James Alcorn (abt. 1736 - 1781)

Born about 1736 in Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1781 at about age 45 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Biography

James, a son of William Alcorn and (unknown mother)

Private James Alcorn served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.

James Alcorn is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000998.

A soldier in captain William Preston's company of rangers raised under act of assembly of 1759.

Husband of Margaret Jane Mills

Sources

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS7-GPX6 : 19 April 2019), James Alcorn in entry for Margaret Mills, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing United Kingdom, 9 Nov 1893, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
• John Alcorn 83a deed to Phillip Humble 12Mar1802 WytheCoVA DB3 231-233

• "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000", First Marriage Date 1775, Death Date 1781, Death Place Guilford Court House, Spouse Jane Mills, Child James Lusk Alcorn; Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 162 : 1920

• Deed dated 12 Mar 1802 from John ALCORN of Wilson Co., TN to Phillip HUMBLE of Hawkins Co., TN. 83 acres lying in Wythe Co., VA on Lucus (now Miller) Creek, a branch of Reed Creek. (Deed Book 3:231-233). (The deed was Plotted 08 Jul 2002 by Robert E. FORD). RobertFord14 originally shared this on 26 Oct 2014 on ancestry.com
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• "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly", https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6131/images/VGS_1993_01_01_0187?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=520651963
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• "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000", Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR Volume 162 : 1920;https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61157/images/46155_b290464-00216?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=3752457

• "Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current", https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70728250/james-alcorn