William JAMES married 17 July, 1774 to Mary HINDS both in Hanover. Douglas Reg., p 15. __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

William [JAMES] b. 1758, Culpeper Co., d. 1837, Paris, Ill.; married Elizabeth WELLS. DAR No. 23 939. Marriage 8 April 1786. She dau. of Samuel WELLS of Montgomery Co. Mar. Record. __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

Spencer JAMES married Frances DAVIS on 22 Aug.. 1780 both in Orange Co. Douglas Reg., p. 30 __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

"Robert Britoon [JAMES], B. 1760, N. J.; d. 1798, Richmond, Va.; served in Rev. War; m. 1788, Ann PINKERTON, b. 1766; d. 1850. dau. of David and Mary [FITZRANDOLPH] of Bucks Co., Penna., and Trenton, N.J. DAR No. #82 082 __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

John b. 1729, Liverpool, Engl; migrated to New York; to VA, ca 1744; married Rosanna Martin. __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

Marriages of Residents of Virginia: (genealogy.com library) John, b. 1750; d. 1819, near Beaver Dam, KY.; married ca 1780, Henrico Co., to Lucy Mosby; who resided near Lynchburg; removed ca 1795 to Mercer co., Ky. __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

Does anyone have any connection to any of these early James families in Lunenburg Co, VA? Lunenburg County, Virginia, Will Book No. 1, With Inventories, Accounts, Etc, 1746-1762 Copyright (c) TLC Genealogy PO Box 403369 Miami Beach FL 33140-1369 800-858-8558 p. 140 Will. Dec 29, 1753. I, John Mitchell of L, ... Wit: Reuben Searcy, Francis James (FI his mark), Ann James (X her mark). At Feb 4, 1755 Court the will of the deceased was exhibited by both executors and the same was proved by the oath of Witness Francis James, Lunenburg County, Virginia, Deeds, 1746-1752 Copyright (c) TLC Genealogy PO Box 403369 Miami Beach FL 33140-1369 800-858-8558 p. 262 Deed. Thomas Worthey (Worthy) of L, for ... love and affection I have for Thomas James and David James of L, have given to them 1 plantation and parcel of land of 324 acres on north side Stanton River joining Randolph and John Nash's lines and bounded by Marsh, Randolph, ... (only I except that Frances Howard there, the said Thomas James and David James' mother, shall possess and enjoy the plantation and parcel of land during her life notwithstanding this deed of gift to her 2 sons). Signed - Thomas Worthy. Wit - none. Recorded Oct 1, 1751. SUNLIGHT ON THE SOUTHSIDE LISTS OF TITHES Lunenburg County, Virginia 1748-1783 Compiled By LANDON C. BELL CLEARFIELD COMPANY Reprints & Remainders --------------------- {publication page} Originally Published Philadelphia, 1931 Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1974 Reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore MD 1991 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/lunenburg/census/sun007.txt Page 219 THOS. BEDFORD, GENT. List of Tithes, land and wheel carriages for 1764 Cornwall Parish Tithes Land Robt. Jones, tithes Wm. James .................................. 4 600 Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com

Source book: COMLY, Geroge Norwood COMLY family in America: descendants of Henry and Joan Comly who came to American in 1682 from Bedminster, Somersetshire, England: with short accounts of the ancestors of Charles and Debby Ann (Newbold) Comly Philadelphia, Pa.: Privately published under supervision of J. B. Lippincott, 1939, 1217 pgs. page 161-162: (6-363) MARTHA WALMSLEY, daughter of (5-135) William and Phebe, wasborn 11-24-1799, died 2-1-1887, married 10-16-1822, JESSE JAMES, born 6-1-1789, died 1-23-1880, son of Jesse and Phebe (TOWNSEND).47. Jesse and Martha JAMES had issue: (7-882) Ann, b. 11-22-1823, d. 7-5-1872, not m. (7-883) Abi, b. 7-20-1825, d. 9-2-10903, not m. (7-884) William, b. 5-11-1827, m. (7-764) Rachel TOWNSEND. (7-885) Sarah, b. 4-23-1829, d. 11-14-1901, not m. (7-886) Jesse, b. 11-15-1830, d. 8-11-1914, m. 10-26-1865, Sarah CLEAVER, b 1841, d. 1908, daughter of Nathan and Deborah, no issue. (7-887) Phebe, b 8-12-1833, d 11-1-1854, not m. (7-888) Rebecca, b 9-15-1835, d. 10-31-1850, not m. (7-889) Edward, b. 5-22-1838, d. 10-27-1839. (7-890) Elizabeth, b 7-6-1840, m. Geo. W. HANCOCK. (7-891) Martha, b. 8-19-1844, d. 1=13-1928, not m. __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

Hi James Listers: Batch 150 went to the Lab today and Charles Damron has sent in a test. His grandfather was a James and he hopes to find out if he belongs to some James Group in our DNA Test. Does anyone else have James relatives in Hot Springs Co, Arkansas? Rebecca is waiting expectantly for her first test results to be back any day now! David has all of these test families posted on the webpage: http://www.jamesdna.net/ CHARLES DAMRON #60784 E-mail: Charles Damron charlie@ballardelectric.com Charley James 1888- /Myrtle Carver in Malvern, Hot Springs Co, AR ca 1910 60784 Charles Damron 24887 DeepSNP-R1b DSNP-R1b David Mitchell James 147 05/22/2006 24887 Y-Refine37to59 Y-DNA37-59 Markers David Mitchell James 145 05/08/2006 25727 Y-Refine37to59 Y-DNA37-59 Markers Doyle Roland James 145 05/08/2006 44611 Y-Refine37to59 Y-DNA37-59 Markers Thomas Malcolm James 145 05/08/2006 54564 Y-Refine12to37 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Milton Everett James 147 05/24/2006 54564 Y-Refine12to37 Y-DNA26-37 Markers Milton Everett James 147 05/24/2006 55584 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Rebecca James 146 05/26/2006 55584 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA1-12 Markers Rebecca James 146 05/12/2006 60784 Y-DNA12 Y-DNA1-12 Markers Charles Olan Damron 150 06/09/2006 WE still need to get family lines for these new Test members who have transferred in from the Genographic project. DOUG HENDERSON-JAMES #N26176 E-mail:Doug Henderson-James doughj@mindspring.com N26176 Doug Henderson-James R1b1 13 24 14 11 11 13 12 12 13 14 13 30 Test: Y-DNA12 PATRICK DOUGLAS JAMES #N24024 E-mail: Patrick James pdjames@myeastern.com N24024 Patrick James R1b1 13 23 14 11 11 15 12 12 11 13 14 29 Test: Y-DNA12 KEVIN SPENCER JAMES #N22498 E-mail: Kevin James kevinjames@virgilio.it N22498 Kevin James E3a 13 21 15 10 16 18 11 12 12 12 11 30 Test: Y-DNA12 And here is a new member that has transferred to our project just today that we have not heard from yet. ROBERT WILLIAM JAMES #15189 E-mail: catherinejames@alltel.net 15189 Robert William James R1b1 13 23 15 11 11 15 12 14 12 13 13 29 20 9 10 11 11 25 14 18 31 15 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 15 15 17 17 35 40 12 12 Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com

I would really appreciate any information available on the David James, Sr James line from Virginia/West Virginia. My area of interest is David James Sr background in Wales prior to coming to Virginia.

While fleshing the marriages and wills of my New Jersey root for surname JAMES, ............Robert born ca 1672, I find his sons and his daughters families drifting southwest from Middlesex Co., Windsor Twp, N.J. to the areas of the southwestern parts of N.J. such as Salem and other PA boundary areas. Below is the will of Thomas, one of Robert's sons. Another will for one Kitty (Catherine) JAMES of Salem Co. is listed for Mar. 10, 1792. She was a SINNICKSON (her mother was Rachel, of John, Esp. of Penns Neck, Salem Co.). The family had ties to the McKNIGHT family of which one of Robert's daughters married into in the Monmouth Co. area. Her will lists cousins named HUNT, BAINBRIDGE, .......some of Hunterdon Co. ..........the husband of Kitty JAMES is dec'd and to date I have not located who this is. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Was given a tract of land in Middlesex Co. of which his father, Robert, had purchased at the Sheriff's sale of John Lecount at New Windsor. He also was given an additional 282 acres of land at New Windsor. WILL: April 25, 1785. N.J. ;Post -Revolutionary Documents; Calendar of Wills-1791-1795, Vol. 8,p 200. WILL: JAMES, Thomas of Windsor Twsp., Middlesex Co., will of. Nephews, James HEBERT, Richard HERBERT, Robert JAMES, (son of Robert) and John JAMES (son of Richard), each 5 pounds. Son, Robert JAMES, remainder of estate. Executors--friends and brothers, Richard JAMES, Robert JAMES, and Obediah HERBERT. Witnesses--John SMITH, Andrew REYNOLDS and Andrew ROWAN. Proved may 22, 1795. 1795, April 29. Inventory, 170pounds,5shillings.8p; made by Daniel WILSON. File 8627-8632L. WILL: Note: Richard, Robert, and Thomas the dec'd are sons of Robert JAMES of birth ca 1672 who died 1778 in Monmouth Co., N.J. The HERBERT children are the children of the sister, Rebecca JAMES. The JAMES boys are sons of Thomas brothers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

Gwen, Rebecca and All, I think there is yet another JAMES family of Chester county, but no one has tested yet from this family--- Aaron JAMES (yet another Quaker). Does anyone on this List descend from him? I believe he came from England, not Wales. I would surely love to have his line's Y-DNA on record! Susan --- Original Message --- From: "Gwen Boyer Bjorkman" <gwenbj@seanet.com> To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [JAMES-L] Chester County JAMES >Hi Rebecca: The results are coming back early. Larry James 12 marker results were due back on May >5 and they came yesterday. Your test is in the next batch so the 12 markers may be back next week! >I did not know that you had a connection to Chester Co, PA. That would be great. We are thinking >now that we have three separate DNA lines from Chester Co, PA. > >Howell James from Monmouthshire, Wales to PA 1684- 1717 New Castle Co, DE >David James, c1669, probably Wales - 1739 Chester Co., PA > James James, 1650-64 Chester Co., PA or Pembrokeshire, Wales - 1708 Chester Co, PA > >Right now we have your line like this. Do you have some places for that birth and death date for >Thomas James? > >RICHARD BEARD JAMES #55584 >E-mail: Rebecca James becca3k@aol.com >Elmer Eldridge James 1861 Cambria Co, PA-1915/Sarah Sophia VanCleve Baker >Thomas B James 1815 PA-1899 Morrow Co, OH/Margaret Mary Youngblood >Thomas James 1746-1825/ > >Gwen Boyer Bjorkman >gwenbj@seanet.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Becca3k@aol.com [mailto:Becca3k@aol.com] >Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 7:22 PM >To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [JAMES-L] Chester County JAMES > > >My DNA results are due back mid-May and I am hoping to connect >to Chester County, PA and southern Wales. Fingers crossed! > >Rebecca JAMES >Portland, Indiana >kit 55584

Thank you for all your wonderful postings Linda! Two of these James marriages are from my line of JAMES-- Enoch JAMES & Rachel RICHARDS, and Rachel JAMES & Robert MARTIN. If anyone descends from either of these couples, or has further information on them, please contact me. Susan --- Original Message --- From: "lthank" <lthank@turboisp.com> To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: MARRIAGE RECORD of ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA >MARRIAGE RECORD of ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA > >1759-1806; PA Archives: >April 29, 1762, Enoch JAMES and Rachel RICHARDS. > >May 17,1770, Hugh JAMES and Eleanor EVANS, L. > >Jan. 2,1772, Edward JAMES and Margaret BLACK, L. > >Nov. 30, 1774, Rachel JAMES and Robert MARTIN.

Larry Timbre James has received his whole 37 marker DNA test results and he does not have any matches in the James DNA group. So if Larry has his family line correct, that means that none of us in the test can be descended from the Quaker James James of Wales and Chester Co, PA. Our test continues to grow, so maybe in the future there will be some matches. We really do appreciate Larry being the first from this line to have his 37 marker test and setting the mark that everyone else must meet. Rebecca James 12 marker test for her brother should be back this week and she is hoping to be a match with one of the Chester Co, PA James families. Everyone be sure and check the James DNA webpage where David James is presenting all of our DNA results in a graphic format that groups all of the families together. http://www.jamesdna.net LARRY TIMBRE JAMES #57434 E-mail: Larry James Larryj1939@aol.com Fred James 1882 Uxbridge, ONT-1922 Denver, CO/Mertie Sheeks Alonzo James abt. 1854 Uxbridge, ONT-1931 Vancouver, BC/Mercy-Ann Hilborn John James 1813 Uxbridge, ONT-1876 Uxbridge, ONT/Rachel Widdifield Ezekiel James 1782 Delaware Co, PA-1870 Uxbridge, ONT/Ruth Lundy Ezekiel James 1736 Chester Co, PA-1808 Uxbridge, ONT/Keziah Harvey John James 1713 Chester Co, PA-1750 prob. Chester Co, PA/Ann Baker Thomas James bfr. 1687 Goshen, Chester Co, PA-1752 prob. Chester Co, PA/Mary Goodwin James James 1650-64 Chester, PA or Pembrokeshire, Wales-1708 Chester Co, PA/Janet Jovett 57434 Larry James R1b1 13 23 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 14 13 29 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 29 15 15 16 18 11 11 19 22 16 14 19 17 36 38 12 12 Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com -----Original Message----- From: info@familytreedna.com [mailto:info@familytreedna.com] Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 9:43 PM To: jamesdm49@aol.com; gwenbj@seanet.com Subject: New DNA Test Results Posted for a Group Member in Group James New Y-DNA26-37 results have been posted for Kit 57434, a member of your Family Tree DNA James group. Please remind your member to add your results at www.Ysearch.org, the FTDNA sponsored public database. When going to the Y-DNA Matches tab at his personal page, he will see an explanation and a link for the upload. Family Tree DNA

I have an ADOBE file that can be shared of Old Parishes and Churches of Colonial Virginia for the asking. Linda __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

I am so impressed with the idea that people are willing to share such wonderful historical document information such as wills in order to try to hook up in the DNA Project. I strongly believe this is about the only way there is going to be progress AFTER the advent of successful MATCHES! Way to go people! Keep up the good works! Today we are attuned to the way people move in society to overcome economic and family problems. Also in tune with barriers placed by loses of jobs, loses of homes and natural disasters. It's a good thing to keep in mind these "localized" events because they do make one use their imagination in research. There is ALWAYS a reaction to an ACTION whether caused by man or nature. SOMETHING always makes people make choices that cause them to move, even a few miles or across a county line or more drastically, leave everything behind. It may be too many kids in a family for a father and mother to "gift" enough to make a living, too many jealousies amongst children, a death of a parent and a child or several children having to be bonded or "farmed" out to eat, or even a re-marriage where the "new spouse" is not too happy with additional numbers in the household...........not all second, third, or fourth, etc marriages were "family friendly". I am really impressed with all the guys who have shown "moxie" and stepped up to try and bring history and the past together for the JAMES family history. As we all know, there is more to family living than the notoriety of a few or even the good of a few. Never get sidetracked from your REAL GOAL which is your own particular descending and ascending lines! Blessings, Linda Linda __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncnewhan/wlahjames.htm I am searching for this family and hope there has been a DNA match to any of the James mentioned in this will. Thanks, I am related to the Hintons and Mims and Alston family. Glynda

Are there anyone on this list that is a documented descendant of the following lines: Thomas James of Northumberland Co., Virginia. This Thomas James married Margaret Downing and according to his will, recorded 16 May 1716 in Northumberland Co., Va he had the following children: Joshua; Thomas T.; Margaret; Moses; Charles and George James. Francis James of Richmond Co., Va and later King George Co., Va. Francis married Mary Sherwood, dau/o Philip Sherwood. Francis' will of 24 Oct 1717, recorded 7 July 1721 mentions a son, Sherwood and daughter, Jane and his second wife, Margaret. Francis James had another son, Francis, Jr, who sued his father's estate on 3 Nov 1721. Francis James, Jr. died in Westmoreland Co., Va in 1737 leaving two sons, Francis and John James. Sherwood James m. Ann Long and owned land in Caroline Co., Va and Orange Co., Va until abt. 1750's when he and wife, Ann, sold their Virginia lands and moved to South Carolina. He had two sons, Francis and Sherwood, Jr. If you know of a documented male descendant of these two lines I would be willing to contribute toward having their DNA tested. Thanks, Bev Thomas

MARRIAGE RECORD of ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA 1759-1806; PA Archives: April 29, 1762, Enoch JAMES and Rachel RICHARDS. May 17,1770, Hugh JAMES and Eleanor EVANS, L. Jan. 2,1772, Edward JAMES and Margaret BLACK, L. Nov. 30, 1774, Rachel JAMES and Robert MARTIN. May 9, 1789, Bonsal JAMES and Sarah McKAIG. May 3, 1791, Sam'l JAMES and Martha McCONNELL. Nov. 2, 1792, Amy JAMES and Thomas LAPSLEY. Dec. 25, 1793, Thomas JAMES and Margaret SHOEMAKE [the last one for Thomas and Margaret may actually be a Margaret Shoemaker.] __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________

I thought I would share this old site with some of you. I'm not claiming Simon James but think my Thomas James followed a similar path to Morrow County, Ohio which is near Licking County and the Welsh Hills. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Erobinsgenealogypage/Simon%20and%20E lizabeth%20James.html Simon and Elizabeth James