orme, and they welcomed Mary Hitchcock, Mary Jane JAMES, Sarah James, Rachel James and Deborah James. Sir Richard Scott James 2nd passed in 1685 at Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Parents

Richard James
1616 – 1670
Birth Location: Canterbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
RJ
Maria Parsons
1617 – 1669
Birth Location: Chardstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Orme
1649 – 1707
Birth Location: Saint Columb Minor,Cornwall,England
EO

Children(s)

Mary Hitchcock
1677 – 1747
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
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Mary JAMES
1680 – 1747
Birth Location: Manny, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
MJ
Sarah James
1670 – 1710
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Rachel James
1683 –
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
RJ
Deborah James
1684 –
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Apr 1649
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Apr 1685
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lothian, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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