John M. JAMES & Mary 'Polly' POOR

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Rev. John M. JAMES
Mary "Polly" POOR

Husband: John M. JAMES
Birth: 1775, VA
Death: ca. 1827, Logan Co., KY
Occupation: clergy
Father: William JAMES
Mother: Mary HINES

Marriage:

Wife: Mary "Polly" POOR
Birth: 1790, Goochland Co., VA
Death: 1827
Father: Robert POOR
Mother: Elizabeth Woodson MIMMS

Children (data in braces are {year: age, birthplace} from the censuses):

— born in Goochland Co., VA:
1. Mary JAMES, b. 28 Sep 1809 {1850: 40, VA; 1860: 51, KY}

— born in Goochland Co., VA, or Logan Co., KY:
2. (Daughter A) JAMES, b. 1810-20
3. William JAMES, b. 11 Sep 1811
4. John R. JAMES, b. 15 Feb 1815
5. Elizabeth JAMES, b. 25 Nov 1816
6. Robert Sallee JAMES, b. 7 or 17 Jul 1818

— born in Logan Co., KY
7. Nancy Gardner JAMES, b. 13 Sep 1821
8. Thomas Martin JAMES, b. 8 Apr 1823 {1850: 27, KY; 1860: 37, KY}
9. Drury Woodson JAMES, b. 14 Nov 1826

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229): not found.

2. 1810 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #17 of 44; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810 VA Goochland Co. p. 427B/698 John James 00010-10100-05

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 = John (b. 1775)

1 female 9 or under 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1809)

1 female 16-25 1784-1794 = Mary (b. 1790)

5 slaves all ages in or bef. 1810 = ? ? ? ? ?

List was roughly alphabetized. Also in county: Edy JAMES and Mary JAMES. There were 13 John JAMESes in KY, but none in Logan County.

3. 1820 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #16 of 21; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 KY Logan Co. p. 42 Ln. 11 John James 310011-21010-0-400 3100-4310

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 white males 9 or under 1810-1820 = Robert (b. 1818)
= John (b. 1815)
= William (b. 1811)

1 white male 10-15 1804-1810 = ?

1 white male 26-44 1775-1794 = James (b. 1775)? or ?

1 white male 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = ? or James (b. 1775)?

2 white females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Elizabeth (b. 1816)
= Daughter A

1 white female 10-15 1804-1810 = Mary (b. 1809)

1 white female 26-44 1775-1794 = Mary (b. 1790)

4 people engaged in agriculture

3 male slaves 13 and under 1806-1820 = ? ? ?

1 male slave 14-25 1794-1806 = ?

4 female slaves 13 and under 1806-1820 = ? ? ? ?

3 female slaves 14-25 1794-1806 = ? ? ?

1 female slave 26-44 1775-1794 = ?

4. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, as expected.

5. Broderbund World Family Tree, Vol. 11, Pedigree #4556.

6. Numerous secondary sources, mostly on the web, so caveat emptor!

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