Born: about in 1700, in Inishowen Penninsula, County Donegal, Ireland [1]
Died: either before 1763 in Staunton or between 1782 and 1793, in Augusta County, Virginia
Married: Ann Chiles in Augusta Co., VA
Children of James + Ann...
Immigration... In 1730 James immigrated to Philadelphia with his wife Ann, their three sons: Joseph, William, James III, and his father, James George, and brothers William and John.
Once in the New World, James and Ann had more children: John, Isaac, and Benjamin. The family settled near Staunton in Augusta Co., Virginia
Military... Major in the French and Indian War
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