1. Lemuel¹ James was born Bef. 1698, and died Aft. 1762 in Pitt Co., NC.

Notes for Lemuel James:

- - 1762 Lemuel James paid poll tax for himself, Thomas James & John Wheaton. He had no slaves

Was Lemuel closely related to John James who married Elizabeth Dearmore, daughter of Robert Dearmore?

Speculative link (no conclusive evidence other than circumstantial). Family names appearing in multiple lines, or surnames from Pitt Co. include Albritton, Holland, Cherry and first names of Delia, Salina, Nicey.

Memo: 6 generations

Children of Lemuel James are:

2. Thomas² James (Lemuel¹) was born Bet. 1733 - 1741, and died Bef. Feb 1811 in Pitt Co., NC. He married <Unknown>.

Notes for Thomas James:

Thomas James may be the son of Lemuel James, Sr. and brother of Lemuel James, Jr. A 1762 tax list puts Thomas in the same household as Lemuel Sr. at the same time that Henry and John are in the household of Lemuel Jr. No deed has been found to prove the relationship, and no records of Lemuel James Sr. can be proven after 1762 (since they shared the same name & acquaintances, and the Sr. was not always used). He was likely at least 21 years old in 1762. He may have married twice (or more) as children appear to have been married up to twenty eight years apart.

Early James Records in Pitt Co (thanks to Sandy Hodges):

21 Oct 1782 | [grant] => Thomas James | 400 A. CB: Robert Daniel, Geo. Daniel | Bk.G-313

21 Oct 1782 | [grant] => George Daniel | 535 A. CB: Thomas James. Men.: John Cason, Robert Daniel | Bk.G-281

http://www.powow.com/sandyhodges/genea/PITT/PittJM.htm#James%20family

James, Absalom | | 1 male 16+ | 1762 Pitt tax list

James, Daniel | man 16+; 3 boys 0-16; female | 1790 census

James, Henry | 2 men 16+; boy 0-16; 3 females | 1790 census

James, Henry | in household of: James, Lamuel; with: John James | 3 males 16+ | 1762 Pitt tax list

James, John Jr. | man 16+; 2 boys 0-16; 2 females | 1790 census

James, John | 3 men 16+; 2 boys 0-16; 3 females | 1790 census

James, John | in household of: James, Lamuel; with: Henry James | 3 males 16+ | 1762 Pitt tax list

James, Joshua | 2 men 16+; 2 boys 0-16; 5 females | 1790 census

James, Lamuel | also in household: John James; Henry James | 3 males 16+ | 1762 Pitt tax list

James, Lance | 2 men 16+; 3 females | 1790 census

James, Lanck | also in household: Thomas James; John Whealer | 3 males 16+ | 1762 Pitt tax list

James, Lemuel | man 16+; 3 females | 1790 census

James, Lemuel | man 16+; 3 females | 1790 census

James, Matthew | man 16+; boy 0-16; 3 females; slave | 1790 census

James, Thomas | 2 men 16+; 2 boys 0-16; 5 females | 1790 census

James, Thomas | in household of: James, Lanck; with: John Whealer | 3 males 16+ | 1762 Pitt tax list

James, Thomas | man 16+; boy 0-16; female | 1790 census

James, William | man 16+; female | 1790 census

: | |--Mary Albritton b. 24 Jan 1767--~1800:Pitt

: | | :='86 Matthew James 1760: Pitt--19 Feb 1820

Thomas James is known to be the father of Daniel James due to the following deed & estate info:

Thomas James died intestate. His land was divided equally to his heirs.

Enoch got his father, Daniel's share because Daniel had signed a deed selling it to him before the date of the land partition. Thomas Daniels received the shares of Thomas James Jr, William James, and Charles Stewart Jr, & wife, Rachel, because they too had already sold their shares before the land was partitioned. Deeds show that Holland, Nancy Measly(Mizelle?), Thomas Ames & wife Sarah, Isham Jolly & wife Elizabeth, and Robert, all sold their shares shortly afterward. It is not certain when or if Noah James sold his land.

Division of lands: 89 A to Enoch James; Thomas Daniel purchased the shares of Thomas James, Charles Stewart and William James which was 240 A; 122 1/2 A to Noah James; 80 A to Sarah Ames and her husband, Thomas Ames; 146 A to Nancy james; 137 A to Robert James.

Note: Absalom James received a patent of land on 2 Mar 1761 in Beaufort County in St. Thomas Parish, on the w. side of Tranters Creek, joining John Buttler and Moses Dean; Jonathan Jolley's name is associated with the record. On 10 Mar 1761, Joseph Jolley and Jesse Jolley, separately, received 400 and 450 acres near the same location, joining Lemuel Cherry, Thomas Holley and William Congleton, with Absalom James mentioned on one and joining Solomon James, Dennis Glisson and Francis Hobson on the other. The names Congleton and Holley are associated with this Thomas James' family.

According to Lisa Delgado:

A grandson may be Buchanan James, Sr. who was born in North Carolina c.1790. He moved to Statesville, Wilson Co., Tennessee about 1810. He married Margaret "Peggy" McMinn Lewis c.1815 in TN. They had 13 children: Elizabeth Ann, Daniel, Catharine, Samuel, Enoch Henry, Buchanan Jr., Alvy (my ancestor), Richmond, Leander, Martha, Jane, Ellen Frances, and Rufus. Buchanan James Sr. bought land in Warren Co., TN on Jan. 16, 1832 from a William James. Witnesses were Daniel James, James James, and Lutha James. Thanks to: delgado@oak.negia.net (Lisa James Delgado) Aug. 1998.

Earlier James Families in North Carolina (paraphrasing and extracting Mrs. Charles Lore, footnotes cited in article)

... Thomas James .. had 200 acres in Pasquotank County prior to 1700 and a Sarah James who married future Dep-Governor Alexander Lillington on 11 Jun 1668.

... a James family later represented in Pasquotank Co. by brothers, William and Edward. These brothers, whose wills were filed in 1733 and 1721, respectively, were possibly sons of the previously-mentioned Thomas James.

In 1729 and John James is recorded as buying 25 acres of land in "Morratuck." Wince this was an early name for the Roanoke River, this land must have been located north of the eventual site of Pitt County. John James is subsequently recorded as a witness on wills in both Craven (1734 & 1739) and Beaufort Counties (1746).

The earliest James who can be proved to be in Pitt County (formed from Beaufort in 1760 and records destroyed in a fire in 1860) was Absalom James who had 185 acres surveyed for him on 27 Jun 1760 and received a grant of the same tract on 2 Mar 1761. This land lays in the same vicinity as later James family grants in Pitt. The later grants were all dated 21 Oct 1782, on which date there seems to have been a general granting of lands throughout Pitt County (the reason for this is obscure).

Among recipients of lands were the following:

Lemuel James - 100 ac and 80 ac surveyed 14 Feb 1781

Joshua James - 640 ac surveyed 10 Oct 1781

Henry James - 100 ac surveyed 10 Oct 1781

Thomas James - two 400 ac tracts, one surveyed 10 Oct 1781

John James - 50 ac surveyed 14 Feb 1781

Bounds recorded on the grants show that Joshua, Lemuel and Henry all lived adjacent to one another along the upper half of Hunting Run; John was just across Grindle Creek from them; and Thomas lived a short distance to the north of the first three. All (except possibly Henry) had other lands in the vicinity.

Two other neighborhood James men were recorded as "chainbearers" for some of the above grants. These were Matthew James (with Lemuel and John) and William James (with Joshua and Henry).

Eight years after these grants were issued, the census included 12 James families in Pitt County, including all 5 grantees of 1782, both chainbearers; namesakes (probably sons) of Lemuel, John, and Thomas, and two others: Lance James and Daniel James. Lance may be short for Lancelot James, as Lancelot is also a name used by a (later) related family.

Daniel James ... born sometime between 1766 and 1770; he had a large family and was possibly married twice (unless married children were enumerated with his family); he seems to have been connected with Thomas James, Sr. (listed soon after Thomas Sr. and immediately before Thomas J. in 1790, and immediately after Thomas Sr. in 1800).

Another Daniel James left Pitt Co. in the 1780's to take up a land grant assigned to him by a member of the Cason family (another Hunting Run family), in Davidson Co., TN, where he was on a jury list as early as April, 1784.

Daniel James seems to have already had three sons and a daughter when his next child, Frederick James, was born on March 31, 1793.

Frederick James was already a local name, as Frederick James of Bertie County (1761-1818) had been an orphan at 7, served in the revolution, and died in Bertie Co. leaving a number of sons, at least one of which seems to have been living in Pitt Co. in 1820. A relationship, if any, is not known.

From another source:

"Lemuel James is reputed to have settled along Grindle Creek in 1751, several years before John Whichard Sr. and his family, and it seems likely he was the taproot for the many branches of the James family who still live in the area..." http://tk-jk.net/Bridgers/Shaggy/fog0000000037.html

Pitt Co., NC Deeds involving some of the James who are likely related:

20 Apr 1745 | Patent Bk.5 pg.281 => George Cannon | 200 acres in Beaufort County on the S. side of Grindall creek | HC-3102 | sold to Lemuel James 20 Jul 1752

4 Mar 1761 | Granville bk.11 pg.53 => Ebenezer Folsom | 700 acres in Beaufort County in St Thomas Parish, joining the Great Pond, John Cason, Sassafras Pole Pocoson, Samuel James, Grindall Creek, the Great Meddow, James Barrow, Whitchard’s line, Cherrys line, Great Swamp, William Daniel Penkett, Edward Cannon and George May [Moye?] | BF-249

10 Mar 1761 | Granville bk.11 pg.57 => Jesse Jollet (Jolley?) | 450 acres in Beaufort County in St Thomas Parish on the E. side of flat Swamp, joining Dennis Glisson, Solomon James, Francis Hobson, and the sd. swamp | SCC: James Vance, William Knox | Wit: John Kennedy | BF-265

Mar 1764 | Edmund Kenedy => John Hodges, Jr. | 100 A; £—. Adj.: Lemuel James. Former owner: Ebenezer Folsom (Pat. 1761). Wit.: Archabald Adams, Jr. | Pitt Bk.C-68

1765 | John Barber => Lemuel James | 128 A; £75. Former owners: William Stafford (Pat), James Albriton (D), John Whichard (D). Wit.: John Jones, Thomas Pinkett | Pitt Bk.C-278

11 Mar 1740 | Patent Bk.5 pg.126 => William Casson | 200 acres in Beaufort County on the N. side of Grindal creek at the old Hunting Path, joining the Pocoson, a point that runs out of the creek, and the sd. creek | HC-2421 | given by D of G to Hillery Cason 1 Mar 1758, and 100 Ac. sold to Lemuel James 15 Mar 1775

Apr 1766 | Lemuel James => Henry Couper | 29 A; £20. Former owner: James Cason (Pat) | Pitt Bk.C-335

15 Mar 1775 | Samuel James => Hillery Cason | 128 A; £100. Former owner: William Stafford (Pat. 1740) | Bk.F-408 [Note: This William Stafford is Carolyn's ancestor!]

15 Mar 1775 | Hillery Cason (1758) => Lemuel James | 200 A; £100. Former owner: William Cason (1740), who made D of G to Hillery Cason. Wit.: John Jordan | Bk.F-289

May be the son of Lemuel James, Sr. and brother of Lemuel James, Jr. - tax records of 1762 suggest that the earlier one was associated with Thomas James at the same time as the younger was associated with Henry,

17 Jun 1775 | Richard Smith (BLAD) (D4769) => Daniel Williams | 150 A; £58. Former owner: John Johnston (Pat. 1740), Solomon James, Sen., Solomon James, Jr. Wit.: Daniel Clark | Pitt Bk.F-522

21 Oct 1782 | [grant] => John Cason | 550 A. CB: William James, Emanuel Daniel. Men.: Lemuel James, Henry Cason, Joseph James, Robert Daniel, John Jordan | Bk.G-179

21 Oct 1782 | [grant] => Henry Cason | 160 A. CB: John James, Mathew James. Men.: Lemuel James | Bk.G-192

13 Oct 1783 | [grant] => John Jordan | 240 A. CB: Joshua James, William James. Men.: Henry Cason, Lemuel James | Bk.G-460

6 Mar 1779 | John Hodges => Nathan Cherry, cooper | 200 A; £600. Former owner: Ebenezer Folsom (1761) | Bk.H-26 | SS Grindle Creek ; B Lemuel James corner tree a pine runing along said James line N,180P to a pine thence E,160P to a pine thence S,200P thence N85W to the FS | part of a tract or survey of land granted to Ebenezer Folsom by Earl Granvilles agents by deed bearing date may 20th 1761 & granted by said Folsom to me sd. Hodges & by sd. Hodges conveued to Edmund Kennedy & by the sd. Edmund Kennedy reconveyed to me sd. John Hodges.

13 Oct 1783, Bk G p 460, Grant to JOHN JORDAN, 240 ac N side of Tarr River and N side of Grindall Creek.....Henry CARSON's corner...Lemuel JAMES line.... George CANNON's corner. Chain Carriers: Joshua JAMES, Will JAMES

6 Jan 1787 | John Cherry => John Moore | 79 A + 6 A; £100. Former owner: Eleazer Cherry (Pat.1774 & 1777). Adj.: John Whichard. Wit.: John James, John Bowers | Pitt Bk.L-203

Notes for <Unknown>:

Could her surname be Holland or Buchanan or Perry? One researcher indicates "Measly"

Children of Thomas James and <Unknown> are:

4. <Unknown>² James (Lemuel¹)

Notes for <Unknown> James:

Frances Elizabeth James could easily be the child of one of the listed children of Lemuel James, but there may never be a record to prove this. The name of Nicey (Eunice) appears in multiple lines.

Child of <Unknown> James is:

5. <Unknown>² James (Lemuel¹)

Child of <Unknown> James is:

6. Sarah³ James (Thomas², Lemuel¹) She married Thomas Ames.

Children of Sarah James and Thomas Ames are:

8. Elizabeth³ James (Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1782 in Prob. Pitt Co., NC, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Prob. Wilson Co., TN. She married Isham 'Isom' Jolley Bef. 1800 in Pitt Co., NC, son of John Jolley and Elizabeth <Unknown>. He was born 1773 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 1868 in Wilson Co., TN.

Notes for Isham 'Isom' Jolley:

In many deeds, listed as Isom Jolly.

http://www.angelfire.com/tn/DebyJolley/jolley.html includes many descendants.

Children of Elizabeth James and Isham Jolley are:

13. Noah³ James (Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Bef. 1798, and died 12 Dec 1826. He married Lydia Pugh Middleton 1818, daughter of William Middleton and Sarah Harris. She was born 01 Feb 1802 in Guilford Co., NC.

Notes for Noah James:

Noah James died at Alexander Hill's Mill

Notes for Lydia Pugh Middleton:

Lydia married 2nd Cuthbert Cheely

Children of Noah James and Lydia Middleton are:

14. <Son>³ James (Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Bef. 1770.

Notes for <Son> James:

Land transactions and proximity lead some to believe that Buchanan James is a grandson of Thomas James, and possibly a son of Daniel. He is likely very closely related and is included here in hopes some can help prove where he fits. 24 of 25 markers on a DNA test indicate a likely very close relationship between descendants of Harmon James and Buchanan James. (2006)

http://www.jamesdna.net/

Child of <Son> James is:

15. Daniel³ James (Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Bet. 1760 - 1770 in Prob. Pitt Co., NC, and died Bef. Jun 1836 in Pitt Co., NC or Cannon Co., TN. He married <Unknown> Bef. 1790.

Notes for Daniel James:

Evidence points to one Daniel James leaving records in Pitt. Co., NC after 1784; another Daniel James had already left Pitt Co. for Davidson Co., TN and was a juror there by April, 1784. The Daniel James who stayed in Pitt Co. is known to be the father of Enoch James due to deed records. This same Daniel apparently is the father of another group of James children who moved together to Warren Co., TN (to the part that later became Cannon Co., TN).

Daniel James likely had three sons and a daughter when son Frederick James was born on March 31, 1793. Census records from 1790 to 1830 reveal that he was born between 1766 and 1770; he had a large family and may have been married twice (unless married children were enumerated with his family); he was listed in the 1790 census between Thomas James, Sr. and Thomas Jr., and in 1800 immediately after Thomas Sr.

Around 1810-1814 Daniel James and most of his family left Pitt Co. for Warren Co., TN - probably near Hills Creek in present-day Cannon Co., TN.

June 1836-Cannon Co., TN Court Records: Harmon James was named as Administrator for the estate of Daniel James, deceased.

28 Oct 1836 - Cannon Co., TN Deed Bk. A, pg.131: Thomas James sold his 1/15 share of Daniel's land, as one of Daniel's 15 "heirs-at-law".

Some descendants show his name as: Daniel Milton James

I believe that Daniel James is not only father of Enoch James, but also Frederick, David, Adam and Harmon. He may also be the father of Buchanan James.

There appears to only be one Daniel James in Pitt Co., who was 60-70 in the 1830 census.

The Pitt Co., NC census of 1800 indicates the folling James:

Daniel James, Joshua James, Matthew James, Thomas James, Sr., Thomas James, Jr., and William James are shown living adjacent one-another. John James, Sr. and John James, Jr. are shown a few pages later. John James, Jr. is identified as a son of Joshua James.

The will of Frederick James, probated Feb 1818 in Bertie Co., NC, names Dicey James, Jonathan James, Allen James, James Frederick James, and Jeremiah James.

Several James families continued to reside in Pitt Co., NC after David and Frederick moved. The names of David James and Allen James were still in use in the county in the 1910's, as was the name Selina James, names which also appear in "my" James family. The names of Reuben James or Reubin James and Selina James or Salina James also appear in several other James families.

One daughter may be Rebecca James b c 1793 NC who married Ezekiel Mullins, who resided in Warren Co., TN.

Memo: 4 Generations

Notes for <Unknown>:

Her name may be Congleton - probably a neighbor due to deeds and the naming of grandchildren. The Jameses and William Congleton had adjacent lands in the Northern part of Pitt County.

Other possible surname are Monroe, Culpepper and Perry, though Perry may be a name from an earlier generation as it is shared by James descendants in lines now proven to be first cousins.

Harmon and Enoch and Frederick are common names for descendants in several lines.

Children of Daniel James and <Unknown> are:

16. William³ James (Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 27 Apr 1782 in near Greenville, Pitt, NC, and died 20 May 1840 in Woodbury, Cannon, TN. He married Clarissa Smith. She was born Aft. 1782 in Suffolk Co., VA, and died 1856 in Woodbury, Cannon, TN.

Notes for William James:

"In 1817 they traveled to Rutherford Tennessee to buy land in Woodbury because Isham Cherry had left Woodbury Tennessee. He bought 118 acres from Isham Cherry. When his son John Marshall James was 21 years he gave him 35 acres." Thanks to: JAMES2330@aol.com Martha James Oct 1999

Bracbill@aol.com Billie Racken descends from William and his son Robert and concludes William is a brother of Daniel James. March 2002 John Marshall James was known to be one of seven children, from his correspondence.

Children of William James and Clarissa Smith are:

17. <Son>³ James (Thomas², Lemuel¹)

Notes for <Son> James:

One of the sons of Thomas James may be the father of Thomas James who married Nancy Heath. Other James family members married other Heath family members. The name Perry is a middle name in several branches. This could easily be Daniel James.

Children of <Son> James are:

18. Frances Elizabeth³ James (<Unknown>², Lemuel¹) was born Bef. 1771, and died 1835 in Pitt Co., NC. She married John Whichard, son of Solomon Whichard and Margaret <Unknown>. He was born Abt. 1765 in Pitt Co., NC, and died Abt. 1847 in Pitt Co., NC.

Notes for Frances Elizabeth James:

Her surname not proven.

http://tk-jk.net/Bridgers/Shaggy/fog0000000037.html includes more on this family.

Children of Frances James and John Whichard are:

19. <Unknown>³ James (<Unknown>², Lemuel¹)

Child of <Unknown> James is:

21. Nancy⁴ Ames (Sarah³ James, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1794. She married James Harris 27 Oct 1816 in Wilson Co., TN. He was born Abt. 1790, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870 in E. Baton Rouge Par., LA.

Notes for James Harris:

HughH99@aol.com Hugh Harris descends from this line. July 2002.

Children of Nancy Ames and James Harris are:

24. Sarah⁴ Jolley (Elizabeth³ James, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1802 in Pitt Co., NC, and died Bef. 1856 in Wilson Co., TN. She married Henry Vivrett 29 Oct 1834 in Wilson Co., TN, son of Lancelot Viverett and Mary Hickman. He was born 1803 in Nash Co., NC, and died 1856 in Wilson Co., TN.

Children of Sarah Jolley and Henry Vivrett are:

25. Hancel Bryant⁴ Jolley (Elizabeth³ James, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 15 Jun 1803 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 13 Nov 1870 in Weakley Co., TN. He married Martha Wright 02 Feb 1824 in Wilson Co., TN.

Children of Hancel Jolley and Martha Wright are:

33. John Thomas⁴ Jolley (Elizabeth³ James, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 18 Nov 1824 in Wilson Co., TN, and died 31 Aug 1915 in Wilson Co., TN. He married Samantha Ann Carr 03 Oct 1850 in Wilson Co., TN. She was born 30 Mar 1828 in TN, and died 22 Jul 1883 in Wilson Co., TN.

Children of John Jolley and Samantha Carr are:

38. Buchanan⁴ James (<Son>³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1790, and died Abt. 1858. He married Margaret McMinn 'Peggy' Lewis Abt. 1810. She was born Abt. 1800.

Notes for Buchanan James:

Buchanan James, Sr. bought land in Warren Co., TN on 16 Jan 1832 from William James of Warren Co. Witnesses were Daniel James, James James and Lutha James.

This family from Lisa James Delgado. ljdelgado@charter.net

DNA testing indicates a close family relationship between descendants of Buchanan James and Harmon James.

Children of Buchanan James and Margaret Lewis are:

40. David⁴ James (Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 14 Aug 1790 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 22 Oct 1864 in Yalobusha Co., MS. He married Sarah Harrell Abt. 1814, daughter of James Harrell and Agnes White. She was born 1799 in Anson Co., NC or Pitt Co., NC, and died 1870 in Yalobusha Co., MS.

Notes for David James:

Moved from Pitt Co., NC by about 1814 to Warren Co., TN. His first son, Allen James, is shown to have been born in North Carolina in 1814. The county seat of Warren Co. is McMinnville, some 60 miles south-southeast of Nashville.

David and his small family shortly thereafter moved to Autauga Co., AL, just northwest of Montgomery and about sixty miles southeast of his brothers Frederick and Adam James, who were in Brent, near Centerville, Bibb, AL. Most of David and Sally's children were likely born in Autauga Co. from 1815 and 1833, according to census records. It is possible that some of these children were born in Tennessee.

In 1832-33 the family moved from Autauga Co., AL to Shelby Co., TN, the county of Memphis. In 1833 (or 1838) the family moved to that part of Yalobusha Co., MS which later became Grenada County, about 18 miles west of the town of Grenada, on Horse Pen Creek. Williamsville, MS is town listed in MS Memoirs, and Gore Springs is the closest town today. The area is served by Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, whish is the closest landmark.

Other James families from Pitt Co., patriarch John James b 1765, moved to Gibson Co., TN. Descendants named David Henry (b 1824 Pitt) and Frederick (b 1873) died in Crockett Co., TN. The county seat of Gibson is Trenton, and of Crockett is Humbolt. These counties are the "second county east of the River" midway from Mississippi to Kentucky.

Family records of David James and his brother Frederick were maintained by descendants of Frederick, which indicate that David and Sallie moved with Frederick to Tennessee, where they resided for several years. In TN, Frederick married. David & Sallie continued towards AL and eventually Grenada, MS.

Deed records from Pitt Co. have been indexed. A review of those indexes includes dozens of entries for James family members, some of whom are likely to be uncles / grandparents of these men. David and his brothers would not have been adults in Pitt Co., NC for any significant period of time.

This is from a narrative written by Bell Ross James dated 28 August 1937"

"David James was born 14 Aug 1790, a native of North Carolina, married Sarah (Sallie) Harrell. They moved to Alabama. in 1832 they moved to Shelby County, TN. They were not satisfied with this home, so in 1833 they moved to what is now Grenada County, MS. They camped in woods on Horse Pen Creek, eighteen miles [west] of Grenada.

"In this new country amid strange and unfamiliar scenes, Mr. James went to work to clear the forest and provide a home his family. The country at that time was almost a wilderness. Bears, deer, panthers, wild cats and wolves abounded.

"The nearest trading post or Post Office was at Grenada. The country was full of Indians. He experienced many hardships and deprivation, but gradually the family surmounted all difficulties, and at the time of his death 22 Oct 1864, he was quite a wealthy planter. His wife, who had been a faithful helpmate, died in 1870. Both had been members of the Baptist Church for years."

Children of David James and Sarah Harrell are:

41. Maj. Frederick Monroe⁴ James (Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 31 Mar 1793 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 12 Oct 1863 in Bibb Co., AL. He married (1) Martha Hill 08 Apr 1817 in Warren Co., TN, daughter of Alexander Hill and Sarah <Unknown>. She was born 27 Jun 1802 in Warren Co., TN, and died 23 Apr 1843 in Centreville, Bibb, AL. He married (2) Sarah Jane Arnold 22 Aug 1843 in Bibb Co., AL. She was born 08 Jul 1825, and died 03 Jan 1899.

Notes for Maj. Frederick Monroe James:

Frederick James came to Bibb Co., AL as the result of land grants received in the War of 1812. Info received from Frank James. According to Geeslin's mss., p. 76, he served in the War of 1812 under Capt. Wm. Douglass, in the Third Reg't Tenn. Militia, commanded by Col. Copeland, in the Creek Indian battles, in 1814.

Notes for Sarah Jane Arnold:

Sarah Jane Walker nee Arnold, widow. Also shown as Sarah Jane Watson.

Children of Frederick James and Martha Hill are:

Children of Frederick James and Sarah Arnold are:

42. Adam⁴ James (Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Bet. 1796 - 1800 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 21 Jan 1884 in AL. He married (1) Syntha 'Betsy' Henry 13 Jul 1825. She was born Bef. 1811, and died Bef. 1849. He married (2) Elizabeth Troutwine 08 Feb 1849. She was born 1820.

Notes for Adam James:

Thanks to James Allen DALLEN02@aol.com (Sept. 1998) for providing descendants of Adam James

Children of Adam James and Syntha Henry are:

Children of Adam James and Elizabeth Troutwine are:

43. Harmon⁴ James (Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1799 in NC, and died Aft. 1880. He married Hannah <Unknown>. She was born 11 Oct 1801 in NC, and died 01 Mar 1870.

Notes for Harmon James:

Harmon James was born in NC and moved to TN. The descendants listed are from a Harmon James that is not proven to be the brother of David James, but the location and time make it a good possibility.

Family of Harmon James provided by Patsy Paterson, Sep 1998 2pats2cats@comcast.net

More About Hannah <Unknown>:

Burial: Trimble Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN

Children of Harmon James and Hannah <Unknown> are:

44. Lydia⁴ James (Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1802 in NC, and died 1872 in Hartsville, Morgan, AL. She married Martin St. John, son of George St. John and Nancy Bryan. He was born 1800 in VA, and died 1860 in Woodbury, Cannon, TN.

Notes for Lydia James:

This family provided by CherisCSJ@aol.com August 1997.

"Some St. Johns by George" written by Edward St. John in 1990 is her source.

An LDS contributor indicates that Lydia's father may be William James. William, brother of Daniel, resided adjacent the St. Johns family in Woodbury, Cannon, TN.

Notes for Martin St. John:

HISTORY OF ALABAMA p. 146

Martin St. John, was born at Woodbury, Tennessee, and died in the same place, having spent his life there, and always been a farmer. He married a Miss James, born in South Carolina, who died at Woodbury, Tennessee. The St. Johns came from England to Virginia in Colonial days.

Children of Lydia James and Martin St. John are:

47. William Rufus⁴ James (William³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 18 Jan 1814 in Cannon Co., TN, and died 17 May 1898 in Carmack, Gentry, MO. He married Isabel Willard 13 Feb 1834 in Wilson Co., TN. She was born 12 Mar 1813 in Cannon Co., TN, and died 29 Mar 1908.

Notes for William Rufus James:

or William Ruffus James

Child of William James and Isabel Willard is:

49. Elizabeth⁴ James (William³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) died Bef. 1850. She married (1) Moses LaFever. He was born Abt. 1813, and died Bef. 1850. She married (2) Beverly Willard, son of John Willard.

Notes for Moses LaFever:

A potter, of White Co.

Children of Elizabeth James and Moses LaFever are:

50. Samuel Rolston⁴ James (William³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1815. He married Lucy Bates 11 Aug 1850. She was born in VA.

Children of Samuel James and Lucy Bates are:

51. John Marshall⁴ James (William³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 10 Oct 1816 in Woodbury, Cannon, TN, and died 24 May 1904. He married Margaret H. Johnson.

Notes for John Marshall James:

John M. James was quoted --- that he was one of seven children.

He moved to California in 1852. Illustrated Histry of Southern CA, History of San Bernadino Co.'

Children of John James and Margaret Johnson are:

52. Robert Stanley⁴ James (William³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1825 in Warren Co., TN, and died 1856 in CA. He married Elizabeth Freeman. She was born 02 May 1825 in Cannon Co., TN, and died 26 Nov 1884.

Notes for Robert Stanley James:

1850 census, Crawford Co., AR; Went to the Gold Rush in California and never returned, his family remained in Arkansas.

Notes for Elizabeth Freeman:

After Robert did not come back from the California gold rush, Elizabeth married second to Moses Ford and had 7 children with him.

Children of Robert James and Elizabeth Freeman are:

53. Wade Hampton 'Hamp'⁴ James (<Son>³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1800 in NC. He married Martha Heath 1836 in TN, daughter of John Heath and Margaret Moss. She was born Abt. 1816 in White Co., TN.

Notes for Wade Hampton 'Hamp' James:

A record submitted with the LDS site indicates that a Nancy James, b 8 Nov 1800 Granger, TN d 30 Jan 1873 Falkner, Tippah, MS is associated with Eliza and William James, shown as children of Wade Hampton James and Martha Heath by another submitter.

Children of Wade James and Martha Heath are:

54. Thomas⁴ James (<Son>³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1808 in NC. He married Nancy Heath Abt. 1832 in TN, daughter of John Heath and Margaret Moss. She was born Abt. 1812 in White Co., TN.

Notes for Thomas James:

Thomas James and descendants married the same families as other descendants of an earlier Thomas James and have the name 'Salina' among descendants.

Children of Thomas James and Nancy Heath are:

55. Hardy⁴ Whichard (Frances Elizabeth³ James, <Unknown>², Lemuel¹) was born 1788 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 1872. He married Dicey Moore 1811.

Children of Hardy Whichard and Dicey Moore are:

56. Eunice 'Nicey'⁴ Whichard (Frances Elizabeth³ James, <Unknown>², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1789 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 02 Mar 1846 in Gibson Co., TN. She married Levin James, son of John James and Margaret <Uncertain>. He was born Abt. 1787 in poss. Pitt Co., NC, and died 1836 in Gibson Co., TN.

Children of Eunice Whichard and Levin James are:

57. Soloman⁴ Whichard (Frances Elizabeth³ James, <Unknown>², Lemuel¹) was born 1789 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 1851 in Pitt Co., NC. He married (1) <Unknown> Harris Bef. 1823. He married (2) Nancy Fleming Bef. 1829, daughter of David Fleming and Ann <Unknown>. She was born 1798 in Pitt Co., NC, and died 1846 in Pitt Co., NC.

Children of Soloman Whichard and <Unknown> Harris are:

Children of Soloman Whichard and Nancy Fleming are:

58. Nancy⁴ Whichard (Frances Elizabeth³ James, <Unknown>², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1794 in Pitt Co., NC, and died Abt. 1865 in Pactolus Twp., Pitt, NC. She married Henry James, son of John James and Margaret <Uncertain>. He was born Bet. 1790 - 1794 in Pitt Co., NC, and died Abt. 1835 in Pitt Co., NC.

Children of Nancy Whichard and Henry James are:

59. John⁴ Whichard (Frances Elizabeth³ James, <Unknown>², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1795 in Pitt Co., NC. He married Susannah Nobles, daughter of Nathaniel Nobles and Sarah Harris. She was born Abt. 1785, and died Aft. 1850.

Child of John Whichard and Susannah Nobles is:

62. Reuben⁴ Whichard (Frances Elizabeth³ James, <Unknown>², Lemuel¹) was born 1803 in Pitt Co., NC. He married Eliza Jane <Unknown>. She was born Bef. 1820.

Child of Reuben Whichard and Eliza <Unknown> is:

63. William⁴ James (<Unknown>³, <Unknown>², Lemuel¹) was born 1799, and died Abt. 1846 in Pitt Co., NC. He married Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patrick 1822, daughter of Cornelius Patrick. She was born 1803.

Notes for William James:

"William James moved from Eastern Shore of Virginia and settled in Pitt Co N.C."

No firm evidence has been found to confirm this; the family shares inter-marriages with Cherry and Britton families which also married into other James families of Pitt Co., NC.

Children of William James and Elizabeth Patrick are:

67. Hardy Ames⁵ Harris (Nancy⁴ Ames, Sarah³ James, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1825 in E. Baton Rouge Par., LA, and died 1897 in Livingston Par., LA. He married (1) Mary Ann Allen, daughter of Lewis Allin and Elizabeth Cockerham. He married (2) Mary Jane Nickens.

Child of Hardy Harris and Mary Allen is:

69. Henry Jasen⁵ Vivrett (Sarah⁴ Jolley, Elizabeth³ James, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 15 Aug 1835 in Wilson Co., TN, and died 27 Nov 1930 in DeSoto, MO. He married Susan Johnson 04 Jul 1860. She was born 17 Jun 1837, and died 06 Oct 1911.

Children of Henry Vivrett and Susan Johnson are:

70. Micajah 'Cage'⁵ Vivrett (Sarah⁴ Jolley, Elizabeth³ James, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1845. He married Susan M. Mothershead 12 Mar 1865 in Jefferson, MO.

Child of Micajah Vivrett and Susan Mothershead is:

82. James Henry⁵ Jolley (Hancel Bryant⁴, Elizabeth³ James, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1837 in TN. He married (1) Mary <Unknown> Bef. 1858. He married (2) Julia <Unknown> Aft. 1859.

Children of James Jolley and Mary <Unknown> are:

Children of James Jolley and Julia <Unknown> are:

93. Daniel⁵ James (Buchanan⁴, <Son>³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1818, and died 1867. He married Malinda Jennings. She was born 1825, and died 1903.

Children of Daniel James and Malinda Jennings are:

94. Catherine⁵ James (Buchanan⁴, <Son>³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 19 Oct 1819, and died 10 Aug 1855. She married William Adkins Jennings. He was born 01 Nov 1813, and died 13 Apr 1889.

Children of Catherine James and William Jennings are:

95. Samuel⁵ James (Buchanan⁴, <Son>³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1820, and died 1855. He married Martha Gilliam.

Child of Samuel James and Martha Gilliam is:

96. Enoch Henry⁵ James (Buchanan⁴, <Son>³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Jun 1823. He married Eleanor Thomas. She was born 20 Apr 1825, and died 16 Apr 1917.

Children of Enoch James and Eleanor Thomas are:

98. Alvy⁵ James (Buchanan⁴, <Son>³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 02 May 1827, and died 11 Feb 1896. He married Lucinda Livicie Thomas. She was born 26 Mar 1831, and died 14 Jun 1908.

Children of Alvy James and Lucinda Thomas are:

105. Allen L.⁵ James (David⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1814 in NC, and died 01 Jun 1851 in Grenada Co., MS. He married Mary Broadstreet 11 Aug 1838 in Yalobusha Co., MS, daughter of John Broadstreet and Elizabeth Miller. She was born 01 Dec 1821 in Alabama, and died 26 Sep 1857 in Grenada Co., MS.

Children of Allen James and Mary Broadstreet are:

106. Salina Perry⁵ James (David⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 18 Mar 1815 in AL, and died 11 Mar 1900 in Perrin, Jack, TX. She married Lamarcus K. Heath 22 Jul 1834 in Shelby Co., TN, son of John Heath and Margaret Moss. He was born 08 Nov 1808 in TN, and died 06 Jan 1903 in Perrin, Jack, TX.

Notes for Lamarcus K. Heath:

Lewisville, Denton Co., TX in 1872

Children of Salina James and Lamarcus Heath are:

107. John Culpepper⁵ James (David⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 22 Oct 1821 in Autauga Co., AL, and died 02 Oct 1897 in Grenada Co., MS. He married (1) Semsyl Narry Davis 08 Jan 1840, daughter of Levi Davis and Martha Burkhead. She was born 04 Nov 1822 in SC, and died 20 Sep 1849 in Grenada Co., MS. He married (2) Lucinda Jane Edmondson Abt. 1849 in Grenada Co., MS, daughter of Thomas Edmondson and Elizabeth McGee. She was born 04 Feb 1832 in AL, and died 03 Jan 1861 in Grenada Co., MS. He married (3) Margaret S. Crocker Nov 1864 in Pontotoc, MI, daughter of Manes Crocker and Susamahm <Unknown>. She was born 1830 in Lawrence District, SC.

Notes for John Culpepper James:

The following narrative was adapted from a paper by Bell Ross James dated 28 August 1937:

"John Culpepper James was educated in the country schools of Mississippi. As may be supposed, his advantages were not of the best at that early day. He was born 22 Oct 1821. He married three times. His first wife, Symsel (Semsyl) Davis, native of South Carolina, was born 4 Nov 1822, the daughter of Levi and Martha Burkett Davis, also of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Davis moved to Grenada Co., MS and lived there the rest of their lives.

"Mrs. James died in 1849 leaving two children, Isaac (see later) and Reuben. Mr. James' second marriage was in 1850 to Lucinda Edmondson, a native of what is now known as Montgomery County, MS. She was the daughter of Thomas Edmondson, who came from AL to MS and died in the former state while on a visit there. The second Mrs. James died in 1860, leaving one daughter Elizabeth and three sons, Allen, Charley, and William R. A.

"Mr. James' third marriage to Mrs. Margaret S. Ware occurred in Pontoc, MS in November, 1864. She was born in the Lawrence District, SC in 1830, the daughter of Manes and Susamahm Crocker. Mr. Crocker died in 1830, previous to Mrs. James' birth. He was a planter and merchant. Mrs. Crocker moved to Aberdeen, MS and married Mr. Moncrief. Mrs. James came with her mother to MS at the age of nine. Her first marriage was to W. Z. Ware in 1862 while served in the War. She had two children by her first husband, Carrie (who married Monroe Aven) and Willie (who married H. H. Hargrove).

"She and Mr. James had two children, Fannie and Byrd C., who became a prominent Doctor and was a successful planter in the eastern part of Grenada Co. until his death in 1920.

"Mr. James, or "Uncle Cull" as most people called him, told his children how the Sabbaths were spent in the early days. Nearly everyone went fishing or hunting.

"People went ten miles to raise a house, or roll logs. All were the best of friends and no disturbances occurred.

"As a boy, Mr. James would take turns with his brothers during the night to keep the wolves and other wild animals from the pig pens and from carrying off the lambs. He often carried pine knots for a torch for his father to kill deer after night.

"The only mill was a steel mill run by hand. Many of Col. James' days were spent grinding corn for family use. The country was then a vast cane break and stock kept fat the entire year without care.

"In about 1837, the Baptists built a log church, to be known as Pleasant Grove Church, on his father's place. This was attended by people from a radius of ten or twelve miles. At that time, that distance was a long way from home, as everyone had to walk or go in wagons.

"He remembered his first trip to Grenada and would tell his children how he had to hitch his horse to a tree on the east side of Big Bogne Creek, it not being fordable, and how he and his father crossed on a foot log.

"Col. James, as he was familiarly called, was a very interesting conservationist. His reminiscences of pioneer days were very interesting indeed. He served a few months in the Mississippi Militia under Col. W. N. Pass in 1863. [19th Battallion Mississippi State Cavalry, CSA, member of Captain Stewart's Company.]

"He died 7 Oct 1897. At the time of his death he owned 800 acres of good land. He lost heavily during the war. He had been a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church for 37 years. Two of his wives held membership in the same church, and all of his children have been members of this same little church that was built in those early days."

In the 1860 census, he owned real estate valued at $7000 and personal property valued at $37,025.

Notes for Semsyl Narry Davis:

Also listed once as Simpsel Narry Davis.

Children of John James and Semsyl Davis are:

Children of John James and Lucinda Edmondson are:

Children of John James and Margaret Crocker are:

108. Amanda Frances⁵ James (David⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1829 in Autauga Co., AL, and died 1915 in Hackett, Sebastian, AR. She married William Madison Pollan 1846 in Yalobusha Co., MS, son of George Pollan and Lucy Madison. He was born Abt. 1820 in Bedford Co., TN, and died Abt. 1868 in Webster Co., MS.

Notes for William Madison Pollan:

After living in Madison and Henderson Counties, William went to Mississippi to attend the University of Mississippi at Oxford to study law. About 1844 he settled in Yalobusha Co., MS, at Coffeeville. William served as County Clerk for a time and then traded extensively in real estate. At one time he owned hundreds of acres of land in that area.

After the Civil War started, William went to Memphis, Tn and enlisted in 1863 in the Union Army in Company A, 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles. He joined the North because he was so bitter against Mississippi seceding from the Union. His six brothers served the South. He was sent to do recruiting duty in the area of the White River in Arkansas. He was discharged June 26, 1865.

After his release from the army he settled in Choctaw County near Belfontaine. An organization was formed about then known as the Ku Klux Klan and they were very bitter against people who had served as William had. It seems that every time they caught him away from home they gave him a terrible beating. About 1868 they gave him an extra severe beating and threw him into a creek. He took pneumonia and died. Amanda Frances later went to Arkansas to live with her children where she died in Hacket in 1915.

Children of Amanda James and William Pollan are:

109. Sarah Anne⁵ James (David⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 27 Mar 1833 in Autauga Co., AL, and died 31 Jan 1881 in Webster Co., MS. She married George Washington Pollan, Jr. 21 Nov 1853 in Coffeeville, Yalobusha Co., MS. He was born 27 Feb 1834 in Madison Co., TN or Tupelo, Lee, MS, and died 21 Jan 1881 in Walthall, Webster, MS.

Notes for George Washington Pollan, Jr.:

resided Yalobusha Co., MS, resided Choctaw Co., MS ; George Washington Pollan, Jr. was a farmer and served the Confedrancy in the Civil War and attained the rank of 1st. Lt.

Children of Sarah James and George Pollan are:

111. Rosanna⁵ James (David⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1836 in Yalobusha Co., MS. She married Samuel A. Oliver.

Children of Rosanna James and Samuel Oliver are:

113. Alexander Hill⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 28 Jun 1818 in Warren Co., TN, and died 03 Apr 1889 in Bibb Co., AL. He married Lucinda H. 'Cindy' Sumners 21 Nov 1838 in Warren Co., TN, daughter of John Sumners and Nancy Langston. She was born 13 Nov 1821 in Morgan Co., AL, and died 11 Jun 1914 in Bibb Co., AL.

Children of Alexander James and Lucinda Sumners are:

114. Daniel Milton⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 29 Apr 1820 in Warren Co., TN, and died 26 Jan 1901 in Centreville, Bibb, AL. He married Sarah Ann Parker 24 Dec 1846 in Centerville, BIbb, AL, daughter of Isaac Parker and Mary Howard. She was born 14 Feb 1827 in NC, and died 28 Mar 1894.

Children of Daniel James and Sarah Parker are:

115. Elizabeth Congleton⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 14 Apr 1822 in Bibb Co., AL, and died 05 Jul 1844. She married Willis W. Nichols 11 Aug 1836. He was born Abt. 1818.

Children of Elizabeth James and Willis Nichols are:

116. Claiborn Monroe⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 23 Jan 1824 in Bibb Co., AL, and died 24 May 1908 in Perry Co., AL. He married Nancy L. Horton 13 Sep 1853. She was born 02 Jan 1836 in Perry Co., AL, and died 08 Jun 1914 in Perry Co., AL.

Children of Claiborn James and Nancy Horton are:

118. Mahala Jane⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 09 Jun 1830 in Bibb Co., AL, and died 14 Jun 1880 in Perry Co., AL. She married Charles Horton 24 Dec 1848, son of Williford Horton and Elizabeth <Unknown>. He was born Abt. 1826, and died in of Perry Co., AL.

Children of Mahala James and Charles Horton are:

120. Columbus F.⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 21 Jul 1837 in Bibb Co., AL, and died 27 Sep 1884. He married (1) Mary Jane Avery 22 Nov 1857 in Bibb Co., AL, daughter of Alexander Avery and Perlina Lewis. She was born 20 Dec 1840 in AL, and died 25 Sep 1876. He married (2) Nannie Logan Aft. 1876. She was born 1847, and died 1926.

Notes for Columbus F. James:

Sheriff of Bibb Co., AL.

Children of Columbus James and Mary Avery are:

Children of Columbus James and Nannie Logan are:

124. Mariah Ellen⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 15 Nov 1846 in Bibb Co., AL, and died 14 May 1863. She married Jackson S. Cleveland 27 Jun 1861. He was born 1837.

Child of Mariah James and Jackson Cleveland is:

125. Dr. William Adam Dewitt⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 21 Dec 1848 in Bibb Co., AL, and died 08 Dec 1915. He married Laura Alice Parker.

Child of William James and Laura Parker is:

129. Samuel Harmon⁵ James (Frederick Monroe⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 04 Jul 1855 in Bibb Co., AL, and died 03 May 1933. He married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Faucette 15 Dec 1883 in Bibb Co., AL. She was born 11 Jun 1860 in Bibb Co., AL, and died 01 Jun 1944.

Notes for Samuel Harmon James:

or Samuel Houston James

Children of Samuel James and Mary Faucette are:

132. Minerva Ann⁵ James (Adam⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 01 Sep 1829, and died 11 Mar 1910. She married Allen M. Cox 16 Mar 1848.

Children of Minerva James and Allen Cox are:

133. Sarah⁵ James (Adam⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1832. She married Thomas W. Peters.

Child of Sarah James and Thomas Peters is:

135. Roxanne⁵ James (Adam⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 25 Jan 1836, and died 27 Sep 1891. She married Elisha Pearson. He was born 19 May 1831, and died 20 Aug 1903.

Children of Roxanne James and Elisha Pearson are:

136. Absalom Harrison 'Abe'⁵ James (Adam⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 13 Apr 1838, and died 31 Jan 1914 in Bibb Co., AL. He married (1) Emily Arabella Brown Aft. 1851, daughter of Jesse Brown and Mary Camp. She was born 20 May 1836, and died Abt. 1881 in Bibb Co., AL. He married (2) Melissa Ann Brown Aft. 1860, daughter of Jesse Brown and Mary Camp. She was born 1841 in Bibb Co., AL. He married (3) Nancy Adeline "Addie" Patterson 10 Mar 1884. She was born 01 Apr 1852 in Perry Co., AL, and died 09 Mar 1935 in Perry Co., AL.

Notes for Absalom Harrison 'Abe' James:

The dates for this couple may be reversed.

Children of Absalom James and Emily Brown are:

Children of Absalom James and Nancy Patterson are:

138. Adam Frederick⁵ James (Adam⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1841. He married Elizabeth Miller.

Children of Adam James and Elizabeth Miller are:

139. Cinthia⁵ James (Adam⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1848. She married William Parker. He was born Bef. 1840.

Children of Cinthia James and William Parker are:

141. Margaret⁵ James (Adam⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 1860. She married Taylor Parker, son of William Parker and Cinthia James.

Children of Margaret James and Taylor Parker are:

142. Mary J.⁵ James (Harmon⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 18 Apr 1825 in TN, and died 10 Oct 1875 in Rutherford Co., TN. She married William G. Sullivan 26 Oct 1847 in Rutherford Co., TN. He was born 29 Oct 1829 in TN, and died 06 Jul 1904 in Rutherford Co., TN.

Children of Mary James and William Sullivan are:

143. John W.⁵ James (Harmon⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1832 in Rutherford Co., TN, and died Bef. 1880. He married Mary Jane Vaught 1856, daughter of George Vaught and Minerva Erwin. She was born 01 Apr 1838 in VA, and died 10 Mar 1910 in Rutherford Co., TN.

Notes for John W. James:

Was John W. James (or his brother James C. James) the husband of Mary Beatty and father of these children?

Children of John James and Mary Vaught are:

144. J. Frederick B.⁵ James (Harmon⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. Oct 1834 in TN, and died Bef. 1910. He married Susan Beatty 09 Oct 1856 in Rutherford Co., TN. She was born 13 Jul 1833 in TN, and died 31 Aug 1910 in Rutherford Co., TN.

Children of J. James and Susan Beatty are:

145. Martha Eliza⁵ James (Harmon⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Apr 1837 in TN, and died Aft. 1900. She married Dabner Hill Sneed 01 Jan 1857 in Rutherford Co., TN. He was born 02 Dec 1819 in VA, and died 19 Oct 1899.

Children of Martha James and Dabner Sneed are:

147. William F.⁵ James (Harmon⁴, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Abt. 1844 in TN. He married (1) H. Caroline Campbell 08 Jul 1866 in Rutherford Co., TN. She was born 21 Jan 1843 in TN, and died 20 Aug 1877. He married (2) Tennessee <Unknown> Aft. 1877. She was born 20 Jul 1841, and died 07 Feb 1881. He married (3) Margaret E. <Unknown> Aft. 1881.

More About H. Caroline Campbell:

Burial: Rutherford Co., TN

More About Tennessee <Unknown>:

Burial: Rutherford Co., TN

Children of William James and H. Campbell are:

149. George Washington⁵ St. John (Lydia⁴ James, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 14 Dec 1820 in Cannon Co., TN, and died 1891 in Cannon Co., TN. He married (1) Margaret Pittman 1842. He married (2) Elizabeth <Unknown> Abt. 1843.

Notes for Margaret Pittman:

or Margarette Phillips

Children of George St. John and Elizabeth <Unknown> are:

150. William Powell⁵ St. John (Lydia⁴ James, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 25 Oct 1821 in Woodbury, Cannon, TN, and died 10 Jun 1898 in Summit, Blount, AL. He married Manerva Jane Cross 12 Nov 1843 in Shelby Co., AL, daughter of Zachariah Cross and Louisa Betty. She was born 07 Feb 1828 in Smith Co., TN, and died 07 Jul 1904 in Summit, Blount, AL.

Children of William St. John and Manerva Cross are:

155. Enoch James⁵ St. John (Lydia⁴ James, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 24 Oct 1831, and died 01 Oct 1910 in Morgan Springs, Morgan, AL. He married Lucy Weaver. She was born Abt. 1826 in GA, and died in Morgan Co., AL.

Notes for Enoch James St. John:

or James Enoch St. John.

Children of Enoch St. John and Lucy Weaver are:

158. Sarah Jane⁵ St. John (Lydia⁴ James, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born 13 Sep 1834, and died 01 Feb 1903. She married John Calvin Hayes. He was born 1837, and died 1912 in TX.

Child of Sarah St. John and John Hayes is:

162. Joseph S.⁵ St. John (Lydia⁴ James, Daniel³, Thomas², Lemuel¹) was born Bet. 1839 - 1840 in Cannon Co., TN, and died 20 Jan 1901 in Buffalo, Leon, TX. He married Catherine T. 'Kate' Perry 11 Jan 1866 in Cannon Co., TN, daughter of Henry Perry and S