James was born about 1745. James' father is Peter Dicks and his mother is Elizabeth Maddock. He had a sister named Sarah. He was the younger of the two children. He died in 1830 in Randolph Co., IN.
James and Rachel were married in a religious ceremony on May 28th, 1768. They had two sons and two daughters, named Peter, William, Tamer Deborah and Ruth.