James Westmoreland (abt. 1635 - abt. 1690)

Born about 1635 in Milburn, Westmorland, England

Descendants

Died about 1690 at about age 55 in Colony of Virginia

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Biography

James Westmorland, supposed son of Thomas (Neville) Westmorland, is an ancestor of the Westmorland family in America who was probably created in an attemp to link the family to the heirs of the 1st creation of the Earl of Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland who was attainted by Parliament in 1571 and his title was forfeit.

Disputed existence

James, like his supposed father Thomas, is pretty ubiquitous in other internet genealogy sites and does not seem like a modern internet fantasy. His father was not the son of Edmund Neville and Jane Smythe, and is most likely a fictional person.

One recent source is Westmoreland né Neville by Olin V. Mapes, which appears to have been sourced by the many myths of the early Westmorland family histories in America. Lucia Foster’s Westmoreland Ancestry 1980 Update actually tries to prove that the Westmorlands were not Nevilles, apparently without success as the legend persists.

Legend

Like his father, James is most likely a fictional person, what follows is the common legend

First recorded Westmoreland to arrive in North America Generation No. 6 James Westmoreland (Thomas Neville5, Edmund4, Richard3 Neville, William2, Richard1)

Birth: 1635 Milburn, Westmoreland Co, England

Death: 1690 Virginia, USA (age 54)

Parents:

Thomas Neville Westmoreland 1601-1665

Mary (?) Westmoreland b.1600's

August 30, 1652, departed England and landed in Boston, Massachusetts and proceeded south to Virginia.

Spouse and Child:

Unknown (Unknown) Westmoreland Born: ABT 1637 , Milburn, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom, married in Virginia.

John Westmoreland, born 1654 in King William Co, Virginia, USA.

Sources

• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/i/l/Kathleen-Dillehay/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0982.html
• http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~omeda/NEVILLE_FAMILY.html
• http://records.ancestry.com/james_westmoreland_records.ashx?pid=36282633

• WikiTree profile Westmoreland-156 created through the import of armstrong j.ged on Nov 24, 2012 by Jeff Armstrong. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeff and others.