James Ransom, Sr

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James Ransom, Sr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Death: before August 1782
Warren County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Ransome, Sr. and Frances Powell
Husband of Priscilla Ransom
Father of Seymour Ransom; Elizabeth (Betsy) Jones Plummer; William Ransom; Thomas Ransom, Jr; Francis Hicks Ransom and 3 others
Brother of Robert Hicks Ransom; Elizabeth Ransom and Nancy Jane Murphy

Occupation: Was a Revolutionary War Soldier
DAR: Ancestor #: A094508
Managed by: Merrell Peavy
Last Updated:

About James Ransom, Sr

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA. DAR Ancestor # A094508



1767, Mason. Member of Buffalo-Blandford Lodge, Bute County, NC

!n 1776 James Ransome, Sr. was named an Esquire for the County of Bute (NC) along with his relatives - James Ransome, Jr., Benjamin Ward, Young McLemore and Green Hill. Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Vol. 23, p. 993

Bute County, NC, Feb. 15, 1770 - James Ransom & Priscilla his wife, appointed guardians of Harrison Macon and John Macon, orphans of Gedion Macon.

Warren County, NC, May Court, 1774 - James Ransom, Sr. was appointed guardian for Drury and Molley Jones, orphans of Sugar Jones, dec'd.


Origins

According to Richard Ransom's will, he had three children: James S., Elizabeth, and Robert Hicks.

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James Ransom, Sr's Timeline

1744
1744
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
1764
1764
Bute County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1766
1766
Bute County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1768
1768
Bute County, North Carolina Formed 1764, From Granville Became Franklin And Warren In 1779
1769
1769
1770
1770
Bute County, North Carolina Formed 1764, From Granville Became Franklin And Warren In 1779
1772
1772
Bute County, North Carolina Formed 1764, From Granville Became Franklin And Warren In 1779
1778
1778
Bute County, North Carolina Formed 1764, From Granville Became Franklin And Warren In 1779
1782
August 1782
Age 38
Warren County, North Carolina, United States