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James Fowlkes

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
Death: 1833 (72-73)
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Place of Burial: Fowlkes Family Cemetery, Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of John A. Fowlkes and Sarah Fowlkes
Husband of Sarah "Salley" Fowlkes
Father of Elizabeth Soyars
Brother of Lt. John Field Fowlkes; Jennings E. Fowlkes, Sr.; Jerusha Ellington; Henry Bass Fowlkes, Sr.; William Fowlkes and 4 others

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About James Fowlkes

___________________ ~ JAMES FOWLKES ~ _______________________ "James Fowlkes" was born in 1760 @ Nottoway Co., VA & died there in 1833. _______________________ JAMES's PARENTS were: "John A. Fowlkes" (1722-1799) & "Sarah Jennings Fowlkes" (1730-1782). _______________________ JAMES's FATHER, "John A. Fowlkes", was born in 1722 @ Hanover Co., VA. He died in 1799 @ 77 @ Nottoway Co., VA.

  • ** The Rev. War listed by the SAR as a Patriot = P #161266. ***

His parents were: "Gabriel Fowlkes I & Elizabeth Fowlkes".

  • Data from "Just Plain Fowlkes-Our Lineage from Gabriel I, 2nd Edition, 2006, by Stephen Fowlkes. "John's plantation was called ‘Hyde Park'; it had sheltered five generations of Fowlkes, one of the few to survive The Civil War." * _______________________ JAMES's MOTHER, "Sarah Jennings", was born in 1730 @ Hanover Co., VA. She was one of 10 Children. She died in 1782 @ Nottoway Co., VA.

Her Father was: "Col. William Henry Jennings" (1676-1775) who was born in England. He was the youngest son of 'Humphrey & Mary Milward Jennens' & was a British officer who came to Virginia to assist in the fight against the Indians.

Her Mother was: "Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam Jennings" (1704-1774) who was born @ Hanover Co., VA to 'James & Mary Pulliam'.

"Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam" was thought to have "perhaps" been Col. William Henry Jennings' 2nd. wife because of the 28-year-age-difference between them. They married on 1-24-1724 @ Hanover Co., VA. ______________________ JOHN A. FOWLKES & SARAH JENNINGS FOWLKES MARRIED in 1743 @ Hanover Co., VA & had 10 Children of which JAMES is the eighth child.

THEIR 10 CHILDREN:

  • ** This son was a Lt. under his Uncle Gabriel Fowlkes, Jr. who was a Col. during The Rev. War; he was in the Amelia Co., VA Militia. *** ~JOHN FIELD FOWLKES (1745-1824) m: Dicey Hall m: Edith 'Edy' Jeffress
    • * The Rev. War listed by the SAR as a Patriot = P #161265. *** ~JENNINGS E. FOWLKES (1746-1802) m: Joyce Clark Motley

~JERUSHA FOWLKES (1747-1789) m: 1765 DAVID ELLINGTON, JR. *** This son-in-law = Patriotic Service, VA according to "Soldiers & Patriots of GA" website. ***

  • ** This son served in the Amelia Co., VA Militia during "The Rev. War" as a Lieutenant & listed by the SAR as a Patriot = P #334624. *** ~HENRY BASS FOWLKES, SR. (1750-1808) m: Tabitha Bass
    • * This son was a Sgt. & Lt. under 2 Gabriel Fowlkes during The Rev. War; he served in North Carolina & was @ The Battle of Guilford. *** ~WILLIAM 'Quality Bill' FOWLKES (1752-1835) m: Martha Bass m: Mary 'Polly' Clark m: Sarah 'Sally' Cralle

~SARAH FOWLKES (1755-1828) m: David Thompson

~MARY 'Molly' FOWLKES (1757-?) m: Robert Thompson m: Elijah Hudson

  • ** The Rev. War listed by the SAR as a Sergeant = P #161264. *** ~JAMES FOWLKES (1760-1833) m: Sally Foster

~NANCY FOWLKES (1763-1804) m: Spencer Betts (1759-1837). *** This son-in-law was a Revolutionary War Soldier from VA. ***

~ELIZABETH 'Betsy' FOWLKES (1764-1823) m: Charles Price, I*** This son-in-law was a Capt. under the Thomas Watkins Troop of Dragoons, VA during The Rev. War *** m: Benjamin Lewis Van Amburgh. ______________________ JAMES FOWLKES died in 1833 where he had been born in Nottoway Co., VA.

I'm attaching photos of the "Fowlkes' Family Home" which was called "Hyde Park" where JAMES FOWLKES lived with his parents & siblings on the tobacco plantation. "Hyde Park" still stands today in 2014 after 2 1/2 centuries! _______________________ ~ Lynda, 5-great's-granddaughter to "Sarah Jennings Fowlkes & John A. Fowlkes" through their daughter, Jerusha Fowlkes Ellington. _______________________* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 29 2021, 19:40:49 UTC

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James Fowlkes's Timeline

1760
September 28, 1760
Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
1798
1798
Pittsylvania County Virginia, United States
1833
1833
Age 72
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Fowlkes Family Cemetery, Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia, USA