James was born about 1813. He is the son of Thomas Heady and Susannah Cotton.
Named as heir in father’s Nelson Co. MO Aug. 26 1852 estate settlement. See also reference to settlement in unsourced account attached to father’s profile in Ancestry.
Kentucky Probate Records 1727 - 1990 - Nelson Will Records v. 7 - 1852 - 1854 db (images) in FamilySearch.
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