James
Franklin
Law
Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of David Law
and Averilla (Willis) Law
Husband of
Mary Polly Ingram
— married
2 Apr 1830 in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia
Father of
Mary Ann Elizabeth (Law) Bedell and Sallie Alabama (Law) Parker
Died
at age 68
in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jun 2016
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Biography
In 1790, James was born in Pittsylvania, Virginia, the son of David F. and Averila R. (Willis) Law. He was raised in Virginia.
James would marry twice in his life according to his Family Search Profile. He married his first wife, an Unnamed woman, sometime around 1810 when he was about 20 years old. They would have three sons:
Augustine James Law (1811–1851)
David Franklin Law (1818–1894)
Ralph Shelton Law (1820–1862)
James' first wife must have died at some point before 1830, possibly as the result of childbirth complications.
On April 2, 1830, James married Mary Polly Ingram, in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, where they settled and had the following children of their own:
James Franklin Law Jr. (1831–1887)
Avarilla Octavia Dunn (Law) Russell (1832–1907)
Mary Ann Elizabeth (Law) Bedell (1834–after 1880)
Diatha Chester "Lavinia" (Law) Woodliff (1837–1919)
Sevier Clark Law (1843– )
Pauline Nelms (Law) Brewster (1845–1895)
Sarah Alabama (Law) Parker (1848–1932)
James was most likely a Virginia planter to support his family. He would live to be 59 years old, passing away in the spring of 1850. Mary would wed again to James' younger brother, David Shelton Law, have at least one more child, and live until 1880.
James and Mary's bodies are buried together in the Alta Vista Cemetery In Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.
Sources
- 1840 United States Federal Census - Disrict 505, Hall, Georgia; Page: 204
- Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 - Probate Records (Hall County, Georgia); General Index to Estate Or Probate Records, 1819-1937; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Hall County); Probate Place: Hall, Georgia
- Find a Grave Memorial for James Franklin Law [1]
See also:
- Family Search Profile on James Franklin Law [2]
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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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Lyle Law
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup E-L117, FTDNA kit #329592
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jette Campbell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jjettecampbell
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #987645
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Heather (Campbell) Willison :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Nancy Hampton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nparce
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, Ancestry member nparce, FTDNA kit #616974
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~0.78%
J.j. Campbell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Cheri MacLyman :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Cindy (Trogdon) Foltz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QD7012472 [compare], Ancestry member Cindy_Foltz48
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Robert Green
Robert Green
Law-6087 and Law-2331 appear to represent the same person because: I was working along and ran into these matching profiles for James Franklin Law. Not sure why 2331 didn't come up when 6087 was being created, but it didn't. These are clearly the same person. Please merge them. Thank you, Robert Green
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