John Thomas James

Abt 1829 - 1898  (69 years)

• Name	John Thomas James  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1829	Northampton Co, Virginia   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Orphans account	21 Feb 1837	Northampton Co, Virginia   [7]
  	John, Richard, & Joseph James (three of the children of John James, dec'd) in accounting with Wm. James, admr. of said John James, dec'd & quasi guardian of said John, Richard & Joseph James, board paid to Nancy for children's board.
  Census with mother	1840	Northampton Co, Virginia   [8]
  	HH head - Nancy James 2M 5-9 - John?, Richard? 1M˂5 - Joseph?
  Will - Uncles	25 Aug 1841	Northampton Co, Virginia   [3]
  	In his will Richard Bell loaned the whole of his property both real and mixed to Milly Spady. After the death of Milly Spady I lend all my property to my three sisters Mary Maslin, Lukey Hall and Nancy James during their life and, at their deaths, I give and bequeath to Lucy Maslin, Mary Maslin and Susan Maslin children of my sister Mary Maslin; also to Edward Hall son of my sister Lukey Hall; also to William James, John James, Richard James and another one of my sister Nancy James' children* whose name I can not now bring to recollection. I appoint my friend Samuel Y. Nottingham executor. Signed with his mark, Richard Bell. Witnesses: Luther Nottingham, Samuel Saunders and George Smith. [*The other child of Nancy James that Richard Bell could not remember must have been her youngest son Joseph James.]
  Census with brother	1850	Northampton Co, Virginia   [1]
  	HH#352 was headed by William James, a 23 year old laborer. Listed with him were the following Jameses: Nancy, age 53; Sarah, age 23; Thomas, age 20; Margarett, age 3; and William, age 1.
  Land cause	12 Sep 1859	Northampton Co, Virginia   [9]
  	Nancy James, Wm. James & Sarah Jane, John T. James & Lovelia [Lavenia?] L., Richard S. James & Susan J., Joseph James, [all of the City of Norfolk] (and others) vs. Wm S. Saunders
  Census head of household	1860	Norfolk City, Norfolk Co, Virginia   [10]
  	HH#1459: Head: John James 29, Wife: Lavina James 24, Child: Melvina [Elmira?] James 1
  Civil War Enlisted	13 Apr 1862	Norfolk Co, Virginia   [11]
  	Thomas T. James, age 34 enlisted in the confederate army for the period of the war.
  Record ID	102031
  Record ID	72163
  Death	1898	Bedford Co, Virginia   [6]
  Burial	Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	His tombstone shows he was in Co. B, 6 VA Inf, C.S.A.
  Siblings	3 brothers
  + 1. William James,   b. Abt 1827, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Sarah Taylor,   b. Abt 1827, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1845   + 2. Richard Y. James,   b. 1836, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Susan Kellam,   b. 19 Sep 1833, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 23 Jan 1919, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 85 years),  m. 19 Dec 1855, Northampton Co, Virginia   ╚═Sarah Taylor,   b. Abt 1827, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 24 Dec 1868, Nansemond Co, Virginia   + 3. John Thomas James,   b. Abt 1829, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 1898, Bedford Co, Virginia  (Age 69 years) ╚═Lavinia Belote,   b. Abt 1834, Northampton Co, Virginia  ,  m. Abt 1857, Northampton Co, Virginia   ╚═Eliza A. Freeman,   b. 18 Jul 1842, Bedford Co, Virginia d. 5 Jul 1898, Bedford Co, Virginia  (Age 55 years),  m. 2 Jan 1866, Bedford Co, Virginia     4. Jos James,   b. Abt 1838, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John James,   b. Abt 1795, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 14 Mar 1836, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 41 years)  (Father)  Bridget (--?--),   b. Abt 1710   d. Bef 19 Apr 1771, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age < 61 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I72163	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	John James,   b. Abt 1795, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 14 Mar 1836, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 41 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Nancy (137) Bell,   b. Abt 1797, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Between 1850 and 1860, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	16 Mar 1824	Northampton Co, Virginia   [12, 13]
  	Edward Kellam was the security on the M.L.B. of John James and Nancy Bell. Edward Kellam also said Nancy was of age and John James made his oath as of being of age. They were married on 16 Mar 1824.
  Family ID	F18919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lavinia Belote,   b. Abt 1834, Northampton Co, Virginia
  Marriage	Abt 1857	Northampton Co, Virginia
  Children	1. (--?--) James,   b. 7 Feb 1858, Norfolk Co, Virginia d. Abt Feb 1858, Norfolk Co, Virginia (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Emma Elmira James,   b. 4 Jan 1859, Norfolk Co, Virginia d. 10 Dec 1916, Norfolk Co, Virginia (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Virginia Clay James,   b. 8 Dec 1861, Norfolk Co, Virginia d. 9 Apr 1914, Norfolk Co, Virginia (Age 52 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F47167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eliza A. Freeman,   b. 18 Jul 1842, Bedford Co, Virginia d. 5 Jul 1898, Bedford Co, Virginia (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1866	Bedford Co, Virginia   [14]
  	He was shown as Thos. James, age 30, born in Northhampton Co, VA, the son of Jno. James & Nancy James and she was shown as Eliza A. Morgan, a 23 year old widow, the daughter of E.H. Freeman & Elizabeth Freeman.
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F41601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1975] Frances Bibbins Latimer, 1850 Northampton Co, VA, Census & Mortality Schedule 1850-1880 , (Hickory House, Eastville, VA, 1999), 1975. [S2919] Steve Kellam, Kellam, Steve - Kellam 2 Family Tree, (Ancestry.com), 2919. [S1003] David R. Scott, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1800-1854, (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2008), p. 193 (will of Richard Bell), 1003. [S902] 1840 Northampton Co, VA, Census, 12, 902. Nancy James was listed as head of household with 2 male children ages 5 to 9 and one male child less than 5. [S587] Frances Bibbins Latimer, 1860 Northampton Co, VA, Census, (Eastville, VA: Hickory House, 1994), 31 Jul 1860, HH# 1459, 587. John James 29, Lavinia James 24, Melvina James 1 [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80700781/thomas-jeffries-james, 2259. [S3382] County Court of Northampton County, Northampton Co., VA Orphan's Accounts, 1811-1841, 1842-1850, 21 Feb 1837, Orphan's Book #3, p. 353 (Orphans of John James). [S902] 1840 Northampton Co, VA, Census, 12, 902. [S3383] Northampton County Clerk, Northampton Co, VA Deed Book 37, 12 Sep 1859, 37. [S1359] In 1860 Census, 31 Jul 1860, 193, 1359. [S3384] The National Archives, Confederate Soldiers Service Records from Virginia, (https://www.fold3.com), https://www.fold3.com/image/10412865, 586957. The records of Thomas T. James are included within those of his brother William Thomas James [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 787 (Parramore Family), 888. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622. [S802] Ancestry.com, Thos. James & Eliza A. Morgan in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, 802.