Major John JAMES, Sr.^[1]

1732 - 1791  (58 years)

• Name	John JAMES  [2, 3]
  Prefix	Major
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	12 Apr 1732	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  MILI	He held a captain’s commission in the provincial militia and served in the Cherokee War (1759-1761). In 1775, he resigned his commission in opposition to the Crown but was then elected captain of a Whig militia company. He helped defend Charleston (1776) and served under General William Mounltrie (1730-1805) in the drive against General Augustine Prevost, commanding a force at a skirmish at Tulifinny Bridge (1779).  [2]
  Occupation	planter  [2]
  _UID	8D607AA483654740890741E4EF71D279DA90
  Death	29 Jan 1791	Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
  Burial	Indiantown Churchyard, Williamsburg County, South Carolina   [4]
  Person ID	I13179	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Captain William JAMES, The Immigrant,   b. 1701, Wales d. 5 Nov 1750, South Carolina (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth WITHERSPOON,   b. 1703, Knockbracken, Down, Ireland d. 1750, Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina (Age 47 years)
  _UID	1D23F573C7514C3C80086B9DD0C563E3B300
  _UID	1D23F573C7514C3C80086B9DD0C563E3B300
  Family ID	F4692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane (Jean) /DOBEIN DOBBIN,   b. 1735, Indiantown, Williamsburg, South Carolina d. 18 Aug 1811, Indiantown, Williamsburg, South Carolina (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1753
  _UID	0D4BDF9627C04C69AA492380694A6FB5D678
  _UID	0D4BDF9627C04C69AA492380694A6FB5D678
  Children	1. Captain John JAMES,   b. 26 May 1757, Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina d. 12 Oct 1825, Indiantown, Williamsburg, South Carolina (Age 68 years)   2. Judge William Dobein JAMES,   b. 20 Dec 1764, South Carolina d. 4 Jun 1830, at his residence, near Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 65 years)   3. Elizabeth JAMES,   b. 1769, South Carolina d. 4 Aug 1791, South Carolina (Age 22 years)   4. Samuel JAMES,   b. 1775, South Carolina d. 25 Apr 1835, South Carolina (Age 60 years)   5. Janet JAMES,   b. 1776, South Carolina d. 10 May 1800, South Carolina (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F4886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  His parents immigrated to Prince Frederick Parish in South Carolina within a year of his birth. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Jenkins Gedcom File E-mail - tjjenkins4@juno.com. [S47] page 376. [S6352] Compiled by Kenneth McIver James, page 2, 4. [S47] page 377.