Vachell Ijams (1759 - 1833)

Born 10 Jan 1759 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Lyla Gaither — married 1782 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Martha Ann (Cunningham) Ijams — married 19 Sep 1791 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1833 at age 74 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Vachel Ijams served with Flying Camp, Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.

Vachel Ijams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A059897.

Vachel married Martha Ann Cunningham on 19 September 1791 in North Carolina.^[2]

In the 1810 census Vachell was in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.^[3]

Vachell was in a land record on 9 April 1832 in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States.^[4]

He passed away in 1833. Burial was in the Simmons Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Alabama.^[5] His grave marker states: "PVT 4th REGT Maryland volunteers Revolutionary War."^[6]

Vachel was in a Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application on 16 March 1945 in Lauderdale, Alabama.^[7][8][9]

• Birth 10 Jan 1759 Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
• Marriage (1) Lilah Gaither 1782 in Rowan, NC ^[10]
• Marriage (2) Martha Cunningham 19 Sept. 1791 ^[11]
• Death 20 Feb 1833 Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Marriage records of Oliver hendren and Arania Ijams was found in "Vitals-Geo Cities" Marriage Records, North Carolina, Rowan County, 1700-1905. Her name was spelled several different ways in other records, however Arania should be the correct one. Her will was dated August 13, 1803 and probated November, 1803.

Veteran's Name: Vachell Ijams Pensioner's Name: State: Maryland Veteran's Military Service Branch: Md. N.C. Pension Number: S 32337 Additional Name: Dorsey, J Mc Kinley, J T Sprague, Joseph Ijams, Vachel Ijams GS Film number: 971389 Affiliate Publication Number: M804 Digital Folder Number: 004159828 Image Number: 00758 Affiliate Identifier: 24192606 ^[12]

Children listed in Findagrave.com &/or DAR Record

1. Elizabeth Ijams m. George Herndon
2. Burgess Ijams (1801 - 1881) m. CATHERINE WOODWARD
3. Joseph Ijams (1801 - 1880) m. Elizabeth Baxter
4. DELILAH Ijams m. DAVID C. MCCLAMROCH

Sources

1. ↑ Family History Or Pedigree: "Geneanet Community Trees Index"
   Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet
   Ancestry Record 62476 #4748505412 (accessed 18 January 2023)
   Name: Vachel Ijams; Gender: M (Male); Birth Date: 10 janv. 1759 (10 Jan 1759); Birth Place: Ann Arundel, St Annes Parish, Maryland, USA; Death Date: 20 févr. 1833 (20 Feb 1833); Death Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA; Father: John Iiams; Mother: Ariana Worthington; Spouse: Lilah Gather Martha Ann Cunningham; Child: Burgess Ijams Elizabeth Ijams Joseph Ijams; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/mtedwar?n=ijams&oc=&p=vachel.
2. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004"
   Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8909 #1604090 (accessed 18 January 2023)
   Vachel Ijams marriage to Martha Cunningham on 19 Sep 1791 in North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 288; Image: Ncm252_43-0118; FHL Roll: 0337916
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #778488 (accessed 18 January 2023)
   Vachell Ijams in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
4. ↑ 1832 Legal Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
   Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
   Ancestry Record 1246 #3400786 (accessed 18 January 2023)
   Name: Vachell Ijams; Issue Date: 9 Apr 1832; Place: Lauderdale, Alabama, USA; Meridian: Huntsville; Township: 002s; Range: 012W; Aliquots: SE¼; Section: 11; Accession Number: CV-0132-421; Document Number: 749; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=0132-421&docClass=CV&sid=qsjbav0i.rty.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18988877/vachell-ijams: accessed 18 January 2023), memorial page for Vachell Ijams (10 Jan 1759–20 Feb 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #18988877, citing Simmons Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Gini Webb (contributor 47120971).
6. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970"
   National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #450984 (accessed 18 January 2023)
   Name: Vachell Ijams; Birth Date: 10 Jan 1759; Death Date: 20 Feb 1833; Cemetery: Herndon Cemetery; Cemetery Location: Florence, Alabama, USA.
7. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
   Volume: 321
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #623802 (accessed 18 January 2023)
   Name: Vachel Ijams; Birth Date: 1759; Death Date: 20 Feb 1833; Death Place: Lauderdale, Alabama; SAR Membership: 64017; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 16 Mar 1945; Spouse: Mary Cuningham; Children: Delilah Ijams.
8. ↑ Maryland Revolutionary records
9. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900"
   Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1995 #30784 (accessed 18 January 2023)
   Name: Vachell Ijams; Application State: Alabama; Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File; Archive Publication Number: M804; Archive Roll Number: 1389; Total Pages in Packet: 46.
10. ↑ Vachel Ijams in the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/28376170?h=8e8719 Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
11. ↑ Martha Cunningham in the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/28376146?h=66875d Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
12. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9YN-WNR : 11 December 2014), Vachel Ijams, pension number S 32337, service Md. N.C.; from "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," database and images, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d); citing NARA microfilm publication M804 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1974); FHL microfilm 971,389.

• 1782 Data Source: North Carolina State Archives. Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
• 19 Sep 1791 Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A059897
• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18988877
• Source: S-245782136 Repository: #R-847036969 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=71861408&pid=565

Acknowledgements

• Ijams-116 was created by Conan Peisen through the import of Peisen Family Tree_9.26.14.ged on Sep 26, 2014.