Eighth Generation

170. Thomas JAMES³⁶ was born between 1760 and 1770 in North Carolina.³⁶ He appeared in the census in 1790 in Stokes County, North Carolina.³⁶ James Matthews, Thomas James future father-in-law is living next to Wm. James, Jr. and close to Wm. James, Sr. and David James
He was appointed Constable in Dec 1796 in Grainger County, Tennessee.³⁶ He posted a marriage bond for Wm. James Jr. & Elizabeth Morris on 16 Oct 1802.³⁶ He was appointed Justice of the Peace on 17 Feb 1812 in Grainger County, Tennessee.³⁶ He died before 1840 in probably Hamilton County, Tennessee.³⁶ Additional documentation from Carole Mayfield:
Event: Tax List 1799 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Tax List 1804 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Tax List 1805 Grainger Co. TN; Sam Clark's Dist. 1 poll; 100 acres
Event: Court Minutes 12 JUN 1797 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes SEP 1797 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes 22 MAY 1798 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes NOV 1799 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes 17 NOV 1801 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes 20 MAY 1802 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes NOV 1802 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes FEB 1806 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes MAY 1807 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes MAY 1807 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes AUG 1807 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes NOV 1808 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes FEB 1809 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes FEB 1810 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes MAY 1810 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes MAY 1810 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Court Minutes 24 MAY 1810 Grainger Co. TN
Event: Petition 19 JAN 1799 Grainger Co. TN
PROP: 17 AUG 1809 Grainger Co. TN
PROP: 12 JUN 1810 Grainger Co. TN
PROP: 11 APR 1811 Grainger Co. TN
PROP: 1813 Grainger Co. TN; Deed from Thomas James to Thomas Bolton, Bk C, pg 173
PROP: 1816 Grainger Co. TN; Deed Bk D, p 48; Thomas James to Edward Clark
PROP: 1817 Grainger Co. TN; Deed Bk D, p 327; Thomas James to George Dyer
PROP: 1829 Hamilton Co. TN


Thomas JAMES and Elizabeth "Betsy" MATTHEWS were married about 1793 in probably Stokes County, North Carolina.³⁶ They appeared in the census in 1810 in Grainger County, Tennessee.³⁶ 2 males under 10; 1 male 10-16; 1 male 26-45; 2 females under 10; 1 female 10-16; 1 female 26-45; 4 slaves
They appeared in the census in 1830 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.³⁶ p 79; 2 males 15-19; 1 male 60-69; 1 female 40-49

171. Elizabeth "Betsy" MATTHEWS³⁶ was born about 1775 in Amherst County, Virginia.³⁶ She died between 1850 and 1860 in DeKalb County, Alabama.³⁶ Children were:

	i.	Elizabeth "Betsey" JAMES36 was born on 24 Nov 1793 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
	ii.	Tandy JAMES36 was born about 1797 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He died in Mar 1857 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. He was an Ordained Baptist Minister.36 Additional documentation from Carole Mayfield: PROP: 27 AUG 1821 Hamilton Co. TN; Tandy James of Grainger Co. TN to William Blythe of Rhea Co. TN a slave named Jesse; Jesse bequeathed to Tandy James by his grandfather James Matthews PROP: 1825 Grainger Co. TN; Deed Bk E, p 562; Samuel Cloud to Tandy James PROP: 1829 Grainger Co. TN; Deed Bk F, p 33; Tandy James to Stephen Thomson PROP: 1829 Grainger Co. TN; Deed Bk F, p 34; Tandy James to Isaac Bledsoe PROP: 1 DEC 1830 Sangamon Co. IL land patent
	iii.	William JAMES36 was born about 1798 in Grainger County, Tennessee.
85	iv.	Nancy Ann "Nan" JAMES.
	v.	JAMES36 was born between 1800 and 1810.
	vi.	JAMES36 was born between 1800 and 1810.
	vii.	Martha "Patsy" JAMES36 was born about 1801 in Grainger County, Tennessee. She died before 1850.
	viii.	James M JAMES36 was born about 1815 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He died after 1860 in probably Dekalb County, Alabama.
	ix.	JAMES36 was born between 1815 and 1819.