He married Sarah "Sallie" Harris of Hampton in 1793; they had at least four children. He was re-married to Lucy Baugh by The Rev. Leonidas Rosser on 7 April 1845.
James was a hero of the Richmond Theater fire of 26 December 1811, being badly burned while assisting other patrons to escape. Famously, he worked with Gilbert Hunt, a free black man, to lower people from upstairs windows to safety.
Of his wives, Sally is buried near him in the plot he owned; Lucy is buried a short distance away. His marker was placed in 2019 through the efforts of the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery".
He married Sarah "Sallie" Harris of Hampton in 1793; they had at least four children. He was re-married to Lucy Baugh by The Rev. Leonidas Rosser on 7 April 1845.
James was a hero of the Richmond Theater fire of 26 December 1811, being badly burned while assisting other patrons to escape. Famously, he worked with Gilbert Hunt, a free black man, to lower people from upstairs windows to safety.
Of his wives, Sally is buried near him in the plot he owned; Lucy is buried a short distance away. His marker was placed in 2019 through the efforts of the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery".
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