Brief Life History of James
When James Warren Sr was born on 12 January 1778, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States, his father, Warren, was 41 and his mother, Anne Wilcox, was 38. He married Sarah Williams in 1791, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1820. He died in November 1839, in Henry, Indiana, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Henry, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (5)
- James Warren Sr, "United States Census, 1820"
- James Warran, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Warren Sr in the Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Spouse and Children
1778–1839 Male
1773–1852 Female
Children (13)
1792–1867 Male
1794–1838 Female
1797–1874 Female
1799–1863 Male
1802–1879 Female
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1738– Male
1740–1807 Female
Siblings (5)
1763–1849 Female
1766–1795 Male
1776–1860 Male
1778–1839 Male
1780– Female
World Events (8)
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 3
1789 · Becomes 12th State
Age 11
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Warin, Werin, a borrowing of ancient Germanic Warino, a short form of various compound names based on the element warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’. Compare Waring .
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil. This was the name of a major Norman family after the Conquest. In Ireland, this name has been Gaelicized as Bharain.
Irish: adopted as an English form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane , Warner ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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