James Girt was born in Great Finborough, Suffolk, England.
James Girt was baptised on 24 March, 1737/38 at Saint Andrew's Church in Great Finborough, Suffolk[1]His parents were Jeremiah Girt (~1700 - ~1765) and Elizabeth Unknown (~1688 - ).
James married Mary Tillett (~1745 - ~1775) on October 10, 1758 by banns at St Mary the Virgin, Kettlebaston, Suffolk[2]. He signed the amrriage record with an X.
James was buried on January 22, 1817 at All Saints Church in Semer, Suffolk aged 85[4]
All Saints Church, Semer, Suffolk. Taken by Adrian S Pye (2008), via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
↑ Great Finborough Parish Registers (Suffolk, England), baptism, James Girt. Name: James Girt
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 24 Mar 1737
Baptism Place: Great Finborough, Sufflok, England
Father: Jeremiah Girt
Mother: Wife Girt
FHL Film Number: 989985.
↑ Kettlebaston Parish Registers (Suffolk, England), marriage, James Girt and Mary Tillett. Name: James Girt
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Oct 1758
Event Place: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): Suffolk, England
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Tillet
Spouse's Sex: Female. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJJ4-Q99
↑ Kettlebaston Parish Registers (Suffolk, England), marriage, James Girt and Martha Snell. FL597/4/3 (fiche 2), page 6 of register, number 23
First name(s) Martha
Last name Snell
Marriage year 1777
Marriage date 01 Jan 1777
Marriage place Kettlebaston
Spouse's first name(s) James
Spouse's last name Girt
Groom's marital status Widower
County Suffolk
Country England
Record set Suffolk Marriage Index
↑ Semer Parish Registers (Suffolk, England), burial, James Girt - transcription. Name: James Girt
Gender: Male
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1732
Burial Date: 22 Jan 1817
Burial Place: Cosford, Semer, Suffolk, England
FHL Film Number: 951459. Ancestry au Record 9840 #10091245
Thank you to Gerald Woollard for creating WikiTree profile Girt-20 through the import of woollard Family small Tree (1).ged on Feb 25, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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