If I said that Sarah was born 1726, then I was in error (type, I hope). May data show Sarah James b. about 1738, d. abt 1822, m. 27 Apr 1759 Peter Hitt b. 1726, d. 1810. Sarah was 21 when she married. She was the dau. of John and Dinah (Allen) James of Stafford County, Va. I show John James as the son of Francis James. I have not researched the James family in any depth past John James and Dinah Allen. Sarah was 22 when her first child was born and 38 when her last child was born. Without further study, I would rather not comment on the data that Eric James supplied to you on the James family. Hope the above is of some assistance. Earl J. Hitt -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Grant Lane <golane@United.Net> To: Earl J Hitt <earl_hitt@email.msn.com>; HITT-L@rootsweb.com <HITT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 12:47 PM Subject: Sarah James >Earl, > >I am confused again. I am unable to find the birth date of Sarah James. >Neither Germanna #1, #5 or Phillips and Myers mention her birth date. >Germanna #1 p. 41 list her death as 1822. Eric James supplied me with >the following on his James family. You stated that she was born about >1726 which would make her mother ten when she was born. It would also >make her 53 when her last child was born. If she was born in 1748 as >Eric states she would have been 11 years old when she got married. >Neither date seems to fit. Any ideas? > >1. JOHN1 JAMES was born Abt. 1623 in Caernarvon, Wales, and died Bef. >1690 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. He married ELIZABETH. > >Children of JOHN JAMES and ELIZABETH are: >2. i. THOMAS2 JAMES, b. Abt. 1674, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; >d. Aft. June 06, 1726, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. > ii. JOHN JAMES, b. 1676, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. > > >Generation No. 2 > >2. THOMAS2 JAMES (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1674 in Overwharton Parish, >Stafford Co., VA, and died Aft. June 06, 1726 in Overwharton Parish, >Stafford Co., VA. He married SARAH September 11, 1699 in Overwharton >Parish, Stafford Co., VA. > >Children of THOMAS JAMES and SARAH are: >3. i. GEORGE3 JAMES, b. Abt. 1702; d. 1753, Fredericksburg. >4. ii. JOHN JAMES, b. March 16, 1707/08, Stafford Co., VA; d. Bef. May >25, 1778, Faquier Co., Hamilton Parish, VA. > iii. THURSTON JAMES, b. 1715; d. 1760. > > >Generation No. 3 > >3. GEORGE3 JAMES (THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1702, and died 1753 in >Fredericksburg. He married MARY WHEELER Abt. 1728, daughter of JOHN >WHEELER. > >Children of GEORGE JAMES and MARY WHEELER are: > i. THOMAS4 JAMES, b. Abt. 1729, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; d. 1776; m. (1) >MARY BRUCE; m. (2) JENNY UNKNOWN. > ii. GEORGE JAMES, b. Abt. 1730, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; >d. 1755. > iii. JOHN JAMES, b. Abt. 1732, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; d. >Abt. 1794, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; m. ANNE STROTHER, >September 16, 1763, St. Pauls Parish, Staffoed Co., VA. > iv. ESTER JAMES, b. Abt. 1734, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; d. >January 19, 1755, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; m. HENRY >FIELD, SR.. > v. MARY JAMES, b. 1736, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; d. 1822, >Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; m. (1) ANTHONY STROTHER, 1754, >Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; m. (2) HENRY SMITH, 1771, >Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. > vi. DIANA JAMES, b. Abt. 1740, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. > vii. MARGARET JAMES, b. November 21, 1742, Overwharton Parish, Stafford >Co., VA; d. October 30, 1748, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. > viii. JOSEPH JAMES, b. December 08, 1746, Overwharton Parish, Stafford >Co., VA. > ix. DANIEL JAMES, b. December 06, 1748, Overwharton Parish, Stafford >Co., VA; m. LUCY DAVIS, April 05, 1773, Orange Co., VA. > x. HENRY JAMES, b. Abt. 1750, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA; d. >January 19, 1778. > >4. JOHN3 JAMES (THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born March 16, 1707/08 in Stafford >Co., VA, and died Bef. May 25, 1778 in Faquier Co., Hamilton Parish, >VA. He married DINAH ALLEN 1741 in Stafford Co., VA. > >Children of JOHN JAMES and DINAH ALLEN are: > i. ANN4 JAMES, b. Abt. 1741, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; d. Aft. 1787; m. >(1) RHODAM TULLOS, JR., Bef. 1770, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; m. (2) JOHN >FINNIE, August 21, 1784. > ii. THOMAS JAMES, b. Abt. 1742, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; d. 1804. > iii. BENJAMIN JAMES, b. Abt. 1744, Fauquier Co.,Virginia. > iv. HANNAH JAMES, b. November 10, 1745, Fauquier Co.,Virginia. > v. JOHN JAMES, b. Abt. 1746, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; m. (2) ELIZABETH >WRIGHT, June 28, 1785, Fauquier Co.,Virginia. > vi. SUSANNAH JAMES, b. Abt. 1747, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; d. 1822; m. >ISSAC EUSTACE, December 14, 1780, Fauquier Co.,Virginia. > vii. SARAH JAMES, b. 1748, Stafford Co., VA; d. 1822, Fauquier County, >Virginia; m. PETER HITT, April 27, 1759, Germantown, Fauquier Co VA. > viii. MARY JAMES, b. August 1750, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; d. July 27, >1822, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; m. PETER MACK CONWAY, November 11, 1769, >Fauquier Co.,Virginia. > ix. ELIZABETH JAMES, b. 1753, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; d. October 11, >1833, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY; m. JOHN BRADFORD, February 26, >1770, Fauquier Co.,Virginia. > x. DINAH JAMES, b. 1754, Fauquier Co.,Virginia; m. JAMES THOMPSON. > xi. JOHN THOMAS JAMES, b. Abt. 1755; d. Abt. 1801; m. W. WELIZABETH >WRIGHT, June 28, 1785, Fauquier Co.,Virginia. > > >Gordon Lane > >