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BALFOUR, James

BALFOUR, James

Male - 1742   Has no ancestors but 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name BALFOUR, James  [1
    Gender Male 
    Land-Seller 30 Sep 1738  Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    with his wife, Rebecca, and James and Elizabeth BALFOUR, called Surinam Island in the James River, which they sold to William BYRD 
    • Role: Seller
      The island, approximately 40 acres, is located about 7 miles above the falls of the James River at Richmond, and is now called Williams Island. Rebecca BOBBY WINSTON and Elizabeth BOBBY BALFOUR were sisters.
    Land Oct 1742  Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    that he willed to his unborn child, 385 acres on Three Creeks, 
    Will 4 Oct 1742  Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • His Will was probated during the December Court, 1742, in Charles City County. He named his wife and his brother, William, executors of his estate.
    Death Between Oct and Dec 1742  Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I3747  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2020 

    Family BOBBY, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1723, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1743 (Age 20 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1734  [1, 2, 3
    Age at Marriage He : ?? - She : ~ 11 years
    Children 
       1. Female BALFOUR, Margaret   d. Yes, date unknown
    +  2. Male BALFOUR, Andrew,   b. Between 1734 and 1742   d. Bef 1778 (Age 43 years)
       3. BALFOUR, Unknown,   b. Aft 4 Oct 1742   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsLand-Seller - with his wife, Rebecca, and James and Elizabeth BALFOUR, called Surinam Island in the James River, which they sold to William BYRD - 30 Sep 1738 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he willed to his unborn child, 385 acres on Three Creeks, - Oct 1742 - Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 4 Oct 1742 - Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between Oct and Dec 1742 - Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 30 Mar 2015, p. 11.

    2. [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 218-219; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
      "The Will of James Balfour of Charles City County."
      Will - James Balfour
      Will - James Balfour


    3. [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 221-224; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
      "Estate of Andrew Balfour of Charles City County."
      Law Suite - Estate of Andrew Balfour
      Law Suite - Estate of Andrew Balfour



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