David JAMES 1
- Born: Abt 1760-1761, Llanddewibrefi, Montgomeryshire, Wales 2
- Marriage: Mary UNKNOWN before 1790
- Died: After 1851, of Llanfair Clydogau, Cardiganshire, Wales 2
 General Notes:
There is a David James who enlisted in the War of 1812 on Mar 3, 1814, discharged Aug 15, 1815. He attained the rank of Captain in the army under Capt. William Wilson's Co. He is possibly this David James or a son of this David and brother to our Eleanor James. He died Oct. 7, 1857 and is buried at Oldside Baptist, Pleasant Twp., Perry Co., Ohio. (CL-99) Eleanor's sister, Elizabeth, is thought to be in this family. She is listed as the daughter of a David and Mary James from L., Cardiganshire, WALES and born 5 years after Eleanor. (CL-202) There is a Mathias James who died in 1818 in Green Twp., Gallia Co., Oh and had a John James for his administrator. There is also a Henry and John James who both purchased congressional lands in Gallia Co. in 1839 who could be brothers to our Eleanor. (CL-449, 450)
As to the parentage of David James, I've found three possible leads so far. The first two are records from the I.G.I. files from the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The best records are as follows: David James, son of Morgan James, christened 20th Jan. 1753 in Pembroke Co., Llanddewi, Velfrey. (CL-182,191a); or son of Rowland James and Hannah, chr. June 23, 1753 in Carmarthen, Llandilo, Fawr. (CL-191a) The third possibility is from Russ James who had an ancestor named David James b. on April 25, 1764 in Pembrokeshire, Wales who died on May 3, 1843 in Henry Co., Tennessee. (CL-321) Back in Wales, an 1851 census that probably applies to this David James. He was born in 1761 in the same place that another source source said he was born, Llanddewibrefi, Montgomeryshire, Wales. His wife's name was Margaret born 1796 in Llanddewibrefi, Montgomeryshire, Wales. In 1851, they lived in Llanddewibrefi, Montgomeryshire, Wales. He was an agricultural laborer. Though his wife's name does not match, he is the only David James born in the town of his birth in the right time period. It likely means that he had a second wife named Margaret.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation, 1851, Agricultural Laborer. 2
David married Mary UNKNOWN before 1790.
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