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Male James French Click to view James French in the family tree

James was born about 1791 in Giles Co, Virginia?.1   James' father was John S. French and his mother was Obedience 'Bedy' Clay.  His paternal grandparents were MATTHEW H. French and SARAH Payne; his maternal grandparents were Mitchel Clay and Phoebe Belcher. He had eight brothers and six sisters, named Ezekiel, William Madison, Charles Clay, George Pearis, John L., St. Clair, Hugh Caperton, Austin, Anna, Sarah, Orrie, Nancy, Rebecca and Obedience.  He was the fourth oldest of the fifteen children.1 


James' family with Peggy Day

‌James and Peggy were married in a religious ceremony on December 31st, 1829 in Tazewell Co, Virginia.1 

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