James Finley (abt. 1745 - 1830)

Born about 8 May 1745 in Tinkling Springs, Augusta County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Henderson) Finley — married 1775 in Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1830 at about age 85 in Tyes Ferry, Whitley, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

He is the son of James Finley and Agnes Reid. ^[1]

James was born on 8 May 1745 in Tinkling Springs, Augusta County, VA, American Colonies. He was the son of James Finley Jr.^[2][3][4]

James served in the military on 5 August 1777 in Virginia, USA.^[5]

In 1820 James (age about 74) was living in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.^[6]

In 1830 James (age about 84) was living in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.^[7]

James Finley: 14 December 1830 in Rockholds, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

James died at the age of 85 on 14 December 1830 in Tyes Ferry, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

James was buried after 14 December 1830 in Rockholds, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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• James & Keziah Martin Finley Headstone 1 (jpg file): Media
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Research Notes

Issues to be checked

• Find A Grave source was linked to an incorrect James Finley and has been deleted. Sources will be replaced pending further research.

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• A burial fact had no date. Changed its date to be after the death date.
• There is no source with source id 'S1583600910'. GEDCOMPare typically does this when there is a source which is a record for a different person (such as the spouse). The ref is still added but is missing the source repository data.
• There is no source with source id 'S1580973123'. GEDCOMPare typically does this when there is a source which is a record for a different person (such as the spouse). The ref is still added but is missing the source repository data.
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Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Sir William Arbuthnot, Monday, December 30, 2013.
2. ↑ Birth: Missing source ID S1583600910. Citing: Source number: 1247.021; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Ancestry Record 7836 #409178 (accessed 7 June 2021)
3. ↑ Birth: Missing source ID S1580973123. Citing: Ancestry Record 5769 #1529559 (accessed 7 June 2021)
4. ↑ Birth: Missing source ID S1583600910. Citing: Source number: 8145.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2 Ancestry Record 7836 #409177 (accessed 7 June 2021)
5. ↑ Military: Missing source ID S1584823822. Citing: Ancestry Record 4282 #1799963 (accessed 7 June 2021)
6. ↑ Residence: Missing source ID S1580855502. Citing: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Page: 116; NARA Roll: M33_28; Image: 131 Ancestry Record 7734 #1402936 (accessed 7 June 2021)
7. ↑ Residence: Missing source ID S1580855508. Citing: 1830; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 42; Page: 270; Family History Library Film: 0007821 Ancestry Record 8058 #1106338 (accessed 7 June 2021)

See also:

• James Finley, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A040828 (accessed 11 November 2021). NOTE: This DAR record may be for a different James. It has James born 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia, a member of the Montgomery County [VA] Militia, married to Mary Henderson, & son James married to Unis Bonham. It has his death as after 15 October 1800 in Wythe County, Virginia (which was formed from Montgomery County).
• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-RegisterVARev&h=338493&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 48423 #338493

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sir William Arbuthnot for creating Finley-729 on 30 Dec 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Sir William and others.