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Capt. Benjamin James[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1669 - Aft 1721  (~ 52 years)


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  • Name Benjamin James 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Birth BY Abt 1669  [9
    • Based on probable age at marriage. He was also the eldest son in the distribution of Erasmus' estate.
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 16 Dec 1721 
    Person ID I41854  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2020 

    Father Erasmus James, Jr.,   b. Abt 1635   d. Between 1715 and 4 Sep 1717, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Mary Rowland,   b. Abt 1650   d. Bef 1692 (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Marriage BY Abt 1669  [9, 10
    • Torrey has before 1673, I'm using the date I suspect here.
    Notes 
    • I'm not sure if this is Benjamin's mother. [11]
    Family ID F16333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deliverance Gale,   b. Abt 1672   d. Jun 1723, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years)  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12
    Marriage 24 Nov 1692  Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Notes 
    • TEG gives his parents as Benjamin & Sarah (Lindsey) James. That Benjamin married Sarah in 1690, so I don't think they are his parents. Erasmus' probate clears this up I believe. [13]
    Children 
     1. Sarah James,   b. Abt 1694, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1727, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years)
     2. Erasmus James,   b. Abt 1693/4, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Benjamin James,   b. Abt 1695, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Deliverance James,   b. Abt Mar 1698, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1699, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
    +5. Tabitha James,   b. Abt 1700, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Richard James,   b. Abt 1702/3, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Joanna James,   b. Abt 1704/5, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1795, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 90 years)
    +8. Capt. Ambrose James,   b. 21 Jun 1710, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1747, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    Family ID F16313  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Nov 1692 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • He may have been the son of a previous wife. Torrey shows 3 wives of Erasmus, the first one unnamed.

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 414, 00395.

    2.  2.  [S1108] TEG, 15:141, 00961.

    3.  3.  [S289] Vital Records of Marblehead, MA, Vol. 2, 552, 00594.

    4.  4.  [S289] Vital Records of Marblehead, MA, Vol. 2, 157, 00594.

    5.  5.  [S1353] Gale Family Records, 190, 00208.

    6.  6.  [S1108] TEG, 17:99, 00961.

    7.  7.  [S1441] New Englanders in Nova Scotia, 398, 01165.

    8.  8.  [S1217] Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Essex Cases 14000-15999; 14742:4, 01062.

    9.  9.  [S943] Duane Barton, 00168.

    10.  10.  [S1336] Torrey Online, 2:845, 00153.

    11.  11.  [S1336] Torrey Online, 00153.

    12.  12.  [S288] Vital Records of Marblehead, MA, Vol. 1, 293, 00593.

    13.  13.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 00395.