James Rea Sr (1760 - 1848)

Born 1760 in At Sea

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1848 at about age 88 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

James was born at sea en-route to America in about 1760. His parents were of Scotch/Irish descent. James Rea appeared on multiple Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census records (1779, 1786, 1793, 1800) and also on the tax rolls. James married Catharine Foster some time before 1783 (before the birth of their children). James Sr and James Jr both appeared on the 1790 census in Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. James died 1/8/1848 in Pennsylvania and is buried with family members in the Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery in Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Research Notes

Other spellings of surname: Rhea, Ray.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49805433/james-rea: accessed 22 November 2023), memorial page for James Rea (1760–8 Jan 1848), Find A Grave: Memorial #49805433, citing Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery, Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Miabeth (contributor 47091766).

• Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863, Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.

• Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 328. Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

• Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-WPJ : accessed 22 January 2021), James Ray, Senr, Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 191, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 568,148.

• "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGT-LW1 : Thu Oct 05 02:37:05 UTC 2023), Entry for James Ray, 1830.

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Heads of Fams. at the first U.S. census. Pa. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (426p.): Vol 143, pg 77

• Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. pg 818

• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 329

• Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania., Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 328

• Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 329

• "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H5Z2-NKT2 : 9 July 2020), James Rea in entry for Elizabeth Rea, 1852.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKZX-TBF : 8 March 2018), James Ray in entry for James Ray, 25 Aug 1861; citing v 2 p 108, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,003,690.