James Frame (abt. 1729 - 1794)

Born about 23 Nov 1729 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Husband of Susan (Donnard) Frame — married about 1752 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 22 May 1794 at about age 64 in Merrittstown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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James Frame migrated from Scotland to Pennsylvania, United States.

Biography

James was born in 1729. ^[1]

His parents are conjectural.

Emma Eliza Laughlin's notes (1930s) on the Robes and Frames says that "Irish Jimmie's" father died of ship fever while on a visit and is buried in Pennsylvania. The father apparently had three brothers (? or were these uncles on Jimmy's mother's side?) who came with "Irish Jimmie" when they emigrated around 1750. One uncle settled in New York State, one in Pennsylvania, one in New Jersey.

Other stories about James's origins and parents.

There is very little information on William Frame and Isabel Crawford. They were probably born in Ireland and married there. William died in 1755 and Isabel in 1760, places unknown. It is not known whether they immigrated to America. They had six children:

• 1. John, born 1721.
• 2. Unknown child, born 1723.
• 3. Janet, born 1728.
• 4. James, born 1729 in County Armagh, Ireland, died May 22, 1794 in Fayette

County, PA; married about 1752 to Susannah Downard. 7 children. (See below)

• 5. William, born 1734.
• 6. David, date of birth unknown. ^[2]

"Irish Jimmie" resided 1790 Census, Luzerne Township, Fayette, PA: page 40: 5 males 0 2 ^[3]

Buried in Dunlap's Creek Presbyterian Church, Merrittstown, Fayette, Pennsylvania. In Feb 1785, he was granted 384 acres in Fayette co., PA, where he spent the rest of his life. He died without distributing the land among his heirs, and on 29 Dec 1795, six of his children sold their shares to the seventh (James Jr.) and the relevant deed provides contemporary proof of the parentage of his children.^[4]

Research Notes

Sarchet's History of Guernsey County, Ohio ^[5]mentions the ancestor of the Frame family as being a certain George Frame, a victim of religious persecution in Ireland. It is said that all members of his family were killed except himself and two children. An account written in the handwriting of Roland St. Clair Frame (1844-1934) of Guernsey county, OH gives a similar story, adding that the maiden name of George Frame's wife was Thompson.

QUOTE FROM Stewart Baldwin descendancy: James Frame came to America about 1750. He married Susannah Downard, who was said to have been born in England. They moved from Chester co., PA to Fayette, co., PA where the names of James and Susanna Fraim appear in the session book of the Presbyterian Church at Dunlap's Creek.^[6]

Guernsey county tradition^[7] is fairly consistent. One version states that three brothers and a nephew came across the Atlantic from county Armagh, Ireland, settling in the vicinity of Philadelphia. The nephew was our James Frame. The reunion book kept by John Shannon Frame, a great grandson of James Frame the immigrant has a few differences; The place of origin is Scotland, date of arrival 1750, with James Frame being 21. Two uncles are in Philadelphia and one in New York State. It also adds that James Frame's father died while on a visit to America and was buried in PA, and that his brother and sister also later came to Philadelphia, the sister marrying a Buchannon. [End of Stewart Baldwin quote.]

DNA Results

Y-DNA results at Family Tree DNA Frame DNA Project ^[8]

Kit numbers of descendants of "Irish Jimmy" Frame:

159465 Tested @ I-M253

150485 Tested @ I-Y41113

145324 Tested @ I-Y41113

231831 Tested @ I-M253

Frame-345 was created by David Frain through the import of DeAnna Jensen Family Tree.ged on Feb 23, 2015.

Name

Name: James /Frame/^[9]

Name: James /Frain/

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using James /Frame/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1729

Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland^[10]

Birth:

Date: 1729

Place: , Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1729

Death

Death:

Date: 22 May 1794

Place: Merrittstown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Marriage

Husband: James Frame

Wife: Susan Donnard

Child: David Frain

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Frain

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Frain

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Nancy Frain

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Susannah Frain

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: James York Frain

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Frain

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1752

Place: Bel, Chester, PA, USA

Marriage:

Place: of PA^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Lynn Wright, Jun 17, 2013
2. ↑ Stanley W. Cowan post to PA-OldChester-L Archives Re: Ruth Ann Frame 1818-1900 posted 3 Jan 2003
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKJ-RKK : accessed 14 August 2018), James Frame, Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 40, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 568,148.
4. ↑ Deed Book B, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, pp 937-938, dated 14 Jan 1796 by Abraham Stewart, J.P. Land patent of 25 Feb 1785 on p.49 of Patent book 6: "a parcel" in all 3 townships (Luzerne, German, Menallen) which adjoins John Patterson, Robt Baird, John Ewing
5. ↑ Sarchet's History of Guernsey county, Ohio, pp. 793-4
6. ↑ Session Book Dunlap Cr Presbyt Church found reportedly e.g. in Seminary Library, Pittsburgh PA
7. ↑ Portrait and Biographical Record of Guernsey County, Ohio", 1895, C.C. Owen & Co., pp. 348-9
8. ↑ https://www.familytreedna.com/public/FRAMEDNAProject?iframe=ycolorized
9. ↑ Source: #S-620910470 Page: Source number: 6774.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 APID: 1,7836::430906
10. ↑ Source: #S-620910470 Page: Source number: 6774.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 APID: 1,7836::430906
11. ↑ Source: #S-620910470 Page: Source number: 6774.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 APID: 1,7836::430906
12. ↑ Source: #S-620910470 Page: Source number: 6774.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 APID: 1,7836::351879

Frame Reunion book, 18 August 1904 kept by John Shannon Frame

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Lynn Wright for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Lynn and others.

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