Col. James Macon

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Col. James Macon

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Birthplace: St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
Death: December 14, 1768 (67)
King William County, Virginia
Immediate Family:

Son of Gideon Macon and Martha Biggers
Husband of Elizabeth Macon
Father of Elizabeth Minnis; Mary Callohill; David A. Macon and Lucy Macon
Brother of Gideon Macon; Anne Christian; Martha Jones; Infant Macon; Col. William Macon and 2 others
Half brother of John West; Unity Dandridge; Francis West and William Biggers

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About Col. James Macon

James Macon was made Commissioner of Peace, King George County, on June 10, 1741; and Commissioner of Peace, King William County, on June 17, 1744; and Sheriff of King William County, on June 11, 1746.

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James Macon (1701-1768) was the eighth child of Gideon Macon Sr. and Martha Woodward Macon. He married Elizabeth Moore Lloyd in 1740. She was the daughter of Colonel Augustine Moore and Elizabeth Todd Seaton. Augustine Moore was a lineal descendant of Sir Thomas Moore. James Macon is buried at King William County, Virginia. (TT, "Family Group Sheet," p. 331). James Macon and Elizabeth had two children. These were:

 # Elizabeth Macon. She married Bartholomew Dandridge.
 # Mary Macon. She married first, Colonel William Aylett (1742-1781) in 1766 and then Minnis Callowhill. William Aylett was the son of Phillip Aylett and Martha Dandridge. Mary Macon and William Aylett had three children. Their first child was Philip Aylett (1767-1835). He married Elizabeth Henry, daughter of Patrick Henry, the Patriot. The second child of Mary Macon and William Aylett was Elizabeth Aylett. She was the grandmother of historian Charles Campbell. From Mary Macon and William Aylett also descends Helen Keller. 
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Col. James Macon's Timeline

1701
October 28, 1701
St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
1738
1738
King William County, Virginia, Colonial America
1741
January 20, 1741
St. Paul's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
1742
January 20, 1742
King William County, Virginia
1768
December 14, 1768
Age 67
King William County, Virginia
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