Our James DNA test group continues to grow!! Timothy James test went to the Lab last week and this week Franklin James and William Earl James tests both went to the lab along with the update for Thomas Dwain James. Looking for the Y-DNA tests that will be back this month, the next one should be due on Feb 17 for William McMichael James and then on Feb 24 for Tommy Dean James and Gregory Bernard James. It is going to be a busy month and I hope we get some matches!!! 39245 mtDNA HVR1 Lee Allyn James 128 01/09/2006 44808 Y-HAP-R1b P25 Tommy Harper James 127 01/02/2006 44840 Y-Refine25to37 Y-DNA26-37 Markers Thomas Dwain James 138 03/22/2006 46839 DeepSNP-R1a DSNP-R1a Doyle Curtis James 135 02/27/2006 49103 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers William McMichael James 134 03/03/2006 49103 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA1-12 Markers William McMichael James 134 02/17/2006 49401 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Tommy Dean James 135 03/10/2006 49401 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA1-12 Markers Tommy Dean James 135 02/24/2006 49789 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Gregory Bernard James 135 03/10/2006 49789 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA1-12 Markers Gregory Bernard James 135 02/24/2006 49832 Y-DNA12 Y-DNA1-12 Markers William Harvey James 136 03/03/2006 49845 Y-DNA37 Y-DNA13-25 Markers [private] James 136 03/17/2006 49845 Y-DNA37 Y-DNA26-37 Markers [private] James 136 03/17/2006 49845 Y-DNA37 Y-DNA1-12 Markers [private] James 136 03/03/2006 50505 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Franklin Willis James 138 03/31/2006 50505 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA1-12 Markers Franklin Willis James 138 03/17/2006 50579 Y-DNA37 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Timothy L. James 137 03/24/2006 50579 Y-DNA37 Y-DNA26-37 Markers Timothy L. James 137 03/24/2006 50579 Y-DNA37 Y-DNA1-12 Markers Timothy L. James 137 03/10/2006 50950 Y-DNA12 Y-DNA1-12 Markers William Earl James 138 03/17/2006 Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com

In the last week or two I have seen my New Jersey JAMES root family having come from Pennsylvania early Quaker beginnings era of Montgomery and Bucks counties (Richard and Robert) via purchase of property titles in Freehold area of Monmouth County. It is likely going to take property and tax searching of titles in areas of known residence and backwards to trail the lines of any families.............going to North Carolina was an extension of the progressive process of possessing a plantation, holding a overseer's job, or just plain survival of the family children. According to all information seen to date, North Carolina has a deep Virginia colonies history linked to Pennsylvania merely by boundary resets, changing British Crown gifts of land to the current government "pets of the times" {loyalty to whom it may be}, and so forth.............most of the roots that I have read about in history that are not out of the original settlements north, e.g., New York and Rhode Island and the sound there-in, are otherwise in Montgomery and Bucks County sections with the Maryland/New Jersey/Virginia boundary areas which, by the way, include the Welsh settlements. Keep on working at it! It will come together. Avid Reader, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Gwen Boyer Bjorkman To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:30 AM Subject: [JAMES-L] RE: New DNA Test Results Posted for a Group Member in Group James Hi James Group: This is so interesting for our James matching group! Charles Wesley James is a perfect 25 marker match with Doyle James and Robert James. See our James DNA webpage for all of the details http://www.jamesdna.net Here are the three family lines that are a perfect match. I have left off the generations that were back from Benjamin James of Bucks Co, PA. Should we still have Benjamin in this family line? Do you have a good death record for Benjamin there in Rowan Co, NC? Should he still be born in Bucks Co, PA? I know some changes are needed in order to figure out just how we are related. This is really a good result for the James DNA test and shows the value of the test!! CHARLES WESLEY JAMES #45468 E-mail: Frances Lefevre lefevrea@prodigy.net E:mail: Maurie James CWJ42@swbell.net George Wesley James 1891 Hill Co TX - 1966 Hill Co TX/Annie Mae Brown George Fillmore James 1858 Sevier Co TN - 1922 Johnson Co TX/Sarah Elizabeth Overton Ananias James 1823 Morgan Co AL - 1897 Collin Co TX/Adaline Vance Thomas James 1793 Rowan Co NC - 1826 Morgan Co AL/Amillia Ballard Benjamin James 1765 Bucks Co PA - c 1815 Rowan Co NC/Eunice Williams 45468 Charles James R1b 12 24 14 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 30 19 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 28 15 15 16 17 DOYLE CURTIS JAMES #46839 E-mail: Curt James djames31@cox.net E:mail: Gwen Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com Joseph Earl James 1891 Fulton Co, IL-McDonough Co, IL/Mabel Morey Joseph Mansfield James 1852 MO-1937 Fulton Co, IL/Arminda Jane Moore Joseph Harless James 1829 IN-1902 Fulton Co, IL/Elizabeth Cook Joseph James 1798 Carter Co, TN-bef 1860 Ozark Co, MO/Susannah Harless Joseph J. James 1776 Burke Co, NC-bef 1840 Greene Co, IN/Elizabeth Ballard Joseph Rogers James 1756 Bedford Co, VA-ca 1838 Greene Co, IN/Unknown 46839 Doyle Curtis James R1b 12 24 14 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 30 19 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 28 15 15 16 17 ROBERT JAMES #31132 E:mail: Robert James bobjames@aculink.net E:mail: Kay Henrych kaynow55@msn.com Jessee B. James 1860 Crawford Co, AR-1904 Kearny Co, KS/Nancy Ann James William Marion James 1830 Putnam Co, IN-1915 Ozark Co, MO/Phoebe A. Perkins Jessee Ballard James 1803 TN-1861 Ozark Co, MO/Rebecca Gibson Joseph J. James, 1776 Burke Co, NC-bef 1840 Greene Co, IN/Elizabeth Ballard Joseph Rogers James 1756 Bedford Co, VA-ca 1838 Greene Co, IN/Unknown 31132 Robert James 12 24 14 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 30 19 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 28 15 15 16 17 Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com -----Original Message----- From: info@familytreedna.com [mailto:info@familytreedna.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:09 AM To: jamesdm49@aol.com; gwenbj@seanet.com Subject: New DNA Test Results Posted for a Group Member in Group James New Y-DNA13-25 results have been posted for Kit 45468, a member of your James group. Please remind your Group member to add his 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 ==== JAMES Mailing List ==== Jesse and Frank have their own mailing list! Friends, family and other MO Outlaws, the era and the area will be the topic! Hope to see you on the list! ******************************************* Visit Frank and Jesse James on-line! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/jamesged.htm

Hi James Group: This is so interesting for our James matching group! Charles Wesley James is a perfect 25 marker match with Doyle James and Robert James. See our James DNA webpage for all of the details http://www.jamesdna.net Here are the three family lines that are a perfect match. I have left off the generations that were back from Benjamin James of Bucks Co, PA. Should we still have Benjamin in this family line? Do you have a good death record for Benjamin there in Rowan Co, NC? Should he still be born in Bucks Co, PA? I know some changes are needed in order to figure out just how we are related. This is really a good result for the James DNA test and shows the value of the test!! CHARLES WESLEY JAMES #45468 E-mail: Frances Lefevre lefevrea@prodigy.net E:mail: Maurie James CWJ42@swbell.net George Wesley James 1891 Hill Co TX - 1966 Hill Co TX/Annie Mae Brown George Fillmore James 1858 Sevier Co TN - 1922 Johnson Co TX/Sarah Elizabeth Overton Ananias James 1823 Morgan Co AL - 1897 Collin Co TX/Adaline Vance Thomas James 1793 Rowan Co NC - 1826 Morgan Co AL/Amillia Ballard Benjamin James 1765 Bucks Co PA - c 1815 Rowan Co NC/Eunice Williams 45468 Charles James R1b 12 24 14 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 30 19 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 28 15 15 16 17 DOYLE CURTIS JAMES #46839 E-mail: Curt James djames31@cox.net E:mail: Gwen Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com Joseph Earl James 1891 Fulton Co, IL-McDonough Co, IL/Mabel Morey Joseph Mansfield James 1852 MO-1937 Fulton Co, IL/Arminda Jane Moore Joseph Harless James 1829 IN-1902 Fulton Co, IL/Elizabeth Cook Joseph James 1798 Carter Co, TN-bef 1860 Ozark Co, MO/Susannah Harless Joseph J. James 1776 Burke Co, NC-bef 1840 Greene Co, IN/Elizabeth Ballard Joseph Rogers James 1756 Bedford Co, VA-ca 1838 Greene Co, IN/Unknown 46839 Doyle Curtis James R1b 12 24 14 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 30 19 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 28 15 15 16 17 ROBERT JAMES #31132 E:mail: Robert James bobjames@aculink.net E:mail: Kay Henrych kaynow55@msn.com Jessee B. James 1860 Crawford Co, AR-1904 Kearny Co, KS/Nancy Ann James William Marion James 1830 Putnam Co, IN-1915 Ozark Co, MO/Phoebe A. Perkins Jessee Ballard James 1803 TN-1861 Ozark Co, MO/Rebecca Gibson Joseph J. James, 1776 Burke Co, NC-bef 1840 Greene Co, IN/Elizabeth Ballard Joseph Rogers James 1756 Bedford Co, VA-ca 1838 Greene Co, IN/Unknown 31132 Robert James 12 24 14 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 30 19 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 28 15 15 16 17 Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com -----Original Message----- From: info@familytreedna.com [mailto:info@familytreedna.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:09 AM To: jamesdm49@aol.com; gwenbj@seanet.com Subject: New DNA Test Results Posted for a Group Member in Group James New Y-DNA13-25 results have been posted for Kit 45468, a member of your James group. Please remind your Group member to add his 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

William JAMES born about 1830 in Cornwall ELLEN JANE JAMES born 1853 Adelaide, Australia I am researching my paternal side for a William JAMES, born about 1830 in Cornwall, and died in 1881 in South Australia. He married in 1849 to an unknown, they had at least two children, Ellen Jane JAMES b. abt 1853 in Brompton, Sth. Australia who died in 1883 in Sth. Aust. and a son Francis Thomas JAMES. In 1878 Ellen Jane married Thomas DAVIS b. abt 1828 (in a place unknown) his marriage certificate said he was English. We do know his father was Charles DAVIS. Ellen Jane and Thomas had a son Henry Malcolm DAVIS born 1879 in Adelaide, he died in Newcastle NSW in 1956. Henry was a State Ward at 4 yrs old and in 1906 he married Francis Matilda Mary CLIFFORD b. 1883 in Sth Aust. and died in 1943 in Cessnock. Do any of these names match up with your family? I would be pleased to hear from you if they do. Regards Ernie Davis ernied1@bigpond.net.au New Email Address, ernied1@bigpond.net.au

1820 Federal Cencus Buncombe Macon County N/C William James 45 Plus M 10-16 Females 26-45 10-16 16-26 Does any one know anything about this James Family??????Thanks Doyle James

Hi James List: We have two new 37 marker DNA results this evening!! Gary Lynn James does not have any matches yet in the James group, but when he gets some, he will be ready with his 37 markers. 34980 Gary Lynn James R1b 13 24 14 12 11 14 12 12 10 13 13 30 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 29 15 15 17 17 10 11 19 23 16 15 17 18 35 38 11 12 Harry Comly James also received his 37 markers and he does have a 25 marker match with Marvin James with two mutations. Marvin had his 43 marker test through Heritage DNA and they use a different marker scale, but if Marvin can interpret his results and come up with 37 markers we would like to know if they do still have a match. So Marvin, I hope that you will be able to let the James List know if you still have a match with Harry James and what your numbers are. YDN5858 Marvin James 13 25 14 11 12 14 12 12 13 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 15 17 47863 Harry Comly James R1b 12 25 14 11 12 14 12 12 13 13 13 28 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 15 17 10 11 19 23 16 13 17 16 35 38 12 12 David will be posting all of the new results to the James DNA List. http://www.jamesdna.net Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com -----Original Message----- From: info@familytreedna.com [mailto:info@familytreedna.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:39 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 34980, 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

> Hi James List: Here we go again with more James DNA results. We have the 25 marker results for William James. He had only a one marker mutation from Richard Dale James and Doyle Roland James in the 12 marker test, but now in the 25 markers there is a 5 marker difference with Richard that they is too many mutations for a match. So William will have to continue to be a separate group in the James family until someone joins the test who is related to him. For the family lines, see our James DNA webpage at: > > http://www.jamesdna.net/ > > Ahijah I. James, 1812 NC - aft. 1880 Gilmer Co., GA > 42754 Richard Dale James R1b 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 16 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 15 17 > 25727 Doyle Roland James R1b 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 16 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 31 15 15 17 17 10 11 19 23 16 16 19 17 37 40 11 12 > > 46312 William James R1b 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 15 29 17 9 9 11 12 26 15 19 29 15 15 15 18 > > > Gwen Boyer Bjorkman > gwenbj@seanet.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: info@familytreedna.com [mailto:info@familytreedna.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:35 PM > To: jamesdm49@aol.com; gwenbj@seanet.com > Subject: New DNA Test Results Posted for a Group Member in Group James > > > New Y-DNA13-25 results have been posted for Kit 46312, a member of your > James group. Please remind your Group member to add his 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 > >

Nancy Elizabeth JAMES (b. abt 1784 GA) married William RADFORD in Oglethorpe Co., GA in 1804. They later moved to Morgan Co., GA and Perry Co., AL before 1820. Children were: Elisha, Temperance, Elizabeth, Susan H., Mary "Winnie", Nancy J., George W., John W., Reuben, Polly Ann and William T. RADFORD. Elisha Radford, the first son of William and Nancy Elizabeth James Radford named his first son, William Benjamin. I think my Nancy Elizabeth may have been a daughter of Benjamin James but cannot prove or disprove it. Some descendants of this line moved to Kemper and Lauderdale Cos., MS and westward. Jeanette ��� PJKH@Earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pjkh/Jeanette's_Genealogy.htm Southern Families from VA & SC to AL & MS: BRUNER BYRD DILLARD DUKE FILMER FOLLIOTT GREEN HACKWORTH HALL HANSFORD HICKS HODGES HOWELL HOWZE/HOUSE ISBELL JAMES JONES KING MARVEL MARSTON MILLER MURFIELD PARKER PARTIN PLUMMER RADFORD RAINEY RANSOM RAWLINGS RIVERS ROBERTS ROSS SISSON SLAYDEN/SLATON TILL VAUGHAN WHEATLEY WHITLEY WOOD/S YARBROUGH YARRELL

We are so glad to announce that #45668 Chuck James now has a match! There doesn't seem to be many in our test from Haplogroup J2, so we are glad that Linda James Harris stepped forward and gave us her results from the HeritageDNA test. She and Chuck are a perfect 25 marker match. Now both of them are going to have to try and work out how they are related. Chuck's family is all from Winston Co, AL and he is going to update his line for us. I will post below what I have so far and David will be posting the new info on the James DNA website at: http://www.jamesdna.net PETER JAMES (HeritageDNA) E-mail: Linda James Harris linben@ncidata.com George F. James 1886 Champaign Co, IL- 1956 Los Angeles Co, CA/Orpha Jane Mair John James -/Jessie E. Bishop 1871 Jefferson Co, NE (Heritage) Peter James J2 12 23 15 9 13 17 11 16 12 13 11 29 14 8 9 11 11 26 14 21 34 13 14 15 16 CHARLES ROY JAMES #45668 E-mail: Chuck James crjbama@aol.com Louis James Daniel James 1828 AL-Winston Co, AL Laban James 1769 NC- William James? 45668 Charles Roy James J2 12 23 15 9 13 17 11 16 12 13 11 29 14 8 9 11 11 26 14 21 34 13 14 15 16 Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com

SOURCE TITLE: A Researcher's Library of Georgia History, Genealogy, and Records Sources-Volume I by Robert Scott Davis, Jr. published by Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1987. JAMES surname family research Extracted by Linda M. Thank Kettle Falls, Washington. These contents for research purposes only and a courtesy posting. January 14, 2006. ********************************************************************* ____________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: Lost Georgia Land Grant Tracts information: from a list of Plats in the Surveyor-General's Office expired in their dates. JAMESON, Thomas page 021 JAMESON, Thomas. Number of acres 50 ___________________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: Georgia Provincial Rangers information: from a list of Rosters of the First and Second Troops of Georgia Rangers from 18 May 1759 through 31 March 1767 which was based on Payroll in the Treasury Series 64/70 from the British Public Record Office. Similar payrolls are said to be found in the Gage Papers, William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan. JAMES, Solomon page 048 JAMES, Solomon Enlisted or Commissioned Date: pvt/ 18 Dec 1758 Served Until Date: 18 Nov. 1763 __________________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: Supplement to Lucian Lamar Knight's Georgia's Roster of the American Revolution. information: the List of Warrants issued by the Land Court for the County of Washington from its establishment to the 6th of August, 1787......(Contains Continental, Citizens' and Renewed Bounties.) (microfilm: original documents found on reel 70-36, Microfilm Library, Georgia Department of Archives and History.) JAMES, Elijah page 144 JAMES, Elijah ____________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: Supplement to Georgia Citizens and Soldiers of The American Revolution which was published by the Southern Historical Press in 1979. information: regarding the list of southern Loyalists who sailed from Georgia to Jamaica at the end of the Revolution or left the south at the end of the Revolution. Published in the 3 volumes of military rosters of Loyalists: Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981) JAMIESON, James page 151 JAMIESON, James ____________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: The Settlement at the Head of the French Broad River or the Bizarre Story of the First Walton County, Georgia (taken from the North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal by reprint permission by the author from [7 (1981) , no. 2: 62-74] information: regards the persons who banded together in circa for settlements in a long disputed area between the governing bodies of the times from South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. prior to 1786 and through circa 1793......also known as "Orphan Strip" and many other numerous settlement claim lands/companies/republic/states/ etc. Area obtained by the Federal Government from the Cherokees in 1798 and 1802. A censuses of the area after County of Walton was given the same functions as other Georgia counties. JAMES, Jno. page 212 JAMES, Jno. census of 17 Feb 1805, Special Collections, University of Georgia Libraries. 4 white persons, also he is head of household and neighbor of below Will. JAMES, Will census of 17 Feb 1805, Special Collections, University of Georgia page 212 2 white persons, also he is head of household and neighbor of above Jno. Section referring to a list of grants for Buncombe County: JANES, Thomas page 225 JANES, Thomas grantee 100 acres ____________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: MILITARY ROSTERS, 1821-1815 information: JAMES, Thos. G. page 260 JAMES, Thos. G. August 27 1821...........Quota of the 18th Regiment Colo. Henderson. age 18 height 5 ft. 71/2 in. complexion fair eyes blue drafted JAMES, Willm/son page 280 A Muster Roll of the Volunteer Rifle company and under the command of Capt. James B. Landrum, attached to 44 Battalion of Georgia Militia for warning readiness from March of 1812. JAMES, Williamson (WILLIAMSON, James?)..(blank) ___________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: ANTEBELLUM GEORGIA; Chapter about Applicants before Georgia's Board of Physicians, 1826 - 1881. information:: JAMES, J. R. page 311 JAMES, J. R. ______________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: ST. GEORGE PARISH --BURKE COUNTY information: St. George Parish created in 1777; a book on this area is available by the author titled The Families of Burke County, 1755-1855, a Census. Same publisher as this resource book. JAMES, Michael page 349 JAMES, Michael.......Private sick at Savannah. Muster Roll of Lieut. Cones Detachment of Volunteer Militia Infantry of the State of Georgia; belonging to a detachment under Command of Major Robert Bowling, in service of the U.S. from commencement of their service to the 25th of Sept 1814. ______________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: WHITE MEN WITH FAMILIES IN GEORGIA'S CHEROKEE COUNTY, 1830.........(a reprint from the Northwest Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society Quarterly) information from this chapter: 13th Septer 1830, Cherokee Agency agent was not able to totally recall all the men or their dates of birth, family and property details.......state there were about 100 families who were white who were occupying plantations which had been abandoned until further notice. information: Some persons listed and given. 1830 Census taken of Gwinett County, Georgia, White Men Living in the Cherokee Lands: actual census pages: page 374 is George James, John Rodgers, Johnson Rodgers, Joseph Rodgers, and Robt. Rodgers. page 376 is Thos. James. and Thos. Welch. JAMES, George book page 388 (see above) JAMES, Thos. book page 388 (see above) _____________________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: STATE CENSUS records 1834 - 1838 information: JAMES, John page 406 1834 22 March State Census of Cobb County, Georgia JAMES, John head of household with 4 white persons. JAMES, George page 410 1834 Census of FORSYTH County JAMES, George household head with total of 7 whites. (note: many of the persons in the Cherokee 1830 lists previously are in this census count also.) 1838 State Census of Paulding County, Georgia. 6 Nov. 1837. JAMES, Joseph Sr. page 416 JAMES, Joseph Sr.--head of household with 2 white persons. (neighbor of Joashley listed below) JAMES, Joashley page 416 JAMES, Joashley--head of household with 4 white persons. ___________________________________________________________ about this chapter contents: Confederate Veterans Act and listings (1894) information: page 443: Georgia began paying pensions to resident confederate veterans and to men who served in the militia and state troops in the year of 1879. Widows and poverty benefits such as for disabilities didn't start until 1894. The lists given are not complete. Best resource of information about claims is a visit to the Georgia Department of Archives. file copies are expensive. The Staff of the Civil War Section can't select documents from a pension file for a patron by mail. For information on the holdings of the Civil War Section write to the Georgia Department of Archives and History, 330 Capitol Ave., S. E., Atlanta, Ga. 30334. JAMES, Jacob page 446 BERRIEN County: JAMES, Jacob JAMES, Cader page 447 BUTTS County: JAMES, Cader JAYNES, John page 449 FRANKLIN County: JAYNES, John JAMES, W. R. page 457 WILKINSON County: JAMES, W. R. ___________________________________________________________ The End of Extracts for surname JAMES or related.

Just as matter of interest, back in the 1950's my mother managed to locate some members of her family in Southampton County, VA where her branch of the Jameses had lived since before that county was formed from Isle of Wight County about in the 1740's. She found an old man in his eighties (remember this was in the 1950's)who said that when he was a child, the name James was pronounced something like "Jims" there in that part of VA. This matter of variant ways of spelling the name is interesting to me. Boice Burns

This is an interesting story. My great-grandmother was a James and the family story is that she was in some way related to Jesse and Frank James, but I've not been able to prove that. I lived in Benton County for 6 years and know the "Gemes" families well! One of my classmates was a Gemes. CheriC -----Original Message----- >From: lthank <lthank@turboisp.com> >Sent: Jan 13, 2006 2:25 PM >To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [JAMES-L] history from Benton County, issouri > >1/13/2006 >This is a letter of a story in the Benton County Historical books which was sent by a links-related "cousin" who kindly sent this for research in Missouri, her home state. The letter she send is attached to the extract she did of the story. >Thanks for reading it! >Linda Thank >*************************************************************** >This is transcribed exactly as found in the History of Benton Co. don't know >if this will help you but it is a fascinating story anyway. I do have >additional information on other people with surname of James who located in >Benton. Will send in a later email. This might not be your family of James >but perhaps others also changed their names during these turbulant times in >Missouri. Velma > _____ > >As transcribed from the History of Benton County, Missouri: The People, >volume 3 written and compiled by Kathleen Kelly White and Kathleen White >Miles; published by the Printery, Clinton and Warsaw, Missouri c1971. > >Pages 1068 - 1071 as contributed by a granddaughter of L. P. Gemes, Faye >Gemes Walthall: > > IS IT "GEMES OR JAMES" > >Well, it's "Gemes" now so it's sort of a moot question. > >But Grandfather L. P. Gemes, who died in 1937 at the age of 88, believed his >father was a brother of Frank and Jesse James' father. > >He was born in 1849 and raised in Shannon County. And he was raised under >the name of Lewis Patton Phelps, since his mother remarried a Phelps when he >was two years old. > >When he himself decided to marry, he wanted to know his father's name. >After some dissention, his mother went with him to the Shannon County >courthouse and showed him the marriage records. Last name of his father was >smudged but young L. P. was sure the name was "James". His mother got very >upset when he said this and insisted the name had been "Gemes." Research a >cousin did in Washington seem to indicate the "James" was indeed correct. > >Faye Gemes Walthall gives us these bits of family information, as she can >remember her grandfather telling them. > >"Grand-Dad always claimed he was born in a cave in Arkansas," she said "and >came to Shannon County by way of "Kain-tucky," and it would make Grandma mad >when he pronounced it that way." > >Mrs. Walthall said that Grandfather L.P. Gemes' mother (Mrs. James or Gemes >and later Mrs. Phelps) was the daughter of an Indian Chief named Chief >Whitehead, whose people settled in the Eureka Springs, Arkansas vicinity >about 1850, as the chief was taking a daughter there to see if her eyes >could be healed by the water." > >"Grand-Dad Gemes' wife (Mrs. L.P. Gemes) was Elizabeth Booth from Tennessee. >They were married before they came to Benton County. > >"Some of the Gemes have woodsmen," Mrs. Walthall related, "and preferred to >work in the out-of-doors but Grandmother Elizabeth's family owned at least >50 slaves". > >"Grand-Dad told me about the wedding when I was a little girl. It was a >grand affair, with a big feast, even for the servants". > >"The next day after the wedding was called 'laying-in' day and Grand-Dad >could still describe the gowns Grandma wore.both for her wedding and for the >several days festivities which followed". > >Lemuel W. Gemes, a son of L. P. and Elizabeth Booth Gemes, was born April 3, >1883 near Edwards. He was a thresher, had a sawmill, ran a freight service >between Warsaw and Edwards, operated a store and garage. > >He also carried mail between Warsaw and Hastain. His wife was Minnie Mae >Buffon, daughter of Daniel C. and Mary E. Buffon of Iowa. She was born >January 3, 1887 and died March 3, 1970 leaving a brother, Frank, of LaMonte, >and a sister, Mrs. Vida Knapp of Red Oak, Iowa. > >They had six children: Lela died in 1906, at age of six; Mrs. Delia Cooper, >Mrs. Faye (Leland) Walthall, Clifford, Travis and Elgie Gemes. > >When Lem Gemes first carried the mail, he had a hard-rubber tired hack. >Roads were so bad, people kept a team of mules for him to use when needed. >He'd leave the car at the beginning of the bad stretch and take the team. > >The only schooling he ever had was to Myrtie Smith (an early school teacher >of Benton Co.) > >"She knew he wouldn't get to go very long," relates Mrs. Walthall, "so she >concentrated on his A.B.C.'s that winter, using wooden blocks on a string >for a teaching aid and she also taught him his numbers." > >Her father, Mrs. Walthall recalled, couldn't figure on paper to any great >extent but could do a fantastic job of figuring loads of lumber and other >involved practical problems in his head. > > >==== JAMES Mailing List ==== >Jesse and Frank have their own mailing list! >Friends, family and other MO Outlaws, the era and the area will >be the topic! Hope to see you on the list! >******************************************* >Visit Frank and Jesse James on-line! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/jamesged.htm >

Extracted from Vol. 3 of the History of Benton Co. MO., page 272: Clarence Alvadore James was born in Tyler County, West Virginia April 13, 1879, the son of Calvin and Anna E. James and the second child in a family of seven children. Three sisters and one brother preceded him in death. His parents came to Missouri when he was four and located in St. Clair County and moved to Benton in 1887, locating on a farm near Shiloh Church. On September 18, 1895, he married Bertha Handlen and they had one daughter, Dimple. Besides wife and daughter, he leaves one brother, J. W. James of Oronville, Washington and one sister, Mrs. Etta Wardip, Lewis, Iowa. He died January 29, 1946 after a lingering illness of almost four years. He was a member of the Hogles Creek Lodge no. 279 AF and AM, of Wheatland. He was buried at Shiloh. Note: the above was apparently taken from a newspaper with his obituary. The place "Oronville" is likely miss-spelling for "Oroville" as there is no Oronville in Washington that, as a native, I am aware of......

1/13/2006 This is a letter of a story in the Benton County Historical books which was sent by a links-related "cousin" who kindly sent this for research in Missouri, her home state. The letter she send is attached to the extract she did of the story. Thanks for reading it! Linda Thank *************************************************************** This is transcribed exactly as found in the History of Benton Co. don't know if this will help you but it is a fascinating story anyway. I do have additional information on other people with surname of James who located in Benton. Will send in a later email. This might not be your family of James but perhaps others also changed their names during these turbulant times in Missouri. Velma _____ As transcribed from the History of Benton County, Missouri: The People, volume 3 written and compiled by Kathleen Kelly White and Kathleen White Miles; published by the Printery, Clinton and Warsaw, Missouri c1971. Pages 1068 - 1071 as contributed by a granddaughter of L. P. Gemes, Faye Gemes Walthall: IS IT "GEMES OR JAMES" Well, it's "Gemes" now so it's sort of a moot question. But Grandfather L. P. Gemes, who died in 1937 at the age of 88, believed his father was a brother of Frank and Jesse James' father. He was born in 1849 and raised in Shannon County. And he was raised under the name of Lewis Patton Phelps, since his mother remarried a Phelps when he was two years old. When he himself decided to marry, he wanted to know his father's name. After some dissention, his mother went with him to the Shannon County courthouse and showed him the marriage records. Last name of his father was smudged but young L. P. was sure the name was "James". His mother got very upset when he said this and insisted the name had been "Gemes." Research a cousin did in Washington seem to indicate the "James" was indeed correct. Faye Gemes Walthall gives us these bits of family information, as she can remember her grandfather telling them. "Grand-Dad always claimed he was born in a cave in Arkansas," she said "and came to Shannon County by way of "Kain-tucky," and it would make Grandma mad when he pronounced it that way." Mrs. Walthall said that Grandfather L.P. Gemes' mother (Mrs. James or Gemes and later Mrs. Phelps) was the daughter of an Indian Chief named Chief Whitehead, whose people settled in the Eureka Springs, Arkansas vicinity about 1850, as the chief was taking a daughter there to see if her eyes could be healed by the water." "Grand-Dad Gemes' wife (Mrs. L.P. Gemes) was Elizabeth Booth from Tennessee. They were married before they came to Benton County. "Some of the Gemes have woodsmen," Mrs. Walthall related, "and preferred to work in the out-of-doors but Grandmother Elizabeth's family owned at least 50 slaves". "Grand-Dad told me about the wedding when I was a little girl. It was a grand affair, with a big feast, even for the servants". "The next day after the wedding was called 'laying-in' day and Grand-Dad could still describe the gowns Grandma wore.both for her wedding and for the several days festivities which followed". Lemuel W. Gemes, a son of L. P. and Elizabeth Booth Gemes, was born April 3, 1883 near Edwards. He was a thresher, had a sawmill, ran a freight service between Warsaw and Edwards, operated a store and garage. He also carried mail between Warsaw and Hastain. His wife was Minnie Mae Buffon, daughter of Daniel C. and Mary E. Buffon of Iowa. She was born January 3, 1887 and died March 3, 1970 leaving a brother, Frank, of LaMonte, and a sister, Mrs. Vida Knapp of Red Oak, Iowa. They had six children: Lela died in 1906, at age of six; Mrs. Delia Cooper, Mrs. Faye (Leland) Walthall, Clifford, Travis and Elgie Gemes. When Lem Gemes first carried the mail, he had a hard-rubber tired hack. Roads were so bad, people kept a team of mules for him to use when needed. He'd leave the car at the beginning of the bad stretch and take the team. The only schooling he ever had was to Myrtie Smith (an early school teacher of Benton Co.) "She knew he wouldn't get to go very long," relates Mrs. Walthall, "so she concentrated on his A.B.C.'s that winter, using wooden blocks on a string for a teaching aid and she also taught him his numbers." Her father, Mrs. Walthall recalled, couldn't figure on paper to any great extent but could do a fantastic job of figuring loads of lumber and other involved practical problems in his head.

PART 2 Family history links: from History of Bucks County, page 359. "The James, a numerous and influential family in New Britain, belong to htis same Welsh stock *6 (footnote ref. to the Welsh immigrants of Pembrokshire). In 1711 John James and his sons Josiah, Thomas, William, Isaac and probably Aaron came from Pembrokeshire and settled in the eastern edge of Montgomery county. when the Montgomery Baptist church was organized, in 1719, with but ten members, John James with his wife and three elder sons, constituted one-half of the membership. In 1720 John and his sons, Thomas and William, purchased a thousand acres, part of the Hudson tract, New Britain, on Pine run and North branch, and probably came into the township to reside about the same time. Josiah, Isaac and Aaron, whose wife was a member at Montgomery, remained on the other side of the county line, where Isaac became the owner of a thousand acres. John James probably died about 1726, as we hear no more of him after that date. In 1731, Thomas purchased one hundred and se! venty-six additional acres of Society lands from Joseph Kirkbride. In 1738 William James bought two hundred and seventy-seven acres of John Kirgbride, north of Pine Run and east of the Alms-house road extending over Iron hill nearly to North branch. "This tract was part of two thousand eight hundred and fifty acres which John Scotcher, of Falls, conveyed to Joseph Kirkbride, 1721. Kirkbride, who died, 1736, left his real estate to his son John by will. William James divided his property between his children before his death, John, probably the eldest, getting the homestead where Thomas C. James lived. The two brothers were now near where the dwelling of Thomas C. James stands. Thomas lived to be a very old man, and died about the time of the Revolution, on the farm owned by Adam Gaul, on the south side of Pine run. He probably had but two sons, Samuel and James. The former went to the western part of the State, and at the close of the Revolution, the latter sold the farms owned by the late Eugene James and James E. Hill, to Peter Eaton and migrated to North Carolina. the mother of Thomas C. James, of New Britain, was a Williams, likewise of a Welsh family, whose uncle, of that name, was educated for the ministry,! and settled at Providence, Rhode Island, where he died. His Grandmother was a Maitland, member of a Scotch family of Wrightstown. Several of the Maitlands were in the French and Indian war and six of the James were in the Revolution. "The late John O. James, Philadelphia, was the youngest son of Abel H. James, great-grandson of John James, the first, and his mother was Catharine, eldest daughter of Owen Owen, of Hilltown. Abel James, the father, was a farmer of Hilltown, but engaged in exporting produce from Philadelphia, and died at Dover, Delaware, while there on a visit in the fall of 1769. His son, Abel H. James, was born at Newtown, January 1, 1770, and died in Hilltown, 1839. He lived for a time in Maryland and Virginia, but returned to Bucks county, and married Catharine Owen, 1803. "The late Isaiah James, New Britain, married Caroline, a younger daughter of Abel H. James. All the Jameses of New Britain are descended from Thomas and William James, most of them from the latter. The late Levi L. James, of Doylestown, was a descendant of Thomas, and Nathan C. of William. "Previous to the Revolution the farm of Samuel Oakford belonged to John, the son of Thomas James, the elder. He left it at his death to his son Benjamin, who sold it to Doctor Hugh Meredith in 1789, on his removal to North Carolina. In 1792 it was bought by Moses Marshall, Tinicum, son of him who made the Great Walk in 1737, who sold it in 1810, and removed to Buckingham. *2(footnote page 360, History of Bucks County) Further mentions: The farm of Abiah R. James is part of the Kirkbride purchase. Old deeds from the 'Kennedy tract' recite the piece 'as lying along the North branch and between the Husdon tract and Hilltown' ; Isaac James sole to Thomas MOrgan, a Welshman, 150 acres in 1731. The tract came into the possession of William Jones and John Thomas in two pieces in less than two years. *1 (foot note page 359, , History of Bucks County Pennsylvania, From Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time, Vol. I, by William W. H. Davis, A.M., published 1905).: The James family is a very old one in England, and appears in the Doomsday book as landowners. William James was probable born in 1692. *2 (footnote page 360, History of Bucks County Pennsylvania, From Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time, Vol. I, by William W. H. Davis, A.M., published 1905 ): Robert James, at his death, April 13, 1898, in his 88th year, was the head of the family. He was a son of Levi and descendant of John James, the pioneer. He was a prominent citizen; elected to the Legislature, 1844, and served one term; jury commissioner 1867, and director of the poor 1880. ________________________________

Hi List: The year 2006 is off to a good start for the James DNA test. We had two new tests sent to the Lab at the University of Arizona today in Batch 135 and we have four more new tests where the test kits are out and we are waiting for a return to FTDNA. Our James group now has 41 members and 37 kits have been returned. We are all looking forward to some great matches this year!! 34980 Y-Refine25to37 Y-DNA26-37 Markers Gary Lynn James 131 02/01/2006 39245 mtDNA HVR1 Lee Allyn James 128 01/09/2006 44808 Y-HAP-R1b P25 Tommy Harper James 127 01/02/2006 45468 Y-Refine12to25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Charles Wesley James 135 03/01/2006 46312 Y-Refine12to25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers William James 133 02/15/2006 46839 DeepSNP-R1a DSNP-R1a Doyle Curtis James 135 02/27/2006 47863 Y-DNA37 Y-DNA26-37 Markers Harry Comly James 131 02/10/2006 49103 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers William McMichael James 134 03/03/2006 49103 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA1-12 Markers William McMichael James 134 02/17/2006 49401 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Tommy Dean James 135 03/10/2006 49401 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA1-12 Markers Tommy Dean James 135 02/24/2006 49789 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA13-25 Markers Gregory Bernard James 135 03/10/2006 49789 Y-DNA25 Y-DNA1-12 Markers Gregory Bernard James 135 02/24/2006 Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com

These notes are actually written up in the History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania book titled History of Montgomery Baptist Church in Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania written by Edward Mathews. Publisher, A. K. Thomas of Ambler, PA. 1895. It is wonderful reading and has the history of the OWENS/JAMES and other OWENS linked families from Wales. Regards, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Carla D'von Goodloe To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:35 PM Subject: [JAMES-L] RE: Aaron James The Aaron James that Linda refers to is the supposed son of Thomas James from Pembrokeshire, Wales. There is no proof Thomas is the father but sketchy info that we have has Thomas dying in Bucks Co, PA in 1775. This Aaron James died in Dickson Co, TN after 1830 and was married to a Sarah unknown who supposedly was born abt 1755 in SC. Their 4 children were Enos (my line), Abel, Samuel, and Rebecca. There are notes that say that Thomas James had the following children: Aaron (of which we are speaking), Samuel, James James, Josiah/Joshua, and Isaac. And also that Thomas' father was a John James from Pembrokeshire, Wales who died in 1726 in Bucks Co, PA. No wife on Thomas or John. And no other info on John's parents. Carla Dickerson-Goodloe Clovis, CA -----Original Message----- From: Susan Rosine [mailto:S.JAMES.CLARK@prodigy.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:11 AM To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Aaron James I wonder if you are related to this family: http://www.jamesfamilyhistory.com/gen.html "Our first American ancestors, AARON JAMES and ELIZABETH FIELDHOUSE, were married on February 6, 1699 in England. Soon after the wedding, Aaron and Elizabeth sailed for Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. They owned a sizable parcel of land and became the parents of six children. There is interesting evidence in the Quaker records at Swarthmore College that Aaron may have first arrived in America before 1688. I found a document an Aaron James signed at a Friends meeting in the community that year. So far I have not found evidence there was a second Aaron James living in this corner of Chester County in an era when it was wilderness and sparsely populated 1. Thomas James (b. April 20, 1700) married Hannah Pyle 2. Mary James (b. May 15, 1702) married Amos Townsend & Amos Yarnall 3. Sarah James (b. July 1, 1704) married Joseph Gilbert 4. Aaron James (b. Nov. 9, 1706) married Hannah Elwall 5. Joseph James (b. January 29, 1709) married Hannah Hickman 6. Ann James (b. March 24, 1711)" Chester county is right next to Bucks--some of this family could've moved to Bucks county. Do you already have someone in your family participating in the DNA project for the surname James? I'm wondering if that could help you find earlier ancestors. http://www.jamesdna.net/ Susan --- Original Message --- From: HoochWatcher@aol.com To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Aaron James >I am looking for any information about (?) greatgrandfather Aaron James, >Born 1755 in Bucks county Pa. Served in the Revolutionary war. He migrated to >North or South Carolina and then moved to Tennessee, where he died. Would >like to know his parents names and if they came from Englad or Wales. > >Whatever the line, there seems to be an Aaron James in every other >generation. My Grandfather was also Aaron James and to my knowledge, he is the last >Aaron. > >Thanks > >Linda James Harris ______________________________ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/226 - Release Date: 1/10/2006 ==== JAMES Mailing List ==== Visit the JAMES Surname homepage! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/jameskin.htm Including: JAMESON, JAMIESON, JANESON, GUNNISON, GUNN, GEMISON,GAMES, HAMES,HUMES, IAMES

The Aaron James that Linda refers to is the supposed son of Thomas James from Pembrokeshire, Wales. There is no proof Thomas is the father but sketchy info that we have has Thomas dying in Bucks Co, PA in 1775. This Aaron James died in Dickson Co, TN after 1830 and was married to a Sarah unknown who supposedly was born abt 1755 in SC. Their 4 children were Enos (my line), Abel, Samuel, and Rebecca. There are notes that say that Thomas James had the following children: Aaron (of which we are speaking), Samuel, James James, Josiah/Joshua, and Isaac. And also that Thomas' father was a John James from Pembrokeshire, Wales who died in 1726 in Bucks Co, PA. No wife on Thomas or John. And no other info on John's parents. Carla Dickerson-Goodloe Clovis, CA -----Original Message----- From: Susan Rosine [mailto:S.JAMES.CLARK@prodigy.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:11 AM To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Aaron James I wonder if you are related to this family: http://www.jamesfamilyhistory.com/gen.html "Our first American ancestors, AARON JAMES and ELIZABETH FIELDHOUSE, were married on February 6, 1699 in England. Soon after the wedding, Aaron and Elizabeth sailed for Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. They owned a sizable parcel of land and became the parents of six children. There is interesting evidence in the Quaker records at Swarthmore College that Aaron may have first arrived in America before 1688. I found a document an Aaron James signed at a Friends meeting in the community that year. So far I have not found evidence there was a second Aaron James living in this corner of Chester County in an era when it was wilderness and sparsely populated 1. Thomas James (b. April 20, 1700) married Hannah Pyle 2. Mary James (b. May 15, 1702) married Amos Townsend & Amos Yarnall 3. Sarah James (b. July 1, 1704) married Joseph Gilbert 4. Aaron James (b. Nov. 9, 1706) married Hannah Elwall 5. Joseph James (b. January 29, 1709) married Hannah Hickman 6. Ann James (b. March 24, 1711)" Chester county is right next to Bucks--some of this family could've moved to Bucks county. Do you already have someone in your family participating in the DNA project for the surname James? I'm wondering if that could help you find earlier ancestors. http://www.jamesdna.net/ Susan --- Original Message --- From: HoochWatcher@aol.com To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Aaron James >I am looking for any information about (?) greatgrandfather Aaron James, >Born 1755 in Bucks county Pa. Served in the Revolutionary war. He migrated to >North or South Carolina and then moved to Tennessee, where he died. Would >like to know his parents names and if they came from Englad or Wales. > >Whatever the line, there seems to be an Aaron James in every other >generation. My Grandfather was also Aaron James and to my knowledge, he is the last >Aaron. > >Thanks > >Linda James Harris ______________________________ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/226 - Release Date: 1/10/2006

Hi I am seeking info re Frank Homer JAMES, born 6th December 1914, son of F W James and married in September 1939 to Doreen Valentine Ellis. FHJ was an RAF fighter pilot during WW11. My request is on behalf of their daughter, Paula James who has had no contact with her father since her parents divorced in 1948 when she was four years old. Paula has made several abortive attempts to trace her father and her last action was to place a notice in the British Legion Journal. I saw this about a month ago and being ex-RAF have been trying to help her since. We now have some info on his education and have also obtained a copy of his RAF Record of Service. From the latter we have confirmed that he emigrated to South Africa in the late 1940's/early 1950's. FHJ would now be 91 years old so there is little chance of making contact with him but Paula is desperately seeking information about his family, his early life, any personal details of his RAF service and his life in South Africa. Anything at all would be most welcome. Thank you John Crawshaw

I wonder if you are related to this family: http://www.jamesfamilyhistory.com/gen.html "Our first American ancestors, AARON JAMES and ELIZABETH FIELDHOUSE, were married on February 6, 1699 in England. Soon after the wedding, Aaron and Elizabeth sailed for Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. They owned a sizable parcel of land and became the parents of six children. There is interesting evidence in the Quaker records at Swarthmore College that Aaron may have first arrived in America before 1688. I found a document an Aaron James signed at a Friends meeting in the community that year. So far I have not found evidence there was a second Aaron James living in this corner of Chester County in an era when it was wilderness and sparsely populated 1. Thomas James (b. April 20, 1700) married Hannah Pyle 2. Mary James (b. May 15, 1702) married Amos Townsend & Amos Yarnall 3. Sarah James (b. July 1, 1704) married Joseph Gilbert 4. Aaron James (b. Nov. 9, 1706) married Hannah Elwall 5. Joseph James (b. January 29, 1709) married Hannah Hickman 6. Ann James (b. March 24, 1711)" Chester county is right next to Bucks--some of this family could've moved to Bucks county. Do you already have someone in your family participating in the DNA project for the surname James? I'm wondering if that could help you find earlier ancestors. http://www.jamesdna.net/ Susan --- Original Message --- From: HoochWatcher@aol.com To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Aaron James >I am looking for any information about (?) greatgrandfather Aaron James, >Born 1755 in Bucks county Pa. Served in the Revolutionary war. He migrated to >North or South Carolina and then moved to Tennessee, where he died. Would >like to know his parents names and if they came from Englad or Wales. > >Whatever the line, there seems to be an Aaron James in every other >generation. My Grandfather was also Aaron James and to my knowledge, he is the last >Aaron. > >Thanks > >Linda James Harris