James Bedford Sr. (abt. 1760 - 1803)

Born about 1760 in Cumberland, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Maynard) Bedford — married 17 Nov 1786 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1803 at about age 43 in Granville, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Notes to Researchers

• James birth date is unknown, but is estimated at about 1760

Proof of Parentage

• Benjamin Bedford's 1772 Cumberland County, Virginia will named a son James. But was that James Bedford the same one who married Frances Maynard in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 1786 and appeared in the 1790 Federal census for Granville County, North Carolina? We believe so for the following reasons:
• The James Bedford enumerated in the 1790 Federal census for Granville County, North Carolina was listed next to Chesley Daniel, who is believed to have been his maternal uncle, brother of Susanna (Daniel) Bedford.
• On 13 March 1792, Chesley Daniel, John Daniel, Agnes W. Daniel, Jane Daniel, E. Bouldin and Stephen May witness and indenture between "James Bedford eldest son and heir at law of Benjamin Bedford Dec’d and Stephen Bedford youngest son and devisee of the said Benjamin Bedford”. Stephen agreed to pay brother James 225 pounds to convey "all his right title and interest" in the property left to Stephen by their father Benjamin Bedford's 1772 will. This was necessary because of a court ruling that Stephen had inherited only a life estate in the property, because his brother James was Benjamin Bedford’s heir at law (Benjamin's eldest son). Therefore, on Stephen's death, the property would revert to James, or his heirs. This made the property unmarketable to Stephen without the conveyance of Jame's interest. The fact that James Bedford's uncle and neighbor, Chesley Daniel (as well as other Daniels), witnessed the will proves that James Bedford of Granville County, North Carolina was the son of Benjamin Bedford of Cumberland County, Virginia.
• Note: In 1786 to 1790, Mecklenburg County Virginia was located directly south of Cumberland County and separated from it by two other counties. Granville County, North Carolina bordered Mecklenburg County, Virginia on the south.

Sources

The Marriage License Bonds of Mecklenburg County, Virginia from 1765 to 1810. Listed and Indexed by Stratton Nottingham. (Note: "Bedford, James & Frances Maynard, 17 Nov. 1786, William Maynard, sec." https://books.google.com/books?id=cjf9TWv1yC8C&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=are+James+Bedford+and+Frances+Maynard&source=bl&ots=2R_Ia75zPm&sig=ACfU3U3BbEhiew-oLwt57GNMFjJ45MHWwA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1zKDk_uHkAhXMUt8KHSmnDhgQ6AEwAHoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=are%20James%20Bedford%20and%20Frances%20Maynard&f=false

• "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG12-473Q : 8 December 2021), James Bedford and Frances Maynard, 14 Nov 1786; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia. Note: Appended to this source is a microfilmed copy of the orgininal marriage bond which showed the signatures of James Bedford and William Maynard, both of Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
• 1790 United States census for Granville County, North Carolina. James Bedford household.
• THE BEDFORD FAMILY OF VIRGINIA And Descendants Thereof. By Billy Ray Bedford and Luetta Bedford Kirker. 1994, Tennessee Valley Pub.

Note: I have downloaded relevant pages 3-21 (except a few irrelevant pages) and 591 (first page of his references). The pages contained information on Benjamin, his parents (Stephen Bedford and Elizabeth Flippen) and grandparents and other kin. It contains Benjamin’s will, his grandfather’s and others.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Bedford-214 was created through the import of Newsom.ged on Nov 6, 2012 by Hans Nielsen. No genealogically valid sources were cited on the profile. A duplicate profile, Bedford-1322, was later created and abandoned. G. Pinson adopted Bedford-1322 on 9/8/2023, improved and added sources and petitioned for the merge of Bedford-1322 into Bedford-214. The merge was completed by Glen Paschal on 9/9/2023. Following the 9/9/2023 merge, all contributions to this profile can be reviewed by pressing the green "changes" button at the top of the profile.

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