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Children of David James (1773-1848) of Radnor Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Boehm (1783-1820):

1.   Jacob Boehm James:  born November 4, 1805; married March 24, 1844 in Mercer, New Jersey to Emily Combs (1817–1863); died December 30, 1881 (aged 76) in Asbury Park, Monmouth, New Jersey; buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey; known children include:  Mary C. James.

2.   Mary James:  born February 29, 1808.

3.   Henry Boehm James:  born May 7, 1810; married 1834 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey to Mary D. Yard (1810–1883); died March 17, 1888 (aged 77) in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; buried at Mercer Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey; known children include:  Joseph H. James, James H. James, Mary P. James, Anna E. James, Charles M. James and Wilson James.

4.   Isaac David James:  born November 10, 1812 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; married April 15, 1845 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey to Margaretta P. James (1823-?); died May 10, 1886 (aged 73) in Trenton, New Jersey; buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey; known children include:  Mary E. James, Emma James and Lavina B. James.

5.   Elizabeth James:  born February 12, 1815 in Pennsyvlania; died March 19, 1895 (aged 80); buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey.

6.   Julian “Julia Ann” Barbara James:  born June 10, 1817; married circa 1836 to John W. Nelson (1821-1894); died December 11, 1877 (aged 60) in Camden, New Jersey; buried at Mercer Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey; known children include:  William H. Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson and Alfred Nelson.
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Notes:

David James (1773-1848) was the son of Griffith James (-1812) and Mary Gyger (-1825) of Radnor Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Sources:

"Memorial of Thomas Potts, Junior, Who Settled in Pennsylvania: With an Historic-Genealogical Account of His Descendants to the Eighth Generation" by Isabella Batchelder James, Publication date 1874. Published by Cambridge Press.

URL Address:  https://archive.org/details/memorialofthomas00injame/page/n5

Bible of David James on microfilm with LDS Family History Library, Pages 678-680.

Autobiography of Reverend Isaac James, M.D. (1869) Transcribed by Reverend Joseph F. Di Paolo, February 2006.

Records of the James Family Archives.

Updated: January 9, 2021