William ‘the blacksmith’ James, Jr.

Not the same as William ‘the mariner’ James, Jr..

William James (1684 - 1743) was the son of William James and Susannah Martin, married 1) Mary 2) Mary Webster.

Disambiguation

There were two William Jameses living in Rhode Island born around the same time, both with father named William. The one who married Rebecca Easton was the son of William and Mehitable James. They married by 1710 and she died 1730. This William married Mary around 1703 and they both signed a court deposition in 1718.

References

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1972, Vol. CXXVI Section: The Parents and some Descendants of William James , Blacksmith, of Westerly,RI
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5337385/william-james: accessed 17 December 2020), memorial page for William James (Nov 1684–30 May 1743), Find a Grave Memorial no. 5337385, citing Jonathan James Lot, Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Norman Vincent James,Jr. (contributor 2774075) . Note "William was left land in Charlestown along with his 4 brothers in Charles town which, I think, later became Richmond, R.I. I believe he and his wife Mary Webster are probably buried in The James Cemetery LOT # 14, in Richmond, R.I. The cemetery is deep in the woods off Gardiner Ave, Richmond, R.I. His son and grandson and their wives are also buried there along 114 graves of the James Clan."
• New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. See: https://ancstry.me/2HerBXL.
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/James-3036'
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/j/a/m/Donald-A-James-Gaston/WEBSITE-0...