William JAMES^[1]

Abt 1695 - 1779  (~ 84 years)

• Name	William JAMES
  Born	Abt 1695	of Dunkirk, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E3EF7CAA103AD511B6E7B087051D9635E954
  Buried	24 Oct 1779	Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England   [2]
  Person ID	I4521	YoungFamily
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Patience,   d. 7 Feb 1745, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England
  Married	Abt 1721
  _UID	E4EF7CAA103AD511B6E7B087051D9635EA64
  Children	1. Joseph JAMES,   b. Abt 1723,   bur. 25 Dec 1802, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 79 years)   2. John JAMES,   b. Abt 1724,   bur. 28 Jun 1799, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England  (Age ~ 75 years)   3. William JAMES,   c. 2 Nov 1729, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England   4. George JAMES,   c. 21 Feb 1732, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England   5. Uriah ^ JAMES,   c. 14 Oct 1733, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England ,   bur. 5 Nov 1745, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England  (Age ~ 12 years)   6. Zachariah JAMES,   c. 13 Nov 1737, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England ,   bur. 12 Mar 1803, Harbledown, Kent, England  (Age ~ 65 years)   7. Sarah JAMES,   c. 6 Jan 1740, Hernhill, Kent, England   8. Mary JAMES,   c. Abt 1742   9. William JAMES,   c. 18 Mar 1744, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F1053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth BROTHERDEN
  _UID	F9EF7CAA103AD511B6E7B087051D9635FFB4
  Children	1. Moses JAMES,   c. 4 Jul 1746, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England   2. Elizabeth JAMES,   c. 29 May 1748, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England ,   bur. 12 Feb 1840, Hernehill, Kent, England  (Age ~ 91 years)   3. Daniel JAMES,   c. 23 Jul 1750, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England ,   bur. 7 Mar 1773, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England  (Age ~ 22 years)   4. Aaron ^ JAMES,   c. 11 Feb 1753, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England ,   bur. 15 Jul 1763, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England  (Age ~ 10 years)   5. Thomas JAMES,   c. 13 Jul 1755, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England   6. Mary JAMES,   c. 29 Oct 1758, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England   7. Samuel JAMES,   c. 8 Mar 1761, Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England   8. Hester JAMES,   c. 11 Sep 1763, Hernhill, Kent, England
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F1706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William James is a mystery. I have not found the marriage of William James and Patience despite having searched over 200 registers of parishes in East Kent. The first christening of a child to William and Patience, that I have found, occurs in 1729 with William, Jr.. William, Sr. was born about 1695 if the age of 84 years that had been included in his burial entry is remotely accurate. If one assumes, for the moment, that William, Sr. was born circa 1695 then his marriage to Patience would likely have taken place sometime between 1715 and 1729, when William, Jr. is christened at Boughton-under-Blean. There are two male James who are presumed to be children of William and Patience: Joseph, who married at Faversham during 1767 and John who married Sarah Harvey circa 1750. There is no hard evidence that exists that confirms either of these associations. However, in the case of Joseph, Sarah appears in Faversham to marry Edward Gregory about 18 months before Joseph marries Elizabeth Wraight. These are the only two James individuals in Faversham during that period. In the case of John James and Sarah Harvey, John names his second daughter Patient and his only son, William. Certainly the estimated range of years in which William, Sr. and Patience could have married leaves open the possibility of not only two unknown children but several others as well. William, Sr. spent the majority of his adult life living in Dunkirk, an extra-parochial ville in the middle of East Kent. Given the reputation of the inhabitants of Dunkirk I have to wonder why it is that I have not been able to find any hint of a christening for William. The description of Dunkirk that follows is a portion of the entry found in J. M. Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870: "It [Dunkirk] is an extra-parochial ville, which is also a chapelry (church built after 1838). The name Dunkirk was first given to it, about the middle of the last century [18th] by a body of squatters who took free or forcible possession of the land and who became notable for smuggling practices. Many of the persons implicated in the extraordinary outbreak of 1838, connected with Sir William Courtenay or Thoms, were inhabitants of Dunkirk." From the manorial records (LDS Film #1850144, 1850205-06) of the manor of Darby's Court in Stalisfield it was learned that one Thomas James was a tenant during 1740. The entry in the Court Baron included a statement indicating that the manor had been rented previously by Thomas James' father. Unfortunately, the name of that individual was not recorded. Prior to the James' family occupation of the property in Stalisfield, it had been rented by one William Crowhurst. At the time of the entry in 1740 the occupier of the property was one Thomas Epps. Also from the manorial records (LDS Film #1850205, specifically) comes the following entry: Robert Hinde and William James, 10 shillings due to the Lord of the manor for 1 messuage called "Belwin", the barns, stables, outhouses, buildings, pastures and marsh, containing approximately 80 acres at St. Thomas the Apostle in Harty. Late in the occupation of John Swift, now deceased, upon whose decease the same property came to and is now legally vested in Robert Hinde and William James. Relief due to the Lord 5 shillings a piece, which was paid, both being admitted tenants of the manor but fealty being respited inasmuch as they were both physically absent from the proceedings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last name First name(s) Year Of Birth Year Of Death Year Record set Location James William — — 1676 England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Minster, Kent, England View transcript. James William — — 1684 Kent Baptisms Milton Next Sittingbourne, Holy Trinity with St Paul, Kent, England View transcript. View image. James William — — 1696 England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Ashford, Kent, England View transcript. James William — — — — c 03 Dec 1699 England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Otterden, Kent, England View transcript. James William — Anne First name(s) William Last name James Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1701 Baptism date 18 May 1701 Residence Canterbury, Kent, England Place Canterbury County Kent Country England Father's first name(s) William Father's last name James Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth 1684 England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Milton-Next-Sittingbourne, Kent, England View transcript. Jeames William — — 1705 Kent Baptisms Elham, St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England View transcript. You previously viewed this image. Joames William — — 1708 Kent Baptisms Bapchild, St Lawrence, Kent, England ------------------------------------------------------------ First name(s) William Last name James Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1698 Baptism date 11 Dec 1698 Residence Bobbing, Kent, England Place Bobbing County Kent Country England Father's first name(s) Thomas Father's last name James Mother's first name(s) Ann =================================================================== Stone [but it doesn't say which Stone] First name(s) Wm Last name James Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1696 Baptism date 06 Apr 1696 Residence Kent, England Place Stone County Kent Country England Father's first name(s) James Father's last name James Mother's first name(s) Sarah Mother's last name James ================================================ Misc information James George Pinyon Harriett m 16 Oct 1847 both of full age, he bachelor, labourer of Harbledown, father William James, labourer, she spinster, no occupation, residing at Petham, father John Pinyon, labourer. Married in the Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England by me, J. H. Hughes Hallett, Officiating Minister. This marriage was solemnized between us, George James by his mark, Hariet [sic] Pinyon in the presence of us Henry Adams and Hannah Gillis, both signed by their marks

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Proceedings of the Court Baron, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1850144, 1850205-06, 1740. 1740: Thomas James tenant in Stalisfield, late father's, before William Crowhurst. Occupier Thomas Epps. Court Baron of Darby's Court [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England, LDS Film #1836199, 24 Oct 1779. 84 years from Dunkirk