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Richard James II

Birth
Beaminster, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Death
18 Apr 1685 (aged 35–36)
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Lothian, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Richard James II was born Apr, 1649 in Beaminster, Canterbury Prov, Dorset, England. He was the son of Richard James (1616-1670) and Maria Parsons James (1617-1669).

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 about Richard James: Name: Richard James - Gender: Male - Christening Date: 15 Apr 1649 - Christening Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England - Father's Name: Richard James.

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Richard James: Name: Richard James - Year: 1663 - Place: Maryland - Source Publication Code: 8510 - Primary Immigrant: James, Richard - Annotation: Index from manuscript by Arthur Trader, Chief Clerk in the Maryland Land Commission, 1917. And see nos. 4507-4511, Land Notes. - Source Bibliography: SKORDAS, GUST, editor. The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to Names of Immigrants, Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. 525p. Repr. 1986. - Page: 254.

Richard married Ellinor Orme (1649-1707). Mary was the daughter of John Orme and unknown mother. Richard II and Ellinor Orme James were the parents of the following known children, all born in Anne Arundel County, MD: Sarah James (1670-1710), Mary James (1680-1747), Martha James (1681-), Rachel James (1683-) and Deborah James (1684-).

Richard James II died on 18 Apr 1685 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. He was 36 years old.

The inventory of Richard James' estate dated 18 April 1685 with appraisers: William Sinick & Charles Bevan. This is the beginning part of Richard II's will: "In Nomine Dei the Twelvth day of Janry An Dom 1684/5 I Richard James of Annarundall County in ye province of Maryland Plant. being sick and weak in body,but of perfect mind & memory (praise be to ye Almighty God do make this my last Will & Testament in manner and forme following-Simple I give and bequeath unto Elenor my beloved wife all the plantation I dwell on being Land for one hundred acres be it more or less during her natural life and after my said wifes decease it is my mind & will that my eldest daughter Mary, and to her heirs Execs and assigns for ever but if it shall my said eldest daughter Mary shall depart this natural life before she shall attaine to ye age of sixteene years or dye without heirs lawfully begotten of her body, that then it is my will and mind yt my said land and houses shall redowne unto my second daughter Sarah and her heirs for ever".

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~leeg/tracey/james.htm

Richard James II was born Apr, 1649 in Beaminster, Canterbury Prov, Dorset, England. He was the son of Richard James (1616-1670) and Maria Parsons James (1617-1669).

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 about Richard James: Name: Richard James - Gender: Male - Christening Date: 15 Apr 1649 - Christening Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England - Father's Name: Richard James.

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Richard James: Name: Richard James - Year: 1663 - Place: Maryland - Source Publication Code: 8510 - Primary Immigrant: James, Richard - Annotation: Index from manuscript by Arthur Trader, Chief Clerk in the Maryland Land Commission, 1917. And see nos. 4507-4511, Land Notes. - Source Bibliography: SKORDAS, GUST, editor. The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to Names of Immigrants, Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. 525p. Repr. 1986. - Page: 254.

Richard married Ellinor Orme (1649-1707). Mary was the daughter of John Orme and unknown mother. Richard II and Ellinor Orme James were the parents of the following known children, all born in Anne Arundel County, MD: Sarah James (1670-1710), Mary James (1680-1747), Martha James (1681-), Rachel James (1683-) and Deborah James (1684-).

Richard James II died on 18 Apr 1685 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. He was 36 years old.

The inventory of Richard James' estate dated 18 April 1685 with appraisers: William Sinick & Charles Bevan. This is the beginning part of Richard II's will: "In Nomine Dei the Twelvth day of Janry An Dom 1684/5 I Richard James of Annarundall County in ye province of Maryland Plant. being sick and weak in body,but of perfect mind & memory (praise be to ye Almighty God do make this my last Will & Testament in manner and forme following-Simple I give and bequeath unto Elenor my beloved wife all the plantation I dwell on being Land for one hundred acres be it more or less during her natural life and after my said wifes decease it is my mind & will that my eldest daughter Mary, and to her heirs Execs and assigns for ever but if it shall my said eldest daughter Mary shall depart this natural life before she shall attaine to ye age of sixteene years or dye without heirs lawfully begotten of her body, that then it is my will and mind yt my said land and houses shall redowne unto my second daughter Sarah and her heirs for ever".

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~leeg/tracey/james.htm



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105833886/richard-james: accessed ), memorial page for Richard James II (Apr 1649–18 Apr 1685), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105833886, citing Saint James Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lothian, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Stella (contributor 47848948).