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Subject: Re: [PAPHILA] James Family Philadelphia area
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 12:07:26 EST
In a message dated 11/6/02 11:08:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
> Joan,
> Thank you for your reply, it is hard for me to put these James together
> with the
> James family out of Loudoun Co. Va. I have at least a twenty year gap and
> do not
> believe the James from Loudoun Co. where Quakers. However, I am just
> beginning
> my research in Pa. so I could be wrong. I need to find more information
> on the James
> families from Pa.
> Again Thank You
> Sondra
>
> On Wed, 06 Nov 2002 09:15:19 -0500 Mary Louise <>
> writes:
> > George James (b.circa 1690 - d. 6-31-1746) married Susanna Hingston,
> > 25
> > day, 1st month 1717. They had children:
> >
> > Elizabeth, b. 3 day, 12 month 1717 m. Giles Knight
> > Joseph (tailor), b. 22 day 5th month 1719, m. Martha Livezey
> > Rebecca, b. circa 1721 married Samuel Griscom (their daughter was
> > Betsy
> > Ross)
> > Abel (merchant) b. circa 1724, m. Rebecca Chalkley
> >
> > George James married 2) Sarah Pearsall Townsend (widow of Thomas
> > Townsend)
> > (no children)
> >
> > Will of George James, written 11 month, 14 day, 1745 and proved 2
> > September 1746 Will book H. 145, Philadelphia, PA.
> > Wife: Sarah. Children: Joseph, Elizabeth, wife of Giles Knight,
> > Rebeca, wife of Samuel Guscom, and Abel, Exec. Grandchildren:
> > George
> > and Thomas James.
> > (Philadelphia Abstract gives Witnesses as George Willson, Soloomon
> > Russell and Banjamin Dawson.)
> >
> >
> > Will of Martha Chalkley. Frankford, Co., of Philadelphia. Widow.
> > Written 6 month, 5 day, 1749/50/ Proved Aug 28, 1749. Son-in-law
> > Abel
> > James. Children: Rebecca James and Hannah Finney.
> > Grandchildren:
> > Martha James and Martha Chalkey Borwne. Exec: Hannah Finney, Abel
> > James.
> >
> > Will of Abel Kinston, Hinkson. Horshw, Horsham, Phila. Co., Yeoman.
> > 10
> > month 17 day, 1747. Beneficiaries: Elizabeth Knight, Thomas
> > Linzby
> > (Livezey), Rachel Livesey, David Livezey, Abel James and John
> > Cadwalader. Exec. son-in-law John Cadwalader.
> >
> > These will abstracts are on Ancestry.com. These families were
> > Quaker
> > and belonged to meetings at Byberry, Horsham, Abington, Concord and
> > maybe others.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Mary Louise Townsend
> > Potomac Falls, VA
> >
Sondra-
Mary Louise's information is great and it does fit with the few tidbits I had
found for you. Granddaughter Martha James (Abel's daughter) is the one I
found in the Burlington County, NJ Quaker record married to a Smith. And the
grandchild Thomas Chalkley James whose birth record I listed from the Phila.
Quaker records.
This family is definitely Quaker and in the Philadelphia and Chester/Delaware
County records also.
You do know you are dealing with the same James family in VA and PA because
the Loudoun County records you quoted said they were from Phila and Chester
City (now in Delaware Co.).
Have you checked VA Quaker records? If you don't believe they were still
Quakers -- what churches DO they show up in?
Joan
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