My name is William F. James, Jr. I am the son of William F. James, Sr and Jane Carol (Mainous) James.

I am the grandson of:

1. William Henry James (144652321) and his wife, Ora Mae Blanton (144642766) .
2. Arch Glass Mainous, Sr (108039064) and his wife, Juanita Nell Cornett (108039001) .

I am the great-grandson of:

A. Frank James (73681899) and Effie Hazelip (73681869)
B. Wilson Ophilius Blanton (73636110) and Laura Alice Sego (73636053)
C. John Tyler Mainous (140770427) and Polly Ann Morgan (140770456)
D. William Manon Cornett (108047519) and Clara Belle Eversole (108047682)

I am the great-great grandson of:

1. Columbus Marion James (62621281) and Lucy Byrd (62621989)
2. William Henry Hazelip (74528090) and Louvine Skaggs (74528126)
3. Asa Blanton (7189223) and Mary Francis Rich (7189222)
4. John William Sego (47480411) and Mary Bird Johnson (47480551)
5. Lazarus Lawson Mainous (9029236) and Rebecca Amanda Flanery or Flannery (9029237)
6. Joseph Grant Morgan (78179730, alt 82263493 ) and Elizabeth Nantz (78179701)
7. Elijah 'Eli' H. Cornett (33022750) and Jane Combs (87698032)
8. Joseph Castle Eversole (18659137) and Susan Combs (18659040)

I am the great-great-great grandson of:

1. Washington James (48325521) and Arrana Butram (67821227)
2. Simeon G. Byrd (47493737) and Millie T. Crenshaw (47493724)
3. Hiriam M. Hazelip (144639638) and Mary Jane Cook
4. Gideon Skaggs (74530139) and Mary Ellen Heavener (74530240)
5. Sylvanius Blanton (79692965) and Mary Ann Medcalfe or Medcalf (79693049)
6. James Riley Rich (89286300) and Nancy Skaggs (89286329)
7. Hiram Jethro Sego (40955686) and Nancy Jane Strunk
8. Lewis W. Johnson and Harriet Elizabeth Crane
9. Vincent Mainous (155162792) and Rachel Hampton (155166594)
10. Thomas Flanary (111991092) and Elizabeth Parsons (111991159)
11. Jesse Morgan (186399985) and Rebecca Howard (8954460)
12. Frederick Nance and Sallie Chappel
13. Anderson Cornett (30026477) and Susan/Susanah Harris (30026660)
14. Clinton 'Grizzler' Combs (74572344) and Louanna Baker (74572416)
15. John C. Eversole (11392806) and Nancy Ann Duff (89749278)
16. Josiah Henry Combs (89665971) and Elizabeth 'Polly' Ann Mattingly (106990954)

Other Notables:

I work on my family's genealogy.

Some surnames I also work with on my wife's side are: Wyatt, Blair, Hutton, Rich, Billop, Winslow, Fuller, Sedgwick, Jones, Huber, McCormick, Williams, Blackwood, Kneeland, Hutton, VanNess, Gregory, Bosley, Noel, Alleyne, Leonard, Furman, Brittingham, Bassett, & Clark.

My wife is descended from Mayflower Passangers James Chilton, Mary (Chilton) Winslow and Edward Fuller. Mary Chilton who married John Winslow.

DNA (William James Jr):

Y-DNA: J-FGC52332 (J2 Haplogroup from England)
MtDNA: T2b7a2 (also from England)

Note about James Y-DNA:

The James' trace their roots to England in the Middle-Ages. A J2 Y-DNA Haplgroup is rare in England. Haplogroup J accounts for about 2% of the population of England. J2 is about 20% of that (or roughly .4% of the population). Originally J2 it is from the Middle East (thousands of years ago). How my family of James' from the middle east got to England long ago is a mystery. Some think it was the Roman Army, others think traders. We have extended DNA connections in a section of Italy and genetic research suggests that J2 was in the the Middle East, moving across to Turkey (Anatolia and Lidia), then to Italy and finally into eastern Europe and England.

The earliest KNOWN direct James ancestor is William Laban James Sr, Born in 1734 in Stokes County, North Carolina. However, extensive DNA testing of various James in the early 21st century indicates a direct connection to a branch of James' who immigrated from Hingham, Norfolk, England in 1634 on the Ship 'Diligent' and established the town of Hingham, Mass. 700 Y-DNA alleles were tested and a close relationship between my branch and the Hingham James' was genetically proven. Whether my line is connected to the Hingham James' directly from a US branch or from a branch in Norfolk (East Angelia) England is unknown.

Further genealogical research connects the James' line and the Hingham James line to a group of James' in the middle-ages who lived in Rockland, St. Peter, Norfolk, England as early as 1400. Most of the men were listed a 'Yeoman' (the closest thing to middle class that existed at that time (Land owning merchants and farmers).

However, I am missing about 3 generations between 1615 and 1734) to completely fill out the genealogical picture back to 1400.

Research continues.

My name is William F. James, Jr. I am the son of William F. James, Sr and Jane Carol (Mainous) James.

I am the grandson of:

1. William Henry James (144652321) and his wife, Ora Mae Blanton (144642766) .
2. Arch Glass Mainous, Sr (108039064) and his wife, Juanita Nell Cornett (108039001) .

I am the great-grandson of:

A. Frank James (73681899) and Effie Hazelip (73681869)
B. Wilson Ophilius Blanton (73636110) and Laura Alice Sego (73636053)
C. John Tyler Mainous (140770427) and Polly Ann Morgan (140770456)
D. William Manon Cornett (108047519) and Clara Belle Eversole (108047682)

I am the great-great grandson of:

1. Columbus Marion James (62621281) and Lucy Byrd (62621989)
2. William Henry Hazelip (74528090) and Louvine Skaggs (74528126)
3. Asa Blanton (7189223) and Mary Francis Rich (7189222)
4. John William Sego (47480411) and Mary Bird Johnson (47480551)
5. Lazarus Lawson Mainous (9029236) and Rebecca Amanda Flanery or Flannery (9029237)
6. Joseph Grant Morgan (78179730, alt 82263493 ) and Elizabeth Nantz (78179701)
7. Elijah 'Eli' H. Cornett (33022750) and Jane Combs (87698032)
8. Joseph Castle Eversole (18659137) and Susan Combs (18659040)

I am the great-great-great grandson of:

1. Washington James (48325521) and Arrana Butram (67821227)
2. Simeon G. Byrd (47493737) and Millie T. Crenshaw (47493724)
3. Hiriam M. Hazelip (144639638) and Mary Jane Cook
4. Gideon Skaggs (74530139) and Mary Ellen Heavener (74530240)
5. Sylvanius Blanton (79692965) and Mary Ann Medcalfe or Medcalf (79693049)
6. James Riley Rich (89286300) and Nancy Skaggs (89286329)
7. Hiram Jethro Sego (40955686) and Nancy Jane Strunk
8. Lewis W. Johnson and Harriet Elizabeth Crane
9. Vincent Mainous (155162792) and Rachel Hampton (155166594)
10. Thomas Flanary (111991092) and Elizabeth Parsons (111991159)
11. Jesse Morgan (186399985) and Rebecca Howard (8954460)
12. Frederick Nance and Sallie Chappel
13. Anderson Cornett (30026477) and Susan/Susanah Harris (30026660)
14. Clinton 'Grizzler' Combs (74572344) and Louanna Baker (74572416)
15. John C. Eversole (11392806) and Nancy Ann Duff (89749278)
16. Josiah Henry Combs (89665971) and Elizabeth 'Polly' Ann Mattingly (106990954)

Other Notables:

I work on my family's genealogy.

Some surnames I also work with on my wife's side are: Wyatt, Blair, Hutton, Rich, Billop, Winslow, Fuller, Sedgwick, Jones, Huber, McCormick, Williams, Blackwood, Kneeland, Hutton, VanNess, Gregory, Bosley, Noel, Alleyne, Leonard, Furman, Brittingham, Bassett, & Clark.

My wife is descended from Mayflower Passangers James Chilton, Mary (Chilton) Winslow and Edward Fuller. Mary Chilton who married John Winslow.

DNA (William James Jr):

Y-DNA: J-FGC52332 (J2 Haplogroup from England)
MtDNA: T2b7a2 (also from England)

Note about James Y-DNA:

The James' trace their roots to England in the Middle-Ages. A J2 Y-DNA Haplgroup is rare in England. Haplogroup J accounts for about 2% of the population of England. J2 is about 20% of that (or roughly .4% of the population). Originally J2 it is from the Middle East (thousands of years ago). How my family of James' from the middle east got to England long ago is a mystery. Some think it was the Roman Army, others think traders. We have extended DNA connections in a section of Italy and genetic research suggests that J2 was in the the Middle East, moving across to Turkey (Anatolia and Lidia), then to Italy and finally into eastern Europe and England.

The earliest KNOWN direct James ancestor is William Laban James Sr, Born in 1734 in Stokes County, North Carolina. However, extensive DNA testing of various James in the early 21st century indicates a direct connection to a branch of James' who immigrated from Hingham, Norfolk, England in 1634 on the Ship 'Diligent' and established the town of Hingham, Mass. 700 Y-DNA alleles were tested and a close relationship between my branch and the Hingham James' was genetically proven. Whether my line is connected to the Hingham James' directly from a US branch or from a branch in Norfolk (East Angelia) England is unknown.

Further genealogical research connects the James' line and the Hingham James line to a group of James' in the middle-ages who lived in Rockland, St. Peter, Norfolk, England as early as 1400. Most of the men were listed a 'Yeoman' (the closest thing to middle class that existed at that time (Land owning merchants and farmers).

However, I am missing about 3 generations between 1615 and 1734) to completely fill out the genealogical picture back to 1400.

Research continues.