Lt. Col. Robert James

1753 - Bef 1833  (< 80 years)

• Name	Robert James  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Lt. Col.
  Birth	1753	Northampton Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as Robt James, orphan of Robt when he was age 14 when he chose a guardian in Apr 1767.
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	May 1759	Northampton Co, Virginia   [4]
  	In May 1759 in N'hamp County Court, Elizabeth James, widow of Robert James petitions in behalf of William, Peggy, Robert, Michael & Bridget James children of the dec'd. The said Robert died intestate leaving several slaves: Glasgow, Cush, Daniel, Joshua, Dido, Abraham and Grace. The plea is for Thomas James, son and heir-at-law to the dec'd Robert to pay the above named children their shares of the slaves. Thomas James, an infant is represented by Nathaniel Savage, his guardian. He agrees to the division, after laying out the dower of the said Elizabeth. Case dismissed for want of prosecution.
  Rev War Militia Serv	Between 1776 and 1781	Norfolk, Virginia   [2]
  	Robert James served in the Norfolk Militia during the Rev. War.
  Death	Bef 13 May 1833  [5]
  Rev War Vet relative	13 May 1833	Northampton Co, Virginia   [5]
  	Michael James who was a Lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy in Rev. War died intestate, leaving one child who died shortly after the death of her father, an infant intestate & without issue. Michael James left at his death the following brothers & sisters: Bridget James & Susan Savage, formerly Susan James who were sisters of the whole blood to said Michael James; and five brothers & sisters of the half blood, viz: Thomas James, Robert James, Peggy Bool, Elizabeth Savage and John Ewing. The said Robert James, the half brother of Michael James, has died intestate leaving the following heirs-at-law, viz: his children Thomas James & Ainsley Dennis, formerly Ainsley James, and the following grandchildren, viz: William Oague, who was the only child of his dec'd daughter Susan Oague, formerly Susan James, also Robert D. James, Abel James, Susan Dowty the wife of James Dowty, and one great grandchild, viz: Maria Scott, the only child of Maria Scott dec'd; the said Robert O. James, Abel James, Susan Dowty and Maria James Scott being the only children of Sally James, daughter of said Robert James & also the children of Arthur Addison, whose names are unknown to the Court, by his dec'd wife, who was another child of said Robert James.
  Reference Identifier	DAR Patriot #A061501 (Lt. Col. in the Norfolk Militia)
  Record ID	56380
  Person ID	I56380	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert James,   b. Abt 1716, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 13 Feb 1759, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 43 years)
  Mother	Sarah Marshall,   b. Abt 1724, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Abt 1753 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1751	Northampton Co, Virginia   [6]
  	Jacob Marshall was the security on the M.L.B. of Robert James and Sarah Tilney, widow. Mathew Moor witness.
  Family ID	F17679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1755   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1775  [5]
  Children	1. Thomas James,   b. Abt 1776, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ansley James,   b. Abt 1778, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Susan 'Susey' James,   b. Abt 1780, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 13 May 1833 (Age < 53 years) + 4. Sally James,   b. Abt 1782, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 13 Feb 1832, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 50 years) + 5. Roseanne 'Rosey or Rhosia' James,   b. Abt 1786, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 10 Jun 1833, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 47 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F23448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 204 (John Marshall Family of N'hamp Co, VA), 726. [S3131] DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) National Society/Genealogy, (https://www.dar.org/national-society/genealogy), https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A061501, 3131. [S623] Houston & Mihalyka, Colonial Residents of VA's E.S, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985), p. 56, 623. [S882] Mihalyka, N'hamp Loose Papers, Vol. III, (Eastville, VA: Hickory House, 2005), p. 168 (James vs James), 882. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 101 (heirs of Michael James, a Lt. in the Virginia State Navy in the Rev. War), 575. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622.