James Whaley, Jr.

Not the same as James Whaley, Sr.

DAR Ancestor # A123636

James fought in the Revolutionary War and died in Richmond Co., VA where he owned a large plantation. Also used the name James Wall.

Married 1) Ann Remy 2) Ann, widow Carter. Barbara Remy was his consort.

COMMENTS (Overview)

• 1) EL-PATRIOT DID NOT MARRY ANN TALBOT.
• 2) PATRIOT'S CHILDREN WITH BARBARA RAMEY WERE BORN OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE.
• 3) DATACF. 3/2020

Family

James WHALEY (James /WHALEY/, Robert /WHALEY/, Richard /WHALEY/, Thomas /WHALEY/) was born 19 JUL 1728 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., Virginia, and died 1784 in Cameron Parish, Loudoun Co., Virginia.

He married Lydia Ann REMY on 26 APR 1747 in Mason Co., Kentucky, daughter of Jacob /REMY/ and Sarah /FRYER/. She was born ABT 1735 in Westmoreland Co., Virginia, and died 1786 in Loudoun Co., Virginia.

He (did not) married Barbara REMY on ABT 1758, daughter of Jacob /REMY/ and Sarah /FRYER/. She was born 1737 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died BET 12 DEC 1826 AND 1827 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky.

He married Ann TALBOTT on AFT 1769.

Children of James /WHALEY/ and Lydia Ann /REMY/ are:

1. Elizabeth WHALEY was born 1751 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died 1823.
2. John WHALEY was born 3 NOV 1753 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died BEF 13 OCT 1807 in Mason Co., Kentucky.
3. Jane WHALEY was born ABT 1754 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died in Fleming Co., Kentucky.
4. Barbara WHALEY was born ABT 1756, and died in Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
5. William WHALEY was born ABT 1758 in Loudoun Co., Virginia.
6. Mary WHALEY was born ABT 1760 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died 1791 in Fairfax Co., Virginia.

Children of James /WHALEY/ and Barbara /REMY/ are:

1. Elizabeth WHALEY was born 1755 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died BEF 5 SEP 1846 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
2. Jacob WHALEY was born ABT 1758 in Loudoun Co., Virginia.
3. Benjamin WHALEY was born 1760 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died 7 SEP 1835 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
4. James Remy WHALEY was born ABT 1762 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died 1809 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
5. Rebecca WHALEY was born ABT 1766.
6. Henry WHALEY was born ABT 1768 in Loudoun Co., Virginia.
7. Elijah WHALEY was born ABT 1770 in Loudoun Co., Virginia, and died 1833 in Kentucky.

Children of James /WHALEY/ and Ann /TALBOTT/ are:

1. George WHALEY was born ABT 1770.

Notes

One of his children by Barbara Remy was while he was still married to her sister Lydia Ann. James Whaley had 7 children by his sister-in-law, Barbara Remy, to whom he was not married. She later married James' brother, William Whaley.

Order Book A, page 98, of Loudoun County, Virginia states that at a Circuit Court held May 8, 1758, "the Grand Jury presented Barbara Remy for having a base born child within six months past and James Whaley, Jr. for absenting from his wife and taking up with another woman & his wife's sister and having a base born child by her within six months."

Order Book A, page 208, states that "At a Circuit Court held March 13, 1759, upon the proceedings returned against James Whaley for breach of the peace, the said James appeared here this day according to his recognizance and thereupon Ann Whaley was sworn against him and he heard his defense. On consideration whereof it is ordered that the complaint be dismissed and that said James be discharged from his recognizance aforesaid."

Apparently wealth and influence were deciding factors in this decision because James Whaley had six more children by Barbara Remy He acknowledged them in his will, surnaming each Remy but adding to each name, "commonly known as Whaley."

References

• Whaleys of Loudoun County, Virginia : and some of their descendants who migrated to Kentucky
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 6 2023, 0:04:05 UTC

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James Whaley had 7 children by his sister-in-law, Barbara Remy, to whom he was not married. Record of a child being born to she and Remy is found in Order Book A page 98, Loudoun Co., Va.

He is listed in U>S> Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

U. S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications 1889-1970

Virginia Compiled Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

He was married to my ancestor, Lydia Ann Remy, before 1751

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