William James

1748 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William James  [1]
  Birth	1748	Northampton Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as Wm James, orphan of Robt when he was age 14 when he chose a guardian in Jan 1762.
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	May 1759	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2]
  	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.
  Reference Identifier	N'hamp
  Record ID	71957
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Thomas James,   b. 1745, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 16 Mar 1818, Occohannock Neck, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 73 years) ╚═Kessey Jacob,   b. Abt 1748, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 18 Aug 1787, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 39 years),  m. 6 Feb 1764, Northampton Co, Virginia   ╚═Elizabeth Dunton,   b. Abt 1755, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 13 Dec 1774, Northampton Co, Virginia     2. William James,   b. 1748, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Margaret 'Peggy' James,   b. 1749, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 26 Jul 1802, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age < 53 years) ╚═Stephen Waltham, (alias Heath),   b. Abt 1740, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 13 Oct 1773, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 33 years),  m. Abt 1770, Northampton Co, Virginia   ╚═Thomas Addison, II,   b. Abt 1728, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 10 Oct 1786, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 58 years),  m. 14 Oct 1775, Northampton Co, Virginia   ╚═Richard Bull, (Bool),   b. Abt 1745, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 31 May 1787, Northampton Co, Virginia
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Robert James and Sarah Marshall)
  + 1. Lt. Col. Robert James,   b. 1753, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 13 May 1833  (Age < 80 years) ╚═(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1755   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1775
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Robert James and Elizabeth (50) Christian)
  + 1. Lt. Michael James,   b. Abt 1754, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 8 Nov 1830, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 76 years) ╚═Bridget (--?--),   b. Abt 1800   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1825     2. Bridget James,   b. Abt 1756, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 10 Dec 1832, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 76 years) + 3. Susanna James,   b. Abt 1758, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 13 May 1833, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 75 years) ╚═John (of Nath) Savage,   b. Abt 1750, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 8 Oct 1798, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 48 years),  m. 11 Jun 1776, Northampton Co, Virginia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	David James,   b. Abt 1650   d. Bef 28 Aug 1703, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 53 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Ann Clay,   b. Abt 1610   d. Abt 1650, Charles City Co, Virginia  (Age 40 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I71957	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Robert James,   b. Abt 1716, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 13 Feb 1759, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 43 years) Other Partners: ╚═Sarah Marshall,   b. Abt 1724, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Abt 1753  (Age 29 years)  m. 5 Jun 1751    ╚═Elizabeth (50) Christian,   b. Abt 1733, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown  m. 15 Dec 1753
  Mother	Ansley Savage,   b. Abt 1726, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1743	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F23411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 316 (will of Spencer Johnson, wife Sarah), 497.