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Descendants of WILLIAM JAMES

Generation No. 1

WILLIAM JAMES was born 1658. He married ANNE WYNHAM.

Child of WILLIAM JAMES and ANNE WYNHAM is:

  1. JOHN JAMES, b. 1688, England; d. 1725.

Generation No. 2

JOHN JAMES (WILLIAM) was born 1688 in England, and died 1725. He married JUSTINA THURSTON, daughter of JOHN THURSTON and ELLINOR CARY.

Children of JOHN JAMES and JUSTINA THURSTON are:

  1. MAY JAMES.
  2. JOHN JAMES.
  3. THURSTON JAMES, b. 1715.
  4. MAJOR JAMES, b. 1715, James City, VA.
  5. CHRISTOPHER JAMES, b. 1720, James Co., VA; d. 1779.
  6. THOMAS JAMES, b. 1722; m. ALICE GARLAND.

Generation No. 3

CHRISTOPHER JAMES (JOHN, WILLIAM) was born 1720 in James Co., VA, and died 1779. He married LUCY THOMPSON, daughter of ROGER THOMPSON and MARY FOSTER.

Children of CHRISTOPHER JAMES and LUCY THOMPSON are:

  1. MARY JAMES, b. 1747, Hanover Co., VA.
  2. JOHN JAMES, b. 1750, James Co., VA; d. September 26, 1819, James Co., VA.
  3. FOSTER JAMES, b. 1752; m. REBECCA CLOUGH.
  4. ELIZABETH JAMES, b. 1754.
  5. LUCY JAMES, b. 1757.
  6. THURSTON JAMES, b. 1759; m. SARAH PENDLETON.
  7. EDMUND JAMES, b. 1763.
  8. GEORGE JAMES, b. 1763.
  9. FRANCIS JAMES, b. 1766.

Generation No. 4

JOHN JAMES (CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born 1750 in James Co., VA, and died September 26, 1819 in James Co., VA. He married LUCY MOSBY 1780.

Children of JOHN JAMES and LUCY MOSBY are:

  1. WILLIAM JAMES, b. 1780, Hanover Co., VA; d. 1848, Butler Co., OH; m. (KITTY) CATHERINE ANN PARKER, April 06, 1801.
  2. JOHN JAMES, b. August 1783, Buckingham Co., VA; d. January 14, 1860; m. MARGARET TAYLOR, August 29, 1803.
  3. MARY (POLLY) JAMES, b. 1782, Hanover Co., VA; m. JOEL JONES SUGG, February 28, 1803.
  4. FOSTER JAMES, b. November 14, 1786, Henrico Co., VA; d. February 02, 1860; m. (BETSY) MARGARET ELIZABETH WAND, January 17, 1811.
  5. MOSBY JAMES, b. 1787, Henrico Co., VA; d. November 15, 1855; m. (BETSY) ELIZABETH ROGERS, November 11, 1813.
  6. SAMUEL JAMES, b. April 08, 1790, VA; d. December 26, 1862, Ohio Co., KY.
  7. JOSEPH JAMES, b. February 05, 1791, VA; d. May 17, 1866; m. ELIZABETH ROGERS, October 03, 1822.
  8. HEZEKIAH JAMES, b. September 20, 1792, Lynchburg, Campbell Co., VA; d. August 24, 1835; m. ELIZABETH CARSON, October 17, 1816.
  9. SUSANNAH JAMES, b. December 13, 1794, Campbell Co., VA; d. August 25, 1859; m. THOMAS TAYLOR, January 17, 1814.
  10. MARIAH JAMES, b. 1802; d. 1852; m. JACOB B. AMBROSE, June 19, 1823.

Generation No. 5

SAMUEL JAMES (JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, JOHN , WILLIAM) was born April 08, 1790 in VA, and died December 26, 1862 in Ohio Co., KY. On October 19, 1818, he married (1) MARTHA (PATSY) ROGERS, b. abt. 1794, KY; d. December 19, 1820. On November 28, 1822, in Butler Co., KY, he married (2) SARAH (SALLIE) MAE BORAH, b. PA, daughter of PETER BORAH and MARY TREASTER.

Child of SAMUEL JAMES and PATSY ROGERS is:

  1. THURSTON JAMES, b. June 11, 1819; d. 1819/1820.

Children of SAMUEL JAMES and SARAH BORAH are:

  1. JEFFERSON JAMES, b. September 28, 1823; d. October 19, 1840.
  2. MAGDALENE JAMES, b. July 29, 1825; d. September 04, 1901; m. WILLIAM LLOYD ROGERS, March 18, 1847.
  3. JOSEPH LEE JAMES, b. March 07, 1827; d. July 02, 1916, Buried: Harrisonville Cemetery, Independence, KS.
  4. LUCY JANE JAMES, b. January 29, 1829, Ohio Co., KY; m. (1) RHEMIOUS GRIFFIN REID; m. (2) BEN DUVALL, June 20, 1866.
  5. SARAH (SALLIE) JAMES, b. February 26, 1831; m. (1) GEORGE VALENTINE, May 26, 1856; m. (2) LUTHER ROGERS, June 14, 1865.
  6. SAMUEL MOSBY JAMES, b. July 26, 1833; d. January 29, 1917; m. (1) DONNA DOUGLAS; m. (2) MARTHA FULKERSON; m. (3) ELIZABETH M. RAY, September 09, 1856.
  7. KELLY JAMES, b. abt. 1834; d. at or after birth
  8. HEZEKIAH JAMES, b. December 13, 1835; d. December 06, 1865; m. SARAH ARBUCKLE, January 31, 1855.
  9. JOHN ALFRED JAMES, b. May 23, 1839; d. January 01, 1862; on June 16, 1859 m. ELIZABETH ANN BORAH, b. April 12, 1839, Butler Co., KY; d. February 22, 1925, Wall Lake, Sac Co., IA. Note: JOHN A. JAMES killed in Civil War - details unknown.
  10. LUCY JANE JAMES, b. abt. 1840, possibly m. CAPTAIN DEVOL.

Generation No. 6

JOSEPH LEE JAMES (SAMUEL, JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born March 07, 1827, and died July 02, 1916 Independence, Kansas. Buried: Harrisonville Cemetery, Independence, KS. On December 25, 1850, in Butler Co., KY, he married MARTHA A. SHELTON, b. 9 June 1831, d. 25 October 1892 (buried Harrisonville Cemetery), daughter of RALPH SHELTON and ELIZABETH. (ELIZABETH SHELTON died about 1886.)

Children of JOSEPH JAMES and MARTHA SHELTON are:

  1. PAULINA A. JAMES, b. October 01, 1851, Ohio Co., KY; d. December 06, 1858.
  2. SYLVANUS ALONZO JAMES, b. January 17, 1853, Ohio Co., KY; d. September 06, 1908, Buried: Harrisonville Cemetery, Independence, Montgomery Co., KS; on April 07, 1878 in Independence, Montgomery Co., KS, m. MARY MELISSA WEBSTER, b. May 30, 1858, Pittsfield, Pike Co., IL; d. September 30, 1942; daughter of NORTON WEBSTER and NANCY WATSON.
  3. MARY (MAGGIE) JAMES, b. March 18, 1855; d. 1944, Buried: Harrisonville Cemetery, Independence, KS; m. JOHN BUTLER SEWELL, November 13, 1873.
  4. DIOGENES (NURGE) JAMES, b. February 04, 1857, Ohio Co., KY; m. MARTHA M. HALL, December 24, 1876.
  5. HARVEY KIAH JAMES, b. September 11, 1858, Ohio Co., KY; d. August 05, 1944, Independence, Montgomery Co., KS.
  6. AURORA E. JAMES, b. July 08, 1860, Ohio Co., KY; d. 1931, Buried: Harrisonville Cemetery, Independence, KS; m. WILLIAM COOPER SEWELL, May 18, 1876.
  7. SALLY O. JAMES, b. April 17, 1862; m. ADONIRAM JUDSON PUCKETTE, August 29, 1878.
  8. LAURA J. JAMES, b. April 21, 1864; m. JOHN FINLEY.
  9. JOSEPH B. JAMES, b. March 26, 1866; m. ELLEN B. (ELLA) BELL.
  10. MARTHA ADORA (DORA) JAMES, b. June 18, 1868; Buried: Harrisonville Cemetery, Independence, KS; m. WALTON/WALTER HUDSON.
  11. MORIAH ALICE JAMES, b. January 26, 1870; m. CAREY ROBARDS (Note: Some records indicate "Roberts")

Generation No. 7

HARVEY KIAH JAMES (JOSEPH LEE, SAMUEL, JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born September 11, 1858 in Ohio Co., KY, and died August 05, 1944 in Independence, Montgomery Co., KS. On September 01, 1887 in Chanute, KS, he married ELIZABETH "LYDA" BOWN KELLY (b. January 04, 1863, Peoria, IL; d. November 05, 1939), daughter of STEPHEN PARKER KELLY (b. January 06, 1827, Virgil, Cortland Co., NY; d. February 16, 1910, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas) and ELIZA BOWN (b. June 04, 1834 Canada; d. December 11, 1863, Fulton, Illinois).

Children of HARVEY JAMES and ELIZABETH KELLY are:

  1. JOSEPH KELLY JAMES, b. aft. 1887, unknown date of birth, d. bef. 1895. (Note: birth order of these sons is unknown; they were not living at the time of the Kansas State Census, 1895)
  2. PARKER LEE JAMES, b. aft. 1887, unknown date of birth; d. bef. 1895.
  3. LYDA OPAL JAMES, b. April 24, 1894, Wayside, Montgomery Co., KS; d. September 27, 1940; m. HAROLD KISHPAUGH.
  4. KATIE PEARL JAMES, b. October 16, 1896, Wayside, Montgomery Co., KS; d. July 02, 1976, Paola, KS; m. JOSEPH PHILLIPS.
  5. MARTHA RUBY JAMES, b. October 11, 1898, Wayside, Montgomery Co., KS; d. January 04, 1992, Riverside, Riverside Co., CA.

Generation No. 8

KATIE PEARL JAMES (HARVEY KIAH, JOSEPH LEE, SAMUEL, JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born October 16, 1896 in Wayside, Montgomery Co., KS, and died July 02, 1976 in Paola, KS. She married JOSEPH PHILLIPS in 1917.

Child of KATIE JAMES and JOSEPH PHILLIPS is:

  1. JAMES LOUIS PHILLIPS b. July 26, 1918; d. August 02, 1976, Paola, KS.

MARTHA RUBY JAMES (HARVEY KIAH, JOSEPH LEE, SAMUEL, JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born October 11, 1898 in Wayside, Montgomery Co., KS, and died January 04, 1992 in Riverside, Riverside Co., CA. She married DARRELL BRYAN GORDON about 1916, son of WILLIAM GORDON and SARAH PAYNE.

Children of MARTHA JAMES and DARRELL GORDON are:

  1. ELNORA LOUISE GORDON, b. July 24, 1917, Independence, Montgomery Co., KS; d. May 20, 1992, Riverside, Riverside Co., CA.
  2. DARRELL BRYAN GORDON, JR., b. June 12, 1923, Independence, Montgomery Co., KS; d. November 27, 1995, Abilene, TX.

Generation No. 9

JAMES LOUIS PHILLIPS (KATIE PEARL JAMES, HARVEY KIAH, JOSEPH LEE, SAMUEL, JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born July 26, 1918, and died August 02, 1976 in Paola, KS. He married DOROTHY LEE ROBERTS.

Child of JAMES PHILLIPS and DOROTHY ROBERTS is:

  1. Living PHILLIPS.

ELNORA LOUISE GORDON (MARTHA RUBY JAMES, HARVEY KIAH, JOSEPH LEE, SAMUEL, JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born July 24, 1917 in Independence, Montgomery Co., KS, and died May 20, 1992 in Riverside, Riverside Co., CA. She married ORVILLE (SPARKY) HARRY SHEARHART in 1935.

Children of ELNORA GORDON and ORVILLE SHEARHART are:

  1. CURTIS DARRELL SHEARHART, b. December 22, 1935, Independence, KS; d. September 13, 2010, Springfield, MO.
  2. Living SHEARHART
  3. Living SHEARHART

DARRELL BRYAN GORDON, JR. (MARTHA RUBY JAMES, HARVEY KIAH, JOSEPH LEE, SAMUEL, JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born June 12, 1923 in Independence, Montgomery Co., KS, and died November 27, 1995 in Abilene, TX. He married (1) VERNA MAE WRIGHT February 14, 1943, daughter of BASCUM WRIGHT and OLIVE BROOKHART. He married (2) GLADYS ?? Abt. 1953. He married (3) JEANNE DRAPER in 1965. He married (4) KITTY ETHYL FEAGINS Abt. 1990.

Children of DARRELL GORDON and VERNA WRIGHT are:

  1. Living Gordon.
  2. Living Gordon.

Child of DARRELL GORDON and Living DRAPER is:

  1. Living GORDON