James was born in 1793. His parents were Samuel Brisbine and Margaret English.
Marriage and Children
He was the second husband of Achsah Whitacre, the widow of Dr. Bracken, who he married in 1819. James and Achsah were the parents of six children:
Albert Gallatin, b.1822, married Sarah Sophia Sherbourne
Thornton. ,married Mary Unkefer
Sarah Ann, married Nelson A. McConnell
Phebe Elma, married Allen G. Simpkins
Nancy L., married John Williams
Mary Catharine, married William Williams
Death
He passed away in 1871.
Sources
Fell, Sarah Moore, “Genealogy of the Palmer Family in America, descended from John and Christian Palmer, who settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1683” Reproduced by Duopage Process, Micro Photo Division, Bell & Howell Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1902, Pg.86
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