Here are some notes of which I made for myself about the will of James JAMES in relation to the contents. Maybe some others have something to add? notes made from this will: 1. All spelling can be worked with soundex for variations of other surnames in this will. 2. This James JAMES had a wife named Elizabeth. 3. This James JAMES had a nephew named James JAMES. He must have been of majority age as he was given the job of paying the debts. 4. This James JAMES had a brother named John JAMES. 5. This James and his brother John hah a sister who was name Rachel who was married to a SHOELS. 6. This James JAMES had a friend or relative named Elizabeth ARON. (could be for IRON). 7. This James JAMES' brother John had a daughter named Catharina WILLIAMS. 8. This James JAMES had friends or neighbors or relatives who were named George GENTLE and Isaac HARRIS. 9. This James JAMES had lands which bounded with a person with or a plantation or (??something) named "Wosrealer land" 10. This James JAMES was familiar with and preferred to use "Pensyvania currency" which would indicate to me that perhaps he was not willing to have his possessions valued by resources in any form other than one that was guaranteed to produce the actual values thereof. Perhaps his lands were involved in leases or grants which originated in Pennsylvania. 11. The list of names of children and relations does not totally signify the entirety of James JAMES children. However, most old will do........keep open minded! ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred H Held To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 6:35 AM Subject: [JAMES-L] RE: James James will 1793/1798 It appears that these data in the LDS Ancestral File submitted by ELIZABETH B SEVISON might be your man. ========================== Family Group Record FamilySearchT Ancestral File v4.19 Husband's Name Thomas JAMES (AFN:JLMV-R9) Born: 29 Jan 1716 Place: Philadelphia, Pa Died: 1761 Father: Thomas JAMES (AFN:JLMV-PX) Mother: Sarah (AFN:JLMV-Q4) Wife's Name Mary THOMAS (AFN:JLMV-J3) Born: Abt. 1720 Place: <Philadelphia, Pa> Children: 1. John JAMES (AFN:JLMV-ML) Born: Abt. 1750 Place: , , North Carolina 2. Thomas JAMES (AFN:JLMV-NR) Born: Abt. 1752 Place: , , North Carolina 3. James JAMES (AFN:JLMV-LF) <<<<<<<<<<< Born: 1748 Place: , , , North Carolina Died: Oct 1796 Place: , Duplin, N.c. 4. David JAMES (AFN:JLMV-K8) Born: 1745 Place: <, , , North Carolina> =========================== At 07:00 AM 6/22/2006, you wrote: >From: "Gwen Boyer Bjorkman" <gwenbj@seanet.com> >To: JAMES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: James James will 1793/1798 > >Does anyone know who this is? Are they in the James DNA test? > >Will of James James, 1793, Rowan County NC > >WILL of JAMES, James >WRITTEN: January 24, 1793 >PROVED: 1798 > >The 24th day of January AD 1793 I James James of >the County of Rowan in the State of N. Carolina >Yeoman being of sound mind & memory thanks be to >God for the same do make & declare this my last >will & test: in manner following Principally & >first I recommend my soul unto the hands of God >who gave it & my body to the earth to be buried >in a decent & Christian manner at the discretion >of my executor herein named not doubting but >that I shall receive the same again at the >general resurrection & as Touching such worldly >estate as it has pleased God to bless Me. I give >& dispose of the same in the following manner & >form. Imprimis my will is & I do order that all >my just debts & funeral charges be paid & discharged. >Item I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth my well beloved wife all my personal & >moveable estate, to enjoy her heirs & assigns >forever, likewise I give & devise >unto Elizabeth my wife half the plantation I now >live on to have & enjoy during >her natural life. >Item I give & bequeath unto my nephew James >James son of my brother James the plantation I >now live on being half plantation after my >decease & the other half after the decease of my wife Elizabeth. >Item I give & bequeath unto my nephew James >James son of my brother John James, one hundred >acres of land part of hundred acres, late taken >out of the office, to be divided State line, my >nephew James James is to have the end being >Wosrealer land, to be held & enjoyed by my said >nephew James James his heirs & assigns forever. >Item I give & bequeath unto my niece Catharina >Williams daughter of my brother John James one >hundred acres of land being the other part of >two hundred acres, late taken out of the office, >to be held & enjoyed by the said niece Catharina >Williams her heirs & assigns forever. >Item I give & bequeath unto sister Rachel Shoels, children, the sum of twenty >shillings, Pensilvania currency to be paid in two years after my decease. >Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas >James children, the sum of twenty shillings, >current money of Pensilvania to be paid in two years after my decease. >Item I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth Aron >children the sum of twenty shillings >Pensilvania currency to be paid in two years after my decease. My loving wife >Elizabeth, & my nephew James James is to pay my >just debts & legacies; also I do appoint sole >executors of this my last will & test: hereby >revoking all every former wills by me made >confirming this to be my last will & test. >In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & >seal the day & year fixed above written in the presence of us. >George Gentle, Isaac Harris >James James seal >... >-----Original Message----- >From: JERRY RATHMANN [mailto:RATHMANN305@msn.com] >Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11:34 AM >To: Gwen Boyer Bjorkman >Subject: James James will 1793/1798 > >Gwen, > >I was cleaning out my documents and ran across >this. You may already have it but I could not be >sure. > >jer ==== JAMES Mailing List ==== Visit the JAMES Surname homepage! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/jameskin.htm